The Velvet Underground

I can see how this album was influential, but it didnt do much for me. Its was a little light for me, and the songs seemed to blend together. Not bad for sure, but nothing really captivating. Overall- 2.5/5

Ok, I know it's gonna look biased. But this one is a bit better, almost deserving being on that list. But what do I know, 1001 is a large number of albums, perhaps they can't all be perfect - I guess it's not what it's about. Anyway, I went into this album expecting to another reminiscent entry, cuz they're "THE" Velvet Underground, so their first album *must* be on this list, it's a CLASSIC! But I discovered an album with something of a merit. Not mostly bullshit like I had expected. There are some nice tunes, some sweet tunes, and most importantly some imagination. But ok, I must admit that some tunes were somewhat familiar to me since I think my sister used to listen to this album when we lived together at our family home. So there might very well be some bias indeed. I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could cuz 4 stars, I decided, is saved for really, REALLY good imperfect albums, and this one is just good. 3 it is.

I enjoyed this album a lot more than The Velvet Underground & Nico. It's not quite a four-star offering, so I'll give it three.

Nothing really stood out to me on this album. The vocals weren't very interesting and the instrumental arrangements were a bit tame to be truly interesting. All in all, didn't hate it, but didn't really like it. Pale Blue Eyes probably best track on album.

Some pleasant but largely unmemorable folky-rock tunes, and also The Murder Mystery, which is insane.

I once wrote a 12 page paper in college about the cultural impact of Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground. I, however, will not be doing that again. We’re going to keep it short this time. Still a solid album, but it has always felt like something is missing compared to previous records and that is more than likely attributed to John Cale leaving. There are great tracks like What Goes On and tracks where the band is obviously enjoying themselves like Murder Mystery, but more than anything this record feels like there’s forced vocal collaboration with less worthy vocalists and is probably what pushed Lou to do solo work.

6.5/10

interesting, I think it'd 'get better' with more listenings

This ranges between pleasant and boring. “The Murder Mystery” is an interesting track.

liked this more than expected considering how much i hated the Lou Reed album we had

The first Velvet Underground album following John Cale's departure presents a notably quieter and more minimalist sound. This transition marks a departure from the infused chaos of "White Light/White Heat," yet the band retains a degree of their signature grit and rawness. "Pale Blue Eyes" has been my favorite track from this album, and perhaps my favorite overall from the Velvet Underground. Other notable songs include "Candy Says," "What Goes On," and "Beginning to See The Light." However, the album falters with the experimental piece "The Murder Mystery." While I can appreciate the artistic intent behind it, the result is an incoherent mess that is difficult to listen to. It raises the question of how many listeners tuned out at this point, missing the final track "After Hours," which is another gem. Overall, I find the album to be uneven, but worth completely listening to at least once. The best tracks are extremely enjoyable, some of the greatest from the Velvet Underground, which makes them (at least) worth listening to on repeat.

This seemed so restrained, pleasant even until the penultimate track when normal VU appeared restored.

It was okay, and I’m sure for its time it was great, but it’s hard not to listen to it with 2025 ears.

Could've sworn that last song was Kimya Dawson.

Comfy to listen to, this almost sounds like something that could release in the early 2000s.

I feel like if every song was like song 1, this would be a solid 4 for me. "The Murder Mystery" was pretty long, odd, and boring, but songs like "Candy Says" and "After Hours" were amazing. Those 2 just fit the vibe I wanted for the album, and at times i felt like I got it, but others, I didnt. Overall, it was a solid album. Liked Songs and Least Favorite: Listed Above^

Pleasant enough (probably a 3.5, really) though I prefer the banana album to this one.

Didn’t like this as much as the last Velvet Underground album I had here, maybe I got this on the wrong day or am too worn out to listen with full attention. Or maybe other VU albums hit on a good day.

Não é pra mim, muito modorrento.

Lou is a fun character. I always assumed a lot of these phychedlic art rock bands were actually on to something and were enlightened in someway. Looking back now it's clear they were just fucked up. It's still fun to listen to though! This album in particular reminds me of summer/having a good time. Not the worst images to conjure.

I've always wanted to like Velvet Underground bc it seems like a cool band to like. Now that I've listened to an album, my overall take is that they're a little too arty for my taste -Pale Blue Eyes was a fun playful contrast between lyrics and music -The Murder Mystery was a real trip, man. I didn't like it but it was distinctive - Overall just doesn't do it for me. I rate on vibes, and the vibes were MID

Respect it, but not my thing

Vind het tweede album een stuk beter

Not the best of their albums. I did like the fact that they all wrote songs.

One of those “I didn’t know they made music like this back then” albums. You can hear a lot of small indie, acoustic-ish bands in this record. If I knew more about The Velvet Undergound, maybe I would appreciate the change up even more.

Glad I noticed there are 2 mixes of this album, because I prefer the Closet mix. I feel like one's appreciation of this album will largely depend on how much you like their musical output. For me, The Velvet Underground has always been a band whose music and influence I respect, but it never fully connects with me. This album only reinforces that. The songs are good, but I feel like other artists who heard it built better music from it in the years that followed. Granted, we also got a lot of poor imitations, compared to which this sounds brilliant. Judging it on its own merits isn't easy over 50 years later, unless it's somehow the first music you ever heard. But I did listen to both mixes, and it's a good collection of songs. I don't love it, but that's OK.

okay

Not bad. I have heard this one before and it was a nice refresher. Just don't go looking for White Light/White Heat.

Great!

I have heard the name of the band throughout my life in various media but I have never listened to the velvet underground and its not at all what I expected. For some reason I thought they would be a lot more punk-ish. That being said this is a really nice album with some good songs and some I didn't really like. Not my cup of tea for everyday listening but not bad at all.

Song: pale blue eyes i like this song because it is quiet and calming Song: Murder mystery i dont like this song because it sounds like they're saying random words and it's kind of crazy sounding Song: Jesus I like this song because i love Jesus and it talks about him.

it seems very classy and calming song but its not something i would pick if i was looking for songs it seem very quiet also.the second song the person singing was diffent then the first song the 3rd song seem calm like the first one

I don't really like this album because I don't really like this type of music.

I like the song "Pale Blue Eyes" because it's gentle and sweet. I don't like "Murder Mystery" because it sounds messy and strange. I think "Jesus" is not the greatest but not the worst because I don't like the organs but the singing sounds nice.

Most of this has been fine, the Murder Mystery was just noise at points though.

