Library Rock's Backpages

John Cale: Welsh Underground

Geoffrey Cannon, The Guardian, 12 April 1971

Author's note, 2018. The Velvet Underground and Nico and to a lesser extent White Light/White Heat are the albums that above all others up to that time made rock an art form, with limitless possibilities. I now find I am not alone in feeling that they are the most significant rock music albums of all time, in themselves and also in all the doors they break open. These are of course the two Velvets albums that featured John Cale, and as a creative partner equal with Lou Reed ever since they first met in 1964.

Total word count of piece: 1523

Subscribe

Becoming a member is easy. Membership gives you access to all the thousands of articles in the library.

Click here to go to Subscribe page.

Click here for academic and other group subscriptions.