The Velvet Underground

The Velveteen Underground

I think this is one of those albums that is hard to listen to out of context of where The Velvet Underground were at the time. I watched a Todd Haynes documentary on the band on Apple TV and have a renewed appreciation, especially of Lou Reed and John Cale (who is not on this album). This album is slow but lyrically interesting and exhibits some of Reed's experimentation after asking Cale to leave the band. I am looking forward to seeing more of Reed's and Cale's work on this list.

Some nice slow rock ballads on here, along with some psychedelic elements and even some folk. Enjoyed, but not the best, I'd give it a 5-6/10

Not as good as their previous album, but it still contains some incredible songs. Favourite songs are: Candy Says(fav), Pale Blue Eyes (fav), Jesus, I'm Set Free, That's The Story Of My Life, After Hours (fav). Although I find myself bored from some of the other songs, these highs really make it a good album for me. Love the softer more melodic songs.

I've mix feelings on this record, on the other hand it has beautiful songs such as Candy Says, Pale Blue Eyes, and After Hours, but I also feel not as interested on the other tracks as those 3. It's not bad, it's just not really appealing to me, it's still enjoyable though. What Goes On could've been much shorter and the three continuous tracks' story (from Jesus to I'm Set Free) are basically a guy getting enlightened, which is again not an appealing story to me. To sum up, I like some of it, and the others are kind of meh to me. Maybe in a future road trip I might play this album just for the vibe.

Listened to on 9/19/22 3/5 Favorite song: pale blue eyes This album was good - some of the songs had weird chaotic noises but most of them were great and easy background music

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Some Kinda Love (3) 2 - Beginning To See the Light (6) 3 - Pale Blue Eyes (4)

I have certainly heard of The Velvet Underground before, but I had never taken the time to learn more about them or listen to their music. I felt like this was a good introduction. I enjoyed the relaxing instrumentals, lyrical content was cool too. I didn't know Lou Reed was involved with them. Pretty good album., nothing too special.

A surprisingly good album considering the new direction. I enjoyed hearing the other members' voices throughout.

After pale blue eyes was tight. But the first few tracks really turned me off. Murder mystery was a weird highlight

Listened before: no Enjoyed: I think Listened: 3 times felt it was a bit depressing the first 2 times. The third listen had my full attention and I fully appreciated the quiet, mellow sound What goes on & Pale Blue eyes stood out

3.5 stars. Enjoyable, soft-listening indie feel. "Pale Blue Eyes" is beautiful, "The Murder Mystery" is strange but I liked it.

Weird but ok

I've heard VU and Nico before but never actually listened to any other albums. Pale Blue Eyes seems like the standout here but the basslines are killer. Lou Reed knew what was up. Not a super big fan of the music but clearly a very influential band.

The Velvet Underground is a band that cool people always had on their list of favorites but I never heard them on their stereo or in their mix tapes. Was the aura of the band enough? The album has plenty to share. After Hours was even just a little pleasant surprise that could be thrown into any number of spotfiy lists. Maybe it was all just too personal to share. This is a replayable album. It has a consistent tone. It isn't hard to see why some would say it is borish. You get the critics about how it was mix by Reed. There are not enough flaws though to keep it from shining overall.

Expected a bit more from this - it's all a bit too gentle for my liking. There are a couple of songs that step it up a bit (Beginning To See The Light probably my favourite), but tough to give this any more than a 3.

Interessant. Angenehm. Gut für nebenbei hören.

Not their best but it still had its moments

Considering it's age, this was quite an enjoyable listen. Definitely can hear Lou Reed's folk-tinged rock sound that developed in later recordings

Velvet Underground’s third album is such a big departure from “White Light/White Heat.” Apparently it was the removal of John Cale that was largely responsible for the shift, paired with Lou Reed’s desire to head in a more palatable and marketable direction. First listening to it right after “White Light,” I was bored. But I think that was just a comedown from the chaos of the previous album. On “Velvet Underground,” you get a flash of the former on “Murder Mystery,” while “Pale Blue Eyes” is the most successful of the new direction. As much as “White Light” was an influence for the future of punk and noise rock, “Velvet Underground” suggests much of the lo-fi indie folk to come decades later, especially on “After Hours,” the album closer that wouldn’t feel out-of-place in the indie rock scene of the mid-00s, nearly straight out of the “Juno” soundtrack.

Olipahan taas vaikeesti arvioitava levy. Kokonaisuus jättää toivomisen varaa ja ajoittain ärsyttävyyden ylittävää tasoa, mutta parhaimmillaan taas oikein viihdyttävää settiä.

Pretty nice.

decent album, pale blue eyes is an all time favorite

Uncomplicated music (except for a track or two) easy to listen to

Pretty cool old-school psych rock.

Never been that into VU

hoping this is as pretty as i hope

Eh, idk, it's fine

The avant garde tracks on it are the most interesting. The garage band sound elsewhere is not that inspiring. But enjoyable

Now that I've listened to three of their albums, this is probably their best. A little more subdued and a little more melodic. But I already gave them a 4 for their sophomore album (mostly to be extreme) so I can't give them another one. And this one feels like a sellout anyway - rather than stay true to themselves they (or Lou) went with a record to pander to the masses. Sounds like such a Nickelback thing to do. Fine album, nothing overly memorable other than maybe the songs with Yule on vocals (quite enjoyed Candy Says and Jesus). And I'd like to forget the last two songs (The Murder Mystery and After Hours - keep Tucker off vocals).

