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OK.
Guess what - it sounds like the Velvet Underground. 2 great songs = 2 stars.
Iconic album
Zeer wisselvallig album met enkele zagerige nummers en enkele tamelijk goede nummers.
easy listening while reading
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.
What’s the attraction?
All time
Another one of those bands that I understand are important culturally, but I've never actually listened to. I enjoyed it a lot.
Ligt nogal sterk in lijn met een paar van de vorige albums. Misschien dat het daarom niet zo speciaal klinkt.
Interesting but can’t get me excited.
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.
Some fun melodies but mostly booooring
What a lovely relief from the previous albums. I hadn't listened closely to Candy Says before, but holy trans that song is so bittersweet and beautiful especially the final lines. The whole album is pretty, and it sounds like they're authentically having fun. Even the moody murder mystery song - the closest thing to their experimental previous stuff - sounds a bit playful among the stereo poetry jumble. If I had to program my mind to sync with one album, it would be this one. Tasteful. Well paced. Open eyed. Accepting. Empathetic. Authentic. Energy-giving. What a goddamn delight. A+
The first Indy Rock album—inspired so much that came after it, strokes, shins, Elliott smith, the list goes on. This is my idea of a perfect album, every note seems minimal to the point of feeling essential, Lou Reed’s poetry shines and every song is good, it’s fun, it’s melancholic, it’s hard, it’s soft, it’s about drugs, drinking, love, friendship, enlightenment and nostalgia. Whether it’s the the or the softness of “Candy Says,” the driving road trip vibes of “what goes on,” the jug band vibes of “some kind of love,” the perfectly soft darkness of “pale blue eyes,” the rock and roll lullaby of “Jesus,” the swinging good time of “Beginning to See the Light,” the enlightened release of “I’m set free,” the folksy, “That’s the story of my life,” even the avant- guard juxtaposition of “The Murder Mystery” its grating chanted poetry dissonant against the softer hazy moments create a sometimes skippable but still excellent song, and finally twee notes of “After Hours” this album never misses a beat, it’s relentlessly good. Easy 5
Phew I was worried yesterday's gem was a happy blip on an otherwise trashcan radar. If yesterday's album got me imagining ripping a giant bong and sinking into a couch while jerking it to Zooey Deschanel, this album makes me imagine dressing in all black, injecting just the tiniest amount of heroin, and squeezing lemons on Nico's cheek bones. I don't know if I've ever fallen in love with a voice quite as hard as Moe Tucker's in "After Hours". She was also their drummer—Matt, maybe this is an opportunity for you to lilt a tune while drumming during our next jam. Who knows what bulges will emerge. It's hard to not feel cooool, maaaan, while vibing to the Velvet Underground. Lou Reed will swallow you whole and shit you out into Andy Warhol's Factory.
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.
this is why i started this thing
good!
nellow singy songy music... lou red vocals
typisch 60's best goed
Aantal lekkere nummers, sommige te vaag.
This shit rocked hard. Really enjoyed it, but the final song was kinda strange.
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
It is not bad, but not my taste
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.
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I love this, it’s a (mostly) pleasant listen with great songwriting. Murder Mystery is so strange but in an interesting way. gets a 10
9, very much enjoyed it
Warhol house band stop being angry and start singing about god and girls
Liked this, less Rocky than I expected, great chill out album
Quite liked about half of this, although largely fairly forgettable. A few songs bored me a bit. Might benefit from a deeper understanding of the band/context. Not really what I expected from TVU. Much more folky (almost country?) than I imagined. Quite like the sad/relaxed vibe to some of the songs. REALLY like After Hours - probably the only song I'd return to. Faves: After Hours Pale Blue Eyes Least faves: Jesus I'm Set Free Track-by-track: 1) Candy Says - Striking lyrical start. Chilled. Sad. Like it. 2) What Goes On - more upbeat. Jangley! Like it a lot. Good organ. 3) Some Kinda Love - yee ha - country. Less keen. 4) Pale bule eyes - pleasant. Relaxing. Not sure its supposed to be. Sad vibe. Like it. 5) Jesus - bit dull 6) Beginning to See the Light - like the harmonies bits. Bit Bob Dylan otherwise. Meh. 7) I'm Set Free - nah, not keen on this. Dull and also a bit irritating. Folky at the end. 8) That's the Story of My Life - Jaunty. Fun. Nice little interlude after a bit of a drudge. 9) The Murder Mystery - System of a Down! Organ! Weird vocals. Some spooky and some talking. A bit odd. Don't mind it, but doubt I'll listen again. Liking it less the longer it goes on (which is long). 10) After Hours - Nice. What does this remind me of? Mr Rodgers? Really like the happy tune and sad lyrics. Soudns like Mouldy Peaches. Which is a good thing. Maybe my fave on the album (sorry Lou).
