The Velvet Underground And Nico: A Symphony Of Sound

During their period with Andy Warhol, the band became a significant part in his multimedia spectacle entitled ‘Exploding Plastic Inevitable.’ Simply called Plastic Inevitable or EPI, it was a series of performances established Warhol between 1966 and 1967. Originally called ‘The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound,’ it played in theaters in Early ’66, which was VU and Nico accompanying a 70-minute long silent black and white film. As the idea evolved, it was advertised as the ‘new sound’ of the Velvet Underground with Nico, and the band played the soundtrack live as Warhol projected his films usually on multiple walls of the room, with lots of lights, colors, dancing and performances by the regulars that came through The Factory. …show more content…
“They could could be a straight R&B band; an avant-garde ensemble on the outer peripheries of music; a light melodic pop combo; a haunting wave of noise designed to complement Nico’s occasionally over-strident vocals; or any combination of the above.” They played EPI for several months in New York before traveling around the United States until their last shows in Chicago, May 1967. Although Warhol was not a musician, he had a way of influence over their music. The ways in which he portrayed his art along side their music, mixed with a cacophony of celebrities and artists from around the world truly formed what came to be the Velvet