The Velvet Underground was a pleasant surprise. "Pale Blue Eyes" was the only track I had heard before, and it might be my favorite song from the band. "What Goes On" is a new favorite from this album. With the other music that I've heard from the Velvet Underground, I am tempted to like it but I don't quite get there. This album didn't hit those same roadblocks, with one exception. "The Murder Mystery" was confusing and noisy, and I'd prefer to skip that track.

I was interested the read how each member of the band was encouraged to sing. When it came to that last track I got curious about this "Moe" person. I really wish I hadn't but good practice is seperating the art from the political. Pale Blue Eyes just steals the show for me.

A more relaxed and low-key affair from a usually eclectic band. Could use some more uptempo tracks, but what's here is enjoyable and listenable enough as is.

I enjoyed the slow and melancholy tone but overall didn't much like the album. Felt a bit repetitive and boring.

Kinda mixed.

some kinda love är en fantastisk bit. resten är sådär. så en trea får det bli

I liked it but maybe wasn’t in the mood for it

not great but not bad either

This album was pretty awesome, actually. I don't think I can give it a 4, but it's real, real close. Some Kinda Love and Pale Blue Eyes are two of my new favorite songs.

Not very exiting, a few good songs at the end, that´s it.

Es de esos fundacionales, me dicen por ahí, pero no lo había escuchado antes, aunque conocía tanto Pale Blue Eyes como After Hours. De hecho, esas son las que más recuerdo.

Enjoyable. Not my fav underground

pretty boring

Peut-être le plus accessible des albums de Velvet Underground. J'aurais pensé que cet album était en début de carrière, mais c'est le 3e album, sortie après le plus expérimental White Light/White Heat. J'aime bien, mais il y a certaines chansons plus expérimentales sur White Light que je préfère. C'est aussi un album intéressant à écouter avec des écouteurs pour le jeu fait avec le mix stéréo.

Lieder über Drogen finde ich ja generell eher gut. Würde mir aber nur wenige Lieder öfter anhören.

This was a fun little album, I gave them some grace since I've heard of the band but haven't dived into any albums and as background music it was enjoyable. Like a hang out at night in the 60's. Pale Blue Eyes stuck out to me but the rest blended together.

Sounded good but was pretty boring.

Had higher expectations but willing to register or go to more of their stuff

This was okay, I am not sure what doesn't click with me on this but it just seems fine...

Decent album, didnt have any skips. A bunch of lo-fi classic rock, with some psychadelic trippiness and bonkers experimentation mixed in.

It's probably just me but Candy Says has always really annoyed me as an album opener. It is a decent enough song but feels much more like a slow paced, mid-album song. Other than that the album is fine but is just kind of pales into insignificance in comparison to the spikier, edgier, more difficult early albums. There's lot on here that just sounds a bit too much like cleaner, duller, more grown-up versions of older VU songs.

Good for a song or 2 just like Lou Reed

middle-of-the-road, mellow acoustic rock

Not nearly as good as I expected or as good as people make it out to be..

Ok

I just like their other albums so much better

Enjoyed Jesus and After Hours. Hated The Murder Mystery

Starts really well. Very nice album. Lou Reed has a great voice. Peaceful. Some Kinda Love and Pale Blue Eyes are stand out. Takes a complete u turn at murder mystery which is a fucking mess. Completely different and completely shite 4 stars before that unfortunately. Let yourselves down the velvet underground

I always forget how many hook-ish songs Lou Reed wrote. The Murder Mystery is one of those songs. So are Candy Love and After Hours. I always think I'm going to dislike a Velvet Underground record, but then I listen to it and I do.

5/10 = 50%

I liked it! You can tell Stephen Malkmus really liked the velvet underground lol

Dillon-esque, loving a bit of lou reed

Fine, if you like this kinda stuff, not offensive

First track was dreary but I enjoyed the rest

One of the original indie sad boi greats. I like the Velvet Underground, it always reminds me of Adventureland which is a fantastic film. They're not easy listening though, and this isn't an album I'd go to by choice, nor would I say everything here is a banger. 3/5

I'm not a big fan of the Velvet Underground, but I enjoyed the laid back sound of this record, which is fairly different from their more iconic debut album. Their music can be quite inconsistent and unpolished, like listening to a band whose songs aren't quite ready. But I quite liked the casual bohemianism of this one, and at the same time it felt like a precursor to lo-fi indie music. 3*

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Pale blue eyes, Murder mystery

Completed

Dit album van The VU was een stuk beter te hebben. Met vlagen zelfs best goed, maar zal dit nooit heel vaak draaien.

Dit was een stuk beter te pruimen dan dat White Light/White Heat album van laatst.

