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The Velvet Underground Band: The Velvet Underground
Title: The Very Best of the Velvet Underground
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Release Date: 2006-02-07
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Sweet Jane 2: I'm Sticking with You 3: I'm Waiting for the Man 4: What Goes On 5: White Light/White Heat 6: All Tomorrow's Parties 7: Pale Blue Eyes 8: Femme Fatale 9: Heroin 10: Here She Comes Now 11: Stephanie Says 12: Venus in Furs 13: Beginning to See the Light 14: I Heard Her Call My Name 15: Some Kinda Love 16: I Can't Stand It 17: Sunday Morning 18: Rock and Roll

pretty gimmicky for the underground
I'm sticking with you is a fun song, and one many fans probably do not have. First of all a Velvet Underground best of with a sticker for Hyundai is repulsive. It was first released on the 1984 album V. U. One song that currently get radio play on (big plug!) WEHM is Loaded's Who Loves the Sun. That ought to be on this compilation. As with all Velvet releases, too many songs from the debut. It is a great album, but if you are reading this still, you have that album. Get the real albums, and Another View and VU instead. It will be more pricey, but these are some of the most important, influential records I own.


superb
You get your moneys' worth from this one. Velvet Underground is just one of those bands you can lay back, burn some incense and relax. It's a long c. d. Venus in Furs is my absolute favorite. I could play this one over and over and never get tired of it. Mellow and alluring are two words I'd use to describe their music.


Great Album
I admit that I bought this CD just for "Heroin" but the whole album is worth listening to and relaxing.


where's Loaded?
Sure, John Cale left prior to Loaded, but that doesn't mean it isn't a part of the band's catalogue. How could a supposedly comprehensive compilation of VU tracks not contain a single cut from Loaded? Where's "Sweet Jane"? Where's "Rock 'n Roll"? Those songs are just as much a part of VU's legacy as anything from VU & Nico, and it's ludicrous that they aren't represented. Also, there's an obvious predilection on the part of whoever assembled this CD to negate all the great experimental work the band put out. "European Sun" is arguably as significant a VU & Nico track as "Heroin", and where's "Sister Ray"? Including only "White Light/White Heat" and "Here She Comes Now" makes White Light/White Heat seem like The Velvet Underground and Nico Part II, which it obviously is not. WL/WH should be appreciated for the dark nihilist art piece that it is. Let's have a real VU retrospective, one that better encapsulates the band's monolithic influence on American art. Better yet, let's not have any retrospective at all. .


INCREDIBLE Sound !
U. This is THEE best collection of V. songs in one " Greatest hits " package I have ever heard . . . . contains a lot of framiliar classics with a couple deep album tracks as well. . . . BUT the real kicker is the PHENOMENAL sound quality of this disc !!!. . . . . They REALLY did a nice job selecting and re-mastering all the songs. . . . . I am a HUGE fan of V. U. and would have to say that this disc is THEE one to pick up for an ' overview' of their work and the best possible sound quality on the market. . . . . . you can't go wrong with this disc. . . worth the money. . . . !.


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