"what goes on" ( closet mix ) 1969 lou reed
My favorites are definitely pre 1968/1969.
The Andy Warhol years ! I wish I could've seen 'em at The Trip in May '66 , but that was 4 years before my time :toothy10: . Even at that , to have been able to see 'em during their Live 1993 re-re-reunion would've been awesome , too ; however , they never played state-side , as Cale and Reed got into it again , thus cancelling a proposed MTV Unplugged appearance .
The music is so raw and emotion-evoking. They were a big name on the NYC avant garde scene back when R&R and psychedelic music was being played on the radio, but with songs like ******, they never seemed to break into the Top 40 for radio play, if you know what I mean.
They had a hell of a time even getting signed . It took -- correct me if I'm wrong -- Tom Wilson to push for them to be on the Verve label , which was a Jazz subsidiary of Atlantic ( again , iirc ) .
The bone-of-contention between Zappa ( whom I LOVE ! ) and the V.U. came to a head in Spring 1966 when "Freak Out" was released on the same label , and months ahead of "...and Nico" .
As far as any radio airtime : I've heard from older fans that some of the FM stations played their songs when they were new . This stands to reason , as FM was 'reserved' for Jazz , Classical , and long-play ( more than 5 minutes duration ) songs , as well as Underground Rock , whereas AM stations were limiting --via the FCC-- songs too under 5 minutes , typically 2:30 - 2:50 . This rule still applies today , but I can't think of a single AM station that even plays music anymore :angry7: