I thought it was pretty well done. Being black and from Las Vegas, The Velvet Underground always felt like important to Rock and New York culture, but musically not very interesting. After watching the documentary I understand how they were basically the house band representing the "art scene" curated by Andy Warhol. He was a clever guy, and putting a model in the band was a very good mood for them. John Cale was always holding it down for the Avant Garde, and he seems to represent the complex noise scene. It almost doesn't make sense to me why he wanted to be in a pop band.
At the end of the documentary they show who all of the people they interviewed were and how they were closely involved with the band and that art movement. To me it feels like a footnote to a much bigger and more interesting documentary that still needs to be made about The Factory, and the art scene of 60's New York City. Would love to here more about Basquiat, Bowie, Yoko, Kusama, Keith Haring, the Graffiti movement.
- spidey