Not a bad album. I do listen to VU once in a while but i’d get bored of the sound quickly if i were to ever listen to them as much as i listen to other bands. Funny thing is some of those bands are said to be inspired by VU and Lou Reed which makes me believe they are a bit overrated because i don’t see how can they be put unto them same level of inspiration as The Beatles or Pink Floyd. Maybe i’m being judgemental because of the Warhol scene they were a part of. Anyway even though i may sound harsh by my previous words, i enjoy 60’s rock music so this wasn’t a bad time. Candy Says and Pale Blue Eyes are constant songs on my playlists but The Murder Mystery was hard to get through.

Candy Says - 5/5 What Goes On - 3/5 Some Kinda Love - 3/5 Pale Blue Eyes - 5/5 Jesus - 2/5 Beginning To See The Light - 4/5 I'm Set Free - 3/5 That's The Story Of My Life - 3/5 The Murder Mystery - 2/5 After Hours - 4/5 Average score: 3.4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The first half of the album is brutally boring, but after you hit Beginning to See the Light, interesting things start happening. Not sure if it's enough to make up for the miserable beginning.

It’s OK

Pale Blue Eyes, beginning to see the light and murder mystery standout tracks. Enjoyed the album but not a classic

Not as good as I was expecting which surprised me, some solid tunes

Overall, the sounds, the vibe on this album is moody and melancholic. Musically, it's pretty impressive. The fact that this was released back in 1969, it makes it quite before its time. Classed as alternative and experimental underground sound, it would have been ahead of its time. This album was released when Lou Reed was in his 3rd line phase (HD detail). "What Goes On" is probably my favourite off this album. Great guitar riffs, beats and catchy lyrics.

It starts off a little slow but I'm not sure that's a bad thing. Kind of easing you in maybe? But for the most part it is a pretty subdued record. Sound-wise anyway. It seems to be a super personal album, the lyrics are fantastic as they are with most Velvet Underground. I think what sets this apart from similar albums from the same time period is just that this seems more experimental. I mean it may not be avant-garde, with the exception of The Murder Mystery, but you can definitely see them leaning in that direction and inspiring New Wave to follow. All in all I like this album but not as much as some others from Velvet Underground or Lou Reed. I think this one would rate a 3.5/5 for me and I'll round down because it's just not quite there to give it a 4.

Side one isn't great, mostly sounded like demos (I liked Pale Blue Eyes though). Side two rocks. Murder Mystery is a notable song, although not sure how I feel about it to be totally honest. Incredibly unique regardless.

Better with Nico

Not my cup of tea xd roquillo de chil

It’s fine. The Velvets did better in their time.

Ondergewaardeerd album met echt goede nummers. Niet hun beste, maar wel echt de moeite. 3.4

Meh

Har potential att bli bra. Måste lyssna lite mer bara.

Favorite Track: What Goes On

Nice relaxing tunes, didn’t enjoy the murder mystery as it was chaotic having 2 songs at once. But no real complaints just nice chill music :)

Not something I would usually listen to, but a good album, especially modern considering when it came out.

They gave us Lou Reed, so I love them for that, but there were only a couple of songs that I thought stood above their peers. I recall that they inspired a lot of bands. Maybe they’re a victim of their own success?

This isn't a bad record, especially not for when it was released. However, it does pale compared to their other output (and Lou Reed and Nico's solo outputs). Pale Blue Eyes is a classic, though

Feels wrong to give this the same rating as the Kiss album I had yesterday, but that just narrowly avoided being a 2, and this just narrowly missed being a 4

Decent album. Enjoyable laid back ballads and rock tracks.

I quite liked this I think

Not quite to the iconic sound that made up their greatest hits here.

3/5

Great tunes and vibe. The psych influences and retro rock are so easy on the ears.

Enjoyed this. May have even gone higher if I was at home.

Some interesting stuff but some stuff that sounded boring too. I think it needs a few listens.

Groovy. Some great vibes but a few weirdos.

I wish I liked this more, I get that it's technically very good but none of the songs stood out to me

Better than the last VU I had.

The Velvets without John Cale certainly have a different sound. Much more straightforward -- the psychedelica less subtle. It's still good -- Uncle Lou's songwriting is solid as always -- but it doesn't quite hang together as well as some of the other entries from the VU. Unexpected bangers: Some Kinda Love, After Hours, I'm Set Free

Solid album. Didn’t click with me, but i would for sure enjoy later.

一開始聽起來是很舒服的專輯，溫暖民謠的感覺。但是「The Murder Mystery」這首歌真的很特別，交替的方式呈現一組男女合唱，像是講故事，另一組像是旁白或是兇手，快速唱著像是rap一樣。另外一首「Jesus」的旋律很喜歡。

Clearly a revolutionary band. But aside from a few songs, I never really got too much into them. This album was okay, but not my favorite.

A little too raw for me.

had some very interesting tracks, not necessarily what i expected but not bad. prob not in the rotation but nice to work to, 3.5?

This is great. There are some real gems on here - especially Pale Blue Eyes. But I do think that the record is front loaded. The closing song, though, is wonderful

# Album Name: The Velvet Underground # Artist: The Velvet Underground # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Ive never listened to a full VU album until yesterday. Then i get this the day after making it 2 VU albums in two days! Nice vocals on Candy Says. Its very chilled and mellow. I like it. Pale blue eyes is a banger. A truly lovely song. Overall this was a pretty average album. I enjoyed candy and blue eyes but the rest past me by. Shame, because the VU and nico album was real quality. # Top Tunes: Blue eyes / Candy eyes # Would I listen to it again? Unlikely.

Average 2.5/5

I had no idea Lou Reed could sing like this, even though most of the tunes are too mellow for my liking.

My least favorite of the first four VU records. That said, Lou Reed's choice to have additional singers was a nice choice. This is a more straightforward Velvet Underground.

76% Best: What Goes On; Some Kinda Love; Beginning To See The Light; After Hours Must-Hear? Not quite

Thought provoking

It's fine. That's it. It isn't mind blowing or anything but fine.

