The Velvet Underground

While escorting «Loaded» single «Who Loves The Sun» had not made any noticeable effect, on the whole disc has become a kind of triumph against the backdrop of the previous «success» group. «Rock and Roll» and «Sweet Jane» became extremely popular on the radio, and the group, including acceding Walter Powers on bass and Yul, a guitarist and lead vocalist, went on tour in the U.S. and Europe. At the same time, Morrison was awarded the title of Bachelor of Arts and left the group for an academic career at the University of Texas and Austin. Replacing him was the keyboardist and singer Willie Alexander. The Velvets gave several concerts in England, Wales and Holland, of the material from which was published in box-network 2002 Funal VU.

Meanwhile as the radical changes in the composition of the group caused discontent among fans, who became known as the group «Velveteen Underground» (Russian velvet underground). Eul also started to feel discomfort, speaking under the name «Velvet Underground»; surviving records of this period show that he tried to perform mostly new material, rather than the old things of authorship Reed.

In 1972, the label, Atlantic Records released a record last concert of The Velvets with Reed - «Live at Max's Kansas City». This recording was made a fan group, and party hangouts Warhol Bridzhitom regiment August 23, 1970. At the same time, Doug Yul made a solo tour of Britain, on his return from which he was without a team - Sesnik dismissed Tucker, Powers and Alexander. Also Sesnik has a reliable contract Velvet Underground with the label Polydor Records, and in 1973, Yul recorded and released the album «Squeeze». The record has participated Deep Purple drummer Ian Peys.

For the latest released under the name The Velvet Underground studio album is still very controversial. Critic Stephen Eyrlvayn resource All Music Guide notes that the disc has received «the same key bad reviews» and had, in fact, removed from traditional discography of The Velvet Underground. Rate this album «All Music Guide» is 1 of 5 (the other studio albums The Velvets were 5 out of 5); «Squeeze» is also in the ranking of the worst albums of all time resource Rate Your Music. The album is dominated by lightweight pop-rock / country-tone, some things with him like the song from «Loaded»; in the opinion of many, the album would have been more successful if it was not issued under the name The Velvet Underground, and as a solo disc Yula ( because in fact he was so).

In 1972, Reed, Keil and Nico together and gave two concerts in London and Paris. The Paris concert at the Bataclan club was released as a bootleg, and in 2003 released an official live album, entitled «Le Bataclan'72».