LOU REED RCA

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND LIVE AT MAX'S KANSAS CITY COTILLION

The Velvet Underground were a great American band who never quite became a “success” in the standard sense, and even though most of the crucial former members are not into solo careers, there were reasons why the band remained as relatively obscure as they did, and they are reasons that perhaps have more to do with the nature of Lou Reed, John Cale and the others in the band than with any lack of comprehension or taste on the part of the public.