mistabird
(frei republik allgäu) | | Posted: Jun 03, 2013 - 13:51 | |
kcar wrote: tolles foto 
Brilliant picture—quintessentially Sixties. God, Lou looks so young.
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mistabird
(frei republik allgäu) | | Posted: Jun 03, 2013 - 13:49 | |
ein echter classiker yeah
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Jun 03, 2013 - 13:48 | |
JimTC wrote:Yea! (and if you wanted to add some Modern Lovers to the mix go for it)
Maybe Pablo Picasso, who was never called an asshole. As Lou has been quite often. And I love his music. |
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blackjackshellac
(Montreal) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 04:06 | |
Bloody 45 year old hipster music. Love it.
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leafmold
| | Posted: Jan 28, 2013 - 21:25 | |
Always amazed at how fresh this still sounds.
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Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: Jan 28, 2013 - 21:16 | |
We be dancing... love this classic...
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Stranglersfan
(Revelstoke, B.C.) | | Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 19:07 | |
kcar wrote:
Brilliant picture—quintessentially Sixties. God, Lou looks so young.
Terrific Pic! |
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kcar
| | Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 09:44 | |
calypsus_1 wrote: Brilliant picture—quintessentially Sixties. God, Lou looks so young. |
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CamLwalk
(Albany NY) | | Posted: Dec 15, 2011 - 12:01 | |
No...no. Don't hit her. Seriously.
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JimTC
| | Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 08:10 | |
Yea! (and if you wanted to add some Modern Lovers to the mix go for it)
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 08:07 | |
Giselle62 wrote:the sound quality is worse than other albums recorded during this period, something about having been recorded in mono. someone else might know about it. It does sound a bit crappy.
That was the whole point, my friend. VU had the low-tech DIY ethos of punk rock decades before it became a movement. It was partly a reaction to highly produced music like Phil Spector's 'Wall of Sound' style (also in mono, IIRC), and the polished voices of 'professional' singers. But it sure ain't everyone's cuppa tea, I'll grant you that. |
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Pharlap
(Bahama, NC) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 07:18 | |
anyway...this is far from the best of the earliest period. So groundbreaking in so many other songs . I'll Be your Mirror/ Heroin/All Tomorrow's Parties /Waiting for My Man... really stretched the envelope.
Anyway, the lo-fi sound is part of the charm for many VU fans
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jpdribbler
(Hamburg, Germany) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 07:12 | |
I may be a heretic, but I prefer the R.E.M. cover (on Dead Letter Office), which sounds crappy in a nice way  |
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treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 07:12 | |
You "bettah" hit her!  |
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Jan 02, 2011 - 23:45 | |
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calypsus_1
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slippery
(Cold north on the other side of the puddle) | | Posted: May 25, 2010 - 09:15 | |
What's going on? Has this turned into a rock and roll station?
I'll just have to wait for my man Bill to load some sweeter tunes and turn up the heat. This is just pale.
/ random critic on RP
P.S. this post is not for everyone, non-fans: no need to bother.
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: May 25, 2010 - 08:52 | |
Nice set today ,Bill! Very nice!! this LP of mine looks really horrible!! I carried it around with me in the early seventies, and played it when i was in my friends house!! We all loved this music!!
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SmackDaddy
(San Diego) | | Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 15:47 | |
Giselle62 wrote:
the sound quality is worse than other albums recorded during this period, something about having been recorded in mono. someone else might know about it. It does sound a bit crappy.
Why do you hate low-fi so much? |
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crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | | Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 15:42 | |
Ugh. They must have used the same kind of tuner that Dylan did.  |
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Feb 19, 2010 - 11:00 | |
tg3k wrote:I realize this is a peek at the history of some modern music, but hearing this song, I'm amazed that rock 'n roll survived this era. Sure sounds lame now to me. (Then again, I've never been fond of Lou Reed, despite efforts of a friend 30 years ago trying to convince me that Sweet Jane was the best song ever written.)
Giselle62 wrote:
Peak is apex tip-top of something.(Sorry, my grandma did this to me.)
Peek is to take a quick look at something.
Pique is to spark your interest.
He did write "peek at", indicating "a quick look" at, so the spelling is correct. Stylistically, it would probably be better to avoid using a verb with visual implication to describe an aural experience - but that's just me, perhaps. Great song, by the way. What makes me curious about his post is why he is "amazed that rock 'n roll survived this era". |
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Giselle62
(California's Cental Coast) | | Posted: Dec 18, 2009 - 18:00 | |
LongGoneDaddy wrote:
consider the equipment they were recording on, it is amazing we have at least this much of it!
the sound quality is worse than other albums recorded during this period, something about having been recorded in mono. someone else might know about it. It does sound a bit crappy. |
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Giselle62
(California's Cental Coast) | | Posted: Dec 18, 2009 - 17:59 | |
tg3k wrote:I realize this is a peek at the history of some modern music, but hearing this song, I'm amazed that rock 'n roll survived this era. Sure sounds lame now to me. (Then again, I've never been fond of Lou Reed, despite efforts of a friend 30 years ago trying to convince me that Sweet Jane was the best song ever written.)
Peak is apex tip-top of something.(Sorry, my grandma did this to me.) Peek is to take a quick look at something. Pique is to spark your interest. |
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Giselle62
(California's Cental Coast) | | Posted: Dec 18, 2009 - 17:56 | |
Exene wrote:Oh hell yes. I just figured out how to use my vinyl burner last wekend and the first LP's I grabbed were all my Velvet Underground records. They sound fantastic on the iPod, vinyl pops and all!
Are you really Exene? |
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Nov 17, 2009 - 05:42 | |
EssexTex wrote:I love the song and the album....very cool
Total agree! |
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EssexTex
(Gitche Gumee) | | Posted: Nov 17, 2009 - 05:16 | |
I love the song and the album....very cool
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Oct 16, 2009 - 18:04 | |
Just turned the volume up...
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jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | | Posted: Sep 15, 2009 - 04:32 | |
What's with the sudden resurgence here on RP of VU? They've had their fifteen minutes!
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Exene
(Boulder, CO) | | Posted: Aug 14, 2009 - 16:39 | |
Oh hell yes. I just figured out how to use my vinyl burner last wekend and the first LP's I grabbed were all my Velvet Underground records. They sound fantastic on the iPod, vinyl pops and all!
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LongGoneDaddy
| | Posted: Jun 12, 2009 - 05:37 | |
tg3k wrote:I realize this is a peek at the history of some modern music, but hearing this song, I'm amazed that rock 'n roll survived this era. Sure sounds lame now to me. (Then again, I've never been fond of Lou Reed, despite efforts of a friend 30 years ago trying to convince me that Sweet Jane was the best song ever written.)
consider the equipment they were recording on, it is amazing we have at least this much of it! |
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