Originally posted by SPARX:
Originally posted by Jaguär:
Originally posted by Jaguär:
The Velvet Underground
However, I did get to see individual shows with half of them, Lou Reed, Nico, and John Cale a couple of times. Just not the same though. [/b]
If you get the chance to see Mo Tucker,do it by all means.Great live show,and the recorded material is aces as well IMHO,love her stand up drumming style.Wierd that I just checked allmusicguide for her discography and the release I own isn't listed.They are usually a good source for those things.All they had was recent 
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Is that Maureen?
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Just did my own research and answered my own question.
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When the Velvet Underground was America's most admired {\avant-garde rock} band, it was easy to imagine solo success for principal songwriter Lou Reed and enigmatic Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale, but no one could have predicted that some of the best solo recordings from a former member of this seminal band would come from drummer Maureen (Moe) Tucker. After the demise of the Velvets, Tucker lived in relative obscurity in Douglas, GA, raising her children and working for minimum wage at a Wal-Mart -- salient points that form the thematic basis of her solo career. No longer strictly a drummer, Tucker switched to guitar, and with the help of a new generation of {\avant-rock} players (Half Japanese's Jad and David Fair, Daniel Johnston, Sonic Youth) and longtime pals (Lou Reed), began recording terse, guitar-driven songs about single motherhood, working hard for minimum wage, and hating the corporatization of rock & roll. These were proud, pissed-off songs that found a home on the wonderfully idiosyncratic indie label 50 Skidillion Watts, principally owned by Velvets fan Penn Jillette (of the comedy/magic duo Penn and Teller), who gave Tucker a regular outlet for her music. Occasionally, Tucker has had to return to the underpaying world of nine-to-five to supplement her rock & roll income, but as she released more records, her popularity in alternative rock circles has grown (especially in Europe) to the point where she can make a living as a full-time musician. Good news indeed. ~ John Dougan, All Music Guide
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We can always go to the right Wal-Mart. What a freaking shame!!!
