Loaded

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Loaded · Atlantic asked the Velvet Underground for an album full of hits, and the title refers to that, with a second meaning that you can also be high. The songs were therefore deliberately intended to be short and radio-friendly. Lou Reed left the group in August 1970, before the album came out, and continued to maintain that it had been edited without his permission. A section of Sweet Jane, for instance, was cut. Drummer Maureen Tucker did not play because she was pregnant. The drums came mainly from Doug Yule, the engineer Adrian Barber and two session musicians. Yule sang four songs himself, including Who Loves the Sun.

The record was the group's fourth album and the last with any of the original members. Neither the album nor the singles reached the charts. Only afterwards did it receive much praise, and for many fans it counts as the band's last real record. Rolling Stone ranked it number 110 among the best albums in 2012.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Who Loves the Sun2:46Apple Music ↗
2. 2Sweet Jane4:06Apple Music ↗
3. 3Rock & Roll4:43Apple Music ↗
4. 4Cool It Down3:05Apple Music ↗
5. 5New Age5:11Apple Music ↗
6. 6Head Held High2:57Apple Music ↗
7. 7Lonesome Cowboy Bill2:44Apple Music ↗
8. 8I Found a Reason4:16Apple Music ↗
9. 9Train Round the Bend3:21Apple Music ↗
10. 10Oh! Sweet Nuthin'7:25Apple Music ↗
11. 11I'm Sticking with You (Session Outtake)2:53Apple Music ↗
12. 12Ocean (Session Outtake)5:45Apple Music ↗
13. 13I Love You (Session Outtake)2:54Apple Music ↗
14. 14Ride Into the Sun (Session Outtake)3:24Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

See also

• The Velvet Underground