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    ReAL Magazine 2002/The Velvet Underground
    The Velvet Underground — Loaded cover

    The Velvet Underground

    Loaded

    (1970)

    Reviewed by Timothy Paul Yenter

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    Label Cotillion RecordsReAL Magazine2002
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    Okay, okay. So I'm about 35 years late for the whole Velvet Underground bandwagon. But, wow, did they make great music. Loaded was their last studio album, and by this time Lou Reed was producing as well as writing for the band. Each of these songs is a lesson in how to write great music, from the false happiness of "Who Loves the Sun" to the bluesy jam session "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'". A must-have for a serious rock-and-roll collection.

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