Skasowała mi się prawie całkowicie napisana recenzja, fml... Nie podszedł mi ten album za bardzo. Przesłuchałem go kilkakrotnie, bo chciałem go polubić, ale jakoś tak nie trafia do mnie i przelatuje przeze mnie. Kiedy jakiś czas temu przypadkiem trafiłem na ich wcześniejszy album o tej samej nazwie to zainteresował mnie dużo bardziej. Nie dosłuchałem go wtedy do końca, ale często na niego zerkałem. Czekam na okazję, kiedy pojawi się na tej liście. Z utworów, które zapadły mi w pamięć - na pewno "The Murder Mystery". To jest genialne akurat, mega ciekawe, eksperymentalne dzieło. Te nakładające się ścieżki i dwugłos są niesamowite. Zabawny efekt uzyskałem próbując ekstrahować pojedynczo raz jeden, raz drugi głos. Bardzo ciekawe, jak bardzo synergia zwiększyła moc. W pojedynkę brzmią po prostu słabo. A w dwugłosie dosłownie podnoszą tętno. "Pale Blue Eyes" też ze mną zostało, ale w mniejszym stopniu. Reszta była dla mnie (muzycznie) jakaś taka beatlesowa, nie podchodzi mi takie granie do końca. Nie jestem w stanie do końca powiedzieć, dlaczego się odbiłem, bo bardzo chciałbym lubić ten zespół. Ale jakoś tego nie czuję.

This album was a lot better than I thought it would be. I listened to "The Velvet Underground & Nico" a few years ago (the album with the banana peel) and didn't like it so either my music interest changed, this album was a lot better, or both lol. "The Murder Mystery" REALLY lost my interest tho lol. I had this album as a 4 and this song dropped me to a 3/3.5. Overall this album had some really calming and intricate parts and some up-beat rock parts. Liked Songs: "Beginning To See The Light" , "I'm Set Free" , "Some Kinda Love" , "What Goes On" , "Pale Blue Eyes" , "Jesus" , "After Hours"

4/10 but overall quite nice and interesting 40%

Eine sehr einflußreiche Band auf die sich viele Musiker beziehen. Dazu spannende Themen wie Drogenmissbrauch und Sado-Maso. Und ich hab wieder nix davon mitbekommen. Na toll. Ok, dieses Album habe ich jetzt gehört (kommen da noch mehr?) und das fand ich abwechslungsreich, unkonventionell, manchmal schräg. Schön.

Better than the previous one.

3☆/5 11.04.2024

Mixing so good at one point the guys voice scared me because I thought someone was talking behind me. Lyricism and songwriting are both really interesting and well-done, but overall it isn't really for me. I liked What Goes On and After Hours

I really didn’t know what to expect out of this one, but I really didn’t expect to like it. I was a bit surprised, I enjoyed the simplicity of it. Certainly have heard of the velvet underground, but actually it never heard them before. I loved the song Jesus, but hated The Murder Mystery. Overall, I would give it a 3.5, so I’m going to give it 3 stars.

It's too slow. That said there are two or three songs that were just amazing. Pale Blue Eyes is an amazing song.

It was okay. I'm not the right person to make the call on how influential it was, or whatever. I'm not sure I really needed to listen to this before I died.

I’m excited to listen to this album. I don’t know any of the songs. So far I like “candy”. Ok so I’m not sure when it started. But from pale blue eyes into the next song, the songs sound the same with different words. Could explain why I thought “pale blue eyes” was so long. 😂ok, beginning to see the light is clearly different. 😁 I really like the beginning to murder mystery.

Pre-listening thoughts: 😕 Post/during listening thoughts: this is… not bad? Velvet underground is listenable??? Lou Reed isn’t completely insufferable??? It’s still just okay but I was so prepped for terribleness today so hallelujah. Maybe I’m just sad but this is kind of hitting on the low 5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: oh definitely not Fav tracks: Some Kinda Love, Pale Blue Eyes Least fav tracks: The Murder Mystery

This is my second Velvet Underground album to review. I really enjoyed their album with Nico, so I have some pretty high hopes for this album. I’ll get to review all of the Velvet Underground albums on this list in reverse chronological order, and I wonder if that will have any impact on how I feel about their albums. I thought this effort from The Velvet Underground was fine. With the exception of “The Murder Mystery,” it was a pretty straightforward rock album from the sixties, but it was still well executed. Most of the instrumentation was pretty simplistic, but the guitar playing was crisp and clean, and I enjoy Lou Reed’s unique vocals. Even though this album was well made, I found a good portion of it to be fairly boring. However, I thought “I’m Set Free” was really great. I loved the booming drums, the guitar playing was great, and I really enjoyed the backing vocals. “The Murder Mystery” was great too. I really enjoyed the ‘dueling’ lead vocals, Maureen Tucker’s vocals were great (they reminded me of Stereolab), and the guitar and piano playing gave this album a great psychedelic sound. Other those two songs, I didn’t find anything particularly noteworthy about this album, but it certainly wasn’t bad, just not really my cup of tea.

This was an okay album, nothing too exciting but I had it in the background and it was alright. It is a pretty outdated album, so the tunes are quite old-school but not too bad.

Good album overall. Standout songs What goes on I'm set free

What a classic - except for some of the experimental stuff! 3.5

I'm not sure if I'd give this one another listen, but it was enjoyable while I was listening to it

Good for sleeping on the highway.

Es un buen disco, no es el mejor de la Velvet pero tiene (me pongo de pie) pale blue eyes

Pleasant experience.

Not their best

eh. not my vibe

Another band I never took much notice of at the time. I knew of the banana album with Nico but nothing more than that but decided recently that as a collector I should have the banana album in my collection due to its iconic status. So i wasn’t has dismissive if this album as I might have been a few years ago. All in all a good collection of songs which I am sorry to have missed first time around. So another thumbs up to an album I would have had no knowledge of if it wasn’t for this list. 3/5 11/10/24

never been my thing, but their style is undeniable. last song is a real heartstring-ripper.

Pretty decent, with some of the more experimental stuff lacking. Top track: What goes on

Ich verstehe schon warum das ein wichtiges Album für die Musikgeschichte ist. Erinnerte mich ein wenig an Johnny cash nur als Boyband. Bester Song: The murder mystery Skipped Song: Jesus

It’s a cool album of slow psychedelic rock tunes, and I enjoy most of the tracks. Reed’s singing is great. Pale Blue Eyes is my favorite song on this album. Murder Mystery is too spoken word for me. Overall a 3/5!

The most normal VU album up to this date. I like the crazier Lou Reed songs in the previous albums so I’m slightly disappointed despite having good songwriting here. I find this slightly boring in spots and I don’t care for the last two songs but good stuff especially in the first half helps. Highlight: “What Goes On”. 3.5 stars.

