Reviews (page 3 of 15)
I like weird. I like experimental. But I also like good songs. And “musical” sounds. The album has its moments (“Pale Blue Eyes” and, oddly, “After Hours,” e.g.), sure, but it’s mostly more weird than musical.
not their best album
Underwhelmed....
3,4 Highlights: Candy Says, Pale Blue Eyes
Good album. I enjoyed this more than I was expecting too.
Love this!
It's pretty bland and just a bit boring. It's is not bad by any means just not the most exciting or interesting album ever. I do like it, I like the way it sounds and flows and I really like the vibe of it, but it just didn't really do it for me. It's is your basic underground 60's rock band. I can understand why it may be popular (especially at that time), but I don't think it's as good as people may make it. I don't think I'll visit it again in the future, but it isn't unimaginable that I do (maybe some of the songs). My favourite was definitely Candy Says. I did really, really like that one, so it obviously made it to the playlist!! There were also others that i did like and add to the playlist, but there were also quite a lot that i thought was just a little too long, since almost all of the songs are about 4-5 minutes long which can make it feel like it's a bit dragged out. I will say that most of the songs weren't repetitive at all, which i really appreciated, because sometimes that can get a bit annoying, but that didn't really happen with this album. I think to form a general opinion on this band, I would have to listen to their other stuff because based on this album i can't really tell if I like them or I'm not really a fan. Overall I think this album wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. I'd say it was on the little bit better side of decent.
Chill rock album
Very sparse musically though weighty lyrically. Almost sounds like a demo collection, however they work so well they didn't need any more work. I imagine this would have really stood out from the crowd when it was released. In a time when the radio was playing Beach Boys, Yellow Submarine or Peter Paul & Mary this would be a 'disruptor'. And the same year we had Led Zeppelin and MC5 emerge, as well as Nick Drake and the sophomore effort from The Band... 69 was quite a year. This could easily have come out in the last 15 years and done well (maybe not as well though as that playing field is full of clones inspired by this album and it may get lost in the fray). Certainly a blueprint for a sound 30 to 40 years ahead of its time.
The first and last few songs on this album are so beautiful. Candy Says is a perfect opener and Murder Mystery was so captivating. I just wish the middle third didn’t drone on as much.
nice. some chill songs, some mid songs. overall I liked it
This album is pretty good. Some parts can drag on (the song about Jesus was fairly repetitive), but by and large the instrumentals backing this project are exciting and fresh. This is one of my favorite rock albums from the list so far, and this list loves its rock albums. I am excited to see how I feel about this given more time.
Lou Reed!
Un álbum de una madurez sobrecogedora que ha envejecido bien como el testamento definitivo del minimalismo folk-rock. En el plano de diseño formal, el giro de la banda es radical: frente al ruido de sus trabajos anteriores, aquí optan por una producción austera que prescinde de cualquier artificio técnico, logrando un entretejido que da claridad a la voz y sitúa las guitarras limpias y el órgano tenue en una atmósfera de absoluta intimidad. La interpretación lírica y musical proyecta una fuerza y calidez inmensas. Las ejecuciones desnudas en piezas fundamentales como "Candy Says", "Pale Blue Eyes" y "Jesus" transmiten una autenticidad desarmante, otorgando al grupo una autoridad superior construida desde la pura vulnerabilidad humana. El viaje conceptual, que explora la empatía hacia la marginalidad, la culpa y la búsqueda de redención, entrega un documento profundamente conmovedor, crudo y real que opera como un potente llamado a la conciencia. Un trabajo de una belleza despojada cuya constante sensación de paz y fluidez acústica lo vuelve óptimo para múltiples usos de concentración diaria, destacando de forma excepcional para potenciar el trabajo creativo o como fondo para una reflexión solitaria.
Loved this.
Aunque sea un 3 lo he disfrutado mucho
More contemplative and not as chaotic, but no less wonderful than the first two albums.
Thoroughly enjoyed
Kind of boring. Also not sure what was up with that Murder Mystery song.
Can’t say I’ve ever heard anything by this group before. Candy says was quite a gorgeous start. It was almost like a lullaby. What goes on was a different vibe, but oh my god was it great!! I thought it had just the right amount of oomph for what it was trying to be. The guitar solo was also a nice bonus. Some kinda love was a great little track and then afterwards, pale blue eyes was super sweet. It was simple, but it worked. Jesus was another very vibey track. That’s the story of my life was also quite good. Then, going into the Murder Mystery, I thought the track was quite interesting. My brain felt like it needed to be everywhere at once. After hours was a nice enough way to end things! I liked the different vocalist. 4/5 ⭐️ 178/1089
liked this one. particularly 'after hours' - Juno vibes.
I get it, you have to know the roots - but the first song was booooooring! The second song is way better! Why do you have to start an album with such a boring tune? The third number is strange, but not in a good way. All in all: I'm too young for this music. And I'm born in 1971.
Way better than the last Velvet Underground album we listened to
Kinda boring ngl
Otro goat.
Reminds me of the Beatles but with a bit more of a rock twang to it? The female voice in some songs is really nice. Very nice guitar across the board Favourite song (s): my best friend, coming back to you, D.C.B.A Least favourite song(s): nothing really stood out here, embrionic journey Overall rating: 8.9/10
Hilarious that John Cale left and they immediately went ‘let’s go MAINSTREAM’. Not a bad thing tho, some of VU’s best songs here. And The Murder Mystery might be seen as a failed experiment to the band, but I really like it.
Great album. I’m a fan of the band and Lou Reed as a solo artist. Lots of great songs here. Every song is good. 4.5 for me probably.
I had a hard time getting into it, but it wasn't bad.
The first half was pretty boring, but it got a lot better as it went on. I think even the early songs could grow on me.
Didn’t know these dudes were cool like that
Great but not the best Velvet Underground record. If White Light White Heat is a 5/5, this is a 4/5.
Det va en trivelig liten sak, synes æ.
I remember liking this, but it also didn't blow me away. Some nice smooth tunes though.
2026.06.30
Bueno disco! Solo conocia Heroin y no está en este disco, pero me gustó mucho, la cancion Mistery Murder una canción bien extraña, incomoda, pero interesante
первые песни построены музыкально практически на одном и том же мотиве дальше уже поинтереснее но меня не зацепило
за мурдер мистери 2 балла а так поспал
Right off the bat they kinda sound like the Beatles, but like a little more mellow
very good album
I just hate this. I hate this band and their lazy boring sound and their poor singing and everything.
