Welcome the world of adult music. Adult themes, adult concepts. Still ahead of its time.

@sakitsakinabuhi6851

Жыл бұрын

Kids do heroin too😄👍

@Ater_Swe

Жыл бұрын

Lou Reed wrote this when he was only 22, still just a kid. This is music's about life, dark fucked up parts of life but life it has no age. But I agree still ahead of its time.

"Not easy to listen too." That is the point, everything is so we'll thought out, the ringing on the ears are a part of if. This is not a song about a happy ending, this is a song about a horrible part of our world. It should not be easy, it should make one feel. And by god they nailed it.

"That sound", the constant drone and also the noises is an electric viola.

@bodsnvimto

5 ай бұрын

IMO that mad Welshman's finest moment. John Cale, of course. His utterly discordant contribution was almost up there in perfection with Paul McCartney's idea of how the classically trained/at that point bemused orchestra should play in the utterly magnificent A Day in the Life.

White Light White Heat was the first British Stereo Album

My favourite has always been "Venus in Furs", but maybe that says more about me - strange, "The Bewlay Brothers" jumped into my head while listening to this.

So the Voice Lou Reed which you probably knew….His great album Transformer was w Produced by David Bowie..have a listen to Satellite of Love, less arty and more easy listening. Please search out David Bowies cover of Lou’s Waiting for the (my) Man…sublime and oh so listenable..Love that you two are listening to the early underground stuff but hope you do not get too led to art for art sake…a lot of it was not successful, critically or commercially.

The squealing and screeching represents the acceleration of thought and emotional chaos from the first crank until until, "...the heroin in my blood leads to a center in my head, then I'm better off than dead... thank your god that I'm not aware and thank your god that I just don't care...", how intense is that? In 1967 when "Heroin" was released people where just figuring out that they were lied to about the goings on in Vietnam, "...all the politicians making dizzy sounds." "...bodies piled up in mounds...", reference to all the body bags coming home from Vietnam. This song is so much more, no matter how hard you try, you will never be able to fully understand and get it.

I notice you have done videos of the 2 best Velvet Underground songs, this one and Venus In Furs. It's stuff like this that influenced a hell of a lot of Art Rock bands and earned them a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Punk and everything that came after owe them a lot. They proved that you don't have to be a highly trained "musician" to create groundbreaking art. There was nothing this minimal being put out before this.

Moe Tucker really shone on this track, brilliance.

@joedirt3449

Жыл бұрын

Damn good she is

@gastrickbunsen1957

Жыл бұрын

@@joedirt3449 Yoda are you? 😁

The Gift by the Velvet Underground, would be interesting to see your reactions to that one. And why does no-one react to Adam and the Ants? They were massive in the UK.

The "constant, unpleasant tone" represents what being an addict is like. There is no escape.

Great story telling through music and Lou Reed was certainly different so get where you're coming from. So glad to find a reaction channel that plays a variety of music and where there are honest reactions. If you're still looking for suggestions, how about reacting to another band who does great story telling through their lyrics and music. The band are called Pulp and a track from the 90s called Common People; but be sure to play the album version.

@hanierfamily

2 жыл бұрын

we know that song

@richey4287

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, a daughter who was listening to music in the 90s 😊. Ok, how about more story telling but from a band called Marillion. A track called The Great Escape.

@hanierfamily

2 жыл бұрын

@@richey4287 Actually, we're more familiar with the cover, by Joe Jackson and William Shatner. If you haven't, you should. But, yes, we've heard Pulp's rendition.

@richey4287

2 жыл бұрын

@@hanierfamily William Shatner's version is brilliant 😁

Super Group, Andy Warhol's concept group. So far ahead of their time. Thank you again

I've read that heroin completely numbs you so that you don't feel anything. I can see Lou desiring that, getting fed up with all noises of the big city, the lies, the violence of daily life. His parents put him through shock therapy because they thought he might be gay. It does things to the brain.