Partial classic. Partial sham. There are some sweet, tender melodies like on the first track and the stripped back, lo-fi production and stylisms still sound very cool and modern but many of the songs are actually too minimal and humdrum and plod on forever. The Slinty sound collage piece The Murder Mystery is also just repetitive and annoying. The Ain’t Misbehavin’ style jazz number at the end with Moe the drummer singing is almost cute.

Still sounds good.

An okay album, but simply just that.

Only gave it one listen. A few alright songs in there but can't imagine it challenging my preferred Velvet Underground albums (the debut w/ Nico, and loaded).

Lou Reed was always a great lyricist but I am a self-confessed fan of strong vocals and for me his vocals lack dynamics i.e. they are all on one level. I do feel this is a relaxing album with good vibes aplenty. The opening track, Candy Says is memorable and haunting. I found myself drawing comparisons to Mr. Sandman with its sleepy bass line. I liked the up-tempo jump to 'What Goes On' which took me by surprise. Spotify shows the highest play count attributed to 'Pale Blue Eyes'. I have just listened to it for the first time and while I would describe it as a 'nice' song, though, to my tastes I found it quite nondescript and unmemorable. 'Beginning to see the light' rocks pretty hard and Lou sings a bit more characterfully. It is musically quite Doors-esque. Another Doors-esque number (owing to the late sixties synth sound) 'Murder Mystery' was a super-intriguing track which features frantic stereo ranting from Lou and other members of the band. This was a surprising tonal shift and I expect I will return to this track and its' epic 8+ minutes much more in future. I'd rate this as my favourite overall. The closing track, 'After Hours' was a welcome break from Lou. It was great to hear another voice take lead vocals. I really enjoyed this one.

strong 3

I loved some parts of this album, but then there were also songs that really disappointed me. The slower tunes are their strongest point in my opinion. 3.5 stars

I've always heard how hugely influential this band is, but I'm not sure why. I think you had to be there. Because I don't hear a ton of sounds that I can identify from bands that came later. Actually, I just googled "what bands were influenced by The Velvet Underground" and most places reference older acts like Bowie, Eno, and Iggy Pop, and almost everyone says they are the godfathers of shoegaze. I don't really listen to much of any of that, so that's probably why it's hard for me to notice the influence. Overall, it's fine. The last couple of songs get weird, but I don't dislike it. I'm not sure I like it either, but 2 stars seems awfully harsh. 2.5 stars if I could.

cool but it wasn't super memorable to me. would check out the other albums

Definitely better by the velvet, but it was pretty good

I've never heard The Velvet Underground's album before. I liked it a lot. It probably doesn't fit into my daily playlist, but it would be a candidate for it. 3/5

I like the book-end tracks: Candy Says and After Hours. The latter is the only track I recognized. Everything in the middle is kind of "meh", including Pale Blue Eyes, which I guess was the big track from this album. Murder Mystery is an interesting track. It has parts that are great and parts that are annoying.

Not their best album. Some interesting songs in there, but didn’t really do enough to elevate itself from background noise to something I was actively listening to.

A bit boring. 3/5

Overall a good album. Lacking on some stand out songs, but the album works. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again

Comfortably better than the iconic but underwhelming Velvet Underground & Nico, this one is rockier and has some actual tunes. What Goes On and Some Kinda Love are both great and even it’s token weird, avant-y epic, The Murder Mystery is superior to anything on their debut. It’s only getting one star more for me but if I could give half marks it would be 3.5 (vs 1.5).

The calm after the storm

I didn't hate it, but ultimately I just couldn't understand for the life of me what the album was all about. Even after having listened to it a few times it leaves me feeling confused more than anything. Best - Candy Says, Pale Blue Eyes, and After Hours Worst - no bad songs? 2.75-3.25/5

Fine album. Needs another listen.

3.5

Without John Cale, they took a new direction with Lou Reed in charge

the banana album is way better 🍌

-Velvet Underground is decent for me, I’ve heard their album with Nico and I think I like it better than this one. This one took me a little while to warm up to I like the b-side a lot -Favorites are Beginning To See The Light, That’s The Story Of My Life, and The Murder Mystery

6/9/24 It was dated, but that is to be expected. It didn't really capture me or my attention.

Ok.

pale blue eyes goes off but otherwise zzzzzzz

First listen Saved 5/10 Top track: Pale Blue Eyes

Purdy. Most of it is nice but standard pop rock songs. Kind of sounds like a less melodically captivating Big Star. I've found the Velvets at their best when they had relied on energy and or added elements like drone or improvisation- basically none of that here. But it does sound real purdy. Oh- "Murder Mystery", I actually really like the counterpoint between the two voices with separate rhythms and the ending part where they keep changing the piano arrangement to make different chord progressions, but the ABA structure gets old pretty fast.

Oh so THIS is the guy Metallica made Lou Lou with :joy: This was an AMAZING album. I’m not familiar with Velvet Underground at all except that “Pale Blue Eyes” is considered a legendary love song. I can't say I loved how understated every song was. Nothing ever really came to life. But the songs are there and I feel like if another artist covered these songs they would start to soar. Folks have called this the father of bedroom pop, and that’s the truth. Wouldn’t be surprised if I learned Billie Eilish loves this record.

I remember liking The Murder Mystery. Will I listen to again: 50%

It's okay. Defintely stands the test of time. I would have never guessed that it was released in 1969.

It never felt like it got going, if you know what I mean. It wasn't bad. Bland is probably the best word to describe it.

I expected this to be interesting, and it certainly didn't disappoint. Only a 3 because I doubt I'll go back to it as an album.

Because this is mellow, I'm enjoying it way more than prior VU albums on here. 3* The murder mystery made me anxious

I didn’t like it but Leo the cat thought it was ok

Soft, quite psychedelic

Bastante trippy, creo que me gustó más que el disco de la banana con nico

Song 1 is dull. Then What Goes on kicks in. What a song. Pale Blue Eyes is slow, but engaging. Some Jesus song bored me. Then I started to see the light. Then ... This is an up and down album. Great in parts, less so in others.

August 13, 2024 HL: “Murder Mystery”, “Jesus”, “Pale Blue Eyes” Held off rating for a day to collect my thoughts, & I still don’t know wot I think of this Not as strong as the Banana one, but definitely a gentler listen. “Murder Mystery” is straight up a Sonic Youth song

Overrated band in my opinion. The music wasn't that interesting, but I guess for the end of the 60s they had a good mix of sounds that fit the time. I can see how this could be innovative for the time, but I find it pretty underwhelming when comparing it to other bands of the time such as Pink Floyd.

