Which rock group was founded by Lou Reed and John Cale?
John Cale and [Lou] just couldn't have it. He was trying to make the band more accessible." Arguably, the artistic frictions between Cale and Reed are what shaped the band's early sound much more than any other members. The pair often had heated disagreements about the direction of the band, and this tension was central to their later collaborations. When Cale left, he seemed to take the more experimental tendencies with him, as is noticeable in comparing the proto-noise rock of "White Light/White Heat" (which Cale co-created) to the comparatively dulcet, folk rock-influenced "The Velvet Underground", recorded after his departure. After leaving
John Cale consists mainly of oral work, read or sung by Cale. It was written in 1982 as a response to the Anglo-Argentinian Falklands War, using poems written by fellow Welshman Dylan Thomas. There are also two orchestral interludes, two other solo piano pieces "Songs Without Words", and finally a song by Cale, "The Soul of Carmen Miranda". Following Warhol's death after routine surgery in 1987, Cale again collaborated with Lou Reed on the album "Songs for Drella" (1990), a song cycle about Warhol, their mentor. The album marked an end to a 22-year estrangement from Reed. In his autobiography, Cale revealed