The Velvet Underground

The Velvet

Underground

were most active from 1964 to 1973.

Few rock groups can claim to have broken

so much new territory, and maintain

such consistent brilliance on record, as the

Velvet Underground during their brief

lifespan. It was the group's lot to be ahead of,

or at least out of step with, their time. They

blended the energy of rock with the sonic

adventurism of the avant-garde, and introduced

a new degree of social realism and sexual

kinkiness into rock lyrics - were too abrasive

for the mainstream to handle. For this they are

often considered pioneers of the early Punk

Rock movement.

Band Members

Lou Reed

John Cale

Sterling Morrison

Angus MacLise

Maureen Tucker

Doug Yule

Walter Powers

Willie Alexander