The Velvet Underground's debut album was not so much a pop statement, but more an act of revolution, one that was hammered out in a derelict four track studio over two days at a cost of $1,500.
With this album, rock flung itself under the wheels of the avant garde. It was a glorious meshing together of guitar feedback, electric pop balladry and artistic composition, that was further enhanced by the seductive siren voice of chanteuse Nico.
While Reed, Cale, Morrison and Tucker supplied perfect eerie musical backdrop, Nico's icy, detached, Marlene Dietrich-on-smack vocals sent a thrill down her audiences spine. Songs like 'I'll Be Your Mirror' and 'All Tomorrow's Parties' are haunting, exquisite and lush, while 'Venus In Furs' and 'Femme Fatale' reveal the band's interest in the darker side of 60's New York society. (Vox Magazine. 1991)
With this album, rock flung itself under the wheels of the avant garde. It was a glorious meshing together of guitar feedback, electric pop balladry and artistic composition, that was further enhanced by the seductive siren voice of chanteuse Nico.
While Reed, Cale, Morrison and Tucker supplied perfect eerie musical backdrop, Nico's icy, detached, Marlene Dietrich-on-smack vocals sent a thrill down her audiences spine. Songs like 'I'll Be Your Mirror' and 'All Tomorrow's Parties' are haunting, exquisite and lush, while 'Venus In Furs' and 'Femme Fatale' reveal the band's interest in the darker side of 60's New York society. (Vox Magazine. 1991)
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