For some reason I was expecting some rock n roll songs with heavy guitar. That didn't happen. Instead, this album was a collection of the most calm, clean songs i have ever heard.

I hadn't heard this one all the way through, and only knew Pale Blue Eyes, which is a beautiful song. It's got quite a different vibe from the previous 2. I didn't get quite as on board with this one. Maybe it'll grow on me with more listens, the other VU / Lou Read I'm more familiar with certainly did. I'd say I found this more interesting than enjoyable though so 3*

Pleasant mood, nothing too memorable, but it's nice to listen to

Start the the 70s, enjoyable variety of songs on this light and airy album

Good listen

I was surprised how normal sounding this album was, last track was a bit strange, but this was standard music for the year, I expected something different and I can’t tell if what I got was better or worse than expected, I’m going to say this is average.

Much better than their last album, but still not much that grabbed me. Felt a bit tame even.

The Velvet Underground did such an about face for their self-titled album! I knew Lou Reed was capable of way more than the discordant nonsense of an album that is White Light/White Heat. While still early in his career, his lyrics are powerful here. His soulful voice, paired with his lyrics, in "Pale Blue Eyes"? Wonderful. I acknowledge I'm biased in favor of Reed, so I am aware I would prefer the songs with his lead vocals. For the most part, I didn't care for the songs that didn't have his vocals--or even lead vocals at all (except for "Candy Says"). This album by itself isn't super special but its release in 1969 was a stepping stone for folk, rock, and VU's later work. It was an interesting listen in the history of music and Velvet Underground and offered a very easy, relaxed listen in comparison to their prior album (for which I am eternally grateful).

You know, The Velvet Underground gets hyped a LOT by today's standards, but in listening to them, I feel like they're just your average rock band of the time. I can appreciate, though, how they're kind of folk adjacent without being too folky; it makes for a chill listen but keeps things interesting. In any case, nothing bad here, but also nothing too great. It was interesting enough, but not too exciting.

Норм

Enjoyed this, lots of cool experimental moment. However I could have done with some more consistency. 6.5/10

Not unpleasant, but nothing stood out other than Pale Blue Eyes, which was pretty good.

This just didn't leave much of an impression on me. That being said I really liked Pale Blue Eyes, pure banger.

For the most part it's a chill velvety vibe. For the most part for me it fades into the background - until The Murder Mystery plays. It's unusual, and I could see it being really powerful if there wasn't so much lyrical nonsense. That said, Moe's voice is... innocently bad. I don't see myself revisiting this.

Although I enjoyed the more noise rock and abrasive side of The Velvet Underground the most, this was a pretty cool, chill album. The primary focus is definitely on the lyrics and vocals, which are mostly about love, longing, and everyday life – basically the same themes as many other albums. The music is stripped down to simplicity, giving the album a warm, cozy feel.

Meget dreamy! Gode numre! Undervurderer måske det her fordi det er første gang jeg hører det?

Pale blue eyes var mega fed! Resten var ok.

I enjoyed this much more than the banana album.

Decent stuff, particularly given how old it is. I liked it more than most 60's/70's stuff. 3.3

IDK

This is one where I can see why some people love it, I just don't care for it much. Favorite track on this listen: "Beginning to See the Light."

Þetta var skrítin plata. Bæði ljúf en líka furðuleg. Til dæmis var skrítið og erfitt að reyna að hlusta á morðgátulagið þar sem var verið að syngja (eða tala) tvo mismunandi texta á sama tíma. Þetta hefur verið framúrstefnulegt og tilraunakennt á sínum tíma en ég ætla bara að smella henni í miðjuna fyrir ljúfmetið á plötunni.

I just flat out dislike this band but this album was less annoying than the others.

i like this one a LOT better than the other velvet underground album i got from the generator (white light/white heat)

Basic, essential, but also, overplayed to death... 3 stars

ottimo album, nessuna canzone eccelsa ma tutte carine

Great stuff.

3.4 I can understand why people enjoy this. It’s just not my thing.

It's okey. Pale blue eyes is a classic but the rest is mostly record filling. Some avantgarde wierd and some just forgetable

decent enough but i prefer reed's solo stuff

I think The Velvet Underground and Nico is a better album.

A little too weird/experimental for me...

I enjoyed this more than the last VU album I listened to!

This was a nice album. Nothing mind blowing, but nice to listen to at least. The end started to spiral into madness, which made me like it even more! I wish the rating system was more detailed, because I would give this like a 3.8.

It's fine. A nice vibe but they haven't quite refines their song writing yet.

I'm not very knowledgable about VU, but from what I remeber it's very different to Nico. Most of the songs are formed around simple loops, and I find it a little tiresome after a while with some of them. The track 'The Murder Mystery' is interesting, sounds well ahead of it's time and like something a post punk band would put out in the early 80's. Not to say I love it, but interesting.

Reminds me of 2000's indie pop more than punk. Probably not a bad thing.

Some good tunes - very clearly late 60s/70s sound...

A mellow Underground album? I wasn't overly impressed by Pale Blue Eyes.

This was pretty average. Easy listening but the songs all seemed to lack much structure at all - it was the "Oops: All Verses" flavor. Seemed like someone described the concept of music to them and then they recorded an album, and you just know that New Yorkers will wax poetic on this and about how artsy and underground it is. This does not feel like the gritty underground that people know to be NYC, this feels like Mormon music. I guess it's influential or whatever, and wasn't terrible, so giving it a 3, but idk why for some reason this pissed me off

Very chill start, dig it. Jesus song was weird.

“Candy Says” as an opener got me hyped up for something a bit more interesting and it only really paid off at the end with “Murder Mystery”. And that wasn’t particularly good, it was just interesting. The stuff in between is nice enough. Sad boi songs for thinking about girls you have a crush on. I think this would’ve appealed to me more when I was younger. It’s a pleasant listen, but not the stunning art piece that people make it out to be. VU is said to be a band that only really became appreciated after they put out a ton of work. I’m wondering if it’s because the market was kinda saturated with bands like this during the 60s and 70s and they ultimately had more staying power than the other bands due to persistence, money, or both. That isn’t to say they aren’t good, I like the style, it’s just not really a standout for me. Maybe I need to listen to more of the heroin albums.

The velvet underground feels like something I should like more than I do, but I always feel just kind of meh when listening to it.

I hadn’t heard this album or any of its songs before. It’s pleasant and peaceful up until the penultimate song. I like his other work more tho

I liked this more than I was expecting. I have always liked pale blue eyes, but I didn’t know the rest of the album is just as pleasant. I think I just assumed it would be less than good because they seem like pretentious jerks. I’d listen all the way through again.

