The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat (Version 1/The Complete Matrix Tapes)

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Music video by The Velvet Underground performing White Light/White Heat. (C) 2015 The Velvet Underground Trust under license to Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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[@julianleil7847]

Ok guys, let's start a band

[@lunarsoundstage8327]

Clicking on this expecting the album version and got something mind blowingly better

[@nottherealpaulsmith]

you'd think that at a certain point, either sterling or lou's fingers would just fall right off at the base from how hard they were jamming

[@mavjimbo]

No band in my mind ever jammed as hard as the VUG

[@Maximillion666]

This gave me goosebumps , holy shit this version is good.

[@TheGrandmasterMan]

yeah....sounds great. The guitars are raw!

[@drlepper72]

If this doesn't capture the essence of real rock-n-roll, then the entire world missed the point....

[@RolandWieffering1]

"watch that speedfreak, watch that speedfreak,..... Great stuff. They inspired so much people and musicians. Really something special.

[@RodrigoPalmer91]

It was recorded with soundboard?? A few bunch of VU gigs were recorded in that way... this sounds incredible man!!! I can't believe. It's an experience.

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

+Rodrigo Romero bullshit. listen babies ALL VELVET UNDERGROUND LIVE BOOTLEGS YES BOOTLEGS DAHLINGS WERE RECORDED WITH SIMPLE REEL TO REEL TAPE RECORDERS --- THE TINY ONES

[@michaelwoods9005]

Joe Rodriguez Yes, plugged into the soundboard. that's what a soundboard recording is- a tape recorder plugged into the mixing console.

[@WarrenPaulHarris]

The Matrix was a great venue. Small, personal and with a phenomenal assortment of artists. I was there many times from 66-67. I never saw the Velvet Underground live, but they were unique and I enjoyed their albums for a long time. What a cool find!

[@olivercarlton7731]

I bet you saw big brother and the holding company tho bro.

[@klaustoth6982]

big cheers to the veterans !

[@AFlyOnYourScreen]

This uptempo version is awesome!

[@j.peterson7293]

I love when Lou and Sterling would trade rhythm/lead, they were top form here.

[@fritzidler3480]

Must have. Must have The Matrix Tapes.

[@rahmemanuel3142]

+FritzIdler Spotify

[@christyspencer6920]

Their best live but it is too expensive even used!

[@jaggedsigns3O11]

at some point i started dissociating and thought the guitars were having a conversation with eatchother.

[@liambrammall1764]

they are

[@Inanitatem]

thats kinda how musicians see it. Our instruments are having a conversation with eachother, especially 2 guitars, or any jazz group ever, or....a lot of cases actually

[@nickn2794]

yes they are because they always looked ad each other when playing to understand what to do, Moe Tucker said that in an interview its on youtube.

[@agateplanet]

@@liambrammall1764 Yeah man. It's an exchange of ideas.

[@terryhall8042]

@@liambrammall1764 - it's twue it's twue -

[@duckface524]

this grooves like nothing else

[@erikchavarin6085]

the "ooooooo white light/white heat" is more haunting despite how upbeat it is. the 1969 live album (with the ass on the front cover) shoulda included this one instead of the other version (even tho i really love that one). I believe this version to be the quintessential white light/white heat version. fight me.

[@russellurwin7396]

Agree, though I cut my teeth to VU 1969 and WLWH version, it's almost psychedelic the very antithesis of the band.

[@leonardsumanjaya]

pure sound quality, best

[@ElementalOmni]

Wow. I actually like this better than the final version.

[@AppleOno]

It's so much better!

[@rp7356]

let's not go crazy

[@thomasgregorovich7976]

Wow!!!! Where have you been all my life? Best version ever! Feel that fury...speachless....

[@klaustoth6982]

what a glorious noise. that's rock n roll how it was meant to be.... rebellious and puking right on your feet.

[@nickthabit420]

I believe (at this tempo) Maureen's hitting it like Charlies Watts, ie no cymbal on the 2 and 4, just snare.

[@andrewtedlow6552]

Maureen has stated in interviews that she had an affinity for early to mid-60s Stones

[@rayhanleonardi6924]

Better than album version

[@alejandrogabriel2676]

The album version is my favorite, but this live version so far seems like the best of the song.

[@mavjimbo]

That's ok also

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

what a kickass live band!

[@jrgbello]

raw as we love it.

[@thomaskeil263]

After Velvet Underground nothing more happened.

[@andrewtedlow6552]

Outrageous and insane. In other words, perfect.

[@neilus]

Reed, along with Keith Richards and Pete Townshend are the great under appreciated kings of the rhythm guitar

[@brandonh.441]

Wow

[@natetheguitarkid]

Yep. dont forget Sterling Morrison, him and Lou would alternate between lead and rhythm

[@markrelph8988]

Lou and Sterling yes.... Richards and Townsend...not fit to lick Lou's boots.😉

[@eargasm1072]

I think Lou is much more underappreciated than Keith or Pete, who is recognized as the king of the power chord!