A keresztény hittérítő szám elég nagy buzzkill, és sajnos egyáltalán nem kreatív, zavaró volt. Az egész albumról egyébként ez nem mondható el, kellemes hallgatás volt, néhol kifejezetten izgalmas, kreatív részekkel. Beatles pótlék kicsit, a 60-as években újítónak/progresszívnek számíthatott.

Strange. Love me some Lou Reed though.

Chill, not bad

Muy tranquilito en general con algo de rock clásico. Bonitas canciones como la famosa Pale Blue Eyes pero también Whats goes on, I'm set free, That's the story of my life o After hours.

It's been quite a while since I've given this a listen, probably since my early 20s. From what I remember, it was a pretty big departure from TVU&N and WL/WH, and as I revisit it, I can see why I put it down and never returned. There are moments of songwriting beauty, but for the most part this is pretty lifeless. John Cale is sorely missed from this.

There is a surprising number of VU/Lou Reed albums on here. I never was a big fan, mostly just listened to the radio hits, but they are def growing on me.

I was surprised on the first song not to hear Lou Reed’s voice and then the second song dragged out a simple guitar riff and annoying organ chords for the final 2 minutes. In other words, things got off to a bad start. Lou Reed (plus the other vocalists) and the personal lyrics give the songs, especially the ballads like Pale Blue Eyes & Jesus a bare-naked feel. The song that the critics trash (Murder Mystery) is the one I find most interesting, though it sounds so out of place. Lou & Velvet Underground have put out better than this. 5/10, but I'll round upwards because it's a Saturday.

This is a very low key, subtle and melancholic album that needs careful and repeated listening to be appreciated. I can see how Emo and Shoegaze were influenced by the VU so these guys were way ahead of their time.

Expected to like this a lot more, but for some reason just not the biggest fan of the stripped back production. Prefer the banana album and Loaded a lot more than this, but there's still some highs - I'm reading those vocals on After Hours are the drummer??? huh?? Already Saved: Pale Blue Eyes Saved After Listening: Candy Says, After Hours*

Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Candy Says, What Goes On Cutting Edge: After Hours Overall Notes: A surprisingly tender and intimate album. Love the way the guitars sound on this thing. You cannot convince me that Murder Mystery is a good song.

cool folky whatever

Nice sound

Not for me. It’s okay. But nah

Really enjoyed this one, felt very shoegaze in some ways. I do think musically it's very repetitive, but then again I liked it a lot more than I thought I would.

Что то вроде психоделик рок в духе времени 69год

UN EMBOLE

Highlights but a lot of filler

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would, wil listen to more of theirs.

The songs have a cool sound, clearly ahead of their time, but they are not memorable as a whole when compared to other works.

Decent but ultimately the songs are very similar and nothing stands out

3 1/2

GOOD album. Not my favourite by them.

candy says: singing not great. surprised how soft this. Sounds very '60s. I like the lyrics What Goes On: slightly more interesting. Some Kinda Love: very velvet underground; almost epoken word Pale Blue Eyes: this is nice. Again kike the lyrics more than the music Jesus: yep. Pretty nice. Beginning to See the Light: i liked this one quite a lot I'm Set Free: I liked this one until a quite annoying hank marvin-style guitar solo. That's the Story of My Life - yep. Its nce. The Murder Mystery - experimental and wierd. Not really any fun to listen to. After Hours - nivce. faux naive lyrics

Unsure on this one. I liked it enough for 3/5, but not for much more. Most of the tracks were reasonably relaxing, though not particularly memorable, with the exception of Pale Blue Eyes. Cool hearing Lou Reed's voice from when he was younger, I liked his collab with Gorillaz for Plastic Beach.

Some of this album is “ehhhhh” and some is “hell yeah” I have a feeling this album could really grow on me and in later years I might rate it a 5. I’ve heard Pale Blue Eyes many many many times and didn’t get why people loved it so much. It only recently, within the past year or two, has grown on me. I’m thinking the same for the rest of this album.

Pretty chill. Something comforting about 60s music like this imo. Not got anything particularly to say about this one though other than it was pleasant

Best Tracks: Candy Says, What Goes On, Some Kinda Love, Pale Blue Eyes, Beginning to See the Light, I'm Set Free, That's the Story of My Life

Pretty solid album, very all over the place, great vocal performance though, much prefer The Velvet Underground & Nico

mais ou menos

OK.

3.5/5. Some nice chill lo-fi sounding tracks, enjoyed a lot of this. Falls off a bit at the end imo, least fave track the murder mystery.

Aangename muziek voor op de achtergrond, tot 'The Murder Mystery' begon. Extreem vreemd nummer, die wat afsteekt tegen de rest van het album.

Fun background music, better than expected. Got a warning for "The Murder Mystery" but didn't know what the fuss was about.. until it got to the end. Big yikers.

Pretty mellow. Smooth guitar. Not a huge fan of the sound of his voice. "The Murder Mystery" had a surprisingly strong start and is super chaotic and interesting compared to the other tracks. Otherwise, not a fan of this, but I can see how people would like it.

Aantal lekkere nummers, sommige te vaag.

