The Velvet Underground - Peel Slowly and See (Box Set)

Genere: Proto Punk, Experimental Rock, Indie

Similar artists: Television, Leonard Cohen, Big Star

Recording year : Polydor, 1995. (Original recordings from July '65 - August '70)

The Velvet Underground was an American experimental rock band formed in New York City, New York. First active from 1965 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although never commercially successful while together, the band is often cited by many critics as one of the most important and influential groups of their era and to many future musicians.

Conformed by: Lou Reed (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano); John Cale (vocals, acoustic & electric violas, sarinda, piano, organ, celeste, bass); Doug Yule (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, bass); Sterling Morrison (vocals, guitar, bass); Maureen "Moe" Tucker (vocals, percussion); Billy Yule (drums).

The Velvet Underground first gained a degree of fame and notoriety in New York City in 1966 when they were selected as the house band for Andy Warhol's Factory and his Exploding Plastic Inevitable events. The band's music and lyrics challenged conventional societal standards of the time, and broke ground for other musicians to do the same. The band favored experimentation, and also introduced a nihilistic outlook through some of their music. Their outsider attitude and experimentation has since been cited as pivotal to the rise of punk rock and, later, alternative rock.This box set includes complete and digitally remastered versions of all four of the band's studio albums released by the Lou Reed-led lineup, and a wealth of previously unreleased goodies.

Most serious Velvet fans have all four of the core studio albums already (although the third, self-titled LP is presented in its muffled, so-called "closet" mix), and will be most interested in the previously unavailable recordings, which do hold considerable fascination. The entire first disc is devoted to a drummer-less 1965 rehearsal tape in John Cale's loft, with radically different, almost folky run-throughs of most of the important songs from their classic debut, as well as a song that only made it onto Nico's first LP ("Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams"), and one which makes its first appearance anywhere (the Dylanesque "Prominent Men"). Other big bonuses include no less than seven outtakes from Loaded and other songs re-done by Reed on his early solo albums. And there are sundry other unreleased live and studio items, highlighted by a scorching live 1967 "Guess I'm Falling in Love" and the 1969 demo "Countess From Hong Kong."

There are also highlights from VU and Another View, longer versions of Loaded's "Sweet Jane" and "New Age," and an 80-page booklet. The thing is, though, that virtually everyone who's interested in this material has already bought the four studio albums, sometimes several times over. A separate release of the two discs or so of truly new material would have been welcomed by the many fans who aren't interested in paying for a five-CD box of stuff when they already have well over half of it.

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Fields Of Haze.

The Velvet Underground

Género: Experimental rock, Proto punk

Artistas similares: Television, The Stooges, David Bowie

Año de grabación: Verve, 1969

The Velvet Underground fue una banda de rock formada en Nueva York en el año de 1964, es una de las bandas de rock más influyentes de la historia y posee un intenso culto, a pesar de haber durado pocos años en el escenario. Integrado por Lou Reed (Voz, guitarra, composición), John Cale (Bajo, teclado, voces), Sterling Morrison (guitarra, bajo) y Nico (voz).

Fue una de las primeras bandas en experimentar con la forma e incluir influencias avant-garde y, especialmente, el ruido de guitarras que los hizo definir el uso del noise dentro del rock.

El nombre de la banda surgió del título de un libro sobre sadomasoquismo de Michael Leigh titulado The Velvet Undeground que Jim Tucker, amigo de Reed y Morrison y hermano de Maureen Tucker, encontró tirado en la calle.

Este es el tercer disco de la banda y fue grabado a finales de 1968 y editado en marzo de 1969. El sonido representa un gran cambio respecto de los dos discos anteriores. Tiene un estilo más tradicional, tranquilo, parecido al sonido que caracterizaría más tarde la carrera solista de Lou Reed. Este cambio se debe a que el control creativo de la banda había sido tomado completamente por Reed con el detalle de sus contribuciones multiinstrumentales en el piano y la viola eléctrica.


The Velvet Underground was a rock band formed in New York in 1964, is one of the more influential bands of rock of history and owns an intense cult, in spite to have lasted few years in the scene. Integrated by Lou Reed (Voice, guitar, composition), John Pierces (Low, keyboard, voices), Sterling Morrison (guitar, under) and Nico (voice).

One of the first bands in experimenting with the form and to include influences avant-garde and especially, the noise of guitars made that them define the use of noise within the rock.

The name of the band arose from the title of a book on sadomasochism of Michael Leigh titled 'The Velvet Undeground' who Jim Tucker, friend of Reed and Morrison and brother of Maureen Tucker, found in the street.

This it is the third work of the band and was recorded at the end of 1968 and published in March of 1969. The sound both represents a great change with respect to previous discs. It has a more traditional, calm style, seemed to the sound that would characterize the race later soloist of Lou Reed. This change due to the creative control of the band had been taken completely by Reed with the detail from its multiinstrumental contributions in the piano and the electrical viola.




Fields of Haze.