Album Reviews5.2/10
Squeeze Still Sounds Like a Band Learning to Be a Band, and That’s the Appeal
A review of The Velvet Underground's Squeeze, a pale imitation of Loaded that never quite finds its own voice.
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Tag: Velvet Underground
Album Reviews8/10
The Velvet Underground’s Complete Matrix Tapes: Forty-Three Live Tracks, Seven Years Later
A review of The Complete Matrix Tapes, forty-three live songs by The Velvet Underground, including rare tracks and full versions of classics.
Album Reviews6/10
Velvet Underground Cover Album Preserves a Name Without the Man Behind It
A strange beast of covers and originals, this Velvet Underground album struggles to live without its departed scribe.
Album Reviews9.3/10
The Great Banana at 32: How the Velvet Underground Refused to Compromise
A review of The Great Banana, a landmark 1994 reissue of the Velvet Underground's 1967 debut, ranking it among the finest albums of its era.
Album Reviews10/10
The Velvet Underground & Nico Mapped Rock’s Darker Territory Before Anyone Else Dared
A record of noise, daring, and habits nobody else would touch — eleven tracks that still play like a warning.