A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

Episode 164: “White Light/White Heat” by the Velvet Underground

Apr 3, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
The Importance of Commercial Success in Music
03:45 • 4min
3
The Influence of Cage on Avant-Garde Music
08:05 • 4min
4
The Twelve Tone Technique
12:15 • 3min
5
Cage's Compositions
15:12 • 3min
6
Cage and Schoenberg
18:08 • 5min
7
Cage's Music for Percussion
22:44 • 2min
8
John Cage and Water Walk
24:42 • 3min
9
The Influence of Zen on Cage's Work
28:03 • 3min
10
The Music of Cage
31:33 • 2min
11
The Influence of John Cage on Warhol
33:22 • 3min
12
The Art of Warhol in the 1950s
36:35 • 4min
13
The History of Pop Art
40:41 • 4min
14
The Importance of Young's Music
44:24 • 2min
15
Young's Musical Career
46:48 • 4min
16
Jung's Music in the 50s
50:48 • 2min
17
The Importance of Variance in Music Theory
52:43 • 2min
18
Jung's Trio for Strings
55:10 • 2min
19
Jung's Tuning System
57:14 • 5min
20
The Dream Syndicate
01:02:27 • 2min
21
The Life and Times of Jung John Kale
01:04:28 • 3min
22
The Life and Times of John Kale
01:07:42 • 5min
23
Kale's First Television Exposure
01:12:12 • 3min
24
The Secret of John Kale
01:15:19 • 2min
25
The Primitives
01:17:45 • 3min
26
The Differences Between Lou Reed and Kale
01:21:03 • 2min
27
The Jade's Story
01:23:32 • 4min
28
The Importance of Raymond Chandler
01:27:25 • 3min
29
The Life and Times of a Songwriter
01:30:36 • 3min
30
The Primitives of Rock and Roll
01:33:33 • 4min
31
The Warlocks
01:37:38 • 3min
32
The Velvet Underground
01:41:03 • 2min
33
The Importance of Mo Tucker's Style
01:43:15 • 3min
34
The Importance of Improvisation in Music
01:46:03 • 3min
35
The Rise and Fall of Andy Warhol
01:49:30 • 6min
36
Nico's Life Before Her Late Teens Is Hard to Untangle
01:55:09 • 2min
37
Niko Papatakis: A Biography
01:57:05 • 6min
38
The Importance of Music in Nico's Life
02:03:05 • 1min
39
The Life and Times of Nico
02:04:18 • 3min
40
Dylan and Nico
02:07:30 • 2min
41
Andy Warhol and the Velvet
02:09:30 • 4min
42
The Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol
02:13:32 • 5min
43
The Life and Times of Nico Warhol
02:18:04 • 2min
44
The Velvet Underground's Experience as a Writer
02:20:23 • 6min
45
The Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale
02:25:53 • 3min
46
The Velvet's First Album
02:29:03 • 2min
47
What Is It?
02:30:54 • 4min
48
The Velvet Underground and Nico
02:35:12 • 5min
49
Nico's First Solo Album
02:40:34 • 3min
50
Nico's Flute
02:43:05 • 2min
51
The Velvet Underground Split
02:44:41 • 3min
52
The Velvet Underground's White Light White Heat
02:47:19 • 5min
53
The Importance of Imagination in Record Production
02:52:29 • 3min
54
The Velvet Underground's Mistake
02:55:22 • 5min
55
John Kayle's Dismissal
03:00:22 • 6min
56
The Last Song Reed Would Sing in Public
03:05:53 • 2min
57
The Velvet on the Ground
03:07:36 • 3min
58
The Velvet Underground's Rook and Rolle
03:10:48 • 3min
59
The Root's Sweet Jane
03:13:38 • 3min
60
The Velvet Underground: A Memoir of a Time
03:16:24 • 3min
61
The History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
03:19:31 • 2min