I'm not so sure about this one. Every song sounds pretty much the same.
Beginning To See The Light I've heard before... maybe in a Wes Anderson film? Not super into this sound.
Pretty decent stuff - some of their folk stuff is a little boring.
Candy says was nice but it is all a bit soppy and sameish for me. Just not currently a velvet undergrounds bloke
i think this could grow on me
Сара 3 Марко 3
Achingly trendy. Just not worth a lot of time spent. Known for the album cover more than the songs of which only a couple pass muster. A critics band or someone who hates music
A real grower for me. Enjoyed my first listen without being blown away but after more listens, and a better awareness of the band / this album’s context, I loved it. (And understand the absence of John Cale from the band facilitated this change of sound but I did slightly miss his dulcet Welsh tones.. )
Vibey, the first few songs are a bit forgettable - audio quality/volume of vocals not that good? Some songs remind me of Simon & Garfunkel, from the folksy elements. I enjoyed it more as I went through the tracks. The organ in 'murder mystery' is wacky and weird, could work out if I liked it or not because the overlapping voices is quite intense. I ended up skipping it because the song is so damn long. Nice to get to After Hours
Honestly don't really get what all the hype is about
Really enjoy the more mellow sounds on a lot of these songs. Big fan of I’m set free. These dudes just couldn’t help themselves with putting weird shit at the end of their albums, but unlike the end of the Nico album, murder mystery is actually kind of enjoyable in an odd way
Not sure if it meets the definition of the Mandela Effect but I went a number of years thinking Adventure Time used After Hours in one of the Marceline episodes. The feedback guitar solos on this and the Banana album are up there with Bob Dylan harmonica solos for destroying your family's ear drums in the car. I think this is my favorite Velvet Underground album. It’s certainly the most listenable of their first three albums, the Murder Mystery notwithstanding.
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
So happy to be listening to this in full. An all timer for sure. Like nearly perf album
Have
This almost felt too quaint, I just couldn’t get into it.
Quite a mesmerising mismatch of styles
This record is arguably more cohesive front to back than their debut, however I still prefer the debut for laying the foundation for this lane. (My girl Nico as well) I also appreciate the more upbeat jangly guitar driven songs here, which is a nice switch up from the debut staying in the somber, muddied out vibe. It’s hard to put these records against eachother because I love them all. But being this is my 3rd favorite VU album, someone’s gotta take the 4 star. #InLouReedWeTrust
Listening to the underground while underground. It’s beautiful it reallly feels like stepping into a small concert. So unique and comfy. Lou Reed has this softness that he finally find with his voice and all these deep cuts really bring it. The story of my life feels like a children’s show intro and that never gets started and thus stays in limbo yet it feels full and complete scary stuff. Such simple lyrics but the band just feel so in sync. It’s a folk album disguised as a rock record. Nico on after hours is just perfect ending fodder. Lou Reed found his vocals with this where it’s the perfect mix of silly and good singing. I have more velvet underground to bump now I can’t complain murder mystery didn’t hit though
Maybe half the songs were really good. The other half were pretty alright. But the best two song are so much better than anything else on the album (After Hours and Pale Blue Eyes). They should’ve had that girl (who I now know is their drummer) sing more. I like her voice.
Beatles vibes. But different.
I really enjoyed this album and was glad to discover what the VU was really like. Great sounds, with the exception of the Murder song which is weird and punishingly long. Interesting Jesus song. This is an album I will probably come back to and explore other VU albums.
Horrible.
Some nice easy going tracks to jam to. Not much else. Favorite tracks: Candy Says, Pale Blue Eyes, & After Hours.
Easy listening. Not too bad
Not heard this before but I enjoyed it. Quite laid back.
The velvet underground have a way of making songs that I could listen to forever
Honestly a very mellow start to the album. Not super interesting but definitely emotional and melancholic, which can appeal to some people, but I can't say I'm a fan considering some of the other music of the 60s is much more intriguing while carrying that same tone. Also seems like the singers just get overpowered by the background music; not much power to their voices at all and the beat is way too loud. Interesting beats throughout but they don't actually land very well. Honestly the songs sound repetitive and way too pitchy. Overall, very uninteresting in my opinion. Definitely good for like some background noise but I wouldn't say it's intriguing beyond that.
Not for me
Velvet smooth guitars but another album I'm probably not coming back to
Nice in parts, too strange in others
A nice and relaxing one. Pale blue eyes was lovely. There's a certain je ne sais quoi with the velvet underground where I just find them very cool???
I’m more into Lou Reed’s solo work, but this VU album post-John Cale is tight from top to bottom and shows a lot of craft. Reed's vocals and lyrics are their characteristic mix of enthusiasm and apathy and ruminate on love and morality. 3.5⭐️
I mean for real. What an album! So many songwriters have ripped off so much of this. Began the "[Woman's Name] Says" format that Reed revisited many more times and that Jane's Addiction borrowed generations later that instantly brought them indie cred and that Perry Farrell is still dining out on. At least fifty bands' best song that they burn the house down with at the end of the set is a thinly veiled re-write of What Goes On. Pale Blue Eyes is my nomination for greatest Country song never performed by a Country artist. The Glimmer Twins wish they could have written this. Followed by Jesus, a weird tune but perfectly continues the chill, no reverb whispering vibe with some gorgeous guitars. And Beginning To See The Light is one of those tunes I usually have to replay before I can continue. Some people work very hard but still they never get it right. What David Byrne would pay to have written that! I guess maybe it's a weirdly quiet, low key transitional album between White Light/White Heat and Loaded? I dunno but I don't think you'll find a finer collection of Lou Reed's songwriting and I don't think you find another record that really sounds like this.
Weird to have such a *huge* gap between Velvet Underground albums in the collection (first one was at #43, now this one at #888, and still one more to go). And quite a contrast to their debut/Nico collaboration album (and apparently a huge contrast to the yet-unheard "White Light/White Heat" album too), largely in a good way, as Nico's style and voice never really seemed to align with the band. But this album is also helping me understand that I really missed out by not listening to bands like this--and this one specifically--in my formative teenage years. This seems like a decent album, and in many ways more straightforwardly musical than their debut (either despite or because of John Cale's absence and the experimentation he brought), but it doesn't really speak to me, and its contemplative and near-acoustic style becomes a bit monotonous at times, "The murder mystery" excluded. I enjoyed the balance of percussion and guitar running through nearly every song, but there aren't many highlights for me--maybe the very Lou-Reed-inflected "Some kinda love" or "I'm set free"? I'm also beginning to suspect that Lou Reed wasn't all that gifted of a guitarist, which is kind of disappointing, but not entirely surprising. Did I need to hear this before I die? Probably not, but I'm glad to have more exposure to Velvet Underground.
love this album, esp "Pale Blue Eyes"--one of my favorite songs of all time
I couldn't get into it. I know it's a formative album, but I really only like the last few songs.
