This is it, Dig-Nation. Velvet Underground Month comes to a close. It's been 5 weeks of posts on this fascinating band, and to bring things to an end, I'm going to give a brief overview of some of the music I didn't cover, as well as my closing thoughts on the band and this experience of covering them in depth.
Velvet Underground Month is just about over. I'm doing a few last posts this week to wrap things up, starting with some stuff I missed or forgot to include in previous posts.
It's time for my final rankings, at least as part of this Velvet Underground Month feature. We've heard all four studio albums, how do the songs shake out, based on my personal preference? Remember, this is subjective and my opinion. It doesn't reflect empirical best, just what I like best. Let's do this one last time.
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Here are a few clips of live performances from Loaded and one film that makes use of a cut in its soundtrack.
As the Velvet Underground's most rock and roll album, Loaded has many songs that various musicians have enjoyed performing, particularly in a live setting. Here's a few I wanted to share with you.
So it's come to this. The last review of Velvet Underground Month: Loaded, the band's final studio album (with original members at least). We've heard a lot of groundbreaking music from the band to this point. Now it's time to hear them cut loose on their most purely rock and roll record. The answer was to become a dancer, so hold your head up high, baby!
Three albums to rank starts to get tough, I must admit. But I have a list of the Velvet Underground's songs in order of preference. Read on to check it out, but first here is my disclaimer once again: this is totally subjective and my opinion. It doesn't reflect empirical best, just what I like best. Also, it could very well change. Ok? Here goes…
Here's a brief look at how some music from The Velvet Underground has been used in film or performed live.
The Velvet Underground is probably the most "current" sounding of the band's work. I noted some different potential influences in the review, now check out some cover versions.
It's Week 3 of Velvet Underground Month. We move onto the band's third record, the eponymous The Velvet Underground. Released in 1969, it finds the band making another significant stylistic jump from their previous work.