Love the Velvet Underground but prefer the noisy albums. Still some nice songs
8/10, solid album, and I especially like that it is not super samey throughout. After much reflection, I did find that the singing on the last song really reminded me of the bit in Elf where the main gal sings in the shower.
Nice and mellow
Awk sure this album isn't as fried out as the one that came before it, but you can't really expect me to dislike it can ye?
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...
However flawed he may be, I am a Lou Reed fan. This is the first VU album after John Cale left the band so the experimental weirdness that came from him and Reed together is lacking here. This makes for a more widely palatable VU sound, which is not a bad thing. I love this album! There are lots of standouts for me, the biggest being "Pale Blue Eyes," which is one of my favorite love songs/songs in general. I think this record is also a testament to albums as a cohesive piece of art as opposed to a handful of singles and supporting tracks. The pacing is fantastic. It goes from serene to rollicking and back again throughout, which creates this wonderful feeling of tension and release. This is especially apparent as the wacky, intense "The Murder Mystery" plays into the cute little ditty "After Hours." I also love that track as a closer because it feels like I'm being tucked in and sung to sleep as a night of partying, and the album, concludes. A classic.
Muy bueno!
nice
Pop característico del grupo. Voz inconfundible. Estilo tranquilo. No destaca, pero no molesta. No me ha terminado de enganchar.
AOOOOOOOOO DELÍCIA DE SONZIM, AMEI
Pretty good for being slow and British. I think the production and lyrics are good and it's a bit more musical than other British stuff so yay. 8
Fantastic album!
I didn't know Lou Reed was the lead singer. It's alright - almost like rock folk music. 6/10.
Schön
'The Murder Mystery' is easily the best and craziest song on this album. Two verses at the same time by different people hard-panned to each channel, with strong instrumental backing. 8/10, want more like this song, but the banana album is better overall.
Lou Reed is not my cup of tea
Very chill easy listening, can definitely see why it is regarded as so influential
What a sleepy, dull album. It’s very soft and would be good for naps or to play for your grandpa. Gets an extra star for After Hours
One of my top 5 favorite bands, and second favorite of their albums. No good words to describe it, but the storytelling + the music are excellent
I really enjoyed the slower songs that weren't as dissonant as the others. I still prefer the Andy Warhol album
Enjoyed the vibes, but wasn't able to focus much on lyrics or songwriting. I expected velvet underground to be weirder, but I got a kick out of it!
Great one
Uneventful
Great record, not my favorite of theirs. Definitely still "Velvet Underground," but more pleasant, not as noisy as later records.
V good.
Oasis musical en medio del desierto de sonidos iguales.
more folky than I thought they were
So good
Great relaxing album with serious undertones
Beautiful album. I've never listened to this VU album all the way through. It may be my favorite of all their albums.
9/10
Music ahead of its time, good vocals
I had only ever heard the song "pale blue eyes" on many mixed tapes - the rest of their music I only knew with Nico. Much better without her.
Muy bonito y todo pero si no lo escucho no pasa nada.
Muy pinches bueno. Una joyita que no conocía.
The velvet underground has always made me feel very anxious when I listen to them. The least track though saved the album.
i love them but a lot of the songs sounded like they didn't have energy in them
- Best tracks: Pale Blue Eyes After Hours
This is some seriously chill shit! I don’t know the Velvet Underground that well but this album really cements the fact that I’m going to have a massive heroin phase ✌🏼
Pretty, pretty cool.
all of the songs were very different. pale blue eyes is overrated n the last song was cute. banana n loaded >>>
kinda cool
Nice calm vibe with the first few songs beginning to see the light is jamming Murder Mystery is also nice
Kind of like a blend between the Beatles and CCR. When there's a song called "Jesus" on the record, I'm not inclined to enjoy it, however.
