tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19189721.post115310801155107306..comments2023-10-07T08:39:07.917-07:00Comments on Tom the Piper's Son: Tops of the Pops: JulyTom the Piper's Sonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276483798334833387noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19189721.post-1153880115334846462006-07-25T19:15:00.000-07:002006-07-25T19:15:00.000-07:00There's a bit about Nico in the new Sight and Soun...There's a bit about Nico in the new Sight and Sound (English film magazine). I didn't know she was in a fair bit of movies, besides with Warhol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19189721.post-1153807823950429822006-07-24T23:10:00.000-07:002006-07-24T23:10:00.000-07:00Yeah - I had that Marble Index lp. I thought of Ni...Yeah - I had that Marble Index lp. I thought of Nico as a statue that reflected a strange light in the room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19189721.post-1153769835862034602006-07-24T12:37:00.000-07:002006-07-24T12:37:00.000-07:00The Velvet Underground and Nico is indeed one of t...The Velvet Underground and Nico is indeed one of those seminal albums that I couldn't live without. Another great one is Nico's The Marble Index which she worked on with John Cale. Good stuff.persephone2uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107746916879637272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19189721.post-1153580830893300152006-07-22T08:07:00.000-07:002006-07-22T08:07:00.000-07:00Steve - Back away from any fridge that has a neon,...Steve - Back away from any fridge that has a neon, pulsing yellow banana on it....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19189721.post-1153533749603452472006-07-21T19:02:00.000-07:002006-07-21T19:02:00.000-07:00er, that was me who did wrote that bit just above....er, that was me who did wrote that bit just above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19189721.post-1153533582290391072006-07-21T18:59:00.000-07:002006-07-21T18:59:00.000-07:00Oh yes The VU and Nico album. I got heavy into thi...Oh yes The VU and Nico album. I got heavy into this back in the early 80's<BR/>when REM were in full swing.I remember waking up one morning in the middle of the week,face stuck to the floor. My good friend Mel throws "Sunday Morning" on the stereo.I'm up in a flash! Straight to the fridge for some<BR/>milk 'n' alcohol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19189721.post-1153444093478914492006-07-20T18:08:00.000-07:002006-07-20T18:08:00.000-07:00Gosh Sharon, I use to have that record years ago. ...Gosh Sharon, I use to have that record years ago. I have forgot all about it. I havent heard it in 30 years! (Talking about Live at Max's Kansas City)Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151570102178624330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19189721.post-1153289006639982362006-07-18T23:03:00.000-07:002006-07-18T23:03:00.000-07:00There's only a coupla others off that record that ...There's only a coupla others off that record that really get me and that's the cut after "I'm Waiting...", "Femme Fatale" and of course, "Heroin" which got a lot of airplay on the late 60's underground radio station I listened too..."is he actually saying that?" Now i wonder if it can be done in karaoke clubs?<BR/>-TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19189721.post-1153248376107278602006-07-18T11:46:00.000-07:002006-07-18T11:46:00.000-07:00From Sunday's Observer, The Velvet Underground and...From Sunday's Observer, <I>The Velvet Underground and Nico</I> was named the album that most changed (pop) music (for what "top" anything lists are worth):<BR/><BR/><I>Though it sold poorly on its initial release, this has since become arguably the most influential rock album of all time. The first art-rock album, it merges dreamy, druggy balladry ('Sunday Morning') with raw and uncompromising sonic experimentation ('Venus in Furs'), and is famously clothed in that Andy Warhol-designed 'banana' sleeve. Lou Reed's lyrics depicted a Warholian New York demi-monde where hard drugs and sexual experimentation held sway. Shocking then, and still utterly transfixing.<BR/><BR/>Without this, there'd be no ... Bowie, Roxy Music, Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Jesus and Mary Chain, among many others.</I><BR/><BR/>An influence over many indeed...<BR/><BR/>I recently bought a re-release of <I>Live at Max's Kansas City</I>...live VU recorded on cassette. Some of the best bits are the conversations between Brigid Polk, who recorded these shows, and whomever was at her table at the time (including Jim Carroll)...topics from Nixon to the movie Patton...great stuff.<BR/><BR/>Link to the other 49 albums:<BR/>http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/<BR/>0,,1821230,00.htmlSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847801598737479464noreply@blogger.com