Another solid album, but not something I would seek out. Some Kinda Love was the standout track for me, vocals were fine, but really enjoyed the guitar throughout. The Murder Mystery was an adventure and was not ready for the jump. At least it wasnt as unexpected as Frankie Teardrop

I got excited about this album when I realized the first song (Candy Says) was original to the Velvet underground. I’d always thought this was a Blind Melon original. The next track (What Goes On) is pretty good, and I even added to one of my playlists. The rest of the album travels down the Lou Reed rabbit hole - music you might expect to hear in a service elevator on the other side of the Looking Glass. I miss Shannon Hoon.

Liked this, less Rocky than I expected, great chill out album

3.8 - A collection of deceptively upbeat and sing-songy tracks that mostly strike a consistent sunny tone, with the exception of "The Murder Mystery." Underlying the simple chord structures are a meticulous blend of carefully chosen sounds with a keen attention to texture. Listen to the arpeggiated guitar line on "Pale Blue Eyes" and how it interplays with a single tambourine that hits on the 2/4 beats. Tsh...tsh...tsh...

Pop característico del grupo. Voz inconfundible. Estilo tranquilo. No destaca, pero no molesta. No me ha terminado de enganchar.

I didn't know Lou Reed was the lead singer. It's alright - almost like rock folk music. 6/10.

Lou Reed is not my cup of tea

more folky than I thought they were

The velvet underground has always made me feel very anxious when I listen to them. The least track though saved the album.

- Best tracks: Pale Blue Eyes After Hours

all of the songs were very different. pale blue eyes is overrated n the last song was cute. banana n loaded >>>

Interesting, but I can't say it blew me away - worse 3.5

Appreciate their influence. Not my bag.

I’m not mad at it. The album does ooze a little bit of pretension, but, having read the bands origin, I understand why.

5

Not bad overall, just not my taste preference. After Hours is probably the favorite on this one.

Pale Blue Eyes is a solid song, the rest is pretty okay. Sounds like the Velvet Underground, which is a pleasant sound

Super melancholy. It sounded so much like the Beatles I had to see who came first. It sounded so familiar that it was almost formulaic, so I had to look up why it was impactful. I guess that really shows how influential it is, that everything after it sounds like it. Still not crazy about it.

It's like if the Beatles only played slow songs. Not bad!

velvety!

And the streak of albums I don't like continues. To me, The Velvet Underground is avant-garde, experimental, and absolutely boring. Pair that with Lou Reed's soft and warbling voice, and I have no idea how they've become such a cult sensation. If you like it, more power to you.

Evo ne znam kaj bi reko. Doslovno nista specijalno, nista mi nije ostalo zapamceno i proslo mi tih 45 minuta ko da nista nisam slusao.

Vegetable music

My review for The Velvet Underground I don't know exactly what it was but I could not enjoy almost any of the songs on this album. The only songs I kind of liked was Pale Blue Eyes and After Hours. All of the other songs were okay but I wasn't feeling them all that much. 2 stars

This was a pretty rough listen for me. One of the album/artist that I have always heard about but never listened too. I probably had to high of expectations and am not able to really give it the credit it seems to deserve for these sounds coming from ‘69. But I kinda felt everything was pretty middle of the road. I liked the lyrical content of “Candy Says” the story behind the song makes it pretty progressive especially for the time but i don't think it really translated to the song itself. “Pale blue eyes” is clearly the best song off the album. I also enjoyed “Some kinda love” but that’s where my appreciation for Lou Reed kinda ends since the second best song on the album (the closer) isn’t sung by Lou. I also want to show big love to by far the most interesting experience on this album being “The Murder Mystery”. An almost 10 minute mind fuck of a song. I still have hope I will enjoy the album with the bandanna on it. ⭐️⭐️✨

Feels like an album that probably really suffers from comparing it to future artists that were inspired by it. I trust a lot of these songs are beautiful lyrically but I didn't really appreciate it. The first five songs are a real snore... Makes Beginning to See the Light, a pretty meh song, really seem quite exciting.

I just don't understand the hype with Lou Reid. He sounds like he's half asleep and just talking on his songs. perhaps it's this mindset that makes it impossible for me to really feel like Velvet Underground was as spectacular as everyone else seems to think because every time I get one of their albums or one of Lou Reed's albums, I cringe internally.

Þetta var ansi leiðinlegt.

One probably need a more "refined" music taste than mine to appreciate this album.

Starts strong with the first two songs. Ends very strong with the best song on the album. The rest is not worth the time.

Outrageously boring

Not for me. Late 60s a bit slow but not as deep

Just not a Lou reed guy

First song - I’ve only heard pale blue eyes from this and the first song sounds exactly the same sorry I’m uncultured. Hated that album except what goes on. Literally skipped murder mystery it was so brutal. Perhaps I’m just in the generation of thinking they’re trying to hard. After hours was kind of cute. Just not my sound.

not my thing to be honest . never really got them

5/10 - a bit meh but I've heard worse

It didn’t move me.

This is my second go-round with The Velvet Underground on this journey. After listening to The Velvet Underground & Nico, I declared myself not a fan of the band. This album didn’t change my decision. I did enjoy some of the songwriting, but the music sits right in that 60s rock segment that does nothing for me. According to the book and unfortunately for me, I get one more shot to prove to The Velvet Underground that they can’t turn me into a fan, no way, no how.

