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THE REVIEW
It all started with a commercial... there was a sublime little song sung in a way that was as sweet as it was melancholic... I fell in love with it... a month later I would discover that this hypnotic little song was the very sweet No. 1 on a heart-wrenching album, the song was "Sunday Morning", the album is The Velvet Underground and Nico...
An album that is legendary... an album behind which stand unique and original characters, simply a "charming band of lunatics" as I love to call them... ladies and gentlemen: Reed, Cale, Tucker, Sterling Morrison + the unruly genius and the icy beauty: Andy Warhol and Nico... Let's add a metropolis that exudes violence and a venue that witnesses stories of sex and drugs... the Cafe Bizarre...
This is my personal image of them... and this is where the banana album is born... an album that is black and white... an album that swallows you, an album that is an entire journey... a journey made of colors and feelings more or less pleasant...
"Sunday Morning" is the sublime deceptive nursery rhyme. Lou Reed's voice is so transformed that it's hard to recognize... and then a light touches me...
"I’m Waiting for the Man" takes me to an ordinary street in New York... I'm cold and in a great hurry to close a deal...
In "Femme Fatale" Nico dominates and leaves us with the image of a pleasant nightmare with screams tinted red and pink... she's the woman who breaks hearts with just a touch of a hand...
"Venus in Furs" is the journey within the journey... an abyss of choruses touched by Cale's viola, it's the black of a dangerous and sweet hole... of wicked faces that take me by the hand and accompany me along the way...
"Run, Run, Run" is a beat track that makes you jump, bounce, and make you believe for a moment that you can be so joyously dancing... yes Gipsy death and you...
"Heroin" is the dramatic plea to life, to the wife of a soul brought to its knees to inject some vital and deadly sap...
"I’ll Be Your Mirror" is undoubtedly a sweet dedication (I believe from Lou Reed to Nico) far from shadows and perversions... a simple declaration...
As I said before this album which I love is a journey through which I discovered unknown worlds...
And then I think of Nico's eyes... of Andy Warhol's big nose and glasses... of Lou Reed's friendly face... of Maureen so funny, of Cale's magnetic figure... I mix them with that so decadent and dangerous air... with the thousands of lights projected on their faces...
THIS IS "THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO"!!!
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This review is a passionate tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico, highlighting its unique blend of melancholy and beauty. It explores key tracks and band dynamics while evoking the evocative atmosphere surrounding the album's creation. Described as a journey through feelings and dark, vivid imagery, the album is praised as a timeless classic.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964, known for their influential, experimental sound and association with Andy Warhol; core members included Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Maureen Tucker.49 Reviews
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