Not my cup of tea, but a great experiment nonetheless
This was pretty good. Not fantastic, but pretty good.
like a bland musical mush that seeped into and then out of my ears
The album that introduced me personally to the Velvet Underground. It wasn’t the first time I heard or even had friends tell me to listen / but the first time I “got” the Velvet Underground. Candy Says and What Goes On felt like “my” songs.
Aku suka lagu shoegaze di pembuka album ini tapi variasi genre di dalamnya sulit untuk membuatku benar benar jatuh cinta
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.
This is garbage. Worse than Morrissey. Something about the sound is just irritating to me. Come on Lou, i'm trying to cook dinner. This shit is offensive to my ears, Lou! Stop it!
Liked it but not as much as Nico
The quiet pop album post Cale. Has a gentle confidence.
Would be very good in a period specific movie, or on long drives in the background.
Overrated
This is fine. I never understood the hype around The Velvet Underground but I also didn't grow up in that time. I was a teenager of the 90s and now I hear all these people say how Nirvana isn't really that good and they are overrated. They don't get it. Just like I'll never understand what VU meant back then so when you listen now in 2026 you think "I've heard other bands do this better" you've only heard other bands do it at all because VU did it first. I respect what they did but it doesn't do much for me personally.
One of the more overrated bands I've encountered.
Sleepy easy album
Just a brilliant album.
boring
Meh…
No thoughts for this album, did enjoy the mix up with songs with no beat in them and just gutar.
Mellow - pleasant tunes
I like Lou Reed, and this album was a good vibe throughout the whole listen. It would be a solid 4/5 for me purely based on good energy... if it wasn't for "The Murder Mystery". That listening experience actually ruined my life. 30 seconds in and my head was pulsating and blood was dribbling out of my eyes. Awful. They used actual mosquito frequencies in production or something. 3/5. Didn't expect the album to lure me into a false sense of security and then incite Havana Syndrome.
First song is very good, relaxing album overall
Great
Having this on in the background was okay. The parts of the album where it was just random speaking all over the place annoyed me. I don't think there was anything that really stood out and caught my ear.
Chill listen
Obviously pretty stuff
10 songs So funny story, there's this video called Jesus' betrayal: What really went down. Don't mean to spoil too much but that bitch ass judas tries to sell Jesus to the feds. At the end of the video the song Jesus from this album plays. My dumbass lived for 4 years believing that song was an original made for that video. Now imagine my surprise when I listen to this album and I reach that heavenly tune.
Sometimes simplicity and noise can come together and make a beautiful baby. This album is basic but what Lou Reed captured when he was drugged up is far and away anything he did in his later years. After Walk on the Wildside of course. Oh and Perfect Day. These guys didn’t get enough of the mainstream recognition that they deserved but then again, I’m glad they didn’t. I like this secret. PS listen to Blind Melon’s cover of Candy Says Choice cut: Pale Blue Eyes
Can’t bring myself to like the velvet underground.
A disrupted and unfocused listen meant I came back for a second listen, which I was more than happy to do based on the vibes I had picked up on. There’s something rather chilled about this album, it’s almost effortless but always interesting.
Not my usual taste in music but surprisingly good. Some songs from the album going into my playlist.
amazing, gentle sound - makes me feel like lying down in the grass, maybe a walk in the rain. great album. best song was pale blue eyes.
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
Wow. This fucking sucked. Nobody can sing on this album, including the woman in the end. The songs are boring and pointless, and to top it all of, the record does not even sound too good.
Some good playing, Vu may be big in some peoples opinion buteft me underwhelmed
I like I like
It’s not really up there with Loaded (which isn’t on the list) or the Velvet Underground and Nico but it’s still a good album.
My favourite album by the Velvet Underground. Pretty much as perfect as it gets.
Strong 4
Quiet bluegrass vibe
This was a kind of fun listen because I think, if you go in expecting another album like their debut, this album is gonna be something of a disappointment. True, it has The Murder Mystery, which is odd enough to fit in on their debut, but the rest of this is fairly chill and warm folk rock. Lucky for me, I looked at the Wikipedia page for this album before I listened so I knew that was coming, and I really thoroughly enjoyed this album. It’s a very warm and inviting album, it’s the kind of thing to keep you company on a sad night or keep you happy on a good night. I wanted to keep living in the sound of the album way after it was done, which is an impressive feat. And it’s impressive how well they managed to make an album in a sound totally separate from the sound they’re known for. It’s really interesting. Favorites: Candy Says, Pale Blue Eyes, The Murder Mystery
Day879 - what a great album from a band i hope is never forgotten
i like this
The Velvet Underground was a one-of-a-kind band. I already owned a physical copy of this album since my early 20s when I first discovered them. Not every track stands out, but they’re unique in their own way. Pale Blue Eyes will always be a personal favorite from this album.
very cool. i like velvet underground
Levy alkoi ihan hyvin, tykkäsin kahdesta ensimmäisestä biisistä, varsinkin ”What Goes On” oli erinomainen. Sitten meni tasapaksuksi jollotukseksi, eikä levy pitänyt enää otteessaan.
녹는다 녹아 베스트: Candy Says, Pale Blue eyes, After hours
A lot of it feels like a Reed solo album - Beginning To See The Light even sounds like pre-Velvets Lou Reed song factory stuff. But Moe's drumming and Murder Mystery make it a Velvets album through and through. Not listened in a long time, I liked it even more than I remember.
Kinda devolves into spoken word at the end but good stuff regardless
Formative album in my teenage years. Still holds up today. Sort of remarkably timeless. 9/10
Just got shouted at to turn "The Murder Mystery" off as it's "fucking awful". Reader, I LOVE "TMM". Sonic-Youth-inspiring noise. Other than that, great collection of songs, where you can hear the band starting to really branch out...
not really my genre, but kinda nice
...
