Underground overtures by Alastair Mabbott. Sources: DAD, master seeded by lurid_uk (1-22). audience (using a Toshiba KT4087 stereo recorder and tieclip mic, from seat 25 in Row E of the stalls, on Maxell XL11 C100 cassettes), 125 minutes, B+. audience, same recording as above, remastered, 112 minutes, B+. row 20, on Maxell MX-S cassettes), 113 minutes, B+. audience (Sony WM-D3 with a 1-point Sony stereo microphone, recorded from the right orchestra, approx. audience (Toshiba stereo recorder with tieclip mic, recorded from seat 16 in Row A of the stalls, on Maxell XLII C100 cassettes), 112 minutes, B+. I'll Be Your Mirror/Beginning To See The Light (7:07). But overall, I'm very glad this set exists, includes a surprisingly good surround mix, and that I somehow got lucky enough to find it at a bargain price.The Velvet Underground - 1993 European Reunion Tour The Velvet Underground 1993 European Reunion TourĪudio: soundboard, 23 minutes, A. These albums weren't recorded very cleanly in the first place, and the dynamic range limiting just makes them sound that much more rough and distorted. I don't have any of the other Velvet Underground anniversary deluxe editions, but from what I gather, they are all mastered this way, which is a shame. I much prefer the mastering on the Peel Slowly & See box set, but there's a lot of material here that wasn't in that box. And I wish the CDs weren't mastered so loud / volume-compressed. However, I suspect due to the slotted folder containers they're housed in within the book, some of my CDs have some apparent visual flaws and/or are a bit warped, and some had ripping errors (I use dBpoweramp), although I don't notice any defects when I listen to the rips. I might have voted 10 if it was lossless and didn't place the lead vocals only in the center channel, which in general I find is too isolating without at least a little bit of mirroring in the fronts, but here it does blend fairly well.Īs for the rest of the set: packaging is handsome, material and photos/archival materials in the book are nice, and the CDs contain a trove of material, a great deep-dive into the album. It only increases my appreciation and enjoyment of the music, which for me is the ultimate measure of a good surround mix. It's quite an achievement from the source material, which is not recorded especially well, even for the time. The discrete mix is very fun and revealing, yet it stays pretty well balanced. Isn't that what subversion is all about: challenging the status quo while penetrating it?Īnyway, before I stray further from the poll thread topic, I voted 9 for the surround disc. Rather than being a sellout or a blatant attempt at commercial success, I see it as bringing Lou's alternative subject matter and viewpoint to a more mainstream style that really rocks. I listen to it more often than the others. I wouldn't be able to pick a favorite one or rank them, although if really pressed I might just pick Loaded. For me, each of their albums is unique, groundbreaking, and special in its own way. I see from many previous comments that it's not generally held in high regard, compared to the rest of the band's catalog. I have long been a big fan of this album. I really like this set but I sure wouldn't pay north of $150 for it, like it seems to be going for currently. I think they posted it at that price in error, because later they added it back at a much higher price, but they honored my order. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND DVD PLUS
I somehow snagged this set back in February for only $36.35 plus shipping & tax, brand new, from Pop Market through Discogs. I just listened to this, and was inspired to vote and comment here.
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