The Velvet Underground - Sister Ray (Live at the Boston Tea Party)

"Fly me to the moon.. fly me to a star
But there are no stars in the New York sky
They're all under ground...".
This is The Velvet Underground. Art was not made for the masses.
None of universal love, expansion of consciousness, to "float", but evil, despair and death .. "
With a production four official albums with a commercial failure, and five years of adventure, the Velvet Underground sounds made and unmade at will, and at your convenience. Such was his influence to other groups, which can detect even the Velvet lessons in work groups and artists such as David Bowie, Patti Smith, The Doors, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, The Pixies, The Strokes, REM, among many others.
This edition is composed of photographs and home movies of Andy Warhol own photographers and Billy Name, Jonas Mekas, Barbara Rubin, and also the audiovisual project "EXPLODING PLASTIC INEVITABLE ".
atte. Javier Meza, Fotógrafo Marginal.

[@6507bankston]

Gadzooks, I was there! Anyway, some friends and I attended one of the Velvets' gigs at the Boston Tea Party in summer 1968, and they played Sister Ray. My ears were buzzing for three hours afterwards, but I had the time of my life.

[@NickRowsell]

Reckon you saw the best at their best …

[@profile7530]

I passed out at the Tea Party during a John Mayall Blues Breakers show. Turns out I'd been tripping for two days and forgot to eat. Fun times.

[@nullvoid244]

​@NickRowsell yep with Cale in the band,best line up

[@fred-ng3gv]

How lucky you are!! I wasn't born

[@allanjechorek4381]

Lucky guy

[@venusinfurs76]

This is my favorite band, and im really high right now

[@garymorgan3314]

Try early Roxy Music the . If you haven't​.

Very high edit this video.

[@burningrabbitacres8330]

hey, I don't tell you my problems!

[@juanito093000]

For real tho

[@samuelcamacho1045]

Hey man😡, do not be promoting drugs on this video, they're bad for you 🤢

[@scotia7326]

As a working class teenager with no clue where to go in life and everything seemingly against me, I need this band right now.

[@bbomg02]

I was one too. Started college early with a plan. And tbh the older you get, the more lost you get lol. Even with a plan it could collapse on ya still. So prepare for the worst, cherish the good and not overwhelming moments, and keep vibing to VU.

[@abanana2561]

You said it. They accompany the times pretty well

[@bbomg02]

@@abanana2561 Generation Z is not all that different from Gen X

[@abanana2561]

@@bbomg02 I agree

[@sabrinafinkel92]

KEEP GOING SCOTIA. Seemingly is exactly the right word. Sidestep the mess just by choosing to in thought and feeling and keep going. A way will appear, just don't spiral down too far. Sounds hippy but. Survival is victory, fk em.

[@surroundgatari]

Imagine hearing this thing live back in the day... my eardrums would implode... and I'd have no problem with that.

[@gabrielcomba6829]

toffeebomb that’s the thing, they’re so appreciated now but back then people didn’t like that they were so loud. I love them so much, tbh some of the most legendary bands were not fully appreciated in their time. I love talking to velvet underground fans haha 😂😊

[@frippp66]

parden? i didn't quite catch that

[@michaelpage2245]

After hearing this, it's clear where Les Rallizes Dénudés got there style

[@levitategrin]

Yeah they've claimed white light was a massive influence.

[@aestheticaltwat]

They continued where White Light/White Heat left off.

[@bleble6666]

Also Can.

[@GCSoundArtifacts]

Lou Reed and his venomous guitar... I love it!!!

[@ECNIV2000]

That’s a Great way to describe his style!

[@toxotorana]

That guitar is like the sound of Reeds struggle in coming back to functional life after months of bi-weekly electro shock treatments. No summer of love for Lou and those with a desperate need to 'vent'!

[@zackzallie8735]

@@toxotorana Awesome comment!

[@ChasMusician]

This is pure badass rock and roll. Love the Velvet Underground forever! 🎸 🎶

[@snakemanpete55]

Absolutely brilliant ...I was just slightly too young to appreciate them in 67 .68 but I knew of them ..I was too much into hendrix. .Floyd and the Beatles. .but about 1971 I started listening to the underground and have never stopped since ..still love John cale and saw lou reed couples yrs b4 he died

[@J0EYbagaDONUTS]

Thank god for Andy and his camera capturing this amazing band on film and having the insight to see the potential of their music .

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

Hiya Frank!

[@J0EYbagaDONUTS]

@@Royale_with_Cheeze Hello Vincent

[@jloveys]

This is just prime hipness, look at the guy with sunglasses on who is drinking coke i have never seen anything so hip wow

[@lyleswann6296]

That's Lou Reed.

