According to Tim Mitchell, however, Morrison reported that while there was creative tension between Reed and Cale, its effects have been exaggerated over the years. [65] "New Age" was changed as well: as originally recorded, its closing line ("It's the beginning of a new age" as sung by Yule) was repeated many more times. When they decided to take the gig, MacLise abruptly left the group, protesting what he considered a sellout; he was also unwilling to be told when to start and stop playing. [7][8] The provocative subject matter, musical experiments, and often nihilistic attitudes explored in the band's work proved influential in the development of punk rock and new wave music. [citation needed] A brief interlude in "Rock and Roll" was also removed. [31] Although Cale was the band's usual bassist, if he switched to viola or keyboards, Morrison would normally play bass. Reed's songs and singing are subdued and confessional in nature,[according to whom?] Le groupe livre un album plus apaisé, avec de nombreuses ballades comme Candy Says ou Pale Blue Eyes. After Havel's election as president, first of Czechoslovakia and then the Czech Republic, Reed visited him in Prague. Although he contributed guitar tracks to the album, he began to split his time between classes, the sessions and the gigs at Max's, thus leaving Reed and Yule to handle the bulk of the arrangements.[63]. Des riffs pop volés, les idées folles de Warhol, une résidence funeste à Greenwich Village et d’autres éléments qui ont influencé le premier album légendaire du Velvet Underground Par Jordan Runtagh / Traduit et adapté par Mélanie Geffroy Plus d’un demi siècle plus tard, The Velvet Underground and Nico symbolise toujours une certaine sorte de […] The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. The cuts were made partly to do with the drug scene—like maybe a third of them had to do with drug reasons. Well known for Andy Warhol's artwork and often cited as one of the most important and influential groups of their era. The Velvet Underground est le troisième album du groupe éponyme, souvent appelé « l'album au canapé » en référence à sa pochette. [77] Reed has also given at least one radio interview where he stated that it was called the Velvet Revolution because all of the dissidents were listening to the Velvet Underground leading up to the overthrow, and this music was an inspiration for the events that followed. He helped the band secure a recording contract with MGM's Verve Records, with himself as nominal "producer", and gave the Velvets free rein over the sound they created. At the ceremony, the band was inducted by Patti Smith, and the trio performed "Last Night I Said Goodbye to My Friend", written in tribute to Morrison. The Velvet Underground est un groupe américain de rock de la fin des années 1960, lié à l'aventure de la Factory d'Andy Warhol qui les produit. Well known for Andy Warhol's artwork and often cited as one of the most important and influential groups of their era. Their first four albums were included in Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Cale had worked with experimental composers John Cage, Cornelius Cardew and La Monte Young, and had performed with Young's Theatre of Eternal Music, though was also interested in rock music. "[60], While the third Velvets' LP was recorded mostly live in a collaborative atmosphere, the bulk of Loaded was crafted in the studio. Released in March 1969, it was their first record with … Thought of you as my mountain top, Thought of you as my peak. [44] The title track sets a harsh opening; bassist Cale overdubbing a piano that has been described as "a cross between Jerry Lee Lewis and Henry Cowell". The Velvet Underground in 1966. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 (Performer) Original members: Lou Reed (b. The album was re-distributed at nearly the same time as Sgt. Ce dernier a tiré son nom du titre de la chanson The Black Angel’s Death Song, présente sur le premier album du Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967). Lou Reed retrouve la même année dans le métro new-yorkais un ancien ami d'université, Sterling Morrison, et forment à trois le groupe originel (un nom tiré du titre d'un roman érotique), enregistrent pour une démo « Venus in Furs » et « Heroin », deux titres écrits par Lou Reed, qui connaissent leur petit succès... en Grande-Bretagne. We had the energy and the electronics, but we didn't know it couldn't be recorded...what we were trying to do was really fry the tracks.[43]. The personal tone of the album's subject matter resulted in Reed's desire to create a "closet" mix that boosted the vocals to the forefront, while reducing the album's instrumentation. This brief lineup of the Velvet Underground consisted of Yule, guitarist Rob Norris (later of The Bongos), bassist George Kay (Krzyzewski), and drummer Mark Nauseef. Further, some songs the band had performed with Cale in concert, or that he had co-written, were not recorded until after he had left the group (such as "Walk It and Talk It", "Ride into the Sun", and "Countess from Hong Kong"). The live album 1969: The Velvet Underground Live (with Reed, Yule, Morrison & Tucker) was recorded in October 1969 but not released until 1974, on Mercury Records, at the urging of rock critic Paul Nelson, who worked in A&R for Mercury at the