The Velvet Underground & Nico (In 4 Minutes)

When it was released in 1967, few outside the band’s immediate circle seemed to know what to make of The Velvet Underground & Nico’s combative noise and provocative lyrics. Only a few years later, it would become a key building block for the punk movement.

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The Velvet Underground & Nico (In 4 Minutes)

[thekoala]

I AM TIRED I AM WEARY I COULD SLEEP FOR A THOUSANDS YEARS A THOUSANDS DREAM THAT WOULD AWAKE ME

[theguywiththewatch]

I'm not a junkie, but this album absolutely captivates me.

[NikGothic]

If you've done one, now you gotta do all four of them. Each of the Velvet Underground albums has a great story behind them.

[nikokaapa]

Without a doubt one of the most influential albums of the past 100 years.

[charliesunday]

Sunday morning, and I'm fallin....

[nedisahonkey]

This album made me a junkie. 11/10 would die again.

[idealistmoon]

one of the best albums of that decade and so influential, love listening to Nico

[blackopsfan]

I have the LP and peel the banana every so often lmao

[meow-zgfk]

I still think European Son is critically underrated

[clc-gljn]

One of the greatest albums ever created. Discovered it nearly 10 years ago at 15

[LetsHaveSomeMusicNow]

THEY WERE GONNA LEAVE SUNDAY MORNING OFF?!?!

[thekalifornian]

Wow, the album is gonna be 50 years old!!!

[pete-derp]

you guys should do a very influential classic, that too few people know about, next. like "slanted and enchanted" or "pink flag".

[Agostoic]

Some Cocteau Twins would be appreciated.

[amalgamaxx]

I was in America visiting from UK for a month and I was completely broke my mum sent me 100 bucks which I promptly spent on a velvet underground box set didn't regret it for a nanosecond

[joenicholls]

One of the few albums that actually lives up to its massive hype. This and White Light/ White Heat are the apex of Counter culture rock for me, utterly inspired music

[Goatchild]

The most influential albums of all time!

[milesjolly]

Well, that banana certainly had its 15 minutes of fame.

[colton]

I think their 1969 album The Velvet Underground was their best work by far.

[SleepBeforeYouThink]

I liked the video it was very informative. Yet, you didn’t actually talk about any of the songs or the meanings behind them. What about the instrumentation and the inspiration behind it? This album contributed to so many genres/styles of future music, yet you mainly focused on the marketing, low sales and how it didn’t chart well. I understand these things are relevant but I think a lot of people care about the stories behind Lou Reeds voice. For example, if you listen to David Bowie talk about this album. He says it’s like a Polaroid picture of what NYC was like in the 60s, at least for the outcasts and junkies who could identify so much with people like Reed and Bowie. Still I enjoyed the video.