Excellent
Wow, almost reaches the heights of Velvet & Nico. Top stuff, overlooked in their discography until now. 4.5*
The third album from The Velvet Underground was a notable shift from the raw, experimental noise of the previous two releases with Lou Reed now taking a greater role in writing. Whilst the music is somewhat easier on the ear, the lyrics of a track like Candy Says are still progressive, even now, when a song about the experience of transgender dysphoria wouldn’t make it past nervous record company execs. The penultimate track on the second side is the 9 minute Murder Mystery which is an interesting experimental piece with two overlapping stories being told from either side of the stereo. It’s not entirely successful as the only way to make sense of it is to follow along with a lyric sheet, but I’d rather have a swing and a miss than listen to something safe and bland. Overall, I still prefer their debut album as a 60s classic, but this is a solid piece that points the way towards Lou Reed’s solo work.
It's a great album, 9/10, and it's the worst of the first four of their albums.
Project 1001 ABID #5 Pre thoughts - I have listened to this before and really couldn’t get into it with modern ears. Maybe the relisten will improve things Post thoughts- now I’m old enough to appreciate the lyrics and the time it was done, certainly can respect it. It’s just really not for me.
hmmm. good in the begnning but a little worse towards the end. not my favorite.
Heerlijk album
It never sounds as adventurous as I expect - but I think that’s just a result of my hearing it after so many things that it has influenced.
With John Cale departed, VU becomes Lou Reed’s band, in some ways for better and others worse. The art rock elements that made the band interesting are gone, leaving us with an underground, singer-songwriter tinged rock band. It is a fine if unexceptionable record that results.
Mmmmmmm Nota: 2.9
I liked it a lot more than their other album on this list. Pale Blue Eyes is a classic. Overall it sounds really polished and focused, with some interesting production choices for the 70s.
soft and flighty, does some cool stuff. some of lyricism is neat, maybe would appreciate some active listening. The Murder Mystery was kind of annoying, favorite song is either After Hours or I'm Set Free. solid 3
Rating: 8/10 The experimentation is gone here, it's just good old straightfoward rock at its finest. Soft and mellow now instead of noisy. It starts off really strong with the A side and then dips just a bit, but there is not a weak song here. I swear the folky lo-fi nature is a decades long precursor to the mellower side of indie pop rock. Afterhours is twee as hell. A very pleasant album to just put on and enjoy and hopefully will grow on me further
I liked it. It lulled me in and it feels like I would space out and not know if I missed 30 seconds or 20 minutes of album, but then they would cut through that spacy vibeyness with some weird stuff or some kind of unconventional sound/chord/something and I thought that was pretty cool. However I still don't think I 4-star like it (right now) so I'm thinking 6.9/10
bell’album chill
High four for enjoyment but not planning to relisten
A few great songs and an amazing sound
Slower than other VU. Pale Blue Eyes was a throwback 😂 didn’t realise it was VU
Basura
Aside from one or two songs that threw me off a little, this album is so quiet and calming. After Hours makes you feel such a vast array of emotions; it makes you wonder. 99 out of 100 just because of the second-to-last song.
Classic. Beautiful. Haunting.
A mostly very chill listen that carried the vibe from start to finish, with the notable exception of The Murder Mystery, which was honestly a bit much for me. It was definitely the most interesting track and was worth including, but it’s awfully long for what it’s doing. Eventually it gets difficult to let it wash over you just because it’s so chaotic.
A phenomenal album. So happy to revisit this after a long time away. Every song is beautifully mixed and performed.
had a couple tracks that i found interesting, a couple songs that were bordeline obnoxious to listen to
Great album of classic songs .Top notch songwriting
Remarkably ahead of its time. While I'm still unaccustomed to Lou Reed's affected manner of singing, I nevertheless appreciated the audacious approach to both production and vocal delivery. Nico's tracks are all wonderful, which were all highlights along with Heroin and Sunday Morning. Hard to believe this came out in the 60s!
Sweet and calm, rock songs and ballads, this album has everything. It's very cool.
Inoffensive. An okay album. Won’t listen again.
Musiquita para escuchar en tocadiscos con una copita vino y luces cálidas bajas en un apartamento neoyorkino con paredes de ladrillo.
A great Album !
Have loved this for years. Makes me feel cool and sexy.
The Velvet Underground lives in the 4 zone.
The VU album my wife and I can both listen to and enjoy. It's great.
There are a couple of VU records I like a little more than this, but this is a great. Despite Lou Reed apparently being a grouch and a jerk, he writes an empathetic song about a trans woman in 1969. The first 7 songs are better than the last 3 but I still like those, including The Murder Mystery. Listen to Fame Throwa by Pavement and it's clear that Pavement liked that song too.
Several greats. I didn't like the Murder Mystery at all.
4.5/5 - Not quite a 5, but I’ll listen to this more than White Light
Was nice to listen to a Velvet Underground albums that wasn't that banana one. I liked this, might take a while to get the level of familiarity to enjoy as much as bananas
Obviously this is just genius
4.5 /5!!! I like it, it’s good to relax
Enjoyed this except the last two tracks.
It's a good one
I typed a whole long review for this but sadly it didn’t save. Here’s a shortened version. I’ve loved a number of Velvet Underground songs for years but never sat down and listened to a full album so was pleased to see this come up. TVU do gentle guitar songs better than anyone. They capture a delicate mix of warmth and melancholy that few bands can. As a huge Strokes fan it’s clear how much they were inspired by them - Julian Casablancas is almost an auditory doppelgänger for Lou Reed. A top notch album that I loved listening to. Favourite tracks were Candy Says, Pale Blue Eyes, Jesus, and After Hours.
Too slow for me. Jesus was a great song. Murder mystery song I did not like the first listen.
HOLY SHIT. The first album is also the first album I ever bought on vinyl. QUALITY, serendipitous stars aligning. This album is perfection.
This album is losing a full star for The Murder Mystery. Incomprehensively abrasive. The rest of the album ranges from okay to boring. Not a big fan of this.