Legalzinho mas não é pra mim

A talented group of people making a boring album.

I was excited to listen to this, they are a band I've always known off but never listed too. It was however not for me, I found it slow and not engaging and then a random religious element to it out of nowhere. Not my vibe

I'm not a big fan of this so the album won't rank very high. The Murder Mystery is a standout on this album for being the only song that I didn't feel like I had to slog through. Perhaps my personal tastes (and brainrotted attention span) prevents me from fully appreciating this album. Other reviewers have piqued my interest in their other albums so this endeavor is not a total waste.

Nothing really special about this album, just your standard 60s rock. fav song: Candy Says

Takie dire straits

Oh... so this is it?

I don’t know that I care for the velvet underground. That song where they are saying different things simultaneously but with a similar cadence made it feel like my brain was going to implode.

For the 3rd time I've decided I don't dislike Lou Reed as much as I thought I would but I also don't love him as much as his fans seem to.

1.5 - Better than I thought it would be, I'm still not a Velvet Underground fan though.

boring

As a VU fan, the selection of this album to include in this list is befuddling. It is a good album but not a great one. It also comes on the heels of a great record - White Light/White Heat. That record represents for me the pinnacle of VU’s recorded work and the loss of John Cale as a band member is palpable. I get Lou wanted to turn down the volume and include other voices but in hindsight, it was really Lou’s effort to share the blame if TVU was not as successful. Lou’s lack of courage is also evident giving up vocals to new multi-instrumentalist Doug Yule, whom replaced Cale. So what do you have? A truly great song in Pale Blue Eyes, a couple of good tracks ( Candy Says and the experimental The Murder Mystery) leaving some pretty average straight forward folk rock songs and ballads. No wonder it flopped. When I reach for a VU record it is not this one. 2/5

слишком нежно

this was pretty okay until I got to "the murder mystery" then it pissed me off

Chill The Beatles, not my style

War auf jeden Fall deutlich besser als das erste Album, aber ist auch nicht wirklich hängen geblieben

A soft melody is one that catches my attention in music, so this album was within that paradigm. I had not heard of The Velvet Underground so hearing their third album was a fresh new ride and I can see many people enjoying this. The guitar work is phenomenal, the slow lyrics of love and longing can be reminiscent of anyone who's ever loved before, and the production of muffled or echo chambers with the instrumentals is a standout for me. The tracks would be more of a background listen, but it does not detract from the nicheness this album will have, even if it can be experimental at times. A soft-pop rock album through and through.

Kind of boring. Also not sure what was up with that Murder Mystery song.

за мурдер мистери 2 балла а так поспал

This was ... disappointing. I suppose I appreciate the more tender approach, but it was kind of bland. I'm hammering this on failed expectations given how much I like the other songs I know by them. Miss me with the come to Jesus moments of musicians, I want that hardcore raw sound only drugs, sex, and hedonism can produce

This almost felt too quaint, I just couldn’t get into it.

Some nice easy going tracks to jam to. Not much else. Favorite tracks: Candy Says, Pale Blue Eyes, & After Hours.

Velvet smooth guitars but another album I'm probably not coming back to

Nice in parts, too strange in others

I couldn't get into it. I know it's a formative album, but I really only like the last few songs.

like a bland musical mush that seeped into and then out of my ears

1.8/5 I've heard the name Velvet Underground but I don't think I ever heard any of their music and it definitely wasn't what I was expecting. Sounded a bit like the Beatles and the Doors mixed together but not as great as that would sound like. Very average and I must be out of touch seeing how loved this album is.

One of the more overrated bands I've encountered.

boring

Can’t bring myself to like the velvet underground.

it's just so....boring. Second album I've listened through, and even though it's something I wish I understood, I just don't. They had an underground culture impact but at the end of the day they were just strung out on heroin making droning music. I'm just not the demographic for that

Some good playing, Vu may be big in some peoples opinion buteft me underwhelmed

Levy alkoi ihan hyvin, tykkäsin kahdesta ensimmäisestä biisistä, varsinkin ”What Goes On” oli erinomainen. Sitten meni tasapaksuksi jollotukseksi, eikä levy pitänyt enää otteessaan.

not really my genre, but kinda nice

hmmm. good in the begnning but a little worse towards the end. not my favorite.

Basura

Too slow for me. Jesus was a great song. Murder mystery song I did not like the first listen.

Kjedelig alternativ musikk. Pleier å like det, dette ble for upersonlig og identitetsløst for meg.

Some good songs and some bad ones (murder mystery is crazy), considering giving it a 3 but honestly will give it a 2

The self-titled third album from The Velvet Underground is the kind of thing that just stares at you wide-eyed as you listen to it, laying there without moving, limp in your ears. It's not putting out the effort to meet you. It's not trying to accomplish a whole lot. It's just laying there. At least up until the last two tracks, *The Murder Mystery* tries to go for a polyphonic cacophony and achieves it without much real meaning or success. It's the final track on the album, *After Hours*, where things actually get a little bit interesting. Clearly one of the inspirations for bands like The Moldy Peaches. It's a little bit lazy, but at least it's trying to do something. My main thought while listening to this album was, "I'm clearly just not high enough."

