The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut studio album by American rock band the Velvet Underground and German singer Nico, released on March 12, 1967, through Verve Records. The album features experimental performance sensibilities and controversial lyrical topics, including drug abuse, prostitution, sadomasochism and sexual deviancy. The Velvet Underground & Nico initially sold poorly and was mostly ignored by music critics at the time, but later became regarded as one of the most influential albums in rock and pop music. Described as "the original art-rock record&qu… read more
The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut studio album by American rock band the Velvet Underground and German singer Nico, released on March 12… read more
The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut studio album by American rock band the Velvet Underground and German singer Nico, released on March 12, 1967, through Verve Records. The al… read more
“The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band!” — Brian Eno. The Velvet Underground are probably the most influential band of the entire history of rock music. "The Velvets" scavenged the narrow alleys of the bad parts of town, and scavenged the subconscious of the urban kid, for emotional scraps that were a barbaric by-product of the original spirit of rock 'n' roll. Their goal was only marginally the sonic reproduction of the psychedelic experience, their true goal was to provide a documentary of the decad… read more
“The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band!” — Brian Eno. The Velvet Underground are probably the most influential band of the ent… read more
“The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band!” — Brian Eno. The Velvet Underground are probably the most influential band of the entire history of rock music. "The Velvets&q… read more