[@alexandresaragoca7217]

the best rock song ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@whatblindcustom]

alexandre saragoça y

[@cskueny]

Always loved this version of SR, especially the opening that sounds like the creation of the universe. I wouldn't have expected to enjoy random video segments attached to it, but this was beautifully done. Exhilarating to watch and hear, especially thinking about Lou. RIP...

[@grahamblackmore2632]

It just screams mass emotions but haphazardly not organised social networking

[@garymorgan3314]

And Cale. Betwys' finest...Anyone else FROM Carmarthenshire? Top tune.

[@mj.l]

pretty sure that's doug yule on organ. post-cale

[@jakesheehan9916]

@@mj.l No that's Cale. The amp for his electric organ wasn't delivered on time so he had to go without for this concert. That's why he gets drowned out by Lou and Sterling. That's also why he isn't playing with EXTREME distortion like on the album.

[@mj.l]

@@jakesheehan9916 on second listening, of course you're right. it's a beautiful thing

[@otaku1524]

Absolutely put studio version to shame. Wish I coulda heard them live back in the day.

[@theNomadz]

I got to see them Glastonbury 93, without a shadow of a doubt most important band I ever seen. Sure woulda been better during their halcyon period, but beggars can't be choosers.

[@lee-annhellner9622]

Original lineup?

[@garymorgan3314]

It was barely 2 and a half years.

[@msgail7905]

Late 60s I went to hear them at Boston Tea Party every chance I had...Small crowds...kinda loud!

[@davidvierzehn5288]

This, again, proves how brilliant they actually were. This is Masterclass, everything else is not even High School.

[@drago6769]

the feedback is so fucking sick

[@drago6769]

is there any live footage of Sister Ray?

[@bingsinatra5283]

D Rago Doubt it, I'm 60 and still waiting to see good footage of prime-time VU.

[@drago6769]

Yeah I haven't seen any either and I'm with you I want to see some prime time live footage of the velvets

[@kieranororke620]

Damn, I like this even more than the album version.

[@dags3382]

I can't believe this is between 1968 and 1969! The sound is so ahead of its time that I feel chills..

[@mavjimbo]

This band was sent to us back then by the universe

[@водоросль]

True rock n roll, dirty fuckin guitar, I want play like them.

[@valkyrianwake]

A Real "Art Piece" it Captures More of That Days than Any Other Video Uploaded Concerning the Velvets, I do Love It....

[@clc-gl4jn]

One of the greatest live recordings ever with the coolest video... No joke

[@mavjimbo]

Mo keeps that beat going

[@klausrain111]

Unprecedented! Lou reminds me of the immortal words of his erstwhile contemporary Captain Beefheart: "I'm not even here. I just hang around for my friends." LOU: 1942-2013. THE CAPTAIN: 1941-2010.

[@eljibjab420]

Mirror Man sessions rock out.

[@mavjimbo]

Another great

[@averyadrian1534]

Wow that explosive fuzz tone

[@rullmourn1142]

Why does listening to and watching The Velvet Underground and friends make me feel invincible.

[@mavjimbo]

They definitely energize your soul

[@nbcouch]

Thru it all somehow Mo keeps that backbeat going. Incredible that this same band was capable of performing songs like Pale Blue Eyes and I’ll Be Your Mirror.

[@vaughanpower4538]

The constant mo tucker holds the music to order.

[@stevencampbell2018]

Recorded in only one take now that's awesome.

[@Cheeso888]

That's usually the case when playing live.

[@stevencampbell2018]

+David B I meant the original studio version.

[@thefamilydog3278]

Steven Campbell They turned all the amplifiers to 10 and all the needles were in the red. It made the recording engineer crazy, "You can't do that!" he said. We're the VU, we can do whatever the fuck we want and it will be transcendent.

[@kendricco-pu3gw]

best version of the best song of all time

[@bobd1116]

greatest band ever? yes for me!! awesome job with the video.

[@oldhag69]

so heavy metal!

[@beatleneil]

This is how a 6 piece band should play (with Nico on the tambourine and Malanga playing his whip)xxx

[@caribman10]

YOU ARE SOOOOOO RIGHT!

[@sheristewart2770]

This is THE BEST! I've always felt I was born too late. If I'd been there I would've died of music overdose!

[@snatchhog]

Nico was gorgeous back in the day😊

[@october72393]

11+ minutes of well spent time... The video/film is fucking excellent...

[@annettegardiner7270]

Watched Lou Reed bk in 79 had a blast, got a tee shirt, still hot to watch and obviously hear... It was loud 🔊 man...

[@Lu-pt2bf]

Amazing footage

[@jacobcormier5532]

Wow this version is heavy as hell!

