La Monte Young / Theatre of Eternal Music – “Day of Niagara” (1965)
Let’s talk about another La Monte Young composition because he really is that important to the development of punk rock. Because this is really the direct bridge.
The ensemble of Theatre of Eternal Music included La Monte Young, Tony Conrad, John Cale, Angus MacLise, and Marian Zazeela.
Of course, John Cale co-founded the Velvet Underground with Lou Reed. But did you know that Angus MacLise was the Velvet Underground’s original drummer?
The hilarious thing is that MacLise quite the Velvet Underground before their first gig for the most punk rock of reasons: he saw being paid and being told when to start and stop as a sellout.
The Velvet Underground’s drone, dissonance, feedback, and anti-blues rock structure come partly from this song. Without it, they would sound far less radical.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iJIgPSlZW0
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