1. They were almost an art band, due to their relationship with Andy Warhol and his relationship to pop art. The original members were Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and were usually accompanied by singer, Nico. Their album The Velvet Underground & Nico is known as the first alternative rock album ever.
2. Lou Reed – born March 2nd 1942, and real name Lewis Allan Reed. He usually wrote about personal experiences including drugs and sexuality. He was a guitarist and vocalist for the group.
John Cale – born March 9th 1942, his main instrument was an electric viola, but also played a bass guitar, a piano and did occasional backing vocals for some tracks.
3. Andy Warhol – Promoted, produced, and supported The Velvet Underground.
They played music for the Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia roadshow.
4. Art and Pop music were brought together by Andy and the Velvet Underground, and was a part of his enterprise composed of art, music, & movies.
He had the Exploding Plastic Inevitable -originally called Erupting Plastic Inevitable-which combined Andy’s pop art with the velvet’s music along with other visuals. This made them one of the most influential rock groups of the 1960s. Without this group, Punk Rock would probably not exist today.
5. As a listener, the velvet underground has some dark, yet calming tracks. Some a little bit confusing and out there where I don’t know what they are talking about, but all have a good sound to them as far as the instrumentation.
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