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The Velvet Underground & Nico

Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock

The Velvet Underground & Nico is a Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of John Cage. Those roots explain a lot about how The Velvet Underground & Nico arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Beatles, Syd Barrett, Iggy Pop, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and Tim Buckley, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around The Velvet Underground & Nico, reaching back through John Cage. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Velvet Underground and the German singer Nico, released by Verve Records in March 1967. The album was recorded in 1966 on Ludlow Street, New York while the band were featured on Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable tour. Warhol, who designed the album's record sleeve, served as co-producer alongside Tom Wilson.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The Velvet Underground & NicoJohn CageThe BeatlesSyd BarrettIggy PopNeil Young & Crazy H…Tim BuckleyThe SonicsCaptain Beefheart & …Buffalo Springfield

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The Velvet Underground & Nico connections

The Velvet Underground & Nico grew out of John Cage, shares an orbit with The Beatles, Syd Barrett, Iggy Pop and Neil Young & Crazy Horse. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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