The Velvet Forum

From what I understand, the Scorpio name has been taken over by a Japanese concern. I was able to order a copy of this direct from a Japanese mail order outfit: http://www.beastone.com. Their price is surprisingly cheap: $60 US. Typical going price for the set in the US seems to be about $95. The ...

Iaredatsun, my response was not so much an apology as it was my way of trying to explain the changes in the band dynamic that resulted in them moving away from the sonic groundbreaking of those first two albums. As you said, the third LP has "What Goes On," certainly one of the VU's best rockers ...

Definitely not in agreement on this! While it cannot be denied that The Velvet Underground And Nico and White Light White Heat are milestones in rock music to dismiss what the Velvets achieved after that is just short sighted, not to mention grossly unfair. No doubt that the Reed/Cale alliance ...

The discs arrived today from Germany, thanks to malusmalus. However, I do not know who is next in line to receive these. If there is someone who is part of this vine, and has yet to receive these, please PM me. Thanks muchly!!

As a Velvet Underground album proper, Squeeze sucks and has no right being billed as such. However, viewed properly as a Doug Yule solo album it is a rather pleasant, if slight, listen. It picks up where Loaded left off with it's listener friendly pop sheen, although it totally lacks the depth Lou ...

Can't stand that whining Mancunian nutsack!!

Bit late in coming to this thread, so bear with me as I chime in with my 2 cents worth regarding Ubu. For me, The Modern Dance is a great LP; I think much of that may have to do with the fact that there's still something of Peter Laughner within its grooves. As long as Laughner was in the band there ...

[quote="Chance"]Don't have a "trinity," mine's a duo: Beatles and Velvets.[/quote] Funny you should say that. Both bands are my all time favorites as well. Having said that, I think of a VU "Holy Trinity" in terms of bands that would perhaps be spiritual cousins. So, in that case I would have to go ...

This obviously is not a cover, but I cannot think of a more appropriate place for this post. There was also an Australian band using the VU name; the lead singer of which claimed to have no knowledge of Lou, Cale & Co. Rather, he claimed to have gotten the name from book of the same name, just like ...

Scorpio have been around for quite some time, going back to the days of vinyl bootlegs. In fact, some of the early Scorpio boots were collections of Beatles odds and ends ("Casualties" and "Collectors Items") that were apparently convincing enough to give EMI some serious palpitations. Scorpio is ...