LOADED
| The Velvet Underground
LOADED
Loaded is the fourth studio album by American rock band the Velvet Underground, released in November 1970 by Atlantic Records' subsidiary label Cotillion. It was the final album recorded featuring founding member and main songwriter Lou Reed, who left shortly before its release and also guitarist Sterling Morrison. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
2015 - a perfectly conceived rock'n'roll album
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Rolling Stone
1970 - None of which can detract from any of the power and beauty contained in Loaded.
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All Music
it turned out to be the first VU album that made any noticeable impact on commercial radio -- and also their swan song
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Uncut
2015 - The songs – ... – represent a refinement of the band’s aesthetic – a healthy middle ground between the avant garde stylings of the first two albums and Reed’s Top 40 sensibilities.
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Observer
2015 - Mediocre—But It’s Still Important
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Treblezine
what the Velvets left behind was a creative legacy that—similar to their swan-song album—was loaded with twists and innovations, and that even included having a few hits
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The Morton Report
2015 - That said, this package is a must for fans who don’t already own much of the group’s work. Loaded—the Velvets’ fourth record and the second to issue from the post-John Cale version of the band—is a fascinating classic.
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Billboard
2015 - The album is generally considered the band’s weakest -- and the fact that it includes the classics “Sweet Jane” and “Rock and Roll” is a testament to the genius of the band’s other three albums. The set includes virtually every imaginable permutation of the album
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Head heritage
2018 - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND'S LOADED - MUCH BETTER THAN THE BANANA ONE!
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Don Ignacio
it has its fair share of great tunes on it, and that's good enough for me. Due to its accessibility, this might even be a good entry point for anyone looking to get into their discography but are too afraid to go head-first into their artsier previous albums.
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Adrian's Album Review
These opening songs are SO GOOD however, the album overall is good and the project works.
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Mark's Record Reviews
I must admit that there's something awfully likable about this later-period stuff
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
Reed wasn't messing around by this point. Every track is solid and commercial, and the recording methods are more sophisticated than on any previous album back to and Nico, if only slightly.
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Robert Christgau
The Velvets are to Manhattan what the Rascals are to New York--that is, they really make "Rock & Roll" (a title), but they're also really intellectual and ironic.
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Shepherd Express
2015 - The band’s versatility and endless imagination can be compared to great jazz groups reinventing tunes each evening of a residency.
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Renowned for Sound
2015 - It’s a mishmash of styles, tones and attitudes that comes to feel like a true work of art, not despite its contradictions, but because of them.
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Louder Sound
2015 - Loaded on its own usually suffices but the addition of a fan-recorded Live At Second Fret, Philadelphia (circa May 1970), provides context while stripping away the light touch and bursts of Brill Building and barbershop so integral to the main event.
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Off the Tracks
2017 - As soon as I heard the album every song was a new favourite
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Relix
2015 - for the advanced auditory sensation, disc six features assorted DVD audio mixes to blow the mind. Velvets fans won’t be disappointed.
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Two Pals with Thoughts
2015 - just the right blend of sweet and cool, earns its place on your frequent play list
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Paste Magazine
2015 - Reed, though, still musters more than a few batches of guitar theatrics, making each performance more than worth tuning in for.
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Aphoristic Album Reviews
Loaded isn’t a bad swansong for a pivotal band in rock’s history, but at the same time it’s hardly representative of their oeuvre – it feels more like a Lou Reed solo album than a Velvet Underground album.
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Cover Me
2014 - the ten swan songs that fill these grooves are all worthy additions to the band’s canon
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Dangerous Minds
I thought it was a thrilling ride from start to finish.
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