Automoderated users, Autopatrolled users, Bureaucrats, Comment administrators, Confirmed users, Forum administrators, Interface administrators, Moderators, Rollbackers, Administrators
116,199
edits
Velvet Underground: Difference between revisions
m
markup
Looney Toons (talk | contribs) (quote italics) |
Looney Toons (talk | contribs) m (markup) |
||
Line 9:
Groundbreaking independent rock band from [[The Sixties]] famous for their pioneering and influencing various subgenres such as [[Noise Rock]], experimental rock, art rock, [[Alternative Rock]] (hell, they were pretty much ''the'' [[Ur Example|first alt-rock band]]) and [[Punk Rock]]. Also famous for their loudness and the nihilism of their material.
The [[Velvet Underground]] were formed in 1965 by dissatisfied Long Island songwriter [[Lou Reed]] and [[Land of My Fathers and Their Sheep|Welshman]] John Cale, who was studying classical music in the USA. Reed was the main guitarist and songwriter, while Cale played keyboards and viola. Sterling Morrison joined at the same time, assuming guitar and bass duties. After a period with Angus MacLise, the lineup was rounded out by drummer Maureen Tucker, who played with no cymbals and used a very simplistic, tribal style.
[[Andy Warhol]] was hired as manager and producer; at his insistence German singer Christa "[[Nico]]" Päffgen joined the band on several songs. Thanks to his patronage, the band received a contract with Verve Records and entered the studio in 1966 to record. Their debut album, ''The Velvet Underground & Nico'', was released in March 1967; it contained several now-classic songs such as "Heroin", "All Tomorrow's Parties", "Venus in Furs", "Femme Fatale" and "I'm Waiting for the Man". It had a muted commercial reception and few people paid attention initially despite rigorous touring, [[Vindicated by History|but it's now highly regarded among critics and fans]].
| |||