time. Sterling Morrison offered the following input regarding the recording: There was fantastic leakage 'cause everyone was playing so loud and we had so much electronic junk with us in the studio—all these fuzzers and compressors. Entre 1966 et 1969, le Velvet fut cependant le lieu d'une des révolutions musicales les plus extraordinaires du xxe siècle. Tweet "Well, no Jack, I never sit down and listen to lyrics, because rock 'n' roll is not sit-down-and-listen-to-lyrics music!" It was released in March 1969. [39] In September 1967, the Velvet Underground began recording their second album, White Light/White Heat, with Tom Wilson as producer. USA, 1980. [13] When the classic lineup of the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, Reed, Tucker, and Cale reformed the Velvet Underground for the last time. Singer-songwriter and guitarist Lou Reed had performed with a few short-lived garage bands and had worked as a songwriter for Pickwick Records (Reed described his tenure there as being "a poor man's Carole King"). 2 March 1942 - d. 27 October 2013): Vocals, Guitar, Piano John Cale (b. The band released three more albums (White Light/White Heat (1968), The Velvet Underground (1969), and Loaded (1970), with Doug Yule replacing Cale for the final two, and with none performing up to the expectations of record labels or of Reed, the band's leader; the group functionally disbanded in 1971–1972 as everyone except Yule left the band. Reed, Cale and Nico teamed up at the beginning of 1972 to play a concert in Paris at the Bataclan club. Sometimes I feel so happy, But mostly you just make me mad. He was trying to make the band more accessible. Tensions were growing: the group was tired of receiving little recognition for its work, and Reed and Cale were pulling the Velvet Underground in different directions. The second (and more widely distributed) mix is the stereo mix done by MGM/Verve staff recording engineer Val Valentin. Stephen Thomas Erlewine notes that the album received "uniformly terrible reviews" upon initial release,[72] and in the early 1970s, the NME Book of Rock counted it as "a Velvet Underground album in name only". He also said, "I left them to their album full of hits that I made". and two of Reed's best-known songs,[according to whom?] NOISE BY THE VELVET UNDERGROUND. The harsh, abrasive tendencies on the first two records were almost entirely absent on their third album. [30] Kurt Loder would later describe "All Tomorrow's Parties" as a "mesmerizing gothic-rock masterpiece". Lou Reed would later remark in the 1987 issue of Creem that while he did not believe that MGM dropped the Velvets for drug associations, he did acknowledge, "We wanted to get out of there."[49]. Maureen Tucker. Or do you want to start moving into other areas? [12] Young's use of extended drones would be a profound influence on the band's early sound. [62] During the sessions, Sterling Morrison resumed his undergraduate studies at the City College of New York. So I thought about it, and I fired him. Reed called Morrison and Tucker to a meeting at the Riviera Cafe in the West Village without Cale's knowledge, and informed them that Cale was out of the band; when Morrison objected, Reed said it was either Cale was sacked or the Velvets were dissolved. It was during this period that Morrison heard Yule playing guitar in his apartment, and mentioned to Reed that Yule was practicing guitar and was improving quickly. [35] Instead of compensating Emerson for damages, MGM Records canceled all distribution of the album for nearly two months until the legal problems were settled (by which time the record had lost its modest commercial momentum), and the still was airbrushed out of the remaining copies of the album. Ils sont tous les deux intéressés par la fusion du rock et de l'avant garde. "[74], Despite the negative reviews of the album upon its initial release, in recent years the album has been revisited by both critics and musicians with more sympathetic and favorable reviews. Reed's last live performance with the band at Max's was informally recorded and was released two years later in 1972 as Live at Max's Kansas City, also on Atlantic Records. Album de The Velvet Underground sorti le Mars 1967, la playlist de The Velvet Underground & Nico est composée de 11 chansons en écoute gratuite et illimitée. 1,420 talking about this. [32][33] Conversely, some songs had Reed and Morrison playing their usual guitars with Cale on viola or keyboards, but with nobody playing bass. After her drums were stolen from one club, she replaced them with garbage cans brought in from outside. [56] Doug Yule sang the lead vocal on "Candy Says" (about the Warhol superstar Candy Darling), which opens the LP, and a rare Moe Tucker lead vocal is used on "After Hours", which closes the album, because Reed felt her "innocent" voice was more believable for a sad song. The Velvet Underground : albums, chansons, playlists | À écouter sur Deezer Deezer protects your privacy Deezer uses cookies and personal data (such as identifiers and device characteristics) stored on your device to provide and improve its service, ensure its … Active from 1965 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists.The group was produced by Tom Wilson and Andy Warhol, who also designed the cover of their first