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The Velvet Underground is tagged as: rock, classic rock, psychedelic, proto-punk, alternative

The Velvet Underground was a pioneering experimental rock band from New York City first active from 1965 to 1973. Its best-known lineup consisted of vocalist/guitarist Lou Reed, bassist/violist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison and drummer Maureen Tucker. The band also collaborated with Nico for their debut album in 1967, under the supervision of producer and pop artist Andy Warhol.
Some see The Velvet Underground as being a bridge between the pacifist themes of the late 60s and the sheer chaos and indifference of the mid-70s punk movement.
The Velvet Underground was one of the first rock music groups to experiment heavily with the form by incorporating avant-garde influences. The group’s often raw, sometimes difficult sound would influence many later punk, noise rock, and alternative music performers, and singer Lou Reed’s lyrics brought new levels of social realism and sleaze to rock. Critics Scott Isler and Ira Robbins argue that ”The Velvet Underground marked a turning point in rock history. After the release of The Velvet Underground & Nico knowing the power of which it was capable, the music could never be as innocent, as unselfconscious as before.”
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Top 10 The Velvet Underground Songs
Femme Fatale
Heroin
Venus In Furs
Pale Blue Eyes
Sunday Morning
I'm Waiting For The Man
Sweet Jane
Run Run Run
I'm Sticking With You
The Black Angel's Death Song
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Top 10 The Velvet Underground Albums
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground & Nico
White Light/White Heat
Loaded
Live MCMXCIII (disc 2)
The Best Of The Velvet Underground
Live With Lou Reed, Vol.1
Loaded: Fully Loaded Edition (disc 1)
The Velvet Underground & Nico (Deluxe Edition) (disc 2)
VU
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