[@neilus]

@@eargasm1072 hmm maybe Dave Davies of the Kinks used power chords earliest, if you look at any source of protopunk they always say those early Kinks songs

[@mcdude0192]

I swear Sterling Morrison’s wrist was made of rubber! His rhythm playing was so tight and syncopated

[@nclsrfn]

this is fucking glorious

[@vasectomyfail442]

the looping video is so lazy, i can't believe i wasted my life being a janitor knowing full well i could've spent time making a quality stop motion video for velvet underground.

[@TheGrandmasterMan]

Hong Kong Phooey was a janitor my man.....you are of noble lineage.

[@mavjimbo]

Wow, what a cool comment

[@i3marci837]

Janitors are cool as heck my guy

[@rp7356]

jibjab is shite

[@TheeMikeForce]

This needs to be the song that everyone plays at music stores to test guitars out

[@postpunk6947]

Insanely good. Like speedball.

[@AppleOno]

The playing on here is astounding. SO much better than the album version (which is also great, though not my favorite track on that record). So this version was without Cale then. The guitar playing is 1000x better here - for one thing you can actually hear them! They also added a very cool little change which is interesting & catchy. The speed they're playing at adds to the rush and they are so tight! Too had the band had to fall apart, they were amazing.

[@Jonassssss6]

I love this so much, best version of the song. The solo went on for so long though, that the steam was out by the time they started the last verse. It's a shame too because their long jams are usually the best.

[@jaredsmallwood7736]

Watch that speed freak gonna shoot it up every night of the week

[@corailgris]

Hot dang ! They’re literally tearing the place down ! 🔥

[@thecasualfront7432]

This is fucking outrageous

[@AReallyLongAndUnremakableUser]

If albums were like CV's, the velvet underground's 'white light white heat', would be a great example of this, only 6 songs, but every one if those is a different style which covers what the velvet underground were capable of doing.

[@raykolo]

R'N'R!!!! JUST AWESOME!!!! Fist time i listened them i was 14 y.o. now i'm almost 40 and when i listen them my blood just boil to dance

[@randy5375]

IT GOES HARD

[@donlubin2463]

Holy fuck. Mind blown every time I listen to this version.

[@nancycollinge8385]

DRUNK GIRLS

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Genios del rock y vanguardistas sin igual Velvet Underground gracias por la música

[@tearworld]

i would give an arm, a leg and a newborn child just to be at the show this was played at

[@mavjimbo]

Lol

[@alittleguy8114]

Oh no... Fireblu...

[@jmecklenborg]

your mom was there...

[@andrewtedlow6552]

You would have gotten in easily because the were only like 6 people there.

[@m_recordz]

FUCK. YES. It's about goddamn time.

[@exodusexodus7608]

What an experience!

[@ernestodelaserna9494]

The Velvets were the perfect 1960s East Coast answer to the Beach Boys.

[@diegomoreno9557]

Wow this really sounds fresh

[@smandrew9526]

I’m betting it’s Doug who yells C’mon!! right before the solo.

[@eddietasker9110]

I think it's Mo

[@downallyourstreets]

That sound like their speed rushin hard on this cut!

[@ethanhill9460]

Here's combined blues and rock a billy on speed. Where's JOHNNY CASH? Sitting over there!

[@anonymousfuck9320]

Its great for "speeding" if u know what i mean

[@mikedavis1084]

Go Lou Lord have mercy....

[@lured8710]

Speed & beer, fantasric for heard this music LOVE ALL SONGS OF LOU & VELVET , WAIT ME IN THE SKY . :(

[@norbertovelazquez1888]

Noise rock!!

[@hippojuice23]

I want to celebrate this to the world, but I don't know how!!

[@alifakhreddine998]

let's get that white heat do a shot of crank

[@michaelbaker3920]

perfect B/G to bridge jumping---whatta band!!!!!

[@OldExit]

ROCK AND ROLL, YOU BEAST YOU

[@beandipcartography]

Gigantes del pop.

[@mryandao54]

amphetamines :')

[@anonymousfuck9320]

Yeah thats nice :)

[@eddietasker9110]

My favourite

[@PsychedelicLife]

SHIT LOADS of speed u can bet...daaaaaamn...bein on pure pharma amph the 3day in a row I cant describe you how I percieve the music right now....hoooooly shot. pure speed fueled craziness...I totally trip away to the jangling soli....

[@jonathanianthompson]

Way better than Version 2/the one on Live 1969

[@stephenpowers51]

Fun to play this at three-quarter speed.

[@ashishrajbanshi8601]

The early LP edition with the banana-skin sticker peeled of. Anyone noticed.

[@kennewton6626]

This is the shit. Does anyone know, is white light a nickname for speed? Sure fits the bill anyway!

