The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
1969 Ratings: #6 / 144
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1969 Rank: #8All Time: #231
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100
AllMusic

After testing the limits of how musically and thematically challenging rock could be on Velvet Underground & Nico and White Light/White Heat, this 1969 release sounded spare, quiet, and contemplative, as if the previous albums documented some manic, speed-fueled party and this was the subdued morning after

100
Rolling Stone
Every song is a classic, with Maureen Tucker's "After Hours" an unforgettable last word.
99

would be 100 but this one doesnt have a banana on it

Doublez
94

The History of The Albums – n°420 (+9 999 rates)

1969/03/04 (fictive date),
One of the pillars of the Velvet Underground's magical art lies essentially in the fact that (almost) every one of its various albums can be chosen by the listener as his or her favorite of the band's albums, without any debate being able to find a universal answer. One of the other pillars also proves that the Velvet Underground is one of the most influential, visionary and innovative bands of all time, ... read more

barcooper
88

The day after the wildest party on the planet.

First of all I want to apologize for something, for not talking about The Velvet Underground on here enough. They aren't one of my favorite bands or anything like that, but I think they do have the potential to be one of them honestly. They have everything I'm looking for in a band, however I never really dived into their discography too much.

The Velvet Underground are undoubtedly one of the most influential bands of all time, known for their ... read more

92

Man, these guys were on fire in their times

84

1001 albums before death, day 97

DuckV9
94

Do you remember when this album was released?, well maybe not, but do you remember when Kid A was released?, if your answer is yes then you will know how big of a left turn that album was, it was completly different to Ok Computer, shifting from this guitar/kinda electronic songs to completly electronic songs, well... that's how this album feels on The Velvet Underground's dischography.

The Velvet Underground's third album, titled The Velvet Underground is completly different to the album that ... read more

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Added on: April 8, 2013