http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14462&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.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 Rocken720Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:31:08 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14462&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.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=tra.2658616&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 2658616 tra.2658616 Nico art.14462 0.99 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 These Days tra.2658616 210000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658616&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658616&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658615&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 2658615 tra.2658615 Nico art.14462 0.99 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 The Fairest Of The Seasons tra.2658615 246000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658615&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658615&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658620&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 2658620 tra.2658620 Nico art.14462 0.99 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 Chelsea Girls tra.2658620 442000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658620&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658620&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658619&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 2658619 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658618&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658618&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2676242&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 2676242 tra.2676242 Nico art.14462 0.99 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 These Days tra.2676242 213000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2676242&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2676242&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658747&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 2658747 tra.2658747 Nico art.14462 0.99 Chelsea Girl alb.305240 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Art & Progressive Rock Sun, 1 Jan 1967 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 2658746 tra.2658746 Nico art.14462 0.99 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 Somewhere There's A Feather tra.2658746 136000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658746&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2658746&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2676244&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 2676244 tra.2676244 Nico art.14462 0.99 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 Chelsea Girls tra.2676244 445000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2676244&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2676244&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24668408&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:07:45 -0800 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 24668408 tra.24668408 Nico art.14462 0.99 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 Lawns Of Dawn tra.24668408 191000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24668408&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24668408&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.974086&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 974086 tra.974086 Nico art.14462 0.99 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 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http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/5/1/1081542_170x170.jpg 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 true Chelsea Girls tra.7398713 446000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7398713&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7398713&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23621671&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:59:32 -0700 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 23621671 tra.23621671 Nico art.14462 0.99 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 The Illusionist tra.23621671 386000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23621671&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23621671&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2676241&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 2676241 tra.2676241 Nico art.14462 0.99 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 Fairest Of The Seasons tra.2676241 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2676241&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2676241&variant=data&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2676238&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Nico on Rhapsody Online 2676238 tra.2676238 Nico art.14462 0.99 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 I'll Be Your Mirror tra.2676238 137000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2676238&variant=play&rws=%2Fnico%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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