Does this five-CD box set feature an abundance of essential material? Certainly. It has all four of the studio albums released by the Lou Reed-led lineup, and a wealth of previously unreleased goodies. Is it an essential purchase? That depends on your level of fanaticism. Most serious Velvet fans have all four of the core studio albums already (although the third, self-titled LP is presented in its muffled, so-called "closet" mix), and will be most interested in the previously unavailable recordings, which do hold considerable fascination. The entire first disc is devoted to a drummer-less 1965 rehearsal tape in John Cale's loft, with radically different, almost folky run-throughs of most of the important songs from their classic debut, as well as a song that only made it onto Nico's first LP ("Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams"), and one which makes its first appearance anywhere (the Dylanesque "Prominent Men"). Other big bonuses include no less than seven outtakes from Loaded and other songs re-done by Reed on his early solo albums. And there are sundry other unreleased live and studio items, highlighted by a scorching live 1967 "Guess I'm Falling in Love" and the 1969 demo "Countess From Hong Kong." There are also highlights from VU and Another View, longer versions of Loaded's "Sweet Jane" and "New Age," and an 80-page booklet. The thing is, though, that virtually everyone who's interested in this material has already bought the four studio albums, sometimes several times over. A separate release of the two discs or so of truly new material would have been welcomed by the many fans who aren't interested in paying for a five-CD box of stuff when they already have well over half of it.
Unlike many of you I can say I have 3 favorite bands. In order.1- Velvet Underground2- Sonic Youth3- The FallAfter that I move into the genre which would be known as Jazz. I haven't made up my mind yet on the tops in that group. JJ Johnson is out in front with Mingus and Gillespie hot on his heels.Released in 1970 'Loaded' was the last album the Velvets would bang out in the studio. 'Loaded' g...
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I'm going to level with you. To anyone at all familiar with the Velvet Underground, or with The Velvet Underground and Nico, there is no way that my review is going to be comprehensive enough, or even good enough, to re-articulate to you why this album is one of the greatest rock-n-roll works that mankind will ever produce. I do feel, however, that we lucky and (probably) rabid fans need to, fr...
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On November 28, 1989, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announced that it would relinquish its power and dismantle the single-ruling-party method of governing that nation. The decision came on the day after the Czech citizenry staged a 2-hour general strike, causing everything to come to a screeching halt. Since November 16 of that year, the nation was overcome with a series of peaceful p...
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You just wake up (not even fully awake) and youtry to shoot some pictures out of your windows,suddenly you wonder :Whot da helluva drug did i swallow last night ???320x240 are sized down from 1760x1320No edits no filter, only the light trimmingin the handycam was done by somebodystill a bit sleepy... doesn't look so badafter all, i'll fail some more if i can ;-))Full sized images to be grabbed ...
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You have to love Sunday Mornings...The errands were all run on Saturday - You have all day to hang before the "@%#$, I have to go to work in a few hours ("The Fear")" kicks in...And the best part of Sunday is waking up, stretching, and heading over to the stereo to kick in some Sunday Morning Music...Sunday's 'round here generally start with Jack Johnson's _In Between Dreams_ - My daughter's ca...
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Whenever I listen to this song it always makes me feel better about anything that seems wrong in my life. Like right now. There is so much that I don't like, but this song makes me feel hopeful for what's to come.
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Unlike many of you I can say I have 3 favorite bands. In order.1- Velvet Underground2- Sonic Youth3- The FallAfter that I move into the genre which would be known as Jazz. I haven't made up my mind yet on the tops in that group. JJ Johnson is out in front with Mingus and Gillespie hot on his heels.Released in 1970 'Loaded' was the last album the Velvets would bang out in the studio. 'Loaded' g...
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...and a little bit of blood. That's what I think of whenever I hear The Velvet Underground's "I'm Sticking With You". I'm talking about my favorite scene from "Morvern Callar," a movie adapted from a novel by Scottish writer Alan Warner. The 1995 film stars Samantha Morton as the title character, an odd lass who steals her boyfriend's funeral money after he commits suicide. Watch this clip of ...
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I am stalling...i really should take my lunch now, but I have to spend it at the BMV...so I am killing time...as usual!Check this out...lots of cool footage to go along with the classic song:
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A retrospective of the life and work of photographer *Helmut Newton*:"*Sumo* (Hardcover):"http://amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/3822863947/ref=cs_hd_lp_2/911-6479856-7117245 by Helmut Newton (Author, Photographer) Price: £3,500.00 & this item Delivered FREE in the UKOur courier will telephone you to arrange free delivery of this item.Product detailsHardcover: 480 pagesPublisher: Taschen; Limited..
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So many creative people, so little time
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I though I would post something a little different...I have always loved the style of Lou Reed, especially with Velvet U. This is from the Peel Slowly and See Box Set. A little cowboy song...
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On November 28, 1989, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announced that it would relinquish its power and dismantle the single-ruling-party method of governing that nation. The decision came on the day after the Czech citizenry staged a 2-hour general strike, causing everything to come to a screeching halt. Since November 16 of that year, the nation was overcome with a series of peaceful p...
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I used to think I had great taste in music. It's only natural for any music lover to think that. But after being on MOG for a few weeks now, I'm beginning to doubt my own taste simply because there's so much out there that I haven't heard. After discovering music blogs for the first time last summer, I realized how much new music I was missing out on. I went on a downloading binge based on all ...
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You just wake up (not even fully awake) and youtry to shoot some pictures out of your windows,suddenly you wonder :Whot da helluva drug did i swallow last night ???320x240 are sized down from 1760x1320No edits no filter, only the light trimmingin the handycam was done by somebodystill a bit sleepy... doesn't look so badafter all, i'll fail some more if i can ;-))Full sized images to be grabbed ...
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Pretty literal post.plus V.U. doing Femme fatale with Nico
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I'm going to level with you. To anyone at all familiar with the Velvet Underground, or with The Velvet Underground and Nico, there is no way that my review is going to be comprehensive enough, or even good enough, to re-articulate to you why this album is one of the greatest rock-n-roll works that mankind will ever produce. I do feel, however, that we lucky and (probably) rabid fans need to, fr...
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You have to love Sunday Mornings...The errands were all run on Saturday - You have all day to hang before the "@%#$, I have to go to work in a few hours ("The Fear")" kicks in...And the best part of Sunday is waking up, stretching, and heading over to the stereo to kick in some Sunday Morning Music...Sunday's 'round here generally start with Jack Johnson's _In Between Dreams_ - My daughter's ca...
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When pondering exactly why I love the music I do playing in the background was The Velvet Underground's Peel Slowly and See. "After Hours" came on; Mo Tucker's fragile voice, the child-like lilt of the song, the sadness and loneliness of the lyrics and the stripped down instrumentation (guitar and voice only)have always grabbed me by the head as if to say, "Look at this. Look at yourself." I sh...
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I am off tomorrow fro the Siggraph Conference in San Diego. When I think of San Diego I think of it's favorite hometown Rock Journalist Lester Bangs.I wanted to post something Lester and since I own no Fugs records decided on the next best thing. Enjoy some classic Velvets, another Bangs favorite. I grew up reading Creem Magazine. Lester spent a lot of time in my old Michigan stomping grounds w...
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Whenever I listen to this song it always makes me feel better about anything that seems wrong in my life. Like right now. There is so much that I don't like, but this song makes me feel hopeful for what's to come.
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