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Easily their best. Probably the best of the 60s. The Velvet Underground created here a classic and it is a classic for a simple reason.
It is timeless.
and relevant.
and it can make people cry and smile.
a lot of albums are like this. but nearly none of them are nearly as relatable as this one. and it's from the 60s.
ever seen the movie "the graduate"? this album feels like that film. it could've been made today and half of the songs don't even seem dated. "After ... read more
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The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
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A1 Sunday Morning: 3-3.5
A2 I'm Waiting for the Man: 2.5-3
A3 Femme Fatale: 3-3.5
A4 Venus in Furs: 4
A5 Run Run Run: 3.5-4
A6 All Tomorrow's Parties: 4.5-5
B1 Heroin: 5
B2 There She Goes Again: 3.5-4
B3 I’ll Be Your Mirror 4-5
B4 The Black Angel’s Death Song 4.5-5
B5 European Son: 4.5-5
First Side: Good, just shows the potential of its power.
Second Side: Amazing side. So ... read more
My favorite thing Miles Davis has ever done. Ahead of its time, obviously, but this is basically Future Days - CAN but 5 years earlier.
and calmer
and so soothing.
(EDIT: near) perfection
Not discrediting their second album (which is still quite great all the way through), but "for the first time" is not only one of the best debut albums of the past few years, but also probably the best album of this decade in general so far
it is certainly the second-best slint tribute
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