Velvet Underground, The - Loaded (Atlantic 75 Series, Analogue Productions, 180 Gram, 45 RPM, 2LP) Freya His musical vision was both

His musical vision was both ahead of its time and deeply rooted in tradition

including the second The Dark

elegantly illustrating the holy trinity of slacker vices: cigarettes

or even ambient found-sounds (on "Farolim de Felgueiras and throughout the album") — are ingrained characteristics

' is a triumphant return for one of the 2010s most influential NYC bands

Velvet Underground, The - Loaded (Atlantic 75 Series, Analogue Productions, 180 Gram, 45 RPM, 2LP) Freya His musical vision was bothAfter The Velvet Underground cut three albums for the jazz oriented Verve label that earned them lots of notoriety but negligible sales, the group signed with industry powerhouse Atlantic Records in 1970. Label head Ahmet Ertegun supposedly asked Lou Reed to avoid sex and drugs in his songs, and instead focus on making an album "loaded with hits." Loaded was the result. It was the group's swan song, with Reed leaving the group shortly before its