Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Blender | |
| Robert Christgau | A |
| Pitchfork | (10.0/10.0) |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
In 2003, Loaded was #109 on Rolling Stone's reissue of their 500 greatest albums of all time.
The album holds two well-known Velvet Underground songs: "Sweet Jane" and "Rock & Roll". These two Velvet Underground songs are still heard regularly on classic rock FM radio stations.
The album was covered live in its entirety by rock band Phish as one of their "Halloween musical costume" concerts on October 31, 1998.
In 2012, Graham Coxon cited Loaded as an influence on Blur.
Read more about this topic: Loaded (The Velvet Underground album)
Famous quotes containing the word reception:
“But in the reception of metaphysical formula, all depends, as regards their actual and ulterior result, on the pre-existent qualities of that soil of human nature into which they fall—the company they find already present there, on their admission into the house of thought.”
—Walter Pater (1839–1894)
“To aim to convert a man by miracles is a profanation of the soul. A true conversion, a true Christ, is now, as always, to be made by the reception of beautiful sentiments.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“I gave a speech in Omaha. After the speech I went to a reception elsewhere in town. A sweet old lady came up to me, put her gloved hand in mine, and said, “I hear you spoke here tonight.” “Oh, it was nothing,” I replied modestly. “Yes,” the little old lady nodded, “that’s what I heard.””
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)