A tad slow, a bit boring, but overall it was fine. Didn’t love it by any means, but it was aight.

6 / 10 Bastante sobrevalorado, canciones pop románticas y aburridas.

Mellow, serene, absolute disaster of a last song. 5/10

Didn't mind it. Never been a huge fan, but, would listen again.

cool as fuck

Great soft casual listening. Had this on while working on a big project and it was very calming.

"Sunday Morning" hace total honor a su nombre, es una canción que instrumentalmente evoca el momento exacto en que uno está desyunando un domingo en la mañana. "Femme Fatale" me pareció una joya, sobretodo la relación entre la voz y la música. "Venus In Furs" musicalmente es toda una experiencia, siento que podría ambientar una película distópica. "Heroin" logra generar una emoción muy particular, como una especie de tensión triste. Es inquietante en cierta dimensión y hermosa a la vez. Pero al mismo tiempo, logra sentirse como heroica. En líneas generales, mi percepción del disco es que tiene un sonido super inmersivo, que evoca situaciones, imágenes y emociones, pero, he de admitir que (excluyendo un par de canciones), no es un sonido al que sea muy afín.

The Velvet Underground has always been a musical blind spot for me. I have also never really understood the celebration of Lou Reed (unpopular opinion!!). However, I did enjoy this album much more than I expected to. I'd definitely pop this on again. As much as I enjoyed this, I do think that the late '60s are tragically overrepresented in this challenge. Perhaps it's just the order in which the albums are being served to me.

Love the VU. The mellow sound is really fresh from their other records, but it's a little caught in the transition between pop, rock, and mellow. The sound is nice but (similar to WLWH) doesn't excel as much as their bookend albums, in their sound variety or quality of songs themselves. 3/5

I’ve wanted to listen to them. I had high hopes. They fell a little short.

Pretty chill. Favourites: candy says, what goes on, I'm set free, after hours. I did not enjoy the murder mystery, it was very bad and way too long. Not bad but I don't think it's that special. 3/5

I know this is the proto punk minimalist precursor to later groups and its supposed to be revered because of that but it is not engrossing to mealthough the last 2 tracks are very interesting, what preceeds that feels a bit bland and intellectual.

bardzo spokojne, sympatyczne do puszczenia w tle

Inspiring album for all alternative Music.

Previously rated: The Velvet Underground & Nico (3/5) ******************************************* Not quite as good as the previous one, but it's OK. Some pretty songs, some boring ones.

It was fine, I guess, but not especially memorable. I liked Murder Mystery the most

Was surprised not so much that I enjoyed it but more so how much I didn’t dislike it. There weee actual melodies and musicianship. I was expecting a lot more like the song The Murder Mystery. It’s fine, it’s New York artsy, it’s not my wheelhouse.

Just fine. 3

Another album (artist?) who made this list because of a group of people who decide what is good or not, based on what drugs they were on when they heard these albums. I don't take drugs. It's the music itself which turns me on, and so many of the albums on this list do nothing to my body. VA gets a 3 for playing real instruments on their album and sticking to a recognizable formula when song-writing.

If Jane's Addiction had parents, The Velvet Underground would be them. Lou Reed is as talented as he is eclectic. Elements of blues, rock,, folk experimental ... They would have been my favourite band in the late 60s

6/10 VU&N is a great album, near the top of the albums I’ve listened to so for. This was a pretty major disappointment and I’m not sure it is worthy of the list Love Lou Reed’s voice, vibe is good, this is a very nice sounding album But it is very basic in composition, feels mannered to the point of being boring at points, and lacks all the drive, energy, excitement of VU&N. Like it’s a different band or one who can’t be bothered Doesn’t stand out from its contemporary music to me Best: I’m Set Free

I think I recognised a couple of the songs on this and was just generally a better experience than I expected

Actually not bad! Would listen again. 3***

B Candy Says 4 What Goes On 3 Some Kinda Love 3 Pale Blue Eyes 4 Jesus 3 Beginning To See The Light 4 I'm Set Free 3 That's The Story Of My Life 3 The Murder Mystery 3 After Hours 4 This was quite good, what a PERFECT DAY(S).

довольно приятное звучание. мне немного плохо понятен смысл альбом из-за моего плохого английского я не улавливаю слова. тяжело. поэтому я читаю описание. the murder mystery💔

Ganz nice für den Hintergrund, aber auch etwas boring..

- Das whatscheinlich legendärste Albumcover ever (gemalt von Andy Warhole, der auch die komplette Platte produziert hat, was mich komplett erstaunt hat) - Habe, obwohl ich Lou Reeds Solosachen mega finde, nie bewusst einen Velvet Underground Song angeschmissen - Mir gefällt das Expirimentelle, das Unangepasste, auch das Psychedelische an der Platte und ich kann mir vorstellen, was das zu der Zeit für einen Impact hatte. - Leider (und das ist immer das Problem, wenn man solche wegweisenden Alben so spät hört) hab ich viele Alben um die Zeit, die vielleicht auch von diesem beinflusst sind, aber ich doch deutlich lieber mag und somit der Innovationsfaktor bei mir ein bisschen versandet Rating: 3,25

- Velvet Underground nie viel gehört. - Album war stimmig und sehr chillig. Nicht zu langweilig durch abgefahrene Tonartwechsel und spannende Text-Interpretationen. - Einzelne Stücke oder Passagen sind jedoch jetzt nicht hängen geblieben. Wohl ein klassischer Fall von "Muss man im ganzen hören" - Schöne Mehrstimmigkeit - Kann mir vorstellen, mir dezidierter diverse Songs nochmal anzuhören 3,5/5

I agree, The Murder Mystery is very cool, it reminds me of Chop Suey and maybe some other SOAD song (maybe even several)

Some good slower tracks but upbeat tracks have muddy and discordant solos

Suht kevyehköä rockia. Vähän tulee rollarit mieleen. Murder mystery sit lähtikin vähän lapasesta, siinä Doorsmaiset urut. Parhaat: Candy Says, Pale Blue Eyes

What a contrast to "White Light/White Heat"! Far more accessible for me, this is the Lou Reed I remember.

