The Velvet Underground is one of the most influential bands in Rock 'n' Roll history. They created a sound that was completely honest to the times and surroundings of 1960's New York City. No one would have guessed that such an influential band would start their careers off at a New Jersey high school.
Though only making music for a short time, The Velvet Underground was able to capture the coolness of the underground scene in New York better than anybody. While starting off as a dark, brooding band during their early years as Andy Warhol's proteges, the VU would evolve their sound in just three years to sun-kissed pop exemplified by their last record Loaded. For a band coming out in the middle of hippiness, The VU could not have been any more out of touch. Lou Reed's lyrics evoked avant-garde, social realism and sexual kinkiness, a far cry to the love songs that graced top 40 radio as The Velvets were far too abrasive for the mainstream to understand.
Their musicianship accounted for an entirely unique blend of rock, with Lou Reed, John Cale (later Doug Yule), Mo Tucker, and Sterling Morrison crafting some of the most timeless sounds ever put on vinyl. During their short run, the group experienced very little in the way of commercial success; amounting to more of a cult status, and influencing every single musician or artist who laid eyes on them.
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