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| 1. Who Loves The Sun | |||
| 2. Sweet Jane | |||
| 3. Rock 'n' Roll | |||
| 4. Cool It Down | |||
| 5. New Age | |||
| 6. Head Held High | |||
| 7. Lonesome Cowboy Bill | |||
| 8. I Found A Reason | |||
| 9. Train Round The Bend | |||
| 10. Oh Sweet Nuthin' | |||
| 11. Ride Into The Sun | |||
| 12. Ocean | |||
| 13. I'm Sticking With You | |||
| 14. I Love You | |||
| 15. Rock 'n' Roll (2) | |||
| 16. Head Held High (2) | |||
| 17. Who Loves The Sun (2) | |||
| 18. Sweet Jane (2) | |||
| 19. Rock 'n' Roll | |||
| 20. Cool It Down (2) | |||
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LOADED was a fitting end for the mighty Velvet Underground.Lou Reed had penned an album seemingly loaded with hits, but by now, four LPs into the Velvets' career, a sad few record buyers appreciated the band. After recording the album, Reed called it quits and crawled to his parents' home in the suburbs--the ultimate anti-rock statement.
Resignation permeates the album. Reed's voice is noticeably ragged, and bassist Doug Yule ended up recording many of the vocals for thefinal mix. Drummer Moe Tucker was pregnant, and Yule's brother Billy sat in on drums for most of the LOADED sessions, further alienating Reed from the already disintegrating band.
This was no longer the art-rock Velvet Underground, but a far more accessible version, relying on Reed's songwritingover the band's overall musicality. Accordingly, the songs are either retreats into the faux innocence of parental ideals ("Head Held High"), or autobiographical pieces of teenagerebellion ("Sweet Jane"). "Rock & Roll", for instance, reads like text-book angst, where everything your parents do is,well, "it ain't happening at all".
The album appropriately sounds like Reed's final bit of energy for the band. There's the saddened tone of "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'", in which the heroes walk with their "head[s] down", and "New Age", in which they mingle with "over the hill" movie stars. LOADED closed a chapter in Lou Reed's chronicles, and solidified the Velvet Underground's significant niche in rock history.
Resignation permeates the album. Reed's voice is noticeably ragged, and bassist Doug Yule ended up recording many of the vocals for thefinal mix. Drummer Moe Tucker was pregnant, and Yule's brother Billy sat in on drums for most of the LOADED sessions, further alienating Reed from the already disintegrating band.
This was no longer the art-rock Velvet Underground, but a far more accessible version, relying on Reed's songwritingover the band's overall musicality. Accordingly, the songs are either retreats into the faux innocence of parental ideals ("Head Held High"), or autobiographical pieces of teenagerebellion ("Sweet Jane"). "Rock & Roll", for instance, reads like text-book angst, where everything your parents do is,well, "it ain't happening at all".
The album appropriately sounds like Reed's final bit of energy for the band. There's the saddened tone of "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'", in which the heroes walk with their "head[s] down", and "New Age", in which they mingle with "over the hill" movie stars. LOADED closed a chapter in Lou Reed's chronicles, and solidified the Velvet Underground's significant niche in rock history.
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