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The Velvet Underground - 1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 2 Audio CD

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Title: 1969: Velvet Underground Live, Vol. 2
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Ocean 2: Pale Blue Eyes 3: Heroin 4: Some Kinda Love 5: Over You 6: Sweet Bonnie Brown/It's Just Too Much 7: White Light/White Heat 8: I Can't Stand It [#] 9: I'll Be Your Mirror

Gritty and real!
U. A must for V. fans. Layers of sound and sweat. I wish I could have been there. . . . and so will you!.


More stunning live performances from the Velvet Underground
Lou Reed's songs (and the entire band's playing) sounds absolutely stunning in a live context. Originally the second record in a 2-LP set, this is now the companion volume to Live 1969, Volume 1, and it's every bit as good as (perhaps even better than) its predecessor. The music shimmers with life and humor and emotion, bursting with creativity and grace. It's beautiful and rollicking and harrowing all it once- listen to the lush, epic, and utterly beautiful "Ocean," that goes on for about ten minutes without wasting a note. Listen to the smirking high-speed rockabilly of "Sweet Bonnie Brown/ It's Just Too Much," and the raw, pained beauty of "Pale Blue Eyes. " "Some Kind Of Love" is jazzy and playful, and "White Light/White Heat" is a a killer extended noise-driven jam. The true hidden gem of this record is "Over You," which is the epitome of short, sweet, and utterly wistful pop. Everything about the song, from the melancholy riff and hypnotic guitar solo to the resigned, self-deprecating vocal, is simply ideal. The whole album is nothing short of a rock 'n' roll masterpiece.


it's really lovely
So this one has lots of dreamy, drug induced pop ("pale blue eyes', "I'll be your Mirror') , and some atmospherics ('Ocean')as well as the classics ("Heroin, White Light/White Heat'). This LP in it's original Double-album form was one my favorites of the era (the early seventies being a little sparse and sometimes unoriginal), but when the CD's came out, they split the thing into 2 separate discs.
Good for fans, good for people who liked their studio stuff, also.
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Amazing.
There's almost no other way of looking at it. Basically, if you're into the vu, you'll be into them live. Their live performances are the most innate I've ever heard. So, if you're having some sort of dilemma regarding which live albums to spend your hard earned currency on, here's a suggestion: 1969: The Velvet Underground Live Vol. 's 1 & 2, Live at MKC, and the Quine Tapes. Those are the best live performances I've heard from the band. My personal favorite is the 1969: The VU Live Volume 1, but it's all personal preference.
I suppose I've gone off on a bit of a tangent - forgetting this was a review for 1969 Vol. 2. Well, the album is amazing. You're really doing yourself an injustice by not buying it. Trust me, the technicalities don't need to be described: just buy it, listen to it, and be inspired by it. .


No collection is complete without it
You have to buy the CDs just for that. The version of "Ocean" on this album is mind-blowing. The rest of the Vol. 2 CD is excellent, as is Vol. 1, but that recording of "Ocean". . . oh, it's impossible to do any justice to it here.


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