Up - Tight the Velvet Underground Story
Details of their association with Andy Warhol and The Factory and of their on-off reunion in France in 1990 and their subsequent more permanent reunion in 1992.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0711901686
ISBN13:9780711901681
Release Date:January 1983
Publisher:Omnibus Press
Length:127 Pages
Weight:0.98 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 8.0" x 10.5"
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2 ratings
She couldn't believe what she heard at all ...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
A concise biography that details the trajectory of the Velvet Underground month-by-month, year-by-year, as the group evolves from Lou Reed's pop-rock roots to Andy Warhol patronage and art-rock noise, through a subdued, confessional third album and finally, "despite all the amputations," to rock'n'roll. Victor Bockris has written a witty, detailed story full of the band's personal turmoil, drug use, and ego-fueled confrontations, focusing on the art of the music and the band's struggle for commercial success in equal measure. It's filled with great black-and-white photographs that capture a band as interested in its own look as its music. This is much more than a fan's book, and ought to dispel any notion of the monolithic "peace and love" image of Sixties' music.
This is an absolutely amazing book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
But this book. The author does a tremendous job of exposing Lou Reed's life, his triumphs and his failings. You will not find a better Lou Reed biography anywhere
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