http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14462&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rssChrista Paffgen is most famous for her stint with the Velvet Underground. Yet as a solo artist, the German chanteuse known as Nico proved to be nearly as influential as Grace Slick and Janis Joplin in terms of challenging notions of how a female pop singer should sound, look and act. Instigated by Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event, Nico's relationship with the Velvet Underground lasted only a year, but it yielded underground rock's definitive <i>The Velvet Underground & Nico</i> in 1967. On it she delivered three classics: "Femme Fatale," "All Tomorrow's Parties" and "I'll Be Your Mirror," and established an aesthetic she would continue to explore and manipulate until her death in 1988. You could call Nico a singer-songwriter, but her husky croon owed very little to American folk, rock and soul. She crafted a challenging form of art pop that looked to European modernism for inspiration. <i>The Marble Index</i>, released in 1969, is considered to be her peak as an artist. Critic Lester Bangs once called it "the greatest piece of 'avant-garde classical' 'serious' music of the last half of the 20th century." Not bad for a woman who started as a model for <i>Vogue</i> and <i>Elle</i>. - Justin FarrarArt & Progressive Rocken720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:13:13 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14462&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Christa Paffgen is most famous for her stint with the Velvet Underground. Yet as a solo artist, the German chanteuse known as Nico proved to be nearly as influential as Grace Slick and Janis Joplin in terms of challenging notions of how a female pop singer should sound, look and act. Instigated by Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event, Nico's relationship with the Velvet Underground lasted only a year, but it yielded underground rock's definitive <i>The Velvet Underground & Nico</i> in 1967. On it she delivered three classics: "Femme Fatale," "All Tomorrow's Parties" and "I'll Be Your Mirror," and established an aesthetic she would continue to explore and manipulate until her death in 1988. You could call Nico a singer-songwriter, but her husky croon owed very little to American folk, rock and soul. She crafted a challenging form of art pop that looked to European modernism for inspiration. <i>The Marble Index</i>, released in 1969, is considered to be her peak as an artist. Critic Lester Bangs once called it "the greatest piece of 'avant-garde classical' 'serious' music of the last half of the 20th century." Not bad for a woman who started as a model for <i>Vogue</i> and <i>Elle</i>. - Justin Farrar http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24629471&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.24629471 alb.24629471 Nico art.14462 8.99 The Marble Index alb.24629471 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/1/2/2/1492217_170x170.jpg 2008-11-18 00:00:00.0 null true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24629471&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24629471&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23615139&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.23615139 alb.23615139 Nico art.14462 2.99 Summer EP alb.23615139 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/4/3/1/1431349_170x170.jpg 2008-09-01 00:00:00.0 null true false 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12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.13467628 alb.13467628 Nico art.14462 21.99 All Tomorrows Parties: Nico Live alb.13467628 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/4/0/980422_170x170.jpg 2007-03-12 00:00:00.0 2007-02-19 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13467628&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13467628&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24778221&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.24778221 alb.24778221 Nico art.14462 12.99 Champagne Love alb.24778221 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/2/7/1507269_170x170.jpg 2007-01-30 00:00:00.0 2007-01-30 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24778221&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24778221&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14126108&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.14126108 alb.14126108 Nico art.14462 0.99 All Tomorrow's Parties alb.14126108 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/9/4/1004919_170x170.jpg 2007-01-01 00:00:00.0 2007-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14126108&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14126108&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13466647&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.13466647 alb.13466647 Nico art.14462 2.99 Nashvegas EP alb.13466647 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/2/2/9/979220_170x170.jpg 2004-10-12 00:00:00.0 2004-07-01 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13466647&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13466647&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11329745&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.11329745 alb.11329745 Nico art.14462 8.99 All Tomorrow's Parties alb.11329745 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/0/8/1328027_170x170.jpg 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 2003-11-25 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11329745&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.11329745&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.8858928&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Fri, 26 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.8858928 alb.8858928 Nico art.14462 9.99 BLY alb.8858928 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/6/756274_170x170.jpg 2003-09-26 00:00:00.0 2003-09-26 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.8858928&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.8858928&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.322264&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.322264 alb.322264 Nico art.14462 8.99 The Classic Years alb.322264 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/3/3/1323355_170x170.jpg 1998-09-15 00:00:00.0 1998-09-15 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.322264&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.322264&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12372460&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.12372460 alb.12372460 Nico art.14462 10.99 Janitor Of Lunacy (Live At The Library Theatre Manchester) alb.12372460 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/0/6/936026_170x170.jpg 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12372460&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12372460&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.308345&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.308345 alb.308345 Nico art.14462 10.99 Heroine alb.308345 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/5/9/919587_170x170.jpg 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.308345&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.308345&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.210072&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sat, 5 Apr 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.210072 alb.210072 Nico art.14462 5.99 Live Heroes alb.210072 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/3/2/972306_170x170.jpg 1986-04-05 00:00:00.0 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.210072&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.210072&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13123388&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Mon, 5 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.13123388 alb.13123388 Nico art.14462 8.99 Nico In Tokyo alb.13123388 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/5/1/5/965158_170x170.jpg 2007-02-05 00:00:00.0 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13123388&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.13123388&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.227595&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 30 Jul 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.227595 alb.227595 Nico art.14462 7.99 The End alb.227595 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/3/2/1082309_170x170.jpg 1996-07-30 00:00:00.0 1974-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.227595&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.227595&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.237021&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Fri, 7 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.237021 alb.237021 Nico art.14462 0.0 The Marble Index alb.237021 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/9/2/1282947_170x170.jpg 2003-11-07 00:00:00.0 1969-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.237021&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.237021&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.305240&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss Art & Progressive Rock Mon, 21 Mar 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Nico Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.305240 alb.305240 Nico art.14462 8.99 Chelsea Girl alb.305240 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/1/2/0/1080216_170x170.jpg 1988-03-21 00:00:00.0 1967-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.305240&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.305240&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Fdiscography.rss