Like a lot of people, I first discovered Nico off of "The Velvet Underground and Nico" by VU. The beauty of her voice on tracks like "Femme Fetale" and "All Tomorrow's parties" made me anxious to discover her solo work. Her voice was a thing of strange austerity. Never before has a artist's voice touched me so powerfully, in the same way Bob Dylan's lyrics mesmerize me on "Blood on the Tracks". My favorite album, "Chelsea Girl", is an unqualified masterpiece. With tracks like "Fairest of the ... More...Like a lot of people, I first discovered Nico off of "The Velvet Underground and Nico" by VU. The beauty of her voice on tracks like "Femme Fetale" and "All Tomorrow's parties" made me anxious to discover her solo work. Her voice was a thing of strange austerity. Never before has a artist's voice touched me so powerfully, in the same way Bob Dylan's lyrics mesmerize me on "Blood on the Tracks". My favorite album, "Chelsea Girl", is an unqualified masterpiece. With tracks like "Fairest of the Seasons", Nico sings Jackson Browne's lyrics wonderfully and gorgeously, pushing you to uncover more hidden gems in Nico's repertoire.
Aug 06, 08:49 PM
come on...
Jul 11, 01:21 AM
Gotta love Nico.
Jul 11, 01:21 AM
Gotta love Nico.
Jan 24, 10:23 PM
i was playing marble index at work, and some people felt sad and scared, i laughed because they didn't listen to the lyrics and the beauty of her voice
Oct 26 2008, 05:40 PM
sing sing sing
Oct 11 2008, 04:32 PM
Just got back from the John Cale's Nico tribute gig in London.Great to hear these songs played live and sung by the likes of Peter Murphy, Lisa Gerrard and James Dean Bradfield.The Guillimots version of My Only Child kinda stole the show though.Hope it was recorded!