The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground’s image is defined clearly by there name they had the rebellious underground vibe going for themselves especially with the female singer. With the great amount of drugs sex and rock n roll they encountered they seemed to present their image fairly well. With their album The Velvet Underground and Nico making its stamp on history in the 1960’s being one of the first alternative rock albums ever they truly sky rocketed. Their music seems like pure genius, many think to seem it is just shock value because of the drug use and homo sexuality but when listened to actively and properly the instrumentation is absolutely incredible and they dared to do things no body has done in the 1960s their music was extremely controversial and risky but that’s exactly what the world needed at that time and some/most people loved it. Lou Reed was writing songs that no body would dare to write at that time. Such as “Heroin” which will shock the population in the 1960’s while John Cale was making sure the band was tight and their music was presentable, When they met in 1964 The Velvet Underground was formed. The Velvet Underground is noted as one of the most important bands in rock history. Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Sex Pistols, R.E.M. even u2 claim that the Velvet Underground is their most important influence. Without a doubt The Velvet Underground & Nico was one of the most original, interesting, and controversial albums in the 1960’s everything from its sound to their image was completely different than everyone else they sang about what they knew and sticking to your guns is always a good thing which is why I think they made such a stamp on the music industry, they show that you can do whatever you want as long as you have the knowledge, talent, and the guts.