The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
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| - | A videoclip of the song "[[I'm Gonna Move Right In]]" combined with footage from Warhol's "[[The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound|The Velvet Underground & Nico]]" (1966) and Roger Corman's "[[The Trip]]" (1967). | + | '''''The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound''''' ([[1966 in film|1966]]) is an American film by [[Andy Warhol]] and [[Paul Morrissey]]. The film was made at [[The Factory]]. It is 67 minutes long and was filmed in [[16mm]] black and white. |
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| + | The film depicts a rehearsal of [[The Velvet Underground]] and [[Nico]], and is essentially one long loose improvisation. [[Lou Reed]] and [[Sterling Morrison]] play their [[electric guitars]] ([[Gretsch Country Gentleman]] and [[Vox Phantom]] respectively), [[Maureen Tucker]] plays her 3-piece [[drum kit]] consisting of a [[rack tom]], [[snare drum]], [[bass drum]] and single [[cymbal]], [[John Cale]] plays his [[electric viola]] and [[Nico]] bashes a single [[maraca]] against a [[tambourine]]. Cale subsequently switches to [[bass guitar|bass]] and at some stage, he creates [[audio feedback|feedback]] on a wooden frame from a [[piano]] while Nico plays on Cale's [[Fender Precision Bass]]. Cale soon switches back to his viola and near the end of the film, the rehearsal is disrupted by the arrival of the [[New York Police Department|New York police]], supposedly in response to a noise complaint. | ||
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| + | The film was intended to be shown at live Velvet Underground shows during setup and tuning. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[List of American films of 1966]] | ||
| + | * [[Andy Warhol filmography]] | ||
| + | * ''[[The Velvet Underground & Nico]]'' - album | ||
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The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound (1966) is an American film by Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey. The film was made at The Factory. It is 67 minutes long and was filmed in 16mm black and white.
Plot
The film depicts a rehearsal of The Velvet Underground and Nico, and is essentially one long loose improvisation. Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison play their electric guitars (Gretsch Country Gentleman and Vox Phantom respectively), Maureen Tucker plays her 3-piece drum kit consisting of a rack tom, snare drum, bass drum and single cymbal, John Cale plays his electric viola and Nico bashes a single maraca against a tambourine. Cale subsequently switches to bass and at some stage, he creates feedback on a wooden frame from a piano while Nico plays on Cale's Fender Precision Bass. Cale soon switches back to his viola and near the end of the film, the rehearsal is disrupted by the arrival of the New York police, supposedly in response to a noise complaint.
The film was intended to be shown at live Velvet Underground shows during setup and tuning.
See also