Pleasent
Best album ever
3,6/5 Este álbum de 1969, o terceiro da banda e o primeiro sem John Cale, apresenta um arco narrativo fascinante que vai de letras sobre amores impossíveis até uma jornada espiritual de libertação, passando por mistério, festas transgressoras e uma canção de ninar sombria para fechar. O arco espiritual e emocional Pale Blue Eyes A banda reflete sobre um amor que poderia ter sido, mas que é impossível — possivelmente um amor por uma mulher casada. Lou Reed explora a idealização desse amor proibido, reconhecendo que viver isso seria um pecado. A letra diz diretamente: “The fact that you are married / Only proves you’re my best friend / But it’s truly, truly a sin”. A música alterna entre felicidade e tristeza, capturando a instabilidade emocional de quem vive um relacionamento cheio de limites: “Sometimes I feel so happy / Sometimes I feel so sad”. Jesus Na sequência, vem uma súplica sincera por ajuda espiritual. O narrador pede a Jesus que o ajude a encontrar seu lugar no mundo e a enfrentar suas fraquezas: “Jesus, help me find my proper place / Help me in my weakness ‘cause I’m falling out of grace”. Com um som mais contido, é possível ouvir as cordas da viola de John Cale (que já havia deixado a banda, mas cujo som permanece como assinatura) e o piano de Lou Reed. A música é uma oração direta por orientação, não necessariamente por perdão — é sobre quem se sente perdido e precisa de direção. Beginning to See the Light Depois das preces, o narrador começa a ver a luz. O ritmo se torna mais animado, vibrando em guitarra e percussão. A letra reflete uma nova confiança: “Há problemas nesse tempo, mas nenhum deles é meu” — está resolvido com suas questões interiores. Esta faixa marca a transição da busca espiritual para a descoberta da fé. I’m Set Free Enfim, após pedir ajuda a um ser superior e começar a ver a luz, o narrador declara sua libertação: “I’ve been set free and I’ve been bound / To the memories of yesterday’s clouds”. A frase central é clara: “foi libertado, foi aprisionado, mas agora está livre”. A guitarra e a percussão levam a um ritmo crescente e empolgante, coroando a sensação de liberdade. A música explora temas de libertação, auto-descoberta e a quebra de ilusões do passado. That’s the Story of My Life Para fechar esse arco espiritual, a banda mostra que não há diferença entre certo e errado — é apenas a vida. A letra diz: “That’s the difference between wrong and right / But, Billy said, Both those words are dead”. É uma aceitação da ambiguidade da existência, onde os conceitos morais perdem seu significado absoluto. O arco experimental e transgressor The Murder Mystery Minha faixa favorita do álbum. A mixagem do diálogo torna o som intrigante: quatro membros da banda leem narrativas diferentes simultaneamente, criando uma atmosfera de mistério densa e desconcertante. A faixa experimental utiliza todos os quatro membros (Reed, Yule, Tucker e Morrison) falando letras diferentes ao mesmo tempo, fazendo o ouvinte escolher em quem prestar atenção. Faz referência aos métodos artísticos de Andy Warhol e às festas da Factory, explorando a ambiguidade de quem é o assassino e quem é a vítima. After Hours Para fechar o álbum, falam de noites que terminam soando como uma canção de ninar — depois da festa e do mistério do assassinato. A batterista Maureen Tucker canta em vez de Lou Reed, dando uma perspectiva nostálgica e sombria sobre a vida noturna. A letra captura a dualidade da vida noturna como espaço de liberdade, mas também de isolamento: “If you close the door, the night could last forever”.[letras +1] A frase final é poderosa: “se você fechar a porta, a noite durará para sempre” — seja para um dia ensolarado ou para alguém especial. A música reflete o desejo de permanecer na escuridão, longe da realidade que a luz do dia traz, e o anseio por conexão humana: “Oh, someday I know someone will look into my eyes”. É um fechamento melancólico que contrasta com a empolgação de “I’m Set Free”, sugerindo que a libertação não é tão simples quanto parece. Vale ressaltar: Faixa Candy Says Aborda a insatisfação com o próprio corpo e as dificuldades de autoaceitação de Candy Darling, uma mulher trans e musa de Andy Warhol. A letra começa com: “Candy says I’ve come to hate my body / And all that it requires in this world”. A música é um retrato sympathético da disforia de gênero, anos à frente do seu tempo, mostrando a solidão e alienação vividas por Darling. Os “pássaros azuis” simbolizam o desejo de liberdade acima das limitações impostas pelo corpo.
Not much here for me to sink my teeth into.The one where they all talked at me simultaneously was fun though.
Love.
PALE BLUE EYESSSSSSSS
I feel like this album is very stripped down and one of the origins of Lo-Fi. Similar to the McCartney solo record. As if they’ve just stuck a mic in the room during a rehearsal session. Very comforting to me, especially the opener - candy says. LOVE candy says - what goes on - beginning to see the light - pale blue eyes - after hours
this album is amazing. i loved it. the whole album gives off the vibes of countryside. the strings are spectacular. i enjoyed the strings the most, for no reasons. it's just so calming to me and so humane. listening to 70s or old music in general just makes you feel close to the groove they made. it's just to humane. my fav tracks are "candy says", "pale blue eyes" and "jesus". "pale blue eyes" just does something to me. the lyrics are so dreamy and doesn't really make sense unless you really break the whole thing out. "jesus" is just so me. like literally. never felt related to this. "the murder mystery" is genuinely chaotic. i like the effects and the voices overlapping. the way they wrote the lyrics are very straightforward, but still not understandable. it's just fun word play and the words they put in has like 2 sides of meaning. so cool.
The exhausted yin to *White Light/White Heat*'s stormy yang begins with a question Lou Reed has Doug Yule sing for him: "What do you think I'd see if I could walk away from me?" And at once it's clear what Reed's fundamental dilemma is: no matter what he sings or writes or ingests or injects or fucks, he cannot escape the burden of being himself - ever needy, ever inflamed like an exposed nerve, ever learning, ever consuming, and never able to come to the knowledge of any truth that will save him. That realization slows him down, tempers the frenetic pace at which he burned through himself on the previous album; this isn't "dream pop" as that term has come to be defined but these songs have a dreamlike pop quality about them - volumes turned down, production spare. "Pale Blue Eyes" tells the truth about our Don Juan - he constantly seeks to fill the hole left by the one he really loves and can't have. In that light, when Reed does want to get noisy and avant-garde ("The Murder Mystery") it makes more sense; that intense, hyperverbal part of him is a defense mechanism he throws up when his desires go unrequited. Everything Reed ever did in his career was to some degree a dissertation: *On Desire and Its Consequences*. Here, shorn of the need to shock (he wants Candy because he wants her, not because he's enamored with the idea of what it means that he wants her), he makes perhaps his purest statement of who he is.
Yes, influential and remarkable.
Fairly slow, with interesting guitar and keyboard/organ.
proto punk
Nice background album. Nothing groundbreaking. Prefer 1st half.
