Jim and Greg are both huge fans of the Velvet Underground. The hosts will talk about how the group formed, explore each track and debate how The Velvet Underground & Nico set course for the last 50 years of rock music.
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Featured Songs
The Velvet Underground, “I’m Waiting for the Man,” The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 |
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, “Finger Poppin Time,” Finger Poppin Time (single), King, 1960 |
John Cale , “Cold Starry Nights,” John Cale - New York in the 1960s, Table of the Elements, 1964 |
The Velvet Underground, “I’m Waiting for the Man (Demo),” Peel Slowly and See: 1965-1969, Polydor, 1965 |
Babatunde Olatunji , “Shango,” Drums of Passion, Columbia, 1960 |
Bo Diddley, “Gun Slinger,” Gun Slinger (single), Checker, 1960 |
The Velvet Underground, “The Black Angel’s Death Song (Live),” Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes, Polydor, 1969 |
Jefferson Airplane, “White Rabbit,” Surrealistic Pillow, RCA, 1967 |
Nico, “I’m Not Sayin’,” I’m Not Sayin’ (single), Immediate, 1965 |
The Velvet Underground, “Sunday Morning,” The Velvet Underground & Nico (45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition), Polydor, 1967 |
The Velvet Underground, “There She Goes Again (The Factory Rehearsal w/Nico),” The Velvet Underground & Nico (45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition), Polydor, 1966 |
The Velvet Underground, “Sunday Morning,” The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 |
The Velvet Underground, “I’m Waiting for the Man,” The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 |
The Velvet Underground, “Femme Fatale,” The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 |
The Velvet Underground, “Venus In Furs,” The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 |
The Velvet Underground, “Run Run Run,” The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 |
The Primitives, “The Ostrich,” The Ostrich (single), Pickwick City, 1964 |
The Velvet Underground, “All Tomorrow’s Parties,” The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 |
Marvin Gaye, “Hitch Hike,” That Stubborn Kinda Fellow, Tamla, 1962 |
The Velvet Underground, “There She Goes Again,” The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 |
The Velvet Underground, “I’ll Be Your Mirror,” The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 |
The Velvet Underground, “Heroin,” The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 |
The Velvet Underground, “The Black Angel’s Death Song,” The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 |
The Velvet Underground, “European Son,” The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve, 1967 |
Radiohead, “No Surprises,” OK Computer, Parlophone, 1997 |
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Premature Burial,” Join Hands, Polydor, 1979 |
Ramones, “53rd & 3rd,” Ramones, Sire, 1976 |
Spiritualized, “Run,” Lazer Guided Melodies, Dedicated, 1992 |
Sonic Youth, “Mote,” Goo, DGC, 1990 |
Galaxie 500, “Decomposing Trees,” On Fire, Rough Trade, 1989 |
Lou Reed, “White Light/White Heat,” Rock N’ Roll Animal, RCA, 1974 |
Blind Melon, “Letters From A Porcupine,” Nico, Capitol, 1996 |
Sonic Youth, “My Friend Goo,” Goo, DGC, 1990 |
Sault, “Why Why Why Why Why,” Untitled (Black Is), Forever Living Originals, 2020 |