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Velvet Underground & Nico
When the Velvets recorded this debut, they were best known as the protégés of Andy Warhol (who designed the sleeve), and as a grating, combustive live band. Fueled by drummer Moe Tucker's no-nonsense wham and John Cale's howling viola, some of the straight-up rock & roll and arty noise extravaganzas here bear that out. But before Lou Reed was singing about sadomasochism and drug deals and writing lyrics inspired by his favorite poets, he was a pop songwriter, and this album has some of his prettiest tunes, mostly sung by Nico, the German dark angel who left the band after this disc. Even the sordid rockers are underscored by graceful pop tricks, like the two-chord flutter at the center of the classic "Heroin." --Douglas Wolk
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Tracks| 1 | Sunday Morning | | 2 | I'm Waiting For The Man | | 3 | Femme Fatale | | 4 | Venus In Furs | | 5 | Run Run Run | | 6 | All Tomorrow's Parties | | 7 | Heroin | | 8 | There She Goes Again | | 9 | I'll Be Your Mirror | | 10 | The Black Angel's Death Song | | 11 | European Son | | 12 | Little Sister | | 13 | Winter Song | | 14 | It Was A Pleasure Then | | 15 | Chelsea Girls | | 16 | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams | | 17 | Sunday Morning | | 18 | I'm Waiting For The Man | | 19 | Female Fatale | | 20 | Venus In Furs | | 21 | Run Run Run | | 22 | All Tomorrow's Parties | | 23 | Heroin | | 24 | There She Goes Again | | 25 | I'll Be Your Mirror | | 26 | The Black Angel's Death Song | | 27 | European Son | | 28 | All Tomorrow's Parties | | 29 | I'll Be Your Mirror | | 30 | Sunday Morning | | 31 | Femme Fatale |
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