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So I’m hearing European Son in the doco – even when it’s not playing.Īnd I’m also thinking about all of the magical work I’ve loved by Todd Haynes. Its charming racket was, at first, an anomaly – but on second, third and then every listen after, it’s been the signpost for another way of musical thinking. Hearing that at the end of the first VU album blew the bloody doors open. The song European Son is on a loop in my head some days. And how the quote attributed to Brian Eno around not many people buying the first VU album but everyone that did started a band might be one of the things that got me super-interested in Brian Eno he’s now one of the most important shaping influences on what I listen to. A few minutes in and my mind is whizzing through the Cale biographies (and autobiography) I’ve read, all the Lou Reed books, the Nico books, and the Warhol stuff – how my total understanding of Andy Warhol as 20 th Century Figure is shaped through my understanding of the music and impact of The Velvet Underground. This is what I’m thinking as the documentary starts. And how I looked over at one point and saw Chris Knox and Roger Shepherd in the audience, looking like they were there to worship. And it was worth it just to hear him perform Venus in Furs. I’m thinking, too, about how I never got to see Reed play, but in 2007 I flew to Auckland overnight to catch a John Cale solo gig. And I’m thinking about how Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart from 1998 (which I saw at the Paramount during one of the first Film Festivals I ever attended in Wellington) was probably good enough anyway, right… So, as I watch The Velvet Underground, I’m thinking about being a teenager on holiday in Mt Maunganui when I walk into a hybrid music/surf-clothing store and buy a copy of the VU’s Loaded as my first CD. John Cale’s abrasive viola strikes filled the room. DVD extras include extended interviews, special feature 'Velvet Reflections', plus full contributor biographies, making this feature a must-have item for all fans of the Velvet Underground and curious music-lovers alike.Todd Haynes’ brand new documentary that is simply called “The Velvet Underground” started streaming on Apple TV+ over the weekend. including live and studio musical performances, seldom seen promo films, footage and photographs from Andy Warhol's private collection, obscure interviews with and footage of, Lou Reed, Andy Warhol, Sterling Morrison and John Cale, plus interviews given exclusively for this film with Moe Tucker, Doug Yule and Billy Name, plus contributions from such luminaries as ex- Village Voice music editor Robert Christgau, author of From The Velvets To The Voidoids, Clinton Heylin, Total Rock DJ, author and journalist, Malcolm Dome, Luna main-man Dean Wareham and many others. This documentary film explores and dissects the roots, formation, recordings, concerts and numerous other activities of The Velvet Underground, across their short career, and features a wealth of rare material. And in addition to their unique imagery, so perfectly designed by maverick artist and impresario Andy Warhol, their experiments with form and sound that worked in tandem with to-die-for melodies and provocative lyrics, spurred two of the most oft-repeated quotes in the history of rock the ubiquitous, '50 people bought the first Velvets' record and every one of them went on to form a band', and music-critic Lester Bangs' outrageously perceptive, 'all modern music begins with the Velvet Underground'. "As iconic a group as has ever existed, The Velvet Underground were so far ahead of their time, musically, visually and culturally, it's as if they were dropped, ready formed, into New York's avant-garde art scene, from a parallel universe.