With the likes of ‘All Tomorrow’s Parties’ and ‘Waiting For My Man’ bolstering an already brilliant album, the Velvet underground achieved a cult classic which is as worth revisiting for old acquaintances as it is the perfect point to begin to get to know Reed’s work for newcomers. ‘Heroin’ pushes a La Monte Young-esque viola to breaking point, the experience of drug addiction delivered so eloquently by Reed while ‘Venus In Furs’ smoulders with a tainted sense of libido. However, it is in the unflinching and enticing depiction of life’s darker side which still remain the album’s most memorable moments. The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut studio album by, as the name implies, The Velvet Underground and Nico.Released in 1967, and initially not selling well, it is considered one of the most influential rock albums of all time, as the attributed quote by Brian Eno can attest. 1967’s ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’ was a crucial record, which went on to open the ears and minds of the likes of David Bowie and Brian Eno, and launched Reed’s music onto an international stage with the help of producer and visual artist Andy Warhol.įrom ‘Sunday Morning’s naïvely perfect sparkle to the rapport between guest Nico and a barbershop accompaniment on ‘Femme Fatale’, the record is packed with bittersweet pop numbers heard through a rough layer of fuzz.
Both parties reluctantly agreed and Nico sang the lead and backup vocals on four songs: Femme Fatale, All Tomorrows Parties, Ill Be Your Mirror, and Sunday Morning. Nico and her mother moved to Berlin’s central district in 1946, where Nico worked as a seamstress. Nico, 1988 tells the story of the Velvet Underground singer who left for a solo career one weighed down by her addiction to heroin and depicts the last, tumultuous year of her life. Nico was 49 years old when she passed away. She died on July 18, 1988, according to her Wikipedia entry. The sad passing of Lou Reed at the end of 2013 marked the end of an illustrious career which dismissed convention and banality at every opportunity, despite the singer’s commitment to capturing moments from everyday existence. The Velvet Underground and Nico met through Andy Warhol, who suggested that they collaborate on The Velvet Underground’s debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico. Nico: Everything We Know About Her Wikipedia Nico was a popular figure in her era.
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