Forever clad in dark sunglasses, dark threads & stripes, the Velvet Underground and Nico (comprising Lou Reed, John Cale, Moe Tucker, Sterling Morrison and Nico) serves as one of the best rock bands from the explosive late 60's.
Innovative, unapologetically raw & kinky and like most things that seem too admirable in retrospect, this era of the Velvet was all to-short-lived. (It's like that saying...when you're far ahead of your time, many people are bound to miss that boat). They jettisoned to fame with Andy Warhol, gained publicity with Nico on the vehicle, and mostly fell apart for the same reasons.
Lou Reed and his black angel Nico...what a pair. Even if she did just cameo with the band (and serve as the real star), the joint album they released The Velvet Underground & Nico is one of the better ones. Post-Velvet, Reed has his "Walk on the Wild Side," while Nico's released multiple esoteric albums (all worth the hunt), with assist from John Cale (her best friend & former Velvet).
"All Tomorrow's Parties," "I'll be your Mirror," "Heroin," and "Femme Fatale," are some of the tracks I enjoy. If you're looking for rock, punk, alternative, folk jams or deep voices singing about drugs, parties & lust (or, more specifically, a blend of genres), the Velvets are up your alley.
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