Hay grupos que nos han salido ya 5 veces,(y que mas de un CD deja mucho que desear) y luego no parecen aparecer otros grupos y cantantes que merecen más la pena. Esta playlist es muuuuuy repetitiva, centrada en ciertos géneros o grupos y deja muuuuuchisimo que desear. Que cambien al creador de este generador, porque solo parecen aparecer otros haber escogido la música de su gusto

not my thing! too slow? but i realize i have my preferences in the type of people who are singing it as well...

na pierwszy rzut ucha przyjemny ale są momenty gdzie już nie jest tak gładko, np. I'm set free przeradza się w trzeszczenie i jęczenie dżizas prawie skipnięte bo neruwuje mnie takie stękanie może byłby większy chill jakby oni nie śpiewali? dobra cofam to żeby nie spiewali bo murder mistery jest świetne

Liked some of the guitar but a bit too slow for my liking

pale blue eyes and Jesús is good, After hours cool Overall decent, very chill

Ya había escuchado un disco de The Velvet Underground y sabía que no son mi banda favorita. El disco me pareció medio monótono y aburrido.

begint goed, eindigt best meh.

Boring

Demasiado tranquilo, no es mi estilo.

Good enough to listen to in the background, but too many songs stayed for too long. I'm not entirely against long songs as long as I feel like they are either 1. lyrically interesting enough to justify the length and looping instrumentality, or if 2. they develop the instrumental aspects of the song clearly and well. Pale blue eyes did this well, The murder mystery, while I understand what it was attempting to do, the mono tone voice and repetitive instrumental tracks make it hard to follow the story they are trying to do. The nicest thing I can say about this song is that the guitar kinda reminded me of Chop Suey.

Couple of decent moments but overall never got in to it

While iconic, not especailly memorable.

Mid. Singing. Some good ones, but lost within mid. 2/5

Tja. Ikke noe jeg setter på frivellig ihvertfall, men var greit å ha på i bakgrunn (med unntak av Heroin og European Sun - de var grusomme)

Es aburridisimo. Parece álbum de música cristiana.

Another boring album

I don't care how much I'm supposed to like them, I just can't get into these guys. Satellite of Love is all the Lou Reed I need.

I was surprised at how boring this was. I expected so much more from the Underground GOATs. I now see why they were forced under the floorboards

I didn't like it really

Wanky fuckers

pre listening: Velvet Underground!! fuckin uhhh reference to Good Omens for me chief. not sure im famiulaur with music tho... 1: reminds me of the feeling I get listening to Fruits Basket opening idk 4: stood out to me while listening passively 9: discordant in an unfortunately unpleasant way 10: pulled back in to enjoyiment, soft immature and feminine in the way that is awkward and lovely. felt like it really spoke to me.

NGL this album blows. I get it was a different time I get it's unique for its time but bleh. I like the last track on it and the rest range from ok at best to full on unpleasant. 1.5, but I'll give it a 2 for the last track.

Very Indie sounding album and probably unique for 1969. I find it forgettable with no songs really standing out.

290 povratak doma s treninga, prvi album koji sam poslusala s liste Nije mi se svidjelo Dosadno

una verga

I wasnt that keen. It was very maudlin in places and Murder mystery was absolutely atrocious .

druga polovina albuma me dignula i prijala mi dok sam radila, nisam se udubljivala u tekstove ili u dalje lik i delo, ali mi stvara slike u glavi i to je dobar znam, osećam proleće, sedenje napolju, not my cup of tea ali me nije ubilo

aburrido, un par de temas buenos, a la mitad del disco hay que dejar de escucharlo

Low-key album with a different vibe than other late 60s efforts. Feels a little bit like 1960s shoegaze.

Too slow and not interesting until the Murder Mystery.

Я снова подумала, что альбом абсолютно мимо, но все-таки кое-что зацепило. Некоторые песни по вайбу очень подходят к Очень странным делам, поэтому их просто приятно слушать (What Goes On, Beginning To See The Light). Но даже так, я не добавила их к себе, потому что я просто не слушаю такое. НО. The Murder Mystery — это очень хорошо! Мне сразу понравился инструментал в начале, даже не скажешь, что то один и тот же альбом. И в целом он очень отличается по звучанию и вайбу и отдаленно напоминает то, что я могу слушать сейчас. Его я добавила. Ему лайк. Но все остальное мимо :(

début prometteur... mais plus on avance plus c'est étrange et les dissonances me dérangent :/ à un stade carrément la chanteuse chante juste FAUX et c'est embêtant.

Nothing about this made me feel I needed to hear this before I die. Most songs felt familiar in a boring way. Some were just too much like "Jesus" and "The Murder Mystery". I'm not surprised "Candy Says" and "Pale Blue Eyes" stand out with listen count because they were really stand outs on the album for me.

it wasn't bad by no means, it was quite melodic and down to earth it just isn't for me

Meh this was okay. Pale Blue Eyes was the saving grace if I'm honest.

