#277 John Cale – Paris 1919

Paris 1919 is John Cale‘s third solo album after leaving The Velvet Underground. I expect not to be a bit weird since Lou Reed’s music is so strange. But who was the real genius of the band? I have not heard of John Cale, but I knew of Lou Reed. It seems that Cale is […]

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#153 The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground return with their third album. I wonder if this will be better than White Light/White Heat. Lou Reed said, “I really didn’t think we should make another White Light/White Heat.” Hopefully, he was correct and it is completely different and better. “Candy Says” the first song has a nice beat, but I […]

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1001 Albums #87

The Velvet Underground & Nico from The Velvet Underground is out of order in the book of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The problem is that the book is wrong on the order of some of the albums. I think I will make more changes with the next post. The Velvet Underground has risen from an underappreciated band that was briefly managed by artist Andy Warhol to one that […]

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