The Velvet Underground and Nico
The Velvet Underground
- Sunday Morning
- I'm Waiting For The Man
- Femme Fatale
- Venus In Furs
- Run Run Run
- All Tomorrow's Parties
- Heroin
- There She Goes Again
- I'll Be Your Mirror
- The Black Angel's Death Song
- European Son
The Velvet Underground and Nico is the debut album by American rock band the Velvet Underground, at the time with German singer/model Nico taking turns for the lead vocals with Lou Reed . The album is highly experimental musically with controversial topics like drug abuse, sadomasochism and sexual deviancy. Although it sold poorly, it is now regarded as one of the most influential albums in the history of popular music. As Brian Eno quipped: "everyone who bought a copy started a band." It remains essential listening, also for me. Favourite songs include
I'm Waiting For The Man,
Femme Fatale,
All Tomorrow's Parties, and the understated love song
I'll Be Your Mirror.
Relevant links:
➤ Wikipedia
➤ AllMusic
➤ Discogs
