The velvet underground, nico licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of polydor. Czechs velvet revolution paved by plastic people the. Nico and sterling morrison during the velvet underground s nowiconic performance at the 1966 new york society for clinical psychiatry dinner. At the time, the cult artist had featured the band, specifically lou reed, john. Acclaimed as the th best album ever by rolling stone, the velvet underground and nico showed the darker side of the counterculture. Sunday morning the velvet underground song info allmusic. Les enfants du velvet french tribute to the velvet underground.
Nico biopic sheds light on her life before and after the velvet underground. Discovered by andy warhol, the velvet underground put together an amazing album. This is a classic video from 1966, featuring the velvet underground and nico. During a short period in september 1966, when cale was ill, the avantgarde musician henry. Mar 15, 20 this is a classic video from 1966, featuring the velvet underground and nico. The velvet underground and nico, circa 1966 youtube. Glam, punk, new wave, goth, noise, and nearly every leftofcenter rock movement that followed this albums 1967 release owes an audible debt to this music, and though lou reeds lyrical exploration of drugs and kinky sex always received the most attention, the music reed, john cale. Parisians hold the velvets in particular esteem and, as allan campbell. Jan 24, 2006 the underground filmmaking chapter features snippets of andy warhols film the velvet underground and nico aka symphony of sound. The album charted in the united states and originally peaked at number 171 on the billboard album charts and produced two singles, all tomorrows. Watch the velvet underground and nico full movie in hd visit the film depicts a rehearsal of the velvet underground in. And the first, ahem, fruit of that relationship was that 1967 debut lp. The velvet underground and nico1966tvrip torrent file. The velvet underground and nico 1966 full movie download.
Song information for sunday morning the velvet underground on allmusic. In many ways, the velvet underground and nico was the first rock album that. Cars, surfing, girls, dancing were all fairly standard topics that hed been using. It is essentially a one long loose improvisation including some private conversations and a brief visit from the nypd. The album charted in the united states and originally peaked at number 171 on the billboard album charts and produced two singles, all tomorrows parties and sunday morning, which did not chart anywhere. A major new exhibition in paris tells the story of the group which created it and of the new york scene which produced them. The velvet underground the black angels death song. Our rediscovery of this 53minute jam confirms the velvets as the most discordant.
Listen to the first two records by the velvetsthe velvet underground and nico and white lightwhite heatand youll be able to appreciate the film much more keenly. The roots of underground and experimental music, indie and alternative, punk, postpunk and artpunk all snake back to the four velvet underground studio albums. The velvet underground and nico, released 50 years ago tomorrow there is actually some disagreement on the exact date, is the definitive wayaheadofitstime album. Were sponsoring a new band, announced andy warhol at the end of the 1966 documentary posted here yesterday. A symphony of sound depicts a rehearsal of the velvet underground and nico at the factory, 231 east 47th st. Brian eno would much later call it the band that inspired every single one of its listeners to start bands of their own, but that same year, warhol produced the velvet underground. It would be hard to believe that gus van sant hadnt seen the velvet underground and nico, andy warhols landmark recording of an hourlong performance by the band, before he made last days.
It has been a long time since we had the pleasure of watching this priceless footage of the velvet underground and nico shot at the factory and designed to be screened during one of andy warhols exploding plastic inevitable events in new york in the summer 1966. Myriad had choice of his fate set themselves out upon a plate for him to choose what had he to lose. Recorded in 1966 during andy warhols exploding plastic inevitable multimedia event tour, the album would gain attention for its experimental performance sensibilities and controversial lyrical topics, including drug abuse, prostitution. Hear lost acetate versions of songs from the velvet underground. Thirty years after her death, nico finally comes into. The music sounds similar to the instrumental sections of run run run and european son to delmore schwartz on the bands first album. In this book, joe harvard covers everything from lou reeds lyrical genius to john cales groundbreaking instrumentation, and from the creative input of andy warhol to the fine details of the recording. The velvet underground and nicos 50th anniversary ume celebrates 50th anniversary of the classic debut lp with vinyl reissue including a limitededition coloredvinyl special edition, out on june 30. Velvet underground improvises, warhol films it, until the cops turn up. The velvet underground and nico has influenced the sound of more bands than any other album.
Their first album, the velvet underground and nico, issued in the midst of. It reentered the album chart that fall, slipsliding around its lower reaches until it. The velvet underground were a creative force to be reckoned with, and perhaps is no truer than in the way in which the band came together. The velvet undergrounds john cale plays erik saties. English 16mm, black and white even ardent fans of the velvet underground will probably move uneasily in their. Not a ghost bloodied country all covered with sleep.