[@123four...]

wouldn't be surprised, a lot of their stuff has double meanings

[@andrewtedlow6552]

Yes

[@chrisdaniels7760]

MOE WITH CYMBALS?!

[@PaleBlueTsu]

+Panda Person i think this might be after she left the group, and doug yule and brother billy replaced john cale and moe, not sure though when this performance was

[@chrisdaniels7760]

tsubasa ohkawa yeah

[@comradethoth9629]

+tsubasa ohkawa that was in 1970. Moe played cymbals since at least 1966 (see the video recorded of them by Andy Warhol).

[@cjm5781]

Moe never really left the group, she was just pregnant in 1970 during the recordings of Loaded and Live at Max's Kansas City sessions. This is from 1969 and definitely her drumming. The way you can tell it's not Moe is when you start hearing all those busy drum rolls and shit. She kept it simple.

[@MilesTippett]

No kick drum tho....

[@ethanhill9460]

Powerful testimony for ANDY. LOU. VU.

[@AndreaCarozzi83]

fantastico

[@quantum7690]

Needs more staplegun

[@ethanhill9460]

Don't need cowbell.

[@robertdupont1027]

Amazing... The VU of 69 is my favorite edition of the band ... DYK that neither Doug Yule nor Nico are included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. . This is criminal in my opinion

[@trishfranks]

Yaaaaaay!!!!!

[@stephenward8328]

lit up

[@user-it4ev8cw3q]

yes babe

[@lured8710]

핵타 his words no say nuthin

[@rehctansmuc6565]

HECTOR

[@jrgbello]

at 01:38 who was shouting 'come oooon!!'? Was it Moe?

[@comradethoth9629]

+jrgbello That was Doug lol

[@spineway]

+JIDF Fuck off nazi

[@comradethoth9629]

spineway No thank you. Also, Nico was a known National Socialist sympathizer. Which I know sounds strange considering Lou was born a Jew.

[@g59Maddi]

Comrade Thoth wait what? did i read that correctly?

[@userseleven5047]

@@comradethoth9629 no she wasn t she just had a n*zi fetish, just like a bunch of rockstars had, ie Sid vicious, Siouxsie, Ian Curtis, death in june, Bowie, fucking Roger waters, Marilyn Manson, and It could go on forever

[@norbertovelazquez2366]

Feedback!!!!!!!

[@user-bu9xt5rj3w]

It was like speed rush. Always comin back when i shoot up speed.

[@jonnybgoode007]

Thanks so much. Very, very Cool, indeed. I appreciate beyond words. :)

[@indian23hhs]

Before rock, there was rock and roll.

[@altdelet3778]

Black Flag vibes

[@ryosasaki6986]

Dunno y but this one kinda reminds me of "fell in love with a girl" by white stripes

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

I hope yer not serious are you? haha

[@mrseal662]

I get where you're coming from

[@cjm5781]

Great fucking sound!

[@agateplanet]

ASTONISHING !

[@Revolutionarybum1]

Holly Shillfit❗️Why wasn't this the version released originally ❓A+++

[@albertducroq9141]

l 'intégralité est sorti en boot LP et également en coffret CD avec livre !

[@user-le4bt9gx6w]

Right on ! This is rock & roll, powerful best version !👏👍

[@carolineroche6821]

velvet tapeit!!!!

[@herbie0408]

Did I die and just go to heaven...just checking

[@satyros2]

THX!

[@stephenward8328]

VU at its best

[@adolfojuarez3654]

I like this version more than the original one 😅

[@eargasm1072]

They sound real good here...propulsive, tight and rockin. I just came from listening to some of the Live at Max's Kansas City album which sounded eh, underwhelming to say the least. Lou seriously out of tune, lagging energy. This is a much better representation of the band live.

[@bowieramone4523]

Bowie is smiling !!!

[@tavinho9498]

Viva peron

[@gra-fr1dc]

this is elevator music should be loud in supermarkets

[@brunotrochmann]

topzilla

[@stephenward8328]

Damn. ,,left hand inside lane hammer down blowin doors.....

[@gabrieldallonder]

cara, isso é INSANO!! HUUAHUAEHUAHAEU

[@dionysosvorax2272]

Brother Doug Yule wasn't a penguin ! ;)

[@gerrydrew9612]

fuckin rock&roll!!!

[@duckface524]

Out of the fucking extraordinary

[@rp7356]

let's not go crazy, meth heads; this is a dueling-gtr/bss/drms - lover's synthesis of the 1969 laidback live ''country" version with the original dark doowop hymn/psych dirge. all of them great, but there's only ever one 45 single, in and out in 3 minutes anthem

[@gabriellozano2926]

Tocan un poquito no???

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

Is this Mo Tucker or Billy Yule on drums?

[@jplew138]

It's Moe.

[@smandrew9526]

Moe left the band to have a baby around the time that Loaded was recorded. She was still with the band in ‘69 , when these live recordings were made.