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The Velvet Underground was an United States|American Rock music|rock band first active from 1965 to 1970 (and 1970 to 1973 in a different incarnation). Its best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale. Although never commercially successful while together, the Velvet Underground are often cited by critics as one of the most important and influential groups of their era.<ref>Richie Unterberger, [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:giftxqr5ldde~T1 "The Velvet Underground"], ''Allmusic'', accessed 29 April, 2007.</ref> A famous remark, often attributed to British musician Brian Eno, is that while only a few thousand people bought the first Velvet Underground record upon its release, almost every single one of them was inspired to start a band.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/fq4h/ ", The Velvet Underground & Nico"] reviewed by Chris Jones for the BBC, 2007; retrieved 2007-08-06</ref>
Career
Pre-history (1964–1965)
The foundations for what would become the Velvet Underground were laid in late 1964. Singer/guitarist Lou Reed had performed with a few short-lived Garage rock|garage bands and had worked as a songwriter for Pickwick Records (Reed described his tenure there as being “a poor man’s Carole Kingâ€).<ref name=Fricke>David Fricke, liner notes for the ''Peel Slowly and See'' box set (Po... read all
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Elbow At Massive Attacks Meltdown 2008
Finale Of Elbow And Geoff At Massive Attacks Meltdown 2008
