The Velvet Underground & Nico – Self Titled
Just recently listened to this classic
album, and it took me away on the second relisten. A beloved New York band from
the singer songwriter Lou Reed, featuring other talents like Sterling Morrison,
John Cale, Larry Estridge and on this particular album Nico. The Velvet
Underground & Nico is an incredibly bold record for its time and for today,
and is very deserving of its definitive and iconic status in rock music, it’s
filled with experimental artful songs ranging from infectious to utterly
strange and twisted, and the best tracks on this manage to do both.
Nico sings on the song Femme Fatale, which is a very gentle ballad that’s got a faint tambourine and backing beat mixed in the far left channel, there’s all these very soft guitar arpeggios that feel sort o muddy flowing around into the mix and the way the way that the instrumentations come together are kind of loose, know that when The Velvet Underground get fast, it’s loud and they also get kind of chaotic but the spotlight on this track is really on Nico’s voice, it’s womanly she has a very unique cadence to the way that she sings her words most likely due to her accent, it’s not a warmish voice while it is very soft on the ears, it’s very sturdy as well. A must listen to you music nerds.
Nico sings on the song Femme Fatale, which is a very gentle ballad that’s got a faint tambourine and backing beat mixed in the far left channel, there’s all these very soft guitar arpeggios that feel sort o muddy flowing around into the mix and the way the way that the instrumentations come together are kind of loose, know that when The Velvet Underground get fast, it’s loud and they also get kind of chaotic but the spotlight on this track is really on Nico’s voice, it’s womanly she has a very unique cadence to the way that she sings her words most likely due to her accent, it’s not a warmish voice while it is very soft on the ears, it’s very sturdy as well. A must listen to you music nerds.
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