Found this OK, but nothing inspiring.

If the Beatles found Jesus. I like Pale Blue eyes, the rest: meh

I haven’t listened to the velvet underground before. It was fine. No songs particularly grabbed me, although The Murder Mystery was more interesting than the others. The songwriting was solid but I like a more raw or rockier sound (which Lou Reed delivers later). Borderline 3, but wouldn’t listen again, so 2.

2,5/5

I must admit when I saw the name I thought this was a more recent album not a late 60's one. Sort of OK but nothing special. There were a number of places that sounded/were out of tune which gave the impression of a slightly amateur production.

I really don’t get it. They lost me with Heroin or whatever that loud ass song is. I liked the intro, though.

Hits that sitting around a small campfire about to start a drum circle on some drugs kind of energy. Some very experimental sounds, vocals that are buried behind the soft guitar/ piano, meandering melodies and lots of repeated chorus lines. A couple tracks that were okay but lost me in the sauce.

Very average, imo

The Murder Mystery is one of the most terrible listening experiences I've ever had and it actually gave me a headache. The rest of the songs on here sound like half-baked demos. I don't know who this album was for, but I regret having listened to it.

I thought this album was fine until it got to The Murder Mystery. What an awful song. Like it made me really angry. And then the last song was bad too. I’ve never seen quite the nose dive at the end of an album than what happened here.

Velvet, smooth, bland.

Quite spookier than you would imagine

I’m not sure where people are hearing the 5-star album. But I’m not

Chill and mellow

Color me unimpressed! I don't get it. I hope the Andy Warhol Banana album is better than this. Alot of these are just somber songs that go on too long. Jesus is interesting song to hear from Reed based on his reputation. Murder Mystery is interesting to say the least. Just unimpressed. 2

Just an album full of rambling and talking with instrumentals.

I absolutely hated The Murder Mystery. Who wants to listen to that? The rest of the album honestly wasn’t that bad but holy shit murder mystery ruined this for me.

was a struggle to finish, didn't like voices ontop each other

this has never been my type of music unfortunately

How Beatles of them? But significantly less good. Only 2 listenable tracks on the album for me: What Goes On (which I enjoy) and After Hours. Murder Mystery Party had potential but quickly felt like “more of the same” and I lost interest.

If you like the Beatles, you MIGHT like this band… but just listen to the Beatles instead; they’re better than The Velvet Underground. The songs aren’t terrible or anything, they just sound… bland. Their slow songs are boooring. The upbeat ones are better, but regardless, every song has very repetitive instrumentation and uninspiring lyrics. Apparently this band’s most popular song of all time is Pale Blue Eyes, so I paid special attention to that one and ??? It’s not catchy, it’s not thought provoking, it’s not visceral or emotional. “Sometimes I feel so happy, sometimes I feel so sad, but mostly you just make me mad.” Riveting stuff. The song I’d be most likely to listen to again is After Hours, the last song on the album. I think it was just included as a little extra thing for fun; It has a completely different singer and a completely different style than the rest of the album. Ironically, it turns out to be better than everything else on the album, precisely because it’s nothing like it. I’m think the bar for a good album was just lower in the 60’s.

no es para mí (demasiado folk)

The album has an interesting sound. I imagine people felt this was kind of a new age vibe at the time. The vocals aren’t stellar in my opinion, but have an interesting quality (don’t have a better way to describe it). Slow and soft. Kinda just weird, but also maybe giving spoken word poem vibes? No clue what was happening in The Murder Mystery (not a fan). The music is easy enough listening because it’s gentle, but I probably wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to it again. (10 songs, 43 minutes) 2/23/26

aburrido asf

Liked the album with Niko, didn’t get this one.

127/1001 First listen. Garbage does a version of candy says. Didn’t know it was a cover till now. The rest of this album is okay. Better than the last two albums of theirs I’ve heard on this list. Just barely though. I still don’t get this band. 4/10

4/10

grande chialade type beat after hours is amazing

Not for me.

Yeah ok, never has got my blood running really & never will really. Sunday Morning a nice little ballad.

After listening to the dreadful White Light/White Heat recently, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the opening track was a lot calmer and slower. 'Oh this could be interesting' I thought. I was wrong. What a snoozefest of an album. It's gone from one extreme (WL/WH) to the other, and neither are any good. Highlight of the album was After Hours - mainly because it doesn't feature Lou Reeds depressing voice.

i just can’t with lou reed. from every interview i’ve read or seen, he seems like an insufferable douche. much of this album is either boring or unlistenable.

Started out okay but the last few songs are pretty weak. 2 stars or D+.

Just an overall really enjoyable album

Top Songs: Pale Blue Eyes After Hours

A pretty calm album. Songs get pretty repetitive sometimes. Im not a big fan of most old music like this, but i can still appreciate it most of the time. This album feels sort of empty a lot of the time and none of the songs feel unique except for "The Murder Mystery" which is probably my favourite track.

don't get the appeal beyond "fine"

It’s iconic. But, I just couldn’t get there with it. It can’t be them. It must be me…

That's it? This band has such a reputation, didn't really do much for me.

