12/22/2023 0 Comments The velvet underground free movie![]() But on this 1969 instrumental, the chord sequence, in striking distance of “Sweet Jane,” really comes into its own as of Reed’s most definitive rhythm parts. There’s a mellower, more introspective version from these sessions with Reed on vocals, but the music lacks conviction Doug Yule took the lead on almost choral versions recorded during the Loaded sessions and in the least soulful of his attempts at this solar trip, Reed included a slick rendition on his first solo album. This is the best of several versions of the song in the Reed catalog. Reed wrote about breakups before, but never was he this happy about it. A breakup song that’s celebratorily bitter (“ Babe, you’re gonna call my name/ You’ll know that I’ll be gone”), it struts along until the final third when it opens up and rocks the fuck out as if a huge weight-a bad relationship, perhaps?-has been lifted. It showcases Lou Reed’s effortless songwriting and brilliant melodic sense. “One of These Days,” recorded for a lost album and first seen on 1985’s VU, is among their best outtakes. And that may be the true measure of a great artist: how good their B-sides were. Velvet Underground albums contain a lot of fantastic songs, but the band had almost as much quality material that never made the cut. Rain” was among a handful of orphaned songs they brought out of retirement. ![]() Still, it’s telling that when the Cale-era lineup briefly reunited in 1993, “Hey Mr. But for better or worse, there wasn’t any room for it in a VU increasingly dominated by Reed’s less determinedly experimental songcraft. It’s the closest the Velvets ever came to evoking the Old, Weird America a song that wouldn’t be out of place on a Captain Beefheart record. On the first version of the song in particular, Cale’s droning viola floats ominously above Lou Reed’s country-western guitar pattern and Moe Tucker’s insistent drumbeat: striking harsh, discordant notes as Reed’s wild-eyed hollers grow ever more strangled. Rain” offers a fascinating glimpse at where the band’s music could have gone had Cale remained with the group. One of the last VU songs recorded with John Cale, “Hey Mr. This would have fit perfectly on White Light/White Heat, redolent of both the grinding title track and the molten punk groove of “I Heard Her Call My Name.” But where those tracks gradually pull your mind apart, “Guess I’m Falling in Love” is trance music, of a fashion, its low-end roar and trebly grind oddly cleansing. Cale plays his bass like he’s punching the strings, creating a steady blurt of noise to match Reed as Sterling Morrison flies overhead like a wounded bird, wobbling and dipping as gets the most a human being possibly could out of two chords. Played with vocals during 1967 shows, “Guess I’m Falling in Love” made it to a studio version with only its chugging bruiser of a composition. Guess I’m Falling in Love (Instrumental Version) But to the rest of us, it’s just another example of the oddball inventiveness of the Velvet Underground that’s just out of reach. If one did make an utterance of some kind, however, it’s entirely reasonable to assume it would resemble the see-saw screech of John Cale’s viola in “The Black Angel’s Death Song.” And if an angel spoke, it might sound (to humans) like the word salad that Lou Reed throws out like, “ The rally man’s patter ran on through the dawn/ Until we said so long to his skull/ Shrill yell.” To an angel (and the band), “Black Angel” might make perfect sense. No living person knows what an angel sounds like. What more do you need for a good time? Nothing. What are we gonna do? We’re gonna laugh and dance and shout together. What kind of time are we gonna have? A real good time. The lyrics are a statement of purpose so clear, so succinct and so straightforward that there is no room for confusion. Reed clearly loved the simplicity of rock ‘n’ roll and “We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together” is simple, thrilling, party-time music. The Velvets don’t get enough credit for how much fun they could be when they cut loose. ![]() We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together (2014 mix)
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