“Her life was saved by rock and roll,” Lou sings.
“Rock & Roll” is one of the greatest songs about rock and roll. The melodies are sweet, the riffs are bright. These ten minutes-“Who Loves The Sun,” “Sweet Jane,” and “Rock & Roll”-are considered a backbone of proto-punk, The Velvets themselves the progenitors of Punk Rock and The Alternative. It conquers ballads (“I Found A Reason” and “New Age”) and delivers a chugging drug anthem in “Train Round The Bend.” But it’s the three opening tracks that hit the hardest. But that’s just these last few years they rotate. But if I had to choose a favorite Velvets record, I’d call it Loaded. It’s impossible to pick a favorite because there are only four. Drum duties on Loaded were shared among producer, instrumentalist Adrian Barber drummer Tommy Castagnaro and Doug Yule and his younger brother, Billy, who drummed for the band’s Max’s shows that summer.Įach of the four Velvets’ LPs is home to a very different sonic landscape, all unique to the band and the outer, and inner, regions of sound they explored from fuzzy grunge (“Sister Ray” on White Light/White Heat) to the soft spoken acoustic lullabies on their self-titled LP, to experimental drone (“Heroin”) to understated love songs (“I’ll Be Your Mirror”) both on The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967). Maureen “Mo” Tucker is listed as the drummer despite being on maternity leave. Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison stand as the original two members Doug Yule joined the band for their 1969 self-titled LP. Loaded has by far the most diverse personnel.
Some purists would call The Velvet Underground over when John Cale left after 1968’s White Light/White Heat and Doug Yule replaced him.
I call them a version of The Velvet Underground because their lineup changed with each studio album. But now as Loaded turns 50 this week, it plays like a greatest hits record. When Atlantic signed the band, they told them they wanted an album “loaded with hits.” To spite the suits, The Velvets delivered Loaded, a nod to their well-known drug use and the state it put them in. At the same time, the band was recording their fourth studio album, and their first for Atlantic Records. In the summer of 1970, a version of The Velvet Underground played five nights a week for a nine-week residency at New York City’s infamous nightclub Max’s Kansas City. Happy 50th Anniversary to The Velvet Underground’s fourth studio album Loaded, originally released November 15, 1970. ^ 'Heaven And Hell: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground'.^ 'Fifteen Minutes: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground - Various Artists | Releases | AllMusic'.Half Japanese – 'I Heard Her Call My Name'.The Wedding Present – 'She's My Best Friend'.The Fatima Mansions – 'Lady Godiva's Operation'.
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND RAR SERIES
All the tracks had previously appeared on the three-volume Heaven & Hell series of covers of Velvet Underground tracks. The album consisted of contemporary artists performing cover versions of songs by the Velvet Underground. Fifteen Minutes: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground was an album released by Imaginary Records in the UK in 1994.
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