Genres: Rock & Roll, Pop/Rock, Proto-Punk, Experimental Rock Active: 60's, 70's, 90's Formed: 1964 in New York, NY
David Bowie, New York Dolls, Roxy Music, Tony Conrad, Dream Syndicate, Bauhaus, Joy Division, R.E.M., Patti Smith, The Stooges, Television, Suicide, Sonic Youth, Iggy Pop, MC5, The Kinks, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Galaxie 500, The Dictators The Psychedelic Furs, Cul de Sac, That Petrol Emotion, Throbbing Gristle, U2, The Verlaines, Yo La Tengo, R.E.M., The Kills, Patti Smith, The Fiery Furnaces, Pussy Galore, Jonathan Richman, Henry Rollins, Simple Minds, Sonic Youth, Spacemen 3, Talking Heads, Television |  |
Few rock groups can claim to have broken so much new territory, and maintain such consistent brilliance on record, as the Velvet Underground during their brief lifespan. It was the group's lot to be ahead of, or at least out of step with, their time. The mid- to late '60s was an era of explosive growth and experimentation in rock, but the Velvets' innovations -- which blended the energy of rock with the sonic adventurism of the avant-garde, and introduced a new degree of social realism and sexual kinkiness into rock lyrics -- were too abrasive for the mainstream to handle. During their time, the group experienced little commercial success; though they were hugely appreciated by a cult audience and some critics, the larger public treated them with indifference or, occasionally, scorn.
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Release: November 4, 2008
Label: Universal Int'l
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Release: April 29, 2008
Label: Polydor
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