 or  iTunes Price: $8.99 Genre: Rock Released: Jun 20, 1988 Customer Ratings (59 Ratings) |
Our ReviewDespite a lack of commercial success, the Velvet Underground was among the most influential bands of the late ‘60s, pioneering several different approaches to rock writing and performance that resonated throughout the punk, new wave, no wave, and post-punk eras that followed. By 1969, the band had replaced its aggressive avant-garde bassist-violist John Cale with the more conventional Doug Yule and the band took on a less confrontational stance. At the time, the Velvets’ version of rock n’ roll was still considered unusual, but listening with modern ears, their influence fully absorbed by the mainstream, theirs is the sound of an excellent, competent band running through an exemplary set of tunes. Initially released as a two-LP set but released as separate volumes on CD, 1969, recorded in Dallas and San Francisco, captures Reed in spirited voice and performance: “What Goes On” churns for a propulsive nine minutes; “Heroin” retains its defiant empathy; the versions of “New Age” and “Femme Fatale” are an excellent example of a band able to present calm, reflective material without losing its aggressive edge.Customer ReviewsBest VU Live Album (4 stars)The totally epic 1969 Live album documents tons of different live performances that The Velvet Underground did in,...well, 1969. Unfortunately, the CD releases are split up into two volumes. Trust me, they're worth the price and the hunt you have to go through to find both of them. Particularly volume one... Volume One has songs that can be seen as both good or bad. The version of "I'm Waiting for the Man" on here is excellent, but this is the velvet underground. (5 stars) seriously- everyone needs a copy. Best. Album. Ever. (5 stars) This is THE album. You must have it. MUST. Then you must lie down, close your eyes, and listen to "What Goes On." Then "Pale Blue Eyes," which despite the crappy sound is sublime. Damn. BiographyBorn: March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, NYGenre: Rock Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s The career of Lou Reed defies capsule summarization. Like David Bowie (whom Reed directly inspired in many ways), he has made over his image many times, mutating from theatrical glam rocker to strung-out junkie to avant-garde noiseman to straight rock & roller to your average guy. Few would deny Reed's immense importance and considerable achievements. As has often been written, he expanded the vocabulary of rock & roll lyrics into the previously forbidden territory of kinky sex, drug use...
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