sometimes when I listen to the Velvet Underground..

batreleaser · 03.17.2013, 02:11 AM

I think that underground music never really got any better then that.

louder · 03.17.2013, 04:51 AM

what is your fav album?

Mortte Jousimo · 03.17.2013, 01:19 PM

Mine is definitely Velvet Underground & Nico. But White Light is also almost as great and I love them all, even loaded although many fans consider it has only some great tunes, I love the whole album. Of course I don´t count Squeeze Velvet-album.

TheMadcapLaughs · 03.17.2013, 01:52 PM

sometimes i think the same thing about the thinking fellers union local 282

Severian · 03.17.2013, 02:54 PM

I feel the same way... until I put on Bad Moon Rising, and remember that the torch was passed to a band that-- somehow-- managed to innovate, pioneer, influence, and eventually define underground music in a way that even the Velvets could never have equaled.

Just as Elvis Presley introduced the world to iconic pop, only to pave the way for the Beatles to turn it on its head, making it a viable art form and perfecting it in a way Elvis never could, The Velvet Underground (despite their greatness) are in my mind mere precursors to a movement that did not reach full realization until Sonic Youth stepped in to pick up the flag.

Forgive the hyperbole. I love both the VU and SY in two uniquely reverent way. I tend to get a little worked up when I talk about them.

Severian · 03.17.2013, 02:59 PM

Oh, and I cannot choose a favorite VU album. For many years it was White Light/White Heat, but VU & Nico is one of the first albums that truly blew my mind, and a few years ago I rediscovered Loaded, which is definitely criminally underrated, and just as definitive as the others, if in a different way.

Genteel Death · 03.17.2013, 03:14 PM

The only solution to this is sending you to high-security mental institutions, and I am saying this as a big VU fan.

hirsute_biped · 03.17.2013, 04:07 PM

The Scepter Sessions is pretty cool, especially if you've listened to VU & Nico so much it's burned into your brain. Alt takes and mixes for an ever-so-slightly alternate view on the iconic work.

Also, I got John Cale: New York In The 1960s vinyl box set a while ago (waited to find a good deal), which is absolute madness.

Severian · 03.18.2013, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Genteel Death

The only solution to this is sending you to high-security mental institutions, and I am saying this as a big VU fan.

Using Librium to treat hyperbole? Interesting...

foreverasskiss · 03.20.2013, 12:25 PM

ok. i'll admit it. i like 'em. even if Sister Ray was conceived from banjos, diddley bows, toy pianos, benzedrine, and good 'ol throbbing thrilling cum shots to a faggot hookers face.

considering all that.... Sister Ray is a disturbing after the fact 1950's good time rock n roll juke joint 45 single. normal at first, but the next morning the beats have marinated in yr perverted system, causing major sexual release.

..that, and it helps me from the doldrums.

simply stated. i believe in Freud and the Greeks.

SonikJesus · 04.02.2013, 07:23 PM

yr kinda right. though there has been good music produced since it isnt necessarily better

Dr Chocolate · 04.09.2013, 09:06 AM

me and my first grrlfriend used to fuck alot to the banana cd on repeat

foreverasskiss · 04.09.2013, 07:29 PM

it's all about the studio version of Guess I'm Fallen in Love.

03.17.2013, 02:11 AM	#1
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,201	I think that underground music never really got any better then that. __________________ listen to pink reason
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.17.2013, 04:51 AM	#2
louder expwy. to yr skull Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,214	what is your fav album?
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.17.2013, 01:19 PM	#3
Mortte Jousimo the end of the ugly Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 957	Mine is definitely Velvet Underground & Nico. But White Light is also almost as great and I love them all, even loaded although many fans consider it has only some great tunes, I love the whole album. Of course I don´t count Squeeze Velvet-album.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.17.2013, 01:52 PM	#4
TheMadcapLaughs the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SF, CA Posts: 656	sometimes i think the same thing about the thinking fellers union local 282 __________________
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.17.2013, 02:54 PM	#5
Severian the destroyed room Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 647	I feel the same way... until I put on Bad Moon Rising, and remember that the torch was passed to a band that-- somehow-- managed to innovate, pioneer, influence, and eventually define underground music in a way that even the Velvets could never have equaled. Just as Elvis Presley introduced the world to iconic pop, only to pave the way for the Beatles to turn it on its head, making it a viable art form and perfecting it in a way Elvis never could, The Velvet Underground (despite their greatness) are in my mind mere precursors to a movement that did not reach full realization until Sonic Youth stepped in to pick up the flag. Forgive the hyperbole. I love both the VU and SY in two uniquely reverent way. I tend to get a little worked up when I talk about them.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.17.2013, 02:59 PM	#6
Severian the destroyed room Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 647	Oh, and I cannot choose a favorite VU album. For many years it was White Light/White Heat, but VU & Nico is one of the first albums that truly blew my mind, and a few years ago I rediscovered Loaded, which is definitely criminally underrated, and just as definitive as the others, if in a different way.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.17.2013, 03:14 PM	#7
Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: RESERVATION Posts: 6,793	The only solution to this is sending you to high-security mental institutions, and I am saying this as a big VU fan.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.17.2013, 04:07 PM	#8
hirsute_biped 100% Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: california Posts: 828	The Scepter Sessions is pretty cool, especially if you've listened to VU & Nico so much it's burned into your brain. Alt takes and mixes for an ever-so-slightly alternate view on the iconic work. Also, I got John Cale: New York In The 1960s vinyl box set a while ago (waited to find a good deal), which is absolute madness.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

03.20.2013, 12:25 PM	#10
foreverasskiss invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: black in georgia Posts: 3,736	ok. i'll admit it. i like 'em. even if Sister Ray was conceived from banjos, diddley bows, toy pianos, benzedrine, and good 'ol throbbing thrilling cum shots to a faggot hookers face. considering all that.... Sister Ray is a disturbing after the fact 1950's good time rock n roll juke joint 45 single. normal at first, but the next morning the beats have marinated in yr perverted system, causing major sexual release. ..that, and it helps me from the doldrums. simply stated. i believe in Freud and the Greeks.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

04.02.2013, 07:23 PM	#11
SonikJesus the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 948	yr kinda right. though there has been good music produced since it isnt necessarily better
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

04.09.2013, 09:06 AM	#12
Dr Chocolate bad moon rising Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: woly boly Posts: 226	me and my first grrlfriend used to fuck alot to the banana cd on repeat
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

04.09.2013, 07:29 PM	#13
foreverasskiss invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: black in georgia Posts: 3,736	it's all about the studio version of Guess I'm Fallen in Love.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|