When the Velvet Underground recorded their first album in 1966, rock instantly came of age. Led by Lou Reed, the group records songs with such sulphurous themes that it will take several generations to really grasp them.
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Fifty-five years later, songs like Heroin, I’m waiting for the man, Sister Ray Where Venus in furs retain their poisonous and disturbing charm.
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Completely ignored when it was active (1966-1973), the Velvet is today the object of a persistent cult among all those who are seriously passionate about rock.
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On the occasion of the release of an album tribute to the prestigious cast (Michael Stipe of REM, Iggy Pop, Fontaines DC, Courtney Barnett, etc.) and of a documentary directed by Todd Haynes for Apple TV, return on their meteoric journey with five somewhat obscure pieces, but which shine with a singular brilliance.
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1. Sunday Morning
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Known for its deluge of screaming guitars, the Velvet Underground opens its first album with this astonishing ballad. Accompanied by a few notes of celesta, Lou Reed sings like we will never hear again. Like an angel before the fall.
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2. Candy Says
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This heart-breaking ballad, sung by Doug Yule, Lou Reed’s young lieutenant, explores dark themes (self-hatred) while seeming to float in the air.
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3. After Hours
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Lou Reed gives the microphone to the thresher Moe Tucker, who transcends, by his fragile and innocent song, this false lullaby which oscillates between light and unfathomable darkness.
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4. Who loves the sun ?
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But what happened to the Velvet? The princes of the underground open their fourth album, Loaded, with this pop nugget that would not have gone wrong on a Beach Boys album. But there again, behind the sunny choirs still hides an unfathomable evil of living.
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5. Ride into the sun
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Never really recorded definitively by Velvet, this priceless treasure signed Lou Reed remains to be discovered, even by those who think they know everything. This rickety version, captured around 1969, is radiant.
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