专辑: The Velvet Underground & Nico
歌手: The Velvet Underground.
发行时间: 1967年
地区: 英国
语言: 英语
专辑介绍:
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
同时他也引荐Nico,使这位美丽的德国模特能表现她另一面的才华;第一张专辑The Velvet Underground & Nico在1966年完成,也成为地下乐队的经典,其中的歌词也反应出当时社会的脱节与失序及对社会的疏离感(由"Sunday Morning"、" Run Run Run"中可看出端倪),对药物滥用("Heroin"、" Waiting For The Man")、享乐主义的("Venus In Furs")、性泛滥("Femme Fatal")及Lou Reed对Nico的爱慕所作的"I'll Be Your Mirror")。这些歌词不但反应了当时的社会,也隐约可看出Andy Warhol的思想潜伏于V.U.的歌词中。
Andy Warhol曾说V.U.将会比Beatles更有成就。照目前看来也不算过分,受V.U.影响的乐队不计其数,像Sonic Youth、David Bowie、Patti Smith、Jesus And Mary Chain.....以及无数个Punk、Post Punk乐队。在这流行的社会里,每个人都有机会流行15分钟。这句Warhol的名言在现今的演艺圈偶像歌手林立,在讲求包装的宝岛,Andy Warhol的话似乎有极高的可信度。
专辑曲目:
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 Sun