Listen to the first two records by the velvets the velvet underground and nico and white lightwhite heat and youll be able to appreciate the film much more keenly. Early spring 1965 filmmakers cinematheque, new york, new york. It was recorded in 1966 while the band were featured on andy warhols exploding plastic inevitable tour, which gained attention for its experimental performance sensibilities and controversial lyrical topics, including drug abuse, prostitution, sadomasochism. Watch footage of the velvet underground composing sunday. By 1965, the group was a quartetcalled the velvet underground, including reed, cale, guitarist sterling morrison an old friend of reeds, and drummer angus maclise. May 31, 2004 the velvet underground and nico1966tvrip torrent file. The velvet underground live performances and rehearsals. How lou reed inspired the velvet underground the new republic. With songs like heroin, european son, and femme fatale, its easy to see why it is described as the best american album of the 60s. Vhs pal, rarovideo rvb 20069, italy, december 2002. The velvet underground sometimes abbreviated as the velvets or vu was an american rock and roll band first active from 1965 to 1973.
The velvet underground was an american rock band formed in 1964 in new york city by singerguitarist lou reed, multiinstrumentalist john cale, guitarist sterling morrison, and drummer angus maclise replaced by moe tucker in 1965. On an early spring day in 1965 john and i were strolling through the eastside slums an ran into angus on the corner of essex and delancey. This kind of revolutionary thinking in terms of oppositions is. An animation of the velvet undergrounds sunday morning for your sunday morning. This special film presents the first major profile of andy warhols life and work since his death in february 1987 and includes some previously unseen footage of the artist, shot in london shortly before his death. Recorded in 1966 during andy warhols exploding plastic inevitable multimedia event tour, the album would gain attention for its experimental performance sensibilities and controversial lyrical topics, including. Reacquaint yourself with the andy warholproduced album.
If the first velvet underground album came out in 1966, then i was 11 years old. I am not responsible for it being put on utube, it was in creative commons and deserves to be seen by more people. The velvet underground in print 19661971, edited by. But, according to brian enos famous line about the band, every one of those 30,000 buyers started their own rock band. The velvet underground and nico on rai tre italian television in 1966, mainly a long instrumental. Velvet undergrounds the velvet underground and nico. The band was initially active between 1965 and 1973, and was briefly managed by the pop artist andy warhol, serving as the house band at the factory and warhols. The first album by the velvet underground, his seminal band, sold only 30,000. All tomorrows parties ill be your mirror by the velvet underground and nico sunday morning femme fatale.
Just turn the lights out, sit back, relax and let the music soothe the soul. The velvet underground the black angels death song lyrics. Velvet undergrounds the velvet underground and nico thirty. Live at valleydale ballroom, columbus, ohio cd5 the velvet underground the velvet underground 45th anniversary box set cd2 the velvet underground. Oct 27, 20 the first album by the velvet underground, his seminal band, sold only 30,000. In this book, joe harvard covers everything from lou reeds lyrical genius to john cales. Black angels death song live at valleydale ballroom, columbus, ohio 1966. August 7, 2018 nico, 1988 tells the story of the velvet underground singer who left for a solo career one. Mar 11, 2017 the velvet underground and nico, released 50 years ago tomorrow there is actually some disagreement on the exact date, is the definitive wayaheadofitstime album. Maclisequit before the bands first paying gig, claiming that accepting money for art was a sellout.
The velvets revolution 15 bands inspired by the velvet. Nov 03, 2012 the velvet underground, nico licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of polydor. And remarkably, it still sounds as fresh and challenging today as it did upon its release in 1967. Popular demonstrations against the oneparty government of the communist party of czechoslovakia included students and older dissidents. The velvet underground was an american rock band formed in 1964 in new york city by. As told by sterling morrison in uptight the velvet underground story p. Nicos voice is laid bare but then so are the fabulous chiming guitars at the heart of venus in furs. But, according to brian enos famous line about the band, every. The unanimous opinion was that we were 10 times better live than we were on records sterling morrison, apr. It is even better if you are a chill minded person. With john cale, gerard malanga, sterling morrison, billy name.
The velvet underground and nico has influenced the so. How lou reed inspired the velvet underground the new. Reeds job was fairly simple, to write catchy pop tunes about hip subjects. The velvet underground hamerikunsko rokowo skupina muzyczno 60. Every time the listener plays the velvet underground and nico they cannot help but be transported back to the silver walled factory loft in 1966 with the velvets accompanied and assisted by gerard malanga doing his whip dance clad head to toe in black leather a look lifted wholesale by jim morrison much to malangas chagrin alongside. Looking back on the velvet revolution they helped inspire, however indirectly, mr.
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