Overrated and overall felt like a letdown. Not unlistenable, but it didn’t live up to the world changing hype

A mellow psychedelic rock album that is unapologetically lofi. For the most part, the laid-back recording and songwriting on this album sound pretty bland and mediocre. There’s not much talent on display here, and it’s no surprise that the record failed to chart. However, there are a few notable tracks where the intimate, unproduced style is beautiful and hauntingly gentle, and saved the album for me. I’m not sure why folks really like the Velvet Underground; I don’t find Lou Reed to be a good singer or songwriter and the rest of the band just sounds like a garage jam session. They must have been novel at the time and influential to others, but this record is pretty middling in hindsight. Stand out tracks include “Candy Says”, “Pale Blue Eyes”, and “After Hours”.

I think this album is pretty good, but not that a lot of the songs are kind of repetitive and boring to me. Lou reed needed John Cale what can I say

Not bad.

Candy Says en Pale Blue Eyes wel lekkere tracks. Verder matig enthousiast moet ik zeggen. Wel drie sterren omdat het Lou Reed is en Lou Reed is een held <3

Would Sir care for a starter of some garlic bread perhaps? No, thank you. I will proceed directly to the intravenous injection of hard drugs, please.

This was way more chill of an album than I was expecting. I enjoyed it.

I knew that one song pale blue eyes cuz I think it was in an episode of sex education. It has very indie movie/show vibes where you’re down on the world, you’re girl/guy has just left you, and your mad at the world for what it’s given you. Sometimes you need some vibes like that.

I found this album to be a pretty pleasant listen. Nothing abrasive or too difficult to get through but also not much that stood out, except for maybe The Murder Mystery but that was only because I’m pretty sure that bass line has been covered a few times. There were some moments that felt like the band was ahead of their time as far as styles and genre went, but most of the time it sounded like 60s rock.

Soooo...this *isn't* "The Velvet Underground and Nico". Why didn't anyone tell me? I just kinda thought this was a different cover, or some arcane copyright issue had led to a re-release with Nico's contributions expunged, or something. yes yes commercial yada yada...it is consistently listenable, which is much more than one can say about their preceding album. Will I listen to it again? I don't know. maybe.

Decent folk album compared to what else was coming out that year of 1969. It then makes a hard right turn when Nico comes in and “murder mystery” happens. If I had to describe art rock in 1 song this would be it.

Pretty mellow album. Enjoyable music but nothing to get excited about. Scrapes a 3.

I like it, I just haven't done nearly enough opiates in my life to get quite to their level. It's not that I haven't ever... I mean I do 'get' enjoyable slinking behind the beat in a not-quite-on-pitch slurred singing style. But it's just not the trip I'm currently on.

I had never heard this before and I enjoyed most of it. Seems much different than other Velvet Underground albums. Simpler maybe? I kind of liked that. It isn't pretentious. I could do without the Jesus song. I'm not sure whether to like The Murder Mystery or not. I can't tell if I would ever want to listen to it again, but it was interesting once. I generally found this album... interesting.

J'ai vraiment mieux aimé que White Light / White Heat, mais pas autant que l'album avec Nico. Ça sonne vraiment de son époque sans avoir mal vieilli pour autant. Je comprends l'inclusion de ce band car on voit facilement l'impact que ça a pu avoir sur la scène de la musique expérimentale, art rock, progressive, etc. 7/10

It was good, I enjoyed Candy Says and Pale Blue Eyes.

not for me, mid

I liked this although some of it was a bit too slow and extra point for inspiring my favourite band

They have influenced so many bands I love, but I never really love their albums. Second half of this album much stronger than the first, would give that another listen.

Quite interesting. Lou Reed not as annoying as I thought.

I know this is a classic and everything. But I've listened through a few times and haven't felt inspiration - I attribute that to listening in the wrong settings. A misalignment. Eating some drugs may have aligned things better, but I'm moving on to the next album.

Velvet Underground is an easy listen but never stirs me.

Lou Reed came from this band? Had no idea. I’d give this album another listen…

Sunday Morning 3.8 I'm Waiting for the Man 4 Femme Fatale 3.9 Venus in Furs 4 Run Run Run 3.5 All Tomorrow's Parties 3.4 Heroin 4 There She Goes Again 3.7 I'll Be Your Mirror 3.3 The Black Angel's Death Song 2.7 European Son 2 Score: 3.481818182

Really good. But not as good as with Nico.

I hated the first VU album this experience sent my way and nearly didn't listen to this one because of it. But overall I found this to be much more tolerable.

Few solid tracks Moody to happy to avangarde artsy. 3

Just fine really. Worth reminding myself that it’s a 55 year old album and looking at it that way because I can get a bit bored of aabb rhyme schemes and pretty lyrics (even when they are laden with sarcasm)

I don't like albums that aren't balanced. It's mostly noise but there's a few good songs.

Really looking forward to listening to this album. Really have never heard them all the way. Just a couple songs here and there. I definitely get it but not my style. Try to listen to a couple more

Pretty easy to forget tbh, but didn't hate listening to it.

Jeg glemte at skrive mine noter ned i fredags. Husker at have tanken om at skulle lytte til det igen i weekenden, men endte med at høre alt andet. Tilgengæld har jeg glemt lyden af det her album nu, så det er nok et ret fint sted at rate ud fra alligevel...

Strange album

3 decent album. Highlights were pale blue eyes and after hours. Most song however were just a little too long

I enjoyed this album, I just wasn't blown away or in love with it. For when this came out, it is quite a revolution for music at the time and makes sense that their popularity cane later. I just don't see myself going out of my way to listen to it again.

Pretty nice and chill little album

Experimental and weird for its time

6/10, first half good murder mystery wtf

Experiments everyewhere. A bit of blues. An early post-rock tunes. Interesting concept.

Not bad. Not amazing.

Some good moments

Nice simple songs about relationships and religion. I thought Lou’s voice sounded decent on this album compared to his solo work.

Very calm and it’s 80’s background music for a club or a bar

overall it was an "ok to have on in the background while you're doing other stuff" kind of album. but then I got to Murder Mystery and they lost a star for that-just didn't understand at all. so much discordant sound, mumbling, & plain noise

I like some of Velvet Underground. But honestly, this album felt very whiney to me.

I don't know what you think of this one. Seems almost too tender after the rawness of Loaded. Some lovely moments but I feel a bit empty after a listen. Prob needs another listen.

Started out fine and then got super annoying. Like listening to WGMO, or Eric's music...

Beaucoup plus soft que j'aurais cru

Prefer where it picks up, starting with beginning to see the light. Love the playful guitar in story of my life, around 1 min mark, sounds kinda like George’s style. Murder mystery reminds me of the band CAKE, that spoken singing style. Wonder if they were influenced. After Hours a clever ending to the album, perfectly creepy, and could’ve played at credits in Moneyball.

