The Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll

The Velvet Underground are the epitome of cool. Something about Lou Reed's laid back drawl, the fact that they had close connections to Andy Warhol, their ultra-hip look and even the fact that they were known to play live with garbage cans when drums were unavailable makes them a truly unique and incredible rock band. They just seemed ahead of their time. This song is off of (basically) their last album as Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison departed soon after. They only made 3 albums prior to this one and I would highly recommend giving all four a listen as they are all excellent in their own ways. They deserve the respect from today's generation. This song is one of my favourites, mostly for that great guitar riff and the cool lyrics. They have a lot of great songs (musically) like this but they also have a lot of trippy ass shit and spoken word stuff.  Here's one of my faves of the more odd ones, called The Gift:

Some thoughts...

- This song really is fucked up... poor Waldo...

- I just read a headline that 1 in 7 people are expecting doomsday. 1 in 7 people are retarded.

- I am really digging the new Jack White album. Listen to it if you haven't yet.

- Life is the shit that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come.