035: The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)
Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast
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I Don't Like This Tangerine Dream
"Waiting for the man is unconventionally detailed in its embodiment of a junkie but apart from the subject matter that one didn't stray too far from recognizable rock structure Venus and FERS though not only takes explicit S&M as its topic of discussion the song itself is a dominatrix that makes the listener feel every lash of the whip Wow John Cale's viola screeches and drones mostly on a single note as though the viola's handcuffed to a grimy mattress on the floor of a dungeon so this particular track just doesn't appeal to me in the least," says Amanda. "I absolutely see the tremendous value in art like this I just don't really want to
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