[@muraya_music_NL]

jeez, i know this band for years and always thought they were this bob dylan soft music kinda group. I've been checking out some live performances and men whas I proven wrong. Love this raw, psychedelic sloppy style. Especially live, the music is so energetic.

[@jacobcormier5532]

They have their fair share of soft songs, particularly on their self-titled third album and a few on their debut, but White Light/White Heat is an extraordinarily loud album. I couldn’t agree more with your statement. I recently started listening to this band and I instantly fell in love with their awesome style! Plus Lou Reed just oozes cool.

[@muraya_music_NL]

I also instantly fell in love with their style. Haven't really listened to other bands since this post (10months ago). White light indeed is loud, but their earlier live perfomances before that album are also really loud. I never heard a band before in this way, it's truly unique. Weird thing is this ''loudness'' makes me so calm, almost like a new, unknown meditative state. Music never archieved this state of mind for my, but the velvets sure unlocked something new. I listen to this, and other songs right before I go to sleep, and I fall asleep so peacefull, while the music is so chaotic, yet calming. And your point about Lou is really valid, as it is for John.

[@mavjimbo]

Oh, they started off in that mode but they decided their music needed a little Red Bull

[@herbbirdsfoot]

Almost exactly 55 years ago in February of 69 they played a double bill with the Dead at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh. That would be a night to try to remember…. No tape of the VU performance that night has surfaced … yet…

[@prp3190]

The soundtrack our lives. rock n roll yeah

[@michaelboyce]

Incredible version - great recording

[@johnbowden9752]

Holy shit thats so raw power first punk show.

[@lmcoopie]

Monumental demonstration.

[@thirdunkle]

ecstatic ecstasy....a national treasure

[@user-bx6zr6my4d]

Lllike our day and age

[@seiyakan1380]

way ahead of their time!!!

[@whitewolfwbrown6313]

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS CRAZY FOOTAGE AND WALL OF SOUND! This video is TOPS!

[@alfluna5]

just insane,

[@Genesisdoes87]

The best band of all time.

[@RenewedBeing]

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes !!!!

[@slimedog]

Good god this is great, wish I wasn't only 13 and about 13 miles away from where this was going on.

[@theNomadz]

teens got everything but taste... but imagine how cool you'd have been though to witness VU at 13

[@alexanderdragutinovic5151]

nothing would happen, too soon ...

[@caribman10]

I was 18 and lived across the street (22 St. Marks) from The Dom where the VU played and it was life-changing...

[@thefamilydog3278]

caribman10 You really got to see them playing at the Dom?? I've never even met anyone who got to see them back then. I would give anything for a time machine to take me back to NYC in '66...

[@notapplicable328]

Well I’m 12 so I’m better than you

[@caribman10]

Any time I see a video showing Gerard ad his whip I know I'm in the right place.. Weird thing is that the Underground were the house band at a dive bar, The Dom, in the basement of the Polish National Home on St. Marks Place in New York. From that they became a legend.

[@nullvoid244]

Those were the EPI shows, hardly a dive bar scenario with the whole Warhol extravaganza accompanying it. Their Cafe Bizarre shows were dive bar shows.

[@billdavis145]

perfection never again

[@hectorvigo2042]

le plus grand groupe de tout les temps

[@JohnBrown-ob8nx]

had to smile when the n.m.e. described this as " exploring the possibilities inherent in monotony..."

[@garymorgan3314]

I DI have to be picky but am remember him saying g "the musical possibilities inherent in"...AND he had studied under Copeland, early doors..As it were...Then Lamp the Young etc etc. This is very Hendrix. P.s i am a fan!

[@JohnBrown-ob8nx]

great times. great music,

[@garymorgan3314]

John Brown I remember that too, Cale I think said that he"liked to explore the musical possibilities inherent in monotony" after working with la Monte Young. He was a Copeland scholar before that. Once described as being, with John Hamill, one of two individuals capable of scaring an audience on their own. Great, great band, inspired Roxy Music and Bowie. Not bad!

[@garymorgan3314]

John Brown Amen to that John.

[@garymorgan3314]

sorry for repeating self. Sort of appropriate!

[@camgray5833]

Awesome love the drummer he’s really got Anton’s back it doesn’t come any rawer or purer ah how ya travelling lots of love from me Brisbane Australia

[@bellend333]

tweed boy myself 🙏

[@johndoe43]

Drummer is Maureen Tucker a lady not a guy

[@micfede3553]

Pure joy for my ears and my eyes

[@Lu-pt2bf]

🖤🎉

[@prizepool1]

This is The Velvet Underground version of Pink Floyd's Interstellar Overdrive haha oh and this video is an amazing work of art. It suits with the music very well.

