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The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. It originally comprised singer and guitarist Lou Reed, Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise.
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades.
A tribute to the influential songwriter and guitarist who shaped rock music with his avant-garde style and lyrical honesty. Learn about his career, from the Velvet Underground to his solo albums, and his legacy in photos and videos.
- “I’m Waiting for the Man” Start with $26 in your hand and this clattering track from the Velvet Underground’s first album (The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967): an urgent rocker about going uptown to score drugs.
- “Sister Ray” On the Velvet Underground’s second album,White Light/White Heat, Reed pushed the group as far as he could with this epic of noise and debauchery: seventeen and a half improvised minutes, with lyrics about a drug-fueled transvestite orgy.
- “Pale Blue Eyes” The flip side to Reed’s endless supply of deadpan venom was his ability to write gorgeous, yearning ballads, such as this one, from the Velvet Underground’s self-titled third album (1969).
- “Satellite of Love” From Transformer, Reed’s breakthrough 1972 solo album, produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson. Is it a science-fiction tale of infidelity and voyeurism, a space-age lullaby, or an allegorical lament?
Oct 16, 2023 · Ian Penman on the Velvet Underground and Will Hermes’s new biography, “Lou Reed: The King of New York,” which offers an inconclusive portrait of the singer.
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6 days ago · The foundation of The Velvet Underground was built at John Cale’s apartment at 56 Ludlow Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The sparse apartment lacked a bathroom, heat, and...
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Aug 16, 2023 · The four albums he made with the Velvet Underground – before he walked away in disgust at the band's lack of success – are acknowledged classics today, but they were commercial bombs when they...
