The softer songs on the album were perfect for more synth-heavy groups like Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark to take hold of and make their own. By the 1990s, it was a right of passage to proclaim your allegiance to the record’s genius, no matter how far away your style might have been from the ragged and raw origins of The Velvet Underground. The impact of The Velvet Underground and Nico began to transcend genre as the album passed its 20th anniversary. The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut album by American rock band the Velvet Underground and vocal collaborator Nico. ‘Sunday Morning’ – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Here are some of the best covers that continue to show the massive influence that The Velvet Underground and Nico has had on the world of music. Artist: Velvet Underground, the and Nico - Title: Velvet Underground & Nico (45th Anniversary Remaster) - Format: CD - Country: - Label: Universal - Catalogue Number: 3715319 - Year: 2012 - Description. The seismic shift that was caused by the record wasn’t immediately felt in 1967, but as the years continued to pass, the recognition towards the album continued to grow as its impact became undeniable. We’ve assembled some of the best covers from across the now-five and a half decades since The Velvet Underground and Nico‘s release to assemble an ultimate tribute to the album’s legacy. To fill out the program, disc one also includes the five songs from Nico's first album, 1967's Chelsea Girl, in which Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Nico were involved in the songwriting disc two adds the 45 rpm single versions of 'All Tomorrow's Parties,' 'I'll Be Your Mirror,' 'Sunday Morning,' and 'Femme Fatale.' To be frank. It also presented frank examinations of drug use.
We’ve assembled some of the best covers from across the now-five and a half decades since The Velvet Underground and Nico‘s release to assemble an ultimate tribute to the album’s legacy. released until the following year, The Velvet Underground and Nico was one of rock’s most important debuts, a pioneering work that applied the disruptive aesthetics of avant-garde music and free jazz (drones, distortion, atonal feedback) to rock guitar.