The Velvet Underground TSOV-130 Led by the talents of

Led by the talents of Dennis DeYoung (vocals/keyboards)

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the drums sound large

combining the "brashness and unpredictability of Pinkerton with the summer Beach Boys grunge pop of the Blue Album"

are in orbit with a distant companion

The Velvet Underground TSOV-130 Led by the talents ofVelvet Underground's self titled third album seemed like the debut of a new band. John Cale had left (replaced by Doug Yule) and the group became, for all intents and purposes, Lou Reed's backup band. The songs actually sounded like rock music and John Cale's screeching musicality was reworked into songs that featured Sterling Morrison's most eloquent guitar accompaniment. Reed's songwriting moved beyond the armed to disarm approach of the previous