It's fine. I guess an album that was somehow more daring at the time?

Apparently this is an important album but for me it was a bit dull, a bit uninspiring. Nothing horrible but nothing to match some of Lou Reeds solo stuff

There was an episode of the Amazing Spider-Man where J. Jonah Jameson was invited to see this new rock and roll band, the Squawkers. Unfortunately the Fiddler wiped them out. The Velvet Underground remind me of the Squawkers. There were there to embody the rock and roll spirit, and to annoy squares, but if the Fiddler erased them I wouldn’t ever think about them.

I listened to this twice and I still can't remember anything about it

Nico had to leave the band shortly after this album to create her true persona, Nico Nico Nii

Ei toiminut omaan korvaan ollenkaan.

48. it was alright

I don’t know if I’m uncultured or not but this did not hit the mark It was just boring

Blues. Beatles Lite.

What are these guys famous for? I guess standards were lower in the 60s. Idk. Vocals were giving bob dylan at times. Some kinda love was my favorite. “Some kinds of love are mistaken for vision”. I’m giving a solid 4/10 here boys.

This is my favorite VU album by a mile, and y'know what? Still not the "legendary" record people make it out to be. It's good-ish. Some definite moments, but there just isn't a good hook here. VU: Not for me. Can't say I didn't try... 5/10

Contrary opinion about the Velvet underground they are not the revolutionary band some think they are . This is gods but nothing much more than average underground rock album from the '60s. There are some interesting instrumentation and generally they offer an interesting enough mixture of rock and avant garde things, but it never gets into plane so ends up very middle of the road to me. More meandering than experimental . I can appreciate murder mystery but 1/2 of it is shit and 1/2 interesting with out being great

I've tried... I just don't like this. 2/5

Thought this was mainly a bit dull and then that song second to last was just bonkers!

Very overated average.

Too many drugs.

sadly, despite liking other the velvet underground's works, this one didn't resonate with me. it just felt a little bit too monotonous and cohesive in a way that didn't allow me to form a strongly positive opinion. however, i reallyyyy liked "what goes on", "pale blue eyes" and "after hours". "murder mystery", on the other hand was very hard to listen, despite me understanding the creative choices made here. overall, the album as a whole didnt resonate with me much so that's why i give it a 2 (would give it a 2.5 if it was possible)

Top 10 albums to fall asleep to

2 STARS Only enjoyed two songs from the album. Pale Blue Eyes Candy Says

this gives me sufjan steven vibes within how quiet and peacefully beautiful it sounds. the overall vibe of this album so far feels very melancholic with a sense of humour. i appreciate the fact that this album only has 10 songs since long albums are typically filled with some generic songs, but these are all bangers.

A bit boring for my taste, most the songs in the album didn't left that much of an impression to me

зацепил только парочкой спокойных песен особенно первая прикольная а так ни о чем, но предпоследняя песня прям крейзи, очевидно, с каким-то гениальным смыслом, но мне лень

Well, this is at least a more cohesive effort than their others on this list.

I think u have to listen to this album on the right mood and if u are actively looking for this kind of slow and romantic music. For my it was not that interesting other than wanting to understand the lyrics, it was kinda boring and I wanted to skip most of the songs.

trop lent et une chanson carrément s'appelle jésus

Boring and pointless, just some goofy ass 60s bullshit

Not my style, too abstract

There were some songs I really liked that had the vibe of the music in Juliet, Naked, but then there were some songs that had really minimalist stuff going on where it was one chord (basically) the whole song and I couldn't listen to it, I had to skip it. The last song was my favorite - After Hours, and it's sung by someone not in the band. Hilarious.

Wallpaper. Boring wallpaper

Pale Blue Eyes ✅

This was okay. Some songs were okay (Candy Says, What Goes On) but others weren't great (The Murder Mystery, After Hours). I can see why Wes Anderson likes them; they have a twee, soft-spoken approach most of the time. Not really my speed, though.

Highlights: Candy Says, What Goes On, Pale Blue Eyes

This pretty much vanished into the background. Couldn’t say if it had a standout track to be honest. Don’t think it’s a bad album, just a bit innocuous.

Achei experimental demais. Pale Blue Eyes é a melhor do álbum.

Not my vibe so I didn't listen to all of it but I'll definitely have another listen one day

achei repetitivo

I liked track #1 but every track afterwards hurt my ears bro

Too messy

Didn't really like it as the vocals are too drab.

I really like this band but this feels a little try hard. It’s borderline pretentious and it’s nowhere near as good as the Black Album.

4eme album avec Lou Reed =>2/5 Rien d'original dans ce disque qui présente un pop/rock très standard, sauf dans 'The Murder Mystery', morceau différent (structure) et intéressant. Par ailleurs les morceaux lents sont très ennuyeux, les plus dynamiques passent mieux. Certains présentent des plages instrumentales avec des chorus plutôt réussis. Un point positif : LR ne chante pas sur tous les morceaux, un vrai soulagement qui lui évite la note minimale ...

Not a fan

I remember literally nothing about this album - which at least means I didn’t hate it with an industrious fury, like I was expecting.