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The Velvet Underground

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cocorosie.
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cocorosie.
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December 26th, 2008 at 01:43am
"The Velvet Underground was an American rock band first active from 1965 to 1970 (and 1970 to 1973 in a different incarnation). Their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as a solo artists. Although never commercially successful while together, the band is often cited by many critics as one of the most important and influential groups of their era and to many future musicians.[1]

The Velvet Underground was a part of the New York City art scene surrounding Andy Warhol's Factory and his Exploding Plastic Inevitable events. The band's music and lyrics challenged conventional societal standards of the time, and broke ground for other musicians to do the same. The band experimented with bending the rules of traditional rock & roll musical composition, often adding then-atypical instruments to their music and introducing a nihilistic outlook. The band was controversial in their day, and their outsider attitude and experimentation has since been cited as pivotal to the rise of punk rock and, later, alternative rock."

-Wikipedia

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They don't have an official site, but this is an un-official fansite.


I searched and was shocked to not see a thread about them :o
But yeah, they're fantastic really digging their self-titled album currently,
but White Light / White Heat is my fave. (:

Anyone digs?
cocorosie.
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January 1st, 2009 at 02:49am
Come on, seriously? D: D:
Junkett
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Junkett
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January 1st, 2009 at 02:55am
Ah I adore The Velvet Underground. "After Hours" and "Crimson and Clover" Lovely songs. Actually both perfect for New Year's.
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Motor Baby
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January 3rd, 2009 at 12:12pm
i don't know enough of this band.
but sweet jane is one of my favourite songs ever.
cocorosie.
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January 25th, 2009 at 01:56am
Yayyy <3

Right now I've been totally obsessed with both Femme Fatale and Stephanie Says.
:3
I have a slight crush on Lou Reed too, haha.