The Velvet Underground
Art Rock / Experimental
The Velvet Underground (sometimes shortened to The Velvets or The VU) was an American rock band first active from 1965 to 1973. Its best-known alumni are Lou Reed and John Cale.
Although never commercially successful during their time, The Velvet Underground have been regarded as one of the most important and influential groups of their era. A famous remark, often attributed to Brian Eno, is that, while only a few thousand people bought a Velvet Underground record upon their initial release, almost every single one of them was inspired to start a band.[citation needed] The group was one of the first to experiment with rock structures, and their sound influenced many later punk, new wave, and gothic rock performers.
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