The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat (Favorite Track Poll & General Discussion Thread)

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by gpg6212, Dec 6, 2016.

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Pick one

  1. White Light/White Heat

    62 vote(s)
    22.1%

  2. The Gift

    20 vote(s)
    7.1%

  3. Lady Godiva's Operation

    31 vote(s)
    11.1%

  4. Here She Comes Now (sounds like the title of an MBV song)

    29 vote(s)
    10.4%

  5. I Heard Her Call My Name

    49 vote(s)
    17.5%

  6. Sister Ray

    89 vote(s)
    31.8%
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  1. mr.datsun

    mr.datsun Incompletist

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    The early pre-Ludwig mastered CDs are definitely worth hearing.
     
    mr.datsun, Apr 17, 2018
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  2. Figure of Eight

    Figure of Eight Forum Resident

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    Ooh, this is either "Lady Godiva's Operation", which has such a beautiful melody, or "I Heard Her Call My Name" for "and then my mind split open... *squealing feedback*" ... I don't get the praise for "Sister Ray", I get incredibly bored of it after the first few minutes.
     
    Figure of Eight, Jun 17, 2019
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  3. stetsonic

    stetsonic Forum Resident

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    You know you couldn't hit it sideways :D
     
    stetsonic, Jun 17, 2019
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  4. SoundDoctor

    SoundDoctor Forum Resident

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    Sister Ray by far tho I love the rest of the album too.
     
    SoundDoctor, Jun 17, 2019
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  5. Figure of Eight

    Figure of Eight Forum Resident

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    The first 9 minutes or so are as thrilling as anything they ever did, but then they ruin it by keeping on going.
     
    Figure of Eight, Jun 17, 2019
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  6. MikeM

    MikeM Senior Member

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    Setting aside "The Gift" and "Lady Godiva's Operation," which in their own way are novelty tracks AFAIC, I really can't pick a "favorite" amongst the others. Each of them has something different to recommend it, and I love them all.

    For the hell of it, I voted for "Here She Comes Now" just because it's such an atmospheric track, and subtle compared with the others, which knock your head off (in an absolutely wonderful way!). As I rather feared, it's the lowest-rated of the non-novelty tracks — and that's a shame.

    But ranking greatness against greatness is a futile exercise anyway.
     
    MikeM, Jun 17, 2019
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