It wasn't very memorable to me but it was calming. I added Candy Says to a playlist and I will probably listen to it again. The Murder Mystery was intriguing, though, and I might revisit it.
Det här är så klart genialt. Lou Reeds låtar gör att man nästan inte saknar John Cale. En femma
Kjedelig alternativ musikk. Pleier å like det, dette ble for upersonlig og identitetsløst for meg.
It's not the best VU album, but it is their prettiest and shows off their range. Pale Blue Eyes (one of my very favorite songs), Candy Says, and That's the Story of my Life are beautiful, What Goes On and Beginning to See the Light are more typical scuzzy rockers, and The Murder Mystery is them at their most creative and genre-pushing. My only real criticism is the track listing is a bit off. Candy Says is an odd choice for opener.
Prima en leuk, lekker rustig ik heb genoten
My first time listening to a full Velvet Underground album. Absolutely loved it, start to finish. Time to dive in to the rest of their catologue.
Better than I expected. I've never much of a fan of Lou Reed's vocals. They work well on certain songs, but not on others. On this album, they mostly work.
Didn't love it ... didn't hate it!
B+
Album #153 The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground and Nico has become as revered as it is today because it was not only one of the first albums to delve into experimental and noise rock, but also one of the first albums with a lo-fi indie sound. That contrast of soft and harsh noises is what made the Velvets so appealing and unique. White Light/White Heat was the band fully leaning into the experimental side of their debut, and this album, their self-titled, is the Velvets going full indie ballads. One of the most comforting albums that I’ve ever heard, whereas listening to White Light/ White Heat is the equivalent of hiding from your drunk, abusive step-dad, The Velvet Underground is the equivalent of your mother’s safe embrace. Countless bands and artists have tried to recapture the effortless cool and calm of Lou Reed on this album, but unfortunately, no amount of money can buy the stuff. One of the reasons for a more straightforward sound (aside from The Murder Mystery) is due to John Cale’s departure before the album came out, which allowed Lou Reed far more control. Though I still do prefer the debut, there really isn’t any album better than this for when you just need some simple reassurance; it’s the sonic equivalent of a hug. Best Songs: After Hours, What Goes On, Pale Blue Eyes Worst Song: That’s The Story Of My Life Score out of 10: 9.5
a true classic but certainly not everyone's taste. Lou Reed was a visionary.
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."
While the music on this album is mostly very good, I am not sure it coheres as an album very well. The album opens with a really tender and melancholic folk ballad about gender dysphoria (easily the highlight of the album), which is followed by a blues rock banger, which is followed by a very laid back bluesy-country type song, which is followed by a couple more ballads. These songs are great in isolation, but there is a lot of whiplash here. The second to last song (A Murder Mystery) veers hard into experimental territory with a 9 minute spoken word song with overlapping vocals that are panned hard left and right (I respect it, but there is not 9 minutes of ideas here). Kind of a mess as an album, but I'm glad I listened to it and there are absolutely songs I am going to go back to
This album seems a little bit more accessible compared to there first album, although that one has my two favorite Velvet Underground songa, Waiting For the Man and Heroin. While this one doesn't have the upper tier songs like those two, they have more songs that are almost there.
Really enjoyed this. Loser energy but great instrumentals.
Actually loved the drum and musical direction of this one
Liked it more than I expected to.
This is a perfect album. While listening I felt like it gave me every emotion I could possibly need — tenderness, melancholy, sweetness, darkness, joy, and quiet intensity all wrapped into one record. The atmosphere is ideal. It feels warm and intimate compared to their earlier work, but still has that unmistakable Velvet Underground edge. Lou Reed’s songwriting and vocals are absolutely banging here — his voice sounds so full of character and emotion. The guitars are great (both the soft delicate ones and the rawer moments), and the lyrics are some of his best: observant, poetic, and deeply human. What makes this album special is how every track feels perfect in its own style. “Candy Says,” “What Goes On,” “Some Kinda Love,” “Pale Blue Eyes,” “Jesus,” “Beginning To See The Light,” “I’m Set Free”… there’s not a single weak moment. It flows beautifully from soft and vulnerable to upbeat and rocking without ever losing its soul. Easily one of the greatest and most consistent albums of all time for me. A true masterpiece.
One time we saw a guy mansplaning the velvet underground and im only now realising that it really deeply shaped what i thought the band was honestly just based on what i thought a guy like that would listen to. We were both wrong!
A good head nod to the beat listen, can see the appeal of these guys and another name finally connected to a sound for me. The Murder Mystery was an unexpected and fun treat at the end
Big thumbs up from me (really freaking love The Murder Mystery)
I prefered Nico. this was ok but didn’t grab me much and was hoping for something more
have always felt like, on paper, i should love TVU, but i so rarely find myself returning to them. this has not changed my stance - i would give 2.5 if i could. that being said, i want lou reed (and many of his following imitators) to **** **** ****** ** ** and ********** ******** my *****.
The Velvet Underground made their name with loud, harsh rock that defied people’s expectations and went on to famously birth thousands of imitators. Years later, and with little to no commercial success to their name, this album is a reflection of the fact that not only was Lou Reed sonically innovative, but also a beautiful songwriter. There are some stunning tracks here
This one's great! I've never really grokked with the Velvet Underground banana album, but everything else they've put out has continually been right up my alley. The return to a more traditionally ballad-heavy sound is an inspired and unusual choice following their controversial noisy prior album and it works great here (White Light/White Heat is also excellent in its own way, it's worth mentioning, and there's shades of it here like in 'The Murder Mystery'). Hard to believe the sound quality's so good considering the time of release, too. Obvious winners off the tracklist are the classic Pale Blue Eyes and the strangely too-late-for-its-time, too-early-for-its-time twee-indie sound of After Hours which is an excellent dark-saccharine listen. There's something so straight about the delivery on After Hours that has really captured me. Lou Reed puts it best, perhaps: "You still don’t hear that kind of purity in vocals. It has nothing to do with singing. It has everything to do with being. It’s completely honest. Guileless." Fav tracks: Candy Says, Pale Blue Eyes, The Murder Mystery, After Hours
Chill
I think this is VU's best album, and it's simply great throughout. Somehow of it's time and yet also ahead of it's time both musically and thematically. If you like it, also check out the "Closet Mix" of the album. Also incredible and almost like a whole different album.
