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The Velvet Underground Main Page Discography: Albums, Singles, CDs, DVDs Filmography: Movies, Films, DVDs, Videos Trivia, Facts, Quotes Velvet Underground Band Members Velvet Underground Images, Pictures, Photos: Picture Gallery Next: The Who Previous: Barbra Streisand The Grateful Dead Guns N' Roses Heartbreakers Jefferson Airplane Jethro Tull	The Velvet Underground Trivia: In 1993 the classic line-up reunited for a barn-storming European tour. Young Nico, whose icy vocals can be heard on the bands first album, had a bit part in Fellini's classic 1962 film La Dolce Vita. Named after an exploitation paperback about sex in the suburbs. Before hooking up with Lou and the gang, John Cale studied music with avant garde composers John Cage and La Monte. Closely connected to pop art don Andy Warhol, they were the house band at his Plastic Exploding Inevitable Club Featured, on drums, rock's #1 reductionist drummer, Moe Tucker (Listen, no cymbals!). Vaclav Havel, dissident playwright and the first president of the Czech Republic, was a big fan of the band (Hence The Velvet Revolution? Early 1965 – November 1965: Reed, Cale, Morrison, MacLise November 1965 – September 1968: Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker September 1968 – August 1970: Reed, Morrison, Yule, Tucker (with Billy Yule sitting in for Tucker during the summer of 1970) August 1970 – August 1971: Yule, Morrison, Powers, Tucker August 1971 – early 1972: Yule, Alexander, Powers, Tucker Early 1972 – early 1973: Doug Yule (with various sidemen and sessioneers) Late 1992 – early 1994: Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker (European reunion tour) January 1996: Reed, Cale, Tucker (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction) The Velvet Underground Quotes: "We never really fulfilled our potential. With tracks like "Heroin", "Venus in Furs", "All Tomorrow's Parties" , and "Sister Ray", we defined a completely new way of working. It was without precedent. Drugs and the fact that no one gave a damn about us meant that we gave it up too soon." - John Cale talks about the bands apparent underachievement.