The Velvet Underground - Sister Ray

[@bwoodpop]

There's feedback... Then there's Velvet underground feedback unberfuckinlivable...

[@mavjimbo]

Well stated

[@jeffreysmith6161]

This is the best thing ever done by people.

[@mavjimbo]

This is the kind of music that sets you free

[@jacobcormier5532]

This recording might just be the loudest, rawest and heaviest thing to ever come out of the 1960s. Still sounds incredibly powerful over 50 years later.

[@mavjimbo]

They set the bar unbelievably high

[@MrRichards68]

It's such a blindingly brilliant concept from the audience member. Just record as close as possible to Lou's amp. Outstanding. Best idea Warhol never had !

[@renaudgarel1494]

Warhol had idéal??

[@legomrrevies]

E

[@MrRichards68]

@@legomrreviesI like E

[@scottsanders5821]

In 1967, the Byrds fired David Crosby. In 1968, Lou Reed fired John Cale. Both moves were extremely mental.

[@durtynellysinn1203]

hahaha so true

[@wolfgangschluetter7672]

70 years and still dancing to this

[@jimmyhackles9502]

The gold standard for guitar tone as far as I’m concerned.

[@neal1692]

more like the diamond standard

[@comradethoth9629]

Sunn amps cranked, Vox MKII fuzz, Gibson Semi-hollow guitars and don't forget Lou Reed's hands.

[@mavjimbo]

This is how music was meant to be heard and sound

[@danjones4257]

This is an example of why the old saying survives: Not Quite The Velvet Underground

[@andrewmoser5539]

Lou Reed is having one of the best nights of his entire career on this one, it's like watching Michael Jordan win a championship or something...

[@mavjimbo]

VU at their very finest

[@Wrestoktwella]

It reminds me of the time I recorded a local band on my portable cassette machine.. The battery's were failing so the recording ended up sounding super distorted.. They were so impressed with how knarly it sounded they released a limited run of cassettes of the recording

[@estebanottodream]

Holy shit. It's even better than the studio version.

[@lord_crush777]

Imo this is THE sister ray, yeah the studio version is good and I would agree if you said the recording from the matrix is their best jam sesh but THIS is it for me.

[@thedaisyheaves]

monster of a sound

[@debim8686]

This is freakin' incredible

[@ODJones-zy5ir]

my life until this moment has been but prelude....

[@ODJones-zy5ir]

7:03 to 9:58

[@neal1692]

@fox pals well you have to consider that this recording is literally just the mic right next to lou's amp, so imagine a recording of ron asheton playing la blues with the recording just being the mic next to ron's guitar, i figure it'd be just as intense still both great though

[@neal1692]

@fox pals i can understand, i think that they were both just as intense but just simply different

[@II-xl7lj]

@@neal1692 not even close, Lou had no equal

[@neal1692]

@@II-xl7lj stop overrating lou

[@extra.nirvana]

Oh, just like Sister Ray said!

[@SigMassimolotov]

it's beautiful

[@phantompanther648]

First leed break....thats ( Lou )Ostritch Guitar. ( All strings tuned E ).....this is what I imagine Jonathan Richman meant...." Lou would rape his guitar...)

[@comradethoth9629]

Sister Ray is in G. He isn't using ostrich tuning during this. This is probably tuned a half step down if anything, although it's probably just the old tape making it sound detuned.

[@steveshattah]

And now you know.

[@alupton99]

And APTBS was born.

[@Cheeso888]

Love Hurts by the Everly Brothers

[@lawnbank]

Is that Reed or Sterling Morrison? Wasn’t Sterling lead guitar?

[@marcgallegos2239]

they often took turns soloing, these recordings are directly from Lou's amp. Sterling's solos were usually bluesier while Lou's were a wall of sounds as heard here

[@willowufgood261]

Anybody know what actual show this was?

[@mavjimbo]

Boston Tea Party

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

Is this a bootleg recording?

[@BlemishesNow]

Si