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New York City (1965 – 1973, 1992 – 1995)
The Velvet Underground was a pioneering experimental rock band from New York City first active from 1965 to 1973. Its best-known lineup consisted of vocalist/guitarist Lou Reed, bassist/violist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison and drummer Maureen Tucker. The band also collaborated with Nico for their debut album in 1967, under the supervision of producer and pop artist Andy Warhol.
Some see The Velvet Underground as being a bridge between the pacifist themes of the late 60s and the sheer chaos and indifference of the mid-70s punk movement.
The Velvet Underground was one of the first rock music groups to experiment heavily with the form by incorporating avant-garde influences. The group’s often raw, sometimes difficult sound would influence many later punk, noise rock, and alternative music performers, and singer Lou Reed’s lyrics brought new levels of social realism and sleaze to rock. Critics Scott Isler and Ira Robbins argue that “The Velvet Underground marked a turning point in rock history. After the release of The Velvet Underground & Nico knowing the power of which it was capable, the music could never be as innocent, as unselfconscious as before.”
Pre-history (1964-1965)
The foundations for what would become The Velvet Underground were laid in late 1964.
Some see The Velvet Underground as being a bridge between the pacifist themes of the late 60s and the sheer chaos and indifference of the mid-70s punk movement.
The Velvet Underground was one of the first rock music groups to experiment heavily with the form by incorporating avant-garde influences. The group’s often raw, sometimes difficult sound would influence many later punk, noise rock, and alternative music performers, and singer Lou Reed’s lyrics brought new levels of social realism and sleaze to rock. Critics Scott Isler and Ira Robbins argue that “The Velvet Underground marked a turning point in rock history. After the release of The Velvet Underground & Nico knowing the power of which it was capable, the music could never be as innocent, as unselfconscious as before.”
Pre-history (1964-1965)
The foundations for what would become The Velvet Underground were laid in late 1964.
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All Tomorrow's Parties
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I'm Sticking With You
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Sweet Jane
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rymdvarelse wrote:
heeeeeeeeeeeeeeerooooin!
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schoenburger wrote:
naw, I'm nonserious. I don't mind Loaded as a bit of background listening, but it's never more than that for me. It just can't match the standard of the first two albums. As for Squeeze, it's probably fine as a Doug Yule album, but it's not a good Velvet Underground album.
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iouaywe wrote:
ooooohhhhhh sweet nuthinnnn
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LeftCoastRyda wrote:
Squeeze?? I don't think it's that bad...Loaded had some pretty good songs.
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schoenburger wrote:
squeeze is better then loaded tbh.
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riigo wrote:
and the sky is blue, and the sun shines
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Axiemeister wrote:
Hmmmmm. Loaded is not as good as the first three albums. D:
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_songbird wrote:
heroin is heartbreaking
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Ludwer wrote:
i like
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shitmusic wrote:
i wish i was born in 50s
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lewisbaines wrote:
Yule sounds more boy-ish, more innocent. Lou sounds like he really knows the songs, more blunt.
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MrLJM wrote:
Quick, hide the Jews!
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Julian_pa wrote:
here comes hitler
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schoenburger wrote:
I think they sound quite different. Yule has a stronger and technically 'better' voice than Lou, whose slightly bland voice I find endearing. They have the same range, but I think there are noticeable timbral differences.
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TheSurftones wrote:
Actually Dough Yule would often fill in for Lou live whenever his voice went out, I can't tell the difference between their voices either.
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ekimiki wrote:
Super band.
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schoenburger wrote:
Start at the beginning. The first album is amazing, even though Nico's presence is quite divisive. I think Doug Yule sings lead vocals on four or five songs from Loaded.
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nick-33 wrote:
looking to get into VU, where should i start? listened to a few albums that havent really caught my attention but then again it takes me forever to start to like an album
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MrLJM wrote:
Doug Yule sung lead vocals on Loaded?! I always thought that Lou was singing on all of them. I have to say, I couldn't tell the difference between the two. I know it's Lou Reed on "Sweet Jane" and "Rock & Roll" and Yule does sound...similar. There are moments when he sounds exactly like Reed.
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schoenburger wrote:
I never 'got' Oh! Sweet Nuthin. Loaded just doesn't do anything for me, but I can understand where you're coming from. Lou as a songwriter was constantly developing in the late-1960s/early 1970s, and I find his work during that period qute hit-and-miss for that reason (needless to say, Loaded and TVU both go into the misses category fo me). I don't think he reached his full potential as a songwriter until Berlin.
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