I watched this documentary when it was first aired on PBS when I was 18. It had a profound influence on me. I discovered so much great music just from this episode alone. I've seen many rock docs since but this one is probably the best. The series went as far as the birth and subsequent growing popularity of rap with only a quick passing reference to the grunge scene with one quick shot of Nirvana playing live. It took itself a tad seriously at times but overall the doc was just outstanding from start to finish.
As a teenager, I had read about the Velvet Underground, and was immediately interested, but I avoided buying any of heir records, for fear of being seen as cheesy, or whatever else, I finally broke down and picked up "the Velvet Underground and Nico, It was almost life altering, opening up a new world of literature, poetry, music, art, just an amazing piece of work!
"reminded viewers of nothing so much as Berlin in the decadent 30's" I know that supposed to be negative, but it makes me want to see them, more than anything!
pretty obvious that the Velvets were just a little too "real" for Los Angeles, they would get smacked in the face by reality, when Altamont and the Manson family, drop by. I believe Manson was the same year as their most holy of hippie landmarks, Woodstock.
I can't help but wonder what Maureen Tucker is doing for a living since her former employer K-mart has folded. I hope she's not stuck managing a Wal-mart, hopefully, she's working at a Target, or a Macy's, or, better yet, drumming in some great punk band someplace, that is on the verge of selling a zillion records!
First of all people in NY did plenty of lsd in the 60’s....it definitely caught on. And it was hugely popular. The Fillmore East for example had a large acid scene. Regularly. Not sure what wrote this but it’s pretty much shit. Pass.
I watched this documentary when it was first aired on PBS when I was 18. It had a profound influence on me. I discovered so much great music just from this episode alone. I've seen many rock docs since but this one is probably the best. The series went as far as the birth and subsequent growing popularity of rap with only a quick passing reference to the grunge scene with one quick shot of Nirvana playing live. It took itself a tad seriously at times but overall the doc was just outstanding from start to finish.
As a teenager, I had read about the Velvet Underground, and was immediately interested, but I avoided buying any of heir records, for fear of being seen as cheesy, or whatever else, I finally broke down and picked up "the Velvet Underground and Nico,
It was almost life altering, opening up a new world of literature, poetry, music, art, just an amazing piece of work!
Lou Reed, quite possibly, the coolest human being to have ever lived, and Mo Tucker, the coolest person ever employed by K-Mart.
K-Mart sucks.
Louis Firbank, Man!
"reminded viewers of nothing so much as Berlin in the decadent 30's" I know that supposed to be negative, but it makes me want to see them, more than anything!
I guess Lou Reed liked Raymond Chandler.
Lou Reed, nobody has been cooler...
Ralph Gleason was a jazz fan, so what can you expect.
Lou was not born with the surname Firbank. It was Reed.
really! where the Fuck did that come from?
@@timstollery9260 not sure, but it’s been mistakenly reported as his last name for decades.
The stones wrote stay cat blues after hearing heroin-well just the intro sound
pretty obvious that the Velvets were just a little too "real" for Los Angeles, they would get smacked in the face by reality, when Altamont and the Manson family, drop by. I believe Manson was the same year as their most holy of hippie landmarks, Woodstock.
I can't help but wonder what Maureen Tucker is doing for a living since her former employer K-mart has folded. I hope she's not stuck managing a Wal-mart, hopefully, she's working at a Target, or a Macy's, or, better yet, drumming in some great punk band someplace, that is on the verge of selling a zillion records!
First of all people in NY did plenty of lsd in the 60’s....it definitely caught on. And it was hugely popular. The Fillmore East for example had a large acid scene. Regularly. Not sure what wrote this but it’s pretty much shit. Pass.