Reunion
In 1990, Reid and Keil recorded a joint album Songs for Drella, dedicated to the memory of the deceased, in 1987, Andy Warhol. ( «Drella» - nickname Warhol, made their words «Dracula», Dracula, and «Cinderella», Cinderella). Even though Morrison and Tucker worked with Reid and Keil for a solo career, the «Songs for Drella» two leaders The Velvet Underground «meeting» for the first time. We started to walk rumors reyunione group, backed by a joint performance of «Heroin» encores during the occasion of «Songs for Drella» concert.
As a result, The Velvet Underground, comprising Reed-Keil-Morrison-Tucker joined in 1992 and went on the tour of Europe, which began in Edinburgh on 1 June 1993. Also, the band played at a festival in Glastonbury, and photos from this presentation are on the cover of the magazine NME. In most of the songs, which were originally sung by Nico, vocals moved to John Keil. The Velvets also took part in the five concert tour U2 Zoo TV Tour. The proceedings of these concerts in 1993 were released on the album Live MCMXCIII.
A group had plans to tour the U.S. to take part in MTV Unplugged, and even release another studio album. However, due to emerging conflicts and Keila restored Reed The Velvet Underground disbanded.
30 August 1995 Sterling Morrison died of lymphoma. This, as originally thought, put an end to all the intentions of the group back together. But plans changed when, in 1996, The Velvet Underground were included in the Hall of Fame rock n 'roll; Reid and Keil have decided to leave the controversy and to revive The Velvet Underground was the last time, along with Tucker. Doug Yul was not invited to that described as contempt of the former co-members. At the ceremony, the group introduced Patti Smith, Velvet Underground, and performed the song «Last Night I Said Goodbye to My Friend», dedicated to the memory of Sterling Morrison.