The Velvet Underground

Backing their “The Last Goodbye” single, The Kills recorded this sweet take on The Velvet Underground’s “Pale Blue Eyes,” one of the classic-est of classics we think can think of (yeah, we went there). Take a listen below: Continue reading: The Kills – “Pale Blue Eyes” (Velvet Underground cover) Read more articles like " The Kills – “Pale Blue Eyes” (Velvet Underground cover) " on PMA | Pretty Much Amazing . Tags: The Kills , The Velvet...Read Full Story

The Velvet Underground’s debut album released in 1967, “The Velvet Underground & Nico”, was easily one of the most influential albums of all time. But there’s plenty of articles about how influential it was on many famous bands featuring quotes from Brian Eno and various others and what have you, instead I’m just going to go right into writing about this estranged and popular album. The album has a broader stylistic range then any of the other Velvet Underground albums. The band manages to...Read Full Story

The Velvet Underground’s debut album released in 1967, “The Velvet Underground & Nico”, was easily one of the most influential albums of all time. But there’s plenty of articles about how influential it was on many famous bands featuring quotes from Brian Eno and various others and what have you, instead I’m just going to go right into writing about this estranged and popular album. The album has a broader stylistic range then any of the other Velvet Underground albums. The band manages to...Read Full Story

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Velvet Underground & Nico Overview When the Velvets recorded this debut, they were best known as the protégés of Andy Warhol (who designed the sleeve), and as a grating, combustive live band. Fueled by drummer Moe Tucker's no-nonsense wham and John Cale's howling viola, some of the straight-up rock & roll and arty noise extravaganzas here bear that out. But before Lou Reed was singing about sadomasochism and drug deals and writing lyrics inspired by his favorite poets, he was a pop...Read Full Story