Probably a bit less interesting that I was expecting - third album in and sounds like they had traded experimentation for polish. Still some great songs, sounded good in the cans.

Not as rocking as other Velvet Underground. But definitely a foundation in a part of rock and roll history.

There were some good tracks on this album but overall I got a pretty "meh" vibe from it. Not my favorite but I can see how others might like it.

I love Lou Reed's voice Standouts: Candy Says Jesus After Hours The Murder Mystery could've been the best song on the album but they over did it. It feels like the tried to cram all the good song writing into one song and let other songs suffer.

Meh this just isn't really my vibe. Just kind of slow and dreary. I think a live show would have been pretty cool. The live b disk of the deluxe album isn't bad but not something I would typically go for. Pale Blue Eyes their number one isn't really a thing for me either.

I know I’m *supposed* to love The Velvet Underground because of their influence on future genres (despite lack of commercial success). But the truth of the matter is… the music is just ok for me.

Not bad, not great, not very interesting. I respect the songwriting but it didn’t appeal to me very much. The only song I really liked was After Hours.

VU really should have had Maureen/Moe Tucker sing on more tracks, she sounds good on “After Hours” despite that song being a little less interesting. This album is probably VU’s poppiest and folkiest, and in a way their least experimental. But it’s by no means worse for it. “Candy Says”, “What Goes On”, and “Pale Blue Eyes” are all fantastic songs. VU seem to be channeling The Beatles on this album: it can seem tonally all over the place, but it's still congruent and overall it works very well.

Ok for me

Solid. Classic 60s.

I can tell this album pioneered a lot of things that were emulated after the fact. Reminds me of bands like The Vaccines, The Drums, maybe a little Temper Trap. Very chill album with a very nice outro song, gives Adventure Time

Listen to some - wasn't really familiar with a lot of their music.

While not my favourite Velvet record, this is a good addition to their discography. Lacks the highs of Nico though which leaves me giving it a 3 instead of a 4. Fav songs: - Pale Blue Eyes

Some good bits, the album with Nico was better though

Love them. This is middle of the road. I need more teeth. Trying to be objective.

nice and chill, but im just not a huge fan of the vocals

Chill album, easy to listen.

Smooth like butter

Stor 3'er. "Loaded" er bedre, men det er vist ikke på listen :(

solid

É bom nas músicas mais intimistas e calmas, mas nas mais animadas é meio repetitivo e entediante, além de meio caótico Fav tracks: Candy Says, Pale Blue Eyes, I'm Set Free, After Hours Least fav track: The Murder Mistery

I didn't know anything about this band before I started, I thought because of the name they were so e sort of 80s punk band. But Dave pointed out I might have been confused with velvet revolver. Which is probably true but I did find out that the velvet underground did spark that movement so who knows. Either way pretty good album, like a slightly rockier beetles or beach boys.

Lou reed is here. I listened to his album here, but it didn't hook me, also smn said there isn't the weird experimental vibe (because one member left), so I probably will like this album less. Let's see: 1st song, it's melancholic. It's quite nice to hear. Has a Lana vibe low key. I like his voice here. It's depressing, and I'm not feeling sad so I want it to end as quick as possible, but I do get the vibe. "Do-do-wa"? Umm unique I'd say that it. 2nd song, wow it's upbeat now. Beatles vibe. It's a simple rock song, it's different from the last song but not in the best way. I wanted sad songs to be honest. Solo is flawed. It's permanent wave and I don't like that. Half of the song is just instrumentals as I see(boring, unless it's something unexpected). Wow worst solo I've ever heard. 3rd song, it's not upbeat nor as melancholic as the first song. First song was too good. This one's is not bad, but that guitar isn't doing the job. Makes me want to background the song. 4th song, has a first song vibe, but there's that beat in the right ear. Ohh his voice is much better with the headphones. Well this and the first one slayed. Guitar is indeed crying, much better than in the last song. The instrumental break was good, but that thing that makes the beat is soo annoying. This is the most streamed song, and I get it. 5th song, it's nice like the first song, I prefer this melancholy. That annoying beat is gone. Ooh I loved the chorus vibey part, and the way he said "jesus" after it. Loving it. And it was one of the great I listened from them. 6th is an upbeat one, but surprisingly good. There is weird volume decreases sometimes (hope I'm not causing it). What was that squeakk. The songs are tooo long, 3 minutes would be enough, Beatles knew that. No, this one ain't as good as the slow songs. He makes unique sounds here though, and the end is kinda slay. 7th song, it's slow, good. As always different sound for each ear. The choir is nice to hear. The solo is quite fun to listen to. It was vibey, but not so impressive. Oh 8th song had a whole different sound, it's very good. It's like clean and makes my ear be full of music. And now this being 2 minute song makes sense, cause I don't need two extra minutes for the exactly same vibe. Solo is basic. I'm liking 9th song, WHAT 8 minutes? Wow I like the talking, it's different in each ear. Very unique, loving this. Man in right and woman in left ear. Wow this is perfect (for now). Idk what the left talked is saying. Publicly this was a flop, because it's hard to hear what they are saying, while the idea was that the lyrics are rhymey and fun. This is still the best song on the album, if we don't count the slow songs, which devoured. There was a broken piano sound, and not the piano is playing, their voices is different now. Piano is getting angry. Piano is as ruined as possible, wow. 10th song is sang by woman, and it's upbeat way of singing, the overall it's melancholic(the melody). I like her voice more than his. The echoed "hello" was unique. This is second best song for me, not even the first song was this good. She should have led the whole album. Well, it wasn't as bad as I expected. The last two songs were masterpieces. Other ones, only the slow ones were good, and that one upbeat good song(Forgot the name). I want to rate this 4 stars, for how unique some of the songs were, but the overall vibe was permanent wave, which was mostly boring so for that 3 stars. I repeat 9th song was godlike to me at least because it was so different and nothing I've ever heard before.

Was not expecting this from the underground but quite enjoyed it.

Velvet Underground mastered the perfect amount of weirdness on their debut album and then proceeded to make an album that's way too weird for its own good (White Light/White Heat) and not weird enough to stand out from the billion other psychedelic rock albums of the late 60s (this one). It's still good, but kind of repetitive. "The Murder Mystery" was the only song on here that tried doing something really interesting, but it's no "Venus in Furs" or "Heroin".