Velvet Underground

“Velvet Underground…what a trip, man!” These words echo in my head whenever I think of anyone who has seen Velvet Underground. Velvet Underground was a very experimental rock group. This was not only with their music, but also with countless numbers of drugs. If you could not tell by the people that they are, the music itself should speak quite clearly. Many different instruments are brought into the group on a number of tracks and all kinds songs driven by drugs. They boasted that their songs also enhanced an adventure. Lou Reed was the guitarist, vocalist, and one of the songwriters for Velvet Underground. As a child he was subjected to series of tests that were meant to “cure” his homosexuality. Eventually people stopped being morons and quit trying to “cure” it. He later went Syracuse College, and even later went on to be a songwriter at a record company. This job found him some success. A band was formulated strictly around him. John Cale, one of the founding members of the Velvet Underground, also a composer and songwriter for them. As a boy, Cale had trouble. He was molested and didn’t have an amazing relationship with his father. However, Cale did have a natural knack for the viola, among other classical instruments, and went to school at the University of London. Here he honed his skills as a composer and eventually moved to the U.S. where he met with Lou Reed. Velvet Underground also had one of the most amazing people to have as a band manager perhaps in the history of band managers, Andy Warhol.  This was an amazing combination from the start. I feel that the band had amazing success and I am a huge fan. But as a professional, these guys weren’t themselves very professional amongst themselves. This didn’t exactly lead to smiles when the band was done and over with.