album, The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967). [73] When asked about Squeeze, Yule hinted that band manager Steve Sesnick orchestrated the album purely as a money ploy. Cale was pleasantly surprised to discover that Reed's experimentalist tendencies were similar to his own: Reed sometimes used alternative guitar tunings to create a droning sound. On the other hand, Yule has pointed out that the album was for all intents and purposes finished when Reed left the band and that Reed had been aware of most, if not all, of the edits. Economisez avec notre option de livraison gratuite. The album VU marks the transitional sound between the whisper-soft third album and the band's movement to the later pop rock song-style of their final record, Loaded. Nico moved on after the Velvets severed their relationship with Andy Warhol. Both Cale and Reed called Sesnick a "snake" in different interviews after leaving the band. [full citation needed] They played shows for several months in New York City, then traveled throughout the United States and Canada until its last installment in May 1967. After Sesnick failed to show up in London to meet the band with the necessary equipment and tour funds,[70] they played the handful of dates to secure enough money for flights back to the US, and Yule left the band when the brief tour ended in December 1972. Sweet Nuthin". Guitare. The album cover is famous for its Warhol design: a yellow banana sticker with "Peel slowly and see" printed near the tip. The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane Lyrics & Traduction. Though pop-art maven Andy Warhol endorsed their first album and … Pourtant, l'album fut un flop. In 1966, MacLise temporarily rejoined the Velvet Underground for a few EPI shows when Reed was suffering from hepatitis and unable to perform. Tucker's playing style was rather unusual: she generally played standing up rather than seated and had an abbreviated drum setup of tom-toms, snare and an upturned bass drum, using mallets as often as drumsticks, and rarely using cymbals (she admits that she always hated cymbals). [30] Closing out the album was the avant-garde "The Black Angel's Death Song", followed by the lengthy, feedback-laden "European Son", which Reed dedicated to his Syracuse professor Delmore Schwartz. (For the 1995 box set Peel Slowly and See, the album was presented as Reed intended;[citation needed] the "Fully Loaded" two-disc edition includes the full versions of "Sweet Jane" and "New Age".) Sterling Morrison. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 (Performer) Original members: Lou Reed (b. [27] Early promo posters referred to the group as the "erupting plastic inevitable". [45] Along with brash songs like "Sister Ray" and "I Heard Her Call My Name", there was the darkly comic "The Gift", a short story written by Reed and narrated by Cale in his deadpan Welsh accent. Their debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico (with German singer and model Nico), was released in 1967 to critical indifference and poor sales but has since become critically acclaimed; in 2003, Rolling Stone called it the "most prophetic rock album ever made."[5][6]. En changeant de label (et de producteur : ils s'auto-produisent désormais), le Velvet change de style. The drug or hippie-related bands were released from MGM; nonetheless MGM insisted on retaining ownership of all master tapes of their recordings and according to an MGM representative in a Rolling Stone article from 1970, "it wasn't eighteen groups, [Curb] was misquoted. Yule blamed Sesnick for Reed's departure. In 2011 music writer Steven Shehori included Squeeze in his "Criminally Overlooked Albums" series for The Huffington Post, and in a lengthy review of the album, offered the following positive assessment of Squeeze: "if you pluck it from the shackles of its murky back-story, Squeeze is nothing short of a quintessential listening experience. Yule became a member of American Flyer, then dropped out of the music industry altogether before reappearing in the early 2000s. The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964 by singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. At Warhol's insistence, Nico sang with the band on three songs of their debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico. A full reunion of the band came in the early 1990s, with the Reed-Cale-Tucker-Morrison lineup playing a series of well-received shows in 1993, and releasing a live album from the tour, Live MCMXCIII. He wondered what the student would make of the music and concluded, "I wish it was a hundred years from today (I can't stand the suspense)".[58][59]. November 20, 1972 Top Rank, Doncaster, ENG (supported by Budgie & Iguana) The quintessential bohemian New York band of the '60s that fused art, rock, and poetry in a fashion that proved incalculably influential. [84], In 2017, John Cale and Maureen Tucker reunited to perform “I'm Waiting for the Man” at the Grammy Salute to Music Legends concert. Cale had some wacky ideas. Kostek and Phil Milstein in the book The Velvet Underground Companion. The Velvet Underground is the self-titled third studio album by American rock band the Velvet Underground. MacLise was replaced by Maureen "Moe" Tucker, the younger sister of Morrison's friend Jim Tucker. 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