The Velvet Underground and Nico Was Produced by Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol was producer in name only, at least when it came to the technical side. He made sure that the Velvet Underground stayed as true to their life sound as they could possibly get. Andy also acted as an umbrella for the band to let them be themselves without any outside meddling. In keeping with Andy's wishes, the Velvet's played as loud as possible on every track,. blowing out into storting songs with not just volume, but also lower tunings that created even more bottom end. Most songs were tuned a full step down. But on others, all the guitar strings were tuned to the same note to get an uncanny tone. John Kale also brought his avant-gard