The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. MacLise was replaced by Moe Tucker in 1965, who played on most of the band's recordings. Their integration of rock and the avant-garde achieved little commercial success during the group's existence, but they are now recognized as one of the most influential bands in rock, underground, experimental, and alternative music.[5][6] The group's provocative subject matter, musical experiments, and often nihilistic attitudes also proved influential in the development of punk rock and new wave music.[5]
The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut album by the American rock band the Velvet Underground and German singer Nico, released in March 1967 through Verve Records. It was recorded in 1966 while the band were featured on Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable tour. The album features experimental performance sensibilities and controversial lyrical topics, including drug abuse, prostitution, sadomasochism and sexual deviancy.
The Velvet Underground & Nico sold poorly and was mostly ignored by contemporary critics, but later became regarded as one of the most influential albums in rock and pop music. Described as "the original art-rock record",[6] it was a major influence on many subgenres of rock music and alternative music, including punk, garage, krautrock, post-punk, shoegaze, goth, and indie.[7] In 1982, the English musician Brian Eno said that while the album only sold approximately 30,000 copies in its first five years, "everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band".[8] In 2003, it ranked 13th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time",[9] and in 2006, it was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.[10]
Christa Päffgen (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988),[1][2][3] known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, musician, model, and actress. She had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls (1966).
At the insistence of Warhol, she sang on three songs of the Velvet Underground's debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967). At the same time, she started a solo career and released Chelsea Girl. Nico's friend, Jim Morrison, suggested that she start writing her own material. She then composed songs on a harmonium, not traditionally a rock instrument. John Cale of The Velvet Underground became her musical arranger and produced The Marble Index, Desertshore, The End... and other subsequent albums.
In the 1980s, she toured extensively in Europe, United States, Australia and Japan. After a concert in Berlin in June 1988, she went on holiday in Ibiza to rest and died as the result of a cycling accident.[4]
0:00 Sunday morning 2:55 I'm waiting for the man 7:36 Femme fatale 10:15 Venus in furs 15:27 Run run run 19:50 All tomorrow's parties 25:50 Heroin 33:03 There she goes again 35:45 I'll be your mirror 37:58 The black angel's death song 41:14 European son
Very interesting the following approach of some songs of the album and their future influence in music
(taken from a comment of a friend in this video )
You can hear every music style this album had influenced:
1. Sunday Morning - dream pop
2. I'm Waiting for the Man - punk rock
3. Venus in Furs - drone rock
4. All Tomorrow's Parties - gothic rock
5. Heroin - post-rock
6. There She Goes Again - jangle pop
7. The Black Angel Death's Song - avant folk
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