That being said, I wanted to bring this album to folks’ attention. It came out in 1990 and, at the time, blew my empty mind. Thirty-five years later, I feel it’s still a superb piece of work.
Lou Reed and John Cale, both Velvet Underground alumni, teamed up to reflect on their friend Andy Warhol. I do know that Lou and Andy were particularly close, and the album is a kind of love letter/farewell. (Warhol died in 1987.)
I think you just might enjoy this album. Even if you were never a Velvet Underground fan, or perhaps art is not your thing, there might be something here for you.
Coming from someone who has basically washed his hands of the genre, and probably couldn’t get through an entire Beatles record, Songs for Drella has an enduring quality. Because it’s art.
