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Pros
This book has contributions from several of warhol's factory insiders who were personally involved with the groundbreaking shows in nyc. The interviews illuminate the art of the music and the band's struggle for commercial success.
Highlights
Quality
They are beautiful and artful records in black and white of the band and the surrounding factory maelstrom through the most viv... Read More
Despite the insider access of the photographers they do little to deflate the velvets dark mythology
I like every chapter and every page of the book uptight
Price
The photos alone are worth the price of admission
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The interviews illuminate the art of the music and the bands struggle for commercial success in equal measure two opposing goals that lead to the inevitable end of the band with centrifugal force
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This is much more than a fans book and the velvets highwire act performed without a net ought to dispel any notion of the monolithic 34peace and love34 image of sixties music
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The city is a character in its own right an actor of nearly perceptible intent
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Despite the insider access of the photographers they do little to deflate the velvets dark mythology
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Rather they distill perfectly the selfcreated mythology of the band as they birthed it