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AllyCat

(18,991 posts) Mon Feb 6, 2012, 11:59 PM Feb 2012

I heart Velvet Underground

Waitin' for my man...

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I heart Velvet Underground (Original Post) AllyCat Feb 2012 OP

velvet underground - venus in furs Swede Feb 2012 #1

I made my kid listen to Rock and Roll Animal. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2012 #2

I don't know why Ed Sullivan didn't have them on his show. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #3

Who's the kid? AllyCat Feb 2012 #8

I think it's Nico's son. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #9

What a coincidence Hayabusa Feb 2012 #4

Me too. geardaddy Feb 2012 #5

Another cat lady. You get a heart too. Bruce Wayne Feb 2012 #6

Aww...thank you! AllyCat Feb 2012 #7

I've always loved how Heroin sounded like blood rushing in your ears DonRedwood Feb 2012 #10

Some obscure stuff from VU Taverner Feb 2012 #11

Swede

(40,081 posts)

1. velvet underground - venus in furs

Reply to AllyCat (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 12:06 AM

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Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

2. I made my kid listen to Rock and Roll Animal.

Reply to AllyCat (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 01:07 AM

Feb 2012

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.

Reply to AllyCat (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 06:10 AM

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AllyCat

(18,991 posts)

8. Who's the kid?

Reply to UnrepentantLiberal (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 09:37 PM

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UnrepentantLiberal

(11,700 posts)

9. I think it's Nico's son.

Reply to AllyCat (Reply #8)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 10:04 PM

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Hayabusa

(2,149 posts)

4. What a coincidence

Reply to AllyCat (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 01:47 PM

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I bought their first album today at an auction. I haven't listened to it yet, though.

geardaddy

(25,392 posts)

5. Me too.

Reply to AllyCat (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 01:47 PM

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Bruce Wayne

(692 posts)

6. Another cat lady. You get a heart too.

Reply to AllyCat (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 08:22 PM

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I'm a heart whore.

AllyCat

(18,991 posts)

7. Aww...thank you!

Reply to Bruce Wayne (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 09:32 PM

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DonRedwood

(4,359 posts)

10. I've always loved how Heroin sounded like blood rushing in your ears

Reply to AllyCat (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 10:08 PM

Feb 2012

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

Reply to AllyCat (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 10:16 PM

Feb 2012

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