The Velvet Underground: VELVET UNDERGROUND (120 votes) 4. Lou had so many diamonds that he was carrying around in his back pocket it makes you feel bad for other songwriters. It should have made them stars, and the only thing that would have made it better would have been, as Guy E said, Moe Tucker's presence. Better than anything else I've ever tried, for sure. This is one of those albums that has never failed to lift me up on down days and its been doing that for 50 years or so. Wish "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" would go on forever, Doug's spiraling guitar solo is perfection. Not a bad one in the bunch (yeah, I even love the doo-wop goof of "I Found A Reason") and the lyrics merge perfectly with the music, creating what in many ways is a pure pop/rock album with words that are alternately biting, loving, snarky as hell and always precise. That it succeeds on every level imaginable is a testament to the superb batch of tunes Lou came up with. Three years after The Velvet Underground’s landmark debut, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Loaded reflected how rapidlyand radicallyNew York rock’s underground icons had changed. It was the final album recorded featuring Lou Reed, who had left the band shortly before its release.
Considering the turmoil going on with the band at the time, Steve Sesnick trying to move Lou aside and replace him with Doug as the heir apparent, Moe out on pregnancy leave, Lou not being at his best physically and emotionally, it's a wonder this album even got made. The Velvet Underground: LOADED (120 votes) 4.48 The Velvet Underground: WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT (197 votes) 4.14 The Velvet Underground: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO (367 votes) 4.54 Simon & Garfunkel: BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER (204 votes) 4.47 Simon & Garfunkel: BOOKENDS (114 votes) 4.69 Simon & Garfunkel: PARSLEY SAGE ROSEMARY & THYME (99 votes) 4.12 Simon & Garfunkel: SOUNDS OF SILENCE (88 votes) 4.08 Pink Floyd: A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS (146 votes) 3.68 Pink Floyd: PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (270 votes) 4.28 Moody Blues: DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED (142 votes) 4.15 Left Banke: WALK AWAY RENEE/PRETTY BALLERINA (50 votes) 4.40 Kinks: MUSWELL HILLBILLIES (136 votes) 4.08 It would become a major influence on bands throughout the ‘70s and beyond and holds up as a great record with well-crafted songs.Beach Boys: BEACH BOYS TODAY (98 votes) 4.11īeatles: PAST MASTERS VOLUME 1 (179 votes) 4.33īeatles: PAST MASTERS VOLUME 2 (145 votes) 4.72īeau Brummels: BRADLEYS BARN (17 votes) 3.23 It cemented the band as one of the great chameleons of music, but it also tore them apart. Where their albums previously had been very experimental or unusual, this album had songs that could be played on radio for years to come. The combination of pop and rock on here is great. With this song they chose not to go out with a bang, but with a ray of hope and a well written song. Kind of ironic as this is the finisher on the final Velvet Underground album, everything’s coming apart. The album is loaded with songs that are so different to their previous output. It’s like when you’re watching a sunrise and everything seems to be coming together. ‘Rock ‘n Roll,’ is another would-be radio staple.
Next track, which happened to be the next single, is ‘Sweet Jane,’ a song that could have been written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. The album opens with lead single, ‘Who Loves The Sun,’ a catchy little ditty reminiscent of of the Beatles in respect to its melody and harmonies. Its title refers to Atlantic’s request that it be loaded with hits. This album is definitely the band’s most accessible. John Cale, had, of course, left the band after their second release, ‘White Light/White Heat’ (#272). Lou Reed would leave before its release, while Maureen Tucker and Sterling Morrison would leave just after. ‘Loaded’ is essentially the last record to be released by The Velvet Underground.
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