THE ART OF BIZARRE
It might be
punk, the last revolution in music industry, what we get in mind, when someone
mentions weird haircut, wrecked outfit and wild music. Well, if London is what
you get in mind, you are probably right, but the whole thing started a lot
earlier and in a way different place. USA, usually in music history considered
as popular and practically mass culture, brought the roots of punk and many
other genres to light. Starting with punk it was not guys from Sex Pistols back
in 70s as it is commonly said, but punk was what some other kind band with darkened
name The Velvet Underground originally performed. P.s. The guys are now in Rock
and Roll Hall of fame.
The Velvet Underground was first based as
accompainment band for Lou Reed`s poetry. The firt idea was more of a
controversial band, to grab some attention with often nihilistic attitudes.
Welcome to
the Silver Factory!
You might did not
know, but it was good old white headed man and ultimate icon of all times Andy Warhol, who developed the idea of
The Velvet Underground. The SIlver Factory was deliberately the thing he bought and
where he filmed everything for his works.
During
the era of hippie movement in 70s New York was always one of kind going his own
path. While in the air was the word of freedom, love and faith, Underground was spreading their dark minds with cold rock and obsessive
descriptions of anomy anykind.
New York, full
of migrants, drugs and otherwise trashy city used to be different than San
Francisco, metropolis of hippies. It used to be dirty and bankrupt, while the
artistic movement was richer than ever before.
Reed went solo after taking his leave from The Velvet Underground and Bowie later helped him with exquisite record Transformer, which is very glam. He also released Berlin, dedicated to Berlin in 20s, when the decadent, homosexual and transsexual scenes were on top.
Lou Reed, the key persona in The Velvet Underground
composed his music with some basic instruments, such as distorted guitars, cold
rhytm and abandoned feeling. No hippie rhytm, no hippie themes, Reed, who
reached many controversies due to his make up in that time, sang of dealers and
prostitutes. It brings back in my mind songs such as Waiting for my man.
ON OCTOBER 30TH, THE ALBUM LOADED RETURNS TO STORES AS LOADED: RE-LOADED 45TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION.
IT CONTAINS STEREO AND MONO VERSIONS OF THE ORIGINAL LP ALONG WITH BONUS
MATERIAL THAT INCLUDES DEMOS, EARLY VERSIONS AND ALTERNATE MIXES,
TOP 3 pre-punk TUNES:
The Stooges: I Wanna be your Dog
Richard Hell: Blank Generation
The Velvet Underground: Venus in furs
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