The Velvet Underground: Cutting to the Chase
Episode 19
Episode date - December 1, 2023
The ‘80s were not (initially) particularly kind to our heroes, at least not from an artistic perspective.
Both John and Lou seemed to find new ground for a short while, especially when the New York music scene seemed to celebrate them without reservation, but that didn’t translate into an accepted relevance of their newer material. This show should – more or less – describe why they were ‘legendary’ but certainly not ‘contemporary’ heroes. Their music retained relevance but neither of the VU alumni seemed to be taking charge…yet.
Featured tracks include:
Legendary Hearts – Lou Reed
Hungry for Love – John Cale
Martial Law (live) – Lou Reed
Ooh La La – John Cale
Dead or Alive (live) – John Cale
New Sensations – Lou Reed
Doin’ the Things that We Want to – Lou Reed
Black Rose – John Cale
Camera Obscure – Nico
Mistrial – Lou Reed
Channel 154 - The Velvet Underground
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