[@jan_Travis]

Both of which are amazing.

[@prizepool1]

Iamman i upload 5 times a day for 6 months hell yeah dude.

[@sergiestevecarbo7310]

hey bo diddley ! Love Tucker rythm

[@TomNihiski]

thank you lou and vu for your music ... r.i.p.

[@joethelionjoethelion]

The one tune to be left on mars!

[@surfercrow]

So long Lou...thanks for the music. Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed 1942-2013

[@NickRowsell]

S'fuckin Genius .... No question ..

[@dimitriskerkoulas]

F@cking awesome !!!

[@ToddGLevin]

greatest rock band ever?

[@thefamilydog3278]

Todd G. Levin Yup

[@saturatedneowax]

yeap

[@micfede3553]

Pure enjoyable art

[@misterx8592]

My band played Sister Ray at our middle school talent contest. I,was like 14 years old I think…lol Of course, we won.

[@andrewwabik5125]

A wall of sound/noise. It gives me a powerful feeling. The only other band with this level of noise I can think of was Nirvana.

[@leonm3961]

Jesus and Mary chain? This definitely birthed them

[@andrewwabik5125]

@@leonm3961 for sure

[@norbertoosvaldovelazquez275]

Very Sonic youth

[@ghostandbell2006]

I wish I could have seen Sun Ra ...that should be entered into the conversation

PAVEMENT. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIG6ZYiNbdF3kKs

[@dand6838]

mad fuckin genius mate! mister lewis fuckin firbank reed and sterling morrison

[@user-st6ld3tq1b]

순도 100% 미친 음악ㅋ 순도 100% 똘아이 음악ㅋ 비디오의 장면들은 하나하나가 정말 멋지다ㅋ

[@yuritokei5139]

It's Nice Psychedelic！

[@hugbug4408]

This beats Hendrix! 1968 when things got radical!

[@hugbug4408]

Bad ass psychedelic!! 1968 the crazy radical year!

[@TCMO99]

This is great!

[@Wolfsunset2]

Great version!

[@stephenward8328]

The VU Machine blows doors on take off

[@steinhood]

Doug yule does a great job on keyboard...really gifted guy

[@mj.l]

it's cale

[@jonnyaces]

@@mj.l true

[@gordonlyon2351]

@@mj.l no it's not - this is the "guitar amp" recording from Boston 15th March 1969 so it's definitely Doug on organ

[@paulwise7206]

I keep for🎉🎉getting how good drugs were then then velvet underground, 1969, jusst like sister ray said...

[@user-st6ld3tq1b]

나의 가슴을 사정없이 박박 긁어주는 노이즈ㅋ 노이즈가 부글부글 끓어오를때 내 마음도 부글부글 끓어오른다ㅋ

[@edwardregemann9410]

I'm in LA but this is New York

[@PeterpaulMcGlynn]

My ears are destroyed 😮

[@satyros2]

THANK YOU

[@grimblegrumble3192]

And it was possible for one reason: Moe Tucker!

[@buenosds]

Great!!! Well done the video!!!😎

[@Ian-tj9xx]

Thanks a lot

[@edgarddamken1136]

Welch ein Lärm....großartig...

[@cedricmorelle4354]

Wonderfull !😯😎🤡👹👻👽!!!!

[@robdykes6989]

We all have a Christmas song - this is mine !

[@beyondonethousand]

Rob Dykes You need help with that comment. Need more rehab pal.

[@mj.l]

i like a bit of a white xmas too. whip it on me jim

[@remsenostrander3809]

Santa dressed in black leather....likin it!!

[@mrJimCharles]

Ho ho ho! lol!

[@petejingham2479]

Just like! Well just like sister ray says...

[@leandrosep6032]

Nobody will ever be as cool as Lou Reed

[@マストー-i4p]

異常にかっこいい

[@cedricmorelle4354]

Ohhhh ! Je ne connaissais pas ! Ça déboîte sa race, c'est nickel !

[@koheitanaka1514]

まじで良すぎる👍67年頃のLiveかな？

[@koheitanaka1514]

失礼…最後に68年でてましたね

[@thepsychicreaders6979]

So different from the album. As it should be !!!!

[@spiggytapes]

Great!

[@satyros2]

THANK YOU!

[@manugiuglia6750]

figo!!!! ciao from italy!

[@jeremynicholas2055]

Brilliant drums

[@cedarraiyn5634]

fk'n Awesome !

[@lauraserrano7920]

LOU REED, JJ CALE, NICO🤘🤘🤘💥✌️🤟🔥

[@frostyeverclear]

0:30 - 0.37 A N D Y

[@kevincinnamontoast3669]

I think it has a good beat and you can dance real nice to it. 23 skiddoo.