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Anyone recommend the Velvet Underground?

EBowieEBowie Posts: 529
edited May 2006 in Other Music
That's about it...I've heard alot of positive things about their music. Which album to start with? Thanks.
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    EBowieEBowie Posts: 529
    anyone...bump
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    mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,819
    get them in order, bottomline, they're all classics

    if you want psychedelia get Velvet Underground & nico
    if you want dirty garage rock get white light/ white heat
    if you want laid back after hours party get Velvet Underground
    if you want 70's style rock get loaded
    if you want to hear what the velvet underground were supposed to sound like get live:1969
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    FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    I'm not too fond of the production on the fourth VU album, Loaded: It's a bit too smooth even though there are fine songs on there. But definitely, I'd recommend the first three albums.
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    EBowieEBowie Posts: 529
    Hey, thanks you guys.
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    PearlJamaholicPearlJamaholic Posts: 2,014
    loaded just for sweet jane. but even if you buy one and dont like it buy another. every album is very different. they could have used a different band name for every album and most would never connect them.
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    HYLAHYLA Posts: 137
    I disagree. Reed's tone is pretty similar on all their albums. Their self titled would be the largest departure.
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    InkdaubInkdaub Posts: 235
    White Light White Heat has my favorite Velvet song and one of my favorite songs period on it...The Gift.
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    Scratchin a LetterScratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    Loaded... it's really easy listening, straightforward rock and roll.... has some great songs like Sweet jane, R&R, Who loves the sun etc. Yield really reminds me of this album, particularly In Hiding, Pilate and All those yesterdays!
    Avoid the Nico/Banana album, it's so heroin orientated and kind of messy.
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    offhegoes09offhegoes09 Posts: 327
    Scratchin a Letter wrote:
    Avoid the Nico/Banana album, it's so heroin orientated and kind of messy.

    I think this album is a masterpiece...I wouldn't suggest avoiding this album. But to each their own.
    "The whole world will be different soon"
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    DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    Get the boxset!
    and then get the VU rarities & unreleased CD, it rocks too!

    I'd stay away from White Light\White Heat until you either

    a. go crazy
    b. have finished sucking up all the more "sane" VU first.

    make sure to smoke lots of pot while listening.
    it helps.
    :D
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    Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,490
    I know Shannon Hoon would!

    He used to replcae the lyrics to No Rain with

    "I'd like to say that the velvet underground is great"

    when it is

    "I'd like to say that my life is pretty plain"
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    HYLAHYLA Posts: 137
    Avoid the Nico/Banana album, it's so heroin orientated and kind of messy.
    That messy-ness is why it's a classic.
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    Y2A 66Y2A 66 Posts: 11
    I'd say go throught them in order. The first album with nico is probably the most popular and it is a good intro to the stuff they would release later on Loaded
    saw things so much clearer...
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    DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    I BrisK I wrote:
    I know Shannon Hoon would!

    He used to replcae the lyrics to No Rain with

    "I'd like to say that the velvet underground is great"

    when it is

    "I'd like to say that my life is pretty plain"

    Heck yeah.
    I used to have an mp3 of one of them versions,
    but it mysteriously vanished from my harddrive.
    :D
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    FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    HYLA wrote:
    That messy-ness is why it's a classic.

    Yep. It was only when Mo Tucker started to learn how to play the drums that the band started to fall apart.
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