@hanierfamily

2 жыл бұрын

I hear some American states still have that shock treatment for young gay kids. I just don't get it.

Lou Reed! "Lou" rhymes with "woooo", a frequent exclamation of his :P

An honest reaction wow!! For me I love it but I can definently c where u r coming from

The first two Velvet albums had the interesting dichotomy between Lou Reeds rock music and the avant garde music of John Cale (electric viola)

If you want even heavier stuff, you should check out their songs on white light/white heat. If you want something that's a bit less avant garde but still really good, check out their stuff from loaded.

@hanierfamily

2 жыл бұрын

We heard that name, 'White Light/White Heat', mentioned in Almost Famous, but didn't know what the Lester Bangs character meant by it.

@Kevin-ns5qi

Жыл бұрын

Loaded is a great album. White light/white heat is no slouch either. I think out of the three albums the original VU maybe my least favorite. But again, that's hard to say cuz it's still a rad album

@nodirips_8537

Жыл бұрын

Sister Ray is quite heavy stuff I love listening to the medley Some Kinda Love / Sister Ray from the Album Lou Reed Live in Italy

It starts out with slow, quiet and obviously it gets more dissonant with the heroine, but by the end of the song, the noise fills in between as well. Another one on this theme is "Waiting for the Man" - maybe more listenable, but just as hard. Taking the album as a whole, there are many different moods, and this is at the extreme.

@hanierfamily

2 жыл бұрын

We know 'Waiting For The Man'. It was in Almost Famous.

@EdwardGregoryNYC

2 жыл бұрын

@@hanierfamily Yes, the Bowie cover. I hope they keep in in the Broadway Musical.

@hanierfamily

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdwardGregoryNYC I'm sorry. Broadway musical????

@EdwardGregoryNYC

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Almost Famous is coming to Broadway.

@hanierfamily

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdwardGregoryNYC Ooh, I wish I could see that live! Hey. Who knows.

New York 1966.

Yeah it's a beautiful high......once!

That ringing is a viola.

Come back after you listen to the "Live" version. This version is not even close to the live. Whoever recommended this version, Should have known the Live is much better.

This is such a deep, painful song about one of the worst addictions you can have and your thumbnail shows as if you're listening to the happy song 🙄

"Heroin Girl" by Everclear.

One of my favorite songs since I'm 17. Funny too see your buffled (I hope this not upsetting, not a native speaker) faces. 😅

the biggest talent that came from the velvet underground was John Cale not lou Reed check John Cales album "Fear" song " ship of fools" mucch more listenable than what you just heard

hazel o'connor - will you

You need to listen to the live version off rock and roll animal. That is a far better version.

also from J ohn Cale a kinda of artpop song'THier taking it all away" from his album "Slow Dazzle" stay away from velvet underground most of thier stuff is over rated beatnick music, but the artist that came out solo did well chnage thier styles the most diverse and highly skilled musician and composer was John Cale, another song on the "slow dazzle" album I think you both will enjoy is "Mr Wilson" A tribute to Brian Wilson of the "Beach Boys

Gay

hoooo poor lady it hurt your nerve ? the guitar ?or the noise !!! WHO ARE YOU TO COMENT ON THE VELVET . WHO CARE WHAT YOU THINK..IT IS THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.AND THEY WILL LIVE FOR EVER NOT YOU ! your generation make me piouk....for ever!

@ptournas

2 жыл бұрын

Actually most of the people come to watch their reactions and even if they disagree with their opinions they care what they think. Which is probably infinitesimally more than the number of people who care about what you think.

@billythealiensmiller

Жыл бұрын

I think you over-estimate the number of people who have never heard this song. They are rare. So I am fascinated to see their reaction. It's great to see that John Cale and his viola can still un-nerve people, even here in the year 2022. And who are they ? THEY are from the future . They are who the Velvets were aiming at.

@joedirt3449

Жыл бұрын

Son! Pump the brakes! Dial back a few notches!

@ludovicshosola8230

4 ай бұрын

agreed