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The Velvet Underground
American rock band
For other uses, see The Velvet Underground (disambiguation).
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964.
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It originally comprised singer and guitarist Lou Reed, Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison and drummer Angus MacLise. In 1965, MacLise was replaced by Moe Tucker, who played on most of the band's recordings.
Though their integration of rock and the avant-garde earned them little commercial success, they are now widely regarded as one of the most influential bands in rock, underground, experimental, and alternative music.[4][5] Their provocative subject matter, experimentation, and nihilistic attitude were also instrumental in the development of punk rock, new wave and several other genres.[4]
The group performed under several names before settling on the Velvet Underground in 1965, taken from the title of a 1963 book on atypical sexu