Of all the new-to-me Fives in this project (so far) this is *unquestionably* the FIVE-EST! It’s gee-dee brilliant. Unknown unknowns & all that, but I’m struggling to imagine anythg else could push it out of the top slot. I can’t stop listening! I kept telling myself “ok great now moving on” but then the next track would start & it’d go 3 more complete spins before the thought recurred. It’s another group that I knew to be brilliant but never got around to a full deep dive. Of course I knew that one album that everyone knows. And then there’s that other one which is a fukkn masterpiece. And now I’ve got this one—solid mufuhkn gold. That long awaited deep dive has been granted new priority status. Likely be running this one back another few dozen times first tho
Pale Blue Eyes is one of the greatest songs of all time, it’s so so so good. A perfect song. TVU had a few of those. This album is great, gentle and brutal I love it. I don’t think it’s my favourite, but god they were good weren’t they. 4.0/5.0 Best Song: PBE
It isn't even their best album and it is still one of the all time best albums. Some of their more poetic and beautiful songs on here, which i am all for TBF. Best Track: Pale Blue Eyes
- primera impresión: chill de cojones y mola. - canciones largas pero mucho instrumental. - segundo track y ya no es tan chill. - buen rollo. - cuarto track chill otra vez - noveno track (penúltimo) bastante caótico - ultimo track nice
gran disco, medio country no acostumbro. pero gusto. se disfruta de escuchar, se puede tener de fondo
Gimme a break. Lou Reed can NOT sing, he just talks through he songs. When someone so clearly untalented is heralded as “one of the best” you’re left to wonder how many times he had to self his soul (or other talents) to his “patrons” to get his break. In an era of greatness he is just not that good.
Nice. I like the softer vocals. A few experimental songs. I really like indie music, so of course I will love The Velvet Underground. 4/5-5/5
Solid
Less than 80 into this project and we’re getting a third Velvet Underground album? Ugh. OK, I’ve put off listening to this for too long: I don't dislike or hate it. That's something. It’s nowhere near as intolerable as their second album. Some of it’s actually pretty good. The clever construction of “The Murder Mystery,” unfortunately, wears out its welcome long before the eight-minute mark. And there’s just too many ballads on this. Snooze. Overall, it’s just not for me. I’m still way lukewarm to Reed’s whole talking thing, and remain unimpressed with the lyrics. Sure, I can see how people might an…um…elegant simplicity to Lou's songs. But I just find it all rather uninteresting.
Well done. The album keeps shifting tone—fragile → groove → philosophical → heartbreak → spiritual → jubilant → avant‑garde → lullaby—creating a listening arc that’s more surprising than its quiet sound suggests.
The start was a bit boring but it really picked up towards the end. Great album
Immediately liked this. I think the storytelling is intriguing. The sound quality is modern which is refreshing. Might not have otherwise listened.
The Velvet Undergound is decent, but I don't think Lou Reed is the genius so many people claim him to be.
I really enjoyed listening to this one sitting in the sunshine drinking some tea.
I felt like I progressively got more bored throughout, although it was still nice! I really loved the first song, like a lot, Candy Says. But the rest just left me chasing the high I had from that first soft ballad. Listened twice just to be sure, and on the 2nd listen through I got a mouthful of Christianity from Jesus, and maybe the following 2 songs? Although with some more investigation, I don't know if they really are about following the christian beliefs, since the first few songs are about sex and identity. Perhaps these next few songs are more about redemption or searching for something. The lyrics stay pretty surface level, letting the listener interpret them in any way they may like. Actually now that I'm writing this, this album gets kinda deep... especially for being released in 1969. I guess I should bump it from a 3 to a 4. Interested in hearing their other music, as supposedly this one is very different than their more noisy counterparts. 7.5/10
Wild to listen to this right after “Aftermath” by The Stones. Same era. And they both feel like they’re going for a very similar Rock-and-roll-with-an-edge sound. Except one comes across as derivative and uninspired. And one comes across as a breath of fresh air and a new sound emerging. (This one) This album drags at points. But even when it goes it’s pleasant.
Pale Blue Eyes alone got it 4 stars, it's aspirational to me I suppose
Stellar, and oh so close to the 5-star bump on this site. Give us half-star rankings!! 4.5/5
This seemed more accessible than the last Velvet Underground album I listened to and on the whole I enjoyed it a lot more. The only track I didn’t really get on with was The Murder Mystery, the rest was ok to good with nothing really standing out, I just enjoyed it more.
Very good, classic, banger
fuck yes
Often cited as their best and perhaps most modern record (although the iconoclasm of their first two shouldn’t be discounted), its hushed mood ballads (Candy Says / Pale Blue Eyes / Jesus) and mid tempo percussive rockers (What Goes On / Beginning to See the Light / I’m Set Free) all sound very fresh today, and Reed’s lyrics are a bit less shocking and more mysterious and questioning. The band sounds completely different without John Cale, and would never again be as avant garde, but this new normal-ness suited these songs. Phenomenal and important record.
Candy Says - 3/5 What Goes On - 4.5/5 Some Kinda Love - 4/5 Pale Blue Eyes - 5/5 Jesus - 3/5 Beginning To See The Light - 4/5 I'm Set Free - 4/5 That's The Story Of My Life - 4/5 The Murder Mystery - 3/5 After Hours - 3.5/5
Moving from experimental noise to much poppier tunes and... making it work?? Sure enough, that's what The Velvet Underground did on their 1969 self-titled, following up on the out-there White Light/White Heat. It's still got the experimental track "The Murder Mystery", but is otherwise filled with much lighter fare. Not to say it isn't still great - songs like "Candy Says", "What Goes On", and especially "Pale Blue Eyes" are fantastic examples of late 60s pop-rock. Truly a versatile band!
Well it was a lot better than White Light/White Heat, that’s for sure (I’m gonna ignore the fact that Murder Mystery is on this album because it was awful)
Easier listen than expected from The Velvet Underground. You probably could trace much of The Strokes' sound back to this exact album. It's not bad at all! Standouts: Candy Says • Pale Blue Eyes • I'm Set Free • The Murder Mystery • After Hours
The Velvet Underground gets....boring? Other than Murder Mystery I was a little let down. I know what they can do.
A classic
pale blue eyes is good. the rest of it is mid asf. 3.5/5
Pale blue eyes is enough for a 5
Already listened to it. I like Lou Reeds solo stuff more.
never have to see the day again...
Though John Cale made some of the best contributions to the band's catalogue, and Nico was part of some of the best tracks of the debut, this record is the one I tend to enjoy the most from start to finish.
Liked the singer's voice and how the instruments were played. Too religious for me though
Dark but I like it ! It reminded me of The doors, but the best albums of all time are really just rock ?!?
