The Velvet Forum

It is annoying that the box is really for people who already own at least half of the material on it, but I sucked it up years ago and didn't regret it.

A renewed bootleg series would be great.

That's a shame, some of these "deluxe" editions are better than others. Pearl was recently released in deluxe form and it was full of great stuff.

The bonuses seem a little lackluster. Is that really all there is? No live stuff? No radio shows?

Hey, Sal...talk a walk on our deluxe side...sorry, couldn't resist that...he's the man to ask about this Chris as he has some insider knowledge and he's a member here. Thanks. Hopefully he'll chime in. Is it true that outtakes form the 3rd album sessions were discovered? Reissue producer Bill ...

and the bootleg series...

Why does one have to loathe the Beatles or Stones (or Byrds or Lovin Spoonful) to enjoy the VU? Hmm not sure, I guess its to do with a certain loyalty towards the VU and also a deep appreciation of the fact that their music is in a completely different league to the other bands. The realisation ...

Who else has this book? I like the book, but I could go on and on about how irritating some of the articles contained within it are. It's funny, I actually dislike the "pro-velvet" articles more. Why does one have to loathe the Beatles or Stones (or Byrds or Lovin Spoonful) to enjoy the VU? And why ...

try a torrent site like ez tree

Sorry if this comes off as brusque, but to criticize a glam album or artist for being contrived/garish is to completely miss the point- in fact, contrived garishness is exactly what glam was all about. Yeah, not a bad point. Maybe what gets me is that I know the music Lou was making five years ...