The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (45th Anniversary) Artist_Terrace Martin Nodding to the zeitgeist

Nodding to the zeitgeist

"to become our most frequent guest

the album was recorded over the course of two weeks

legendary producer Quincy Jones

spiritual jazz music" Gilles Peterson BBC Radio 1

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (45th Anniversary) Artist_Terrace Martin Nodding to the zeitgeistVelvet Underground's self titled third album seemed like the debut of a new band. John Cale had left (replaced by Doug Yule) and the group became, for all intents and purposes, Lou Reed's back up band. The songs actually sounded like rock music and John Cale's screeching musicality was reworked into songs that featured Sterling Morrison's most eloquent guitar accompaniment. Reed's songwriting moved beyond the armed to disarm approach of the previous