Lovely and a lot more mellow than I expected.
Candy says is really good imo
Actual Rating: 3.5/5
Either trippy & discordant or low-key & sedated.
Candy says, Pale Blue eyes, are all great What Goes On has the classic Velvet underground this is just noise moments like the end of heroin And murder mystery is very experimental Overall good album 3.5
Candy Says - Hypnotic, calm - Bass is FAT What Goes On - PEAK psychedelia, that hammond organ tho Some Kinda Love - Tasteful dissonance - I love how cyclical the instrumentals on this album are Pale Blue Eyes - Literally a perfect song, one of my favorites - Trance like and cyclical - Those guitar bends are just, chefs kiss Jesus - Again, just another simple looping that's so compelling - Harmonies on this one are great Beginning to See the Light - Not much to say here, standard blues rock song I'm Set Free - That kick is giving this song a lot of SHMMovement That's The Story of My Life - Average feelings The Murder Mystery - The organ fully captures that mystery feeling - The dual voices in both ears are so weird, psychedelic rock, rules - I want whatever Lou Reed was smoking when he made this song After Hours - There's something about Tucker's vocals that are sooooo 60s and I love it - Also minor 4th mentioned
A true classic. Such good grooves
A classic
This was not what I was expecting. I loved it.
Rate: 8.5/10. Una voz tranquila que encanta.
“The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band.” -Brian Eno "And those bands probably sucked, too." -Me Just kidding...calm down. It's an okay album with a few good songs on it.
Favorite Song: Candy Says
5 - AVERAGE
I was, of course, familiar with The Velvet Underground, but I hadn’t heard the album of the same name yet. Ultimately, though, it’s exactly what you’d expect from Lou Reed: catchy and absurd tracks ranging from dark ballads to straight-up hard rock. I find the song order on the album a bit hard to follow, but aside from that, I like it for the most part. The last two tracks could have been left out; unfortunately, Maureen Tucker can barely hit a note...
I like Lou Reed and I like minor chords, but this collection is a bit soft and lacking in edge for me.
3.5/5
Solid album. You really cant go wrong with the velvet underground. I am not as familiar with this album as I am with the rest but thats going to change. This one is going into the rotation
<3
I liked some of the songs in this more than I thought I would. I also really liked "murder mystery" and how it was set up which really enhanced my listening experience.
It sound like a Velvet Underground and Nico, maybe with a little bit of a fresh touch (as this one was after the one mentioned above). Still sound good, even they might repear themselfs a little bit honestly
- Some Kind of Love has the same vibes as Short Skirt, Long Jacket - the songs are very unique within the album which I like - nice noises in my head - they sound really good live
Really groovy, roughly three decades ahead of its time. Much easier listen than the other Velvet Underground I've heard. Wish "The Murder Mystery" was like half as long Highlights: "Candy Says", "Jesus", "After Hours"
Feels like a relaxing Saturday drive trough the backwoods.
Cool
It was a very chill and nice listen, good production. Would be something I’d come back to in a chill mood
Overall I liked it. Ahead of its time compared to other 60 albums. My favorite songs are Jesus, Beginning to see The Light, The Murder Mystery, and After Hours
Coincidentally I had Digital Underground the previous day. While I like The Velvet Underground better, they really are a band I have respect for but don't care to listen to all that often. I'm only giving this a 3/5, but recognize their historical importance and influence. I don't disagree with this album's inclusion on this list.
not even the best VU album but oh my god i love it
I can see how this would have been extremely groovy when it came out. Some bops and some weird shit (complimentary).
Now I remember why I never liked Velvet Underground, too much psychedelic influences
Love love love pale blue eyes. This album feels almost like a 4 star tbh but not quite
This album often gets overlooked in favor of the banana album. And really I think it’s cause everyone makes such a deal of the banana album. Looking forward to it. Yeah! Very glad I listened to it. Don’t think I ever heard it as an album before. Definitely didn’t realize it was Moe Tucker doing vocals on After Hours. She’s a hero of mine. And Murder Mystery? What fun! 4 stars. I’d give it more, but… yeah I only gave Television’s Marquee Moon 4stars. I need to be consistent somehow. Boolean rating: yes, very glad I heard before I die.
Good stuff 4/5
Nice album. Funny vibe changes from chill to more upbeat rock, and a weirdly interesting 8 minute song in the mix I'm definitely adding some of the chill songs to my playlist, especially the last song!
Amazing. Hard to believe it’s from 57 years sgo
Pale blue eyes goated, rest ok?
I did not realize this is actually more folk music than early rock. A pleasant album to listen to although vocals are generally a little anemic. Was pleasantly surprised I must say. I now regret not listening earlier.
boring but decent background tunes
Solid 7
Good album from start to finish, except some skips, my introduction to psychedelic rock favs: what goes on, pale blue eyes, after hours skips: beginning to see the light and wtf was murder mystery?
Back in the 90's, all the cool college kids I looked up to listened to Velvet Underground. I thought there must be something wrong with me because I didn't think it was as great as they said it was. Now 30 years later, I still stand by my original opinions of the music. It's just ok. I'll give it a 3 because some of the songs spark nostalgia.
Not bad, not great
All the Velvet Underground albums are essential, and this is no exception. Superb.
i bought this on CD in 2007 while i was revising for my AS-levels (lmao) and that's what all of it reminds me of because i just haven't really listened to it outside of that time period. so i just get these visceral flashbacks to, like.... revision flashcards and essay plans and huge piles of paper, and scribbling away at my desk with the April rain pouring outside. Candy Says is a classic of the Sad Girl Anthem genre and i definitely moped about to it aged 17, Pale Blue Eyes is perfect, there's lots of other weird cool bits in a lot of the songs, i think i used to be weirdly attached to Jesus (the song lol), and After Hours for some reason is the only song i've come back to regularly since i was a teenager. hand on my heart it's not quite a 4 but it was nice to come back to this today. "skip a life completely, stuff it in a cup."
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
I've never really sat down to listen to a Velvet Underground album start-to-finish before, but I will say that what little I have heard of theirs, it just doesn't strike me as being great. I don't think I recognize any of these songs by title. So we'll see what happens during this listening session. Yeah, this is just thoroughly meh.
nice nice nice nice
it was okay just nothing special
It's truly a mystery how this album is made up of repetitive songs performed roughly and produced poorly, and yet it's amazing — a vibe that can't be explained