Great Album. Chill vibes. I liked Some kind of love Pale blue eyes Thats the story of my like After Hours
Great album
i know i'm supposed to like this
Pretty good. Kind of an album to just have playing in the background softly.
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.
This was okay. I'm glad I listened, but I'm very okay never hearing this album again.
5
8
I thought I liked the velvet underground but I found this album quite boring and monotone
Nunca tinha ouvido, curtindo bastante, são canções, algo que não tava esperando, muitas em um tempo mais lento. Adorando, as letras as vozes, até as guitarras. Bem diferente do primeiro disco deles, que conheço muito melhor.
Something, something, but didn’t click for me.
some songs are super good some are just not my style but overall great experience, pale blue eyes was ahead of time imo.
'Down for you is up' is maybe my favourite lyrics of all time not because it is difficult or clever but it's performed with such beautiful simplicity that I want to die a little bit every time I hear it. Does anyone else think I look a little like Lou Reed on this album cover? Just similar energy. He's got good posture though.
Pretty great overall, but the A side is definitely better than the B side. That penultimate track...ugh. No. Just, no.
Very cool live album, great for work jams. Loved the live renditions of Heroin and songs with Lou Reed
Enjoyable, deserves to be on the list, but a vibe in the background for the most part for me. But I didn't DISLIKE it at all.
1.5
This list has definitely made me a Velvet Underground fan. I love this stuff. Nothing really sounds like them, even in the decades since, everything they do is interesting because it's unique. If nothing else good comes from the 1001 albums, opening my eyes to these guys will be worth the time spent. I feel so at home with this music.
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
Eh, I liked this better than the Loretta Lynn album and whatever other crap 1-star albums are on this list, although not much better. I'll give it 2 stars, but reserve the right to downgrade that.
I enjoy VU. I knew Pale Blue Eyes (I think it got played at Starbucks for some reason??) Having Beginning to See the Light after Jesus reeled me back in. Solid album throughout, really enjoyed the aforementioned track, What Goes On, and a couple others at the end.
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!
кэнди сэйс айв кам ту хейт май бади
Amazing album 9.3/10
Wonderful. One of my favorites of theirs, if not my favorite.
Classic album
Pale Blue Eyes Jesus Some Kinda Love
I think this album is really gorgeous. It's deceptively simple, but the chord structure is nearly always flawless. Reminds me of a bit grittier version of the Beatles. Banana album will always be my favorite, but this rocked.
Own. Fave Song "Pale Blue Eyes" lots of good songs - 4.25.
Never been a huge VU fan because my only point of entry was Lou Reed's solo stuff, and my one coworker who only played their live stuff. I like this quite a bit. "The Murder Mystery" is an absolute mess, but I really enjoyed the rest of it. Lackadaisical, subdued, easy listening. Favorite tracks: "Candy Says", "What Goes On", "Beginning to See the Light"
velvety!
8/10 FT: Pale Blue Eyes
its still bizarre to me how ahead of their time these fuckers were. first they do all that experimental bs and now this? what the fuck? how did it not catch on anyways?? like why did it take so long for twee pop and slowcore and whatever to catch on after this thing came out its so good!!! theres more misses than on WL/WH but the good stuff is amazing, it has just the right amount of raw-ish production and a lot the lyrics were kinda unexpected for 1969 too like damn they rly lived up to their name didnt they .................................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................ murder mystery isnt super interesting until the last section with the pianos and shit though 9/10 barely
8/10, absolute classic
3.75/5. I liked this, some songs are better than others.
loved it!
A stunning collection of songs. Side One has some of Lou Reed's finest work, and then Side Two sees the band branching out. Bands based entire careers out of the ideas on the final two tracks. I'd argue they are both more exciting than the noise experiments of the first two albums. Although it was not to last, this album presents the Velvet Underground as a cohesive, collaborative unit, adding magic to Lou Reed's masterpieces.