The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico record is a combination of the sweetest beautiful tunes and some dark twisted music. Even the softer songs have a dark atmosphere. It is a very different type of album, the characteristics of the album are very unique. It is sort of a disturbing album but definitely a classic one that would influence generations of artists to come. The album explores different sides of the bands sound. The primary songwriters in the group, Lou Reed and John Cale give so much depth to the project. John Cale is a talented multi-instrumentalist everything from the organ to the harpsichord. He was the co-founder of the Velvet Underground and greatly responsible for their chart topping success throughout. Lou Reed played the same role as Cale. They both were founders of the Velvet underground, wrote and produced the record also. Reed was also known for his photography work.  The Velvet Underground & Nico was supported by Andy Warhol. He went out of his way to make sure the group was successful in every aspect. He was Carnegie Institute graduate and would go on to be recognized as a extremely talented painter. He use various colors to design covers. Shows would include 16 mm film projections and colors by warhol. In 1968 he became their manager. Some characteristics that separated this album from others was the art of the project. The way the pop and art mixed. The content was different too the concepts they came up with. Also a lot of their videos were in black and white. The velvet Underground was definitely one of the most influential bands in the genre. The impression they gave were that they were immerse in the dark oppressive atmosphere of German expressionism.