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I heart Velvet Underground (Original Post)
AllyCat
Feb 2012
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Swede
(39,567 posts)1. velvet underground - venus in furs
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)2. I made my kid listen to Rock and Roll Animal.
On vinyl no less.
It was part of her musical education.
so was taking her to the opera to see "Hansel and Gretel" and "Porgy and Bess".
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)3. I don't know why Ed Sullivan didn't have them on his show.
AllyCat
(18,861 posts)8. Who's the kid?
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)9. I think it's Nico's son.
Hayabusa
(2,149 posts)4. What a coincidence
I bought their first album today at an auction. I haven't listened to it yet, though.
geardaddy
(25,392 posts)5. Me too.
Bruce Wayne
(692 posts)6. Another cat lady. You get a heart too.
I'm a heart whore.AllyCat
(18,861 posts)7. Aww...thank you!
DonRedwood
(4,359 posts)10. I've always loved how Heroin sounded like blood rushing in your ears
The way that wall of sound washes over you in Heroin... I fainted once after standing up too fast and it was that same sound--a rush building up in your eardrums and head. The Velvet Underground actually created a human experience with sound and were able to put it into a song.
Taverner
(55,476 posts)11. Some obscure stuff from VU
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