The great rock'n'roll trivia

The myths, the bizarre backstage requests, the sci-fi hair . . . the rock obsessive just can't get enoughIn 1970, those great cult favourites The Velvet Underground released what was effectively their final album, Loaded. Long maligned as too polished and polite, it is home to some truly brilliant songs. Aside from the pub-band standard Sweet Jane, the best is Rock & Roll, the story of a suburban unfortunate called Jenny – about five years old, apparently – who chances on a radio ...

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