But since this record is longer than 45 minutes, my dub of my older brother's cassette cut off the ending to "European Son." Still weirds me out to hear it follow through to its conclusion.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 10 November 2013 00:30 (ten years ago) link
'european son' is the only song here i don't love. sounds like they wanted to do 'sister ray' but hadn't figured out how to do it yet.― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 4 November 2013 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 4 November 2013 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Not as intense and pleasing as an experience as Sister ray (more to do with length), but they sure figured out a lot if European Son is the result.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 10 November 2013 09:52 (ten years ago) link
Used to feel exactly the same way about "European Son" but the bass line has grown on me over the ears.
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 November 2013 13:06 (ten years ago) link
years
pulled out my used vinyl copy, playing now. still has the sticker on it:
Venus Records (long gone) $5.00
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 10 November 2013 14:21 (ten years ago) link
wow, Nico really does sing CLON
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 10 November 2013 14:24 (ten years ago) link
Reminding me of that bit from Sleeper.
Didn't Venus move from 8th Street near 6th Avenue over to St. Marks Place where it hung on for a while?
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 November 2013 14:26 (ten years ago) link
yeah
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 10 November 2013 14:27 (ten years ago) link
now BLEEEEEED for me
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 10 November 2013 14:29 (ten years ago) link
Venus was on St Marks for the better part of a decade, i think?
Yes. I guess those decades flew by fast.
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 November 2013 14:31 (ten years ago) link
hey Yo La Tengo uses opening bass riff of "European Son" in "Moby Octopad"
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 10 November 2013 15:08 (ten years ago) link
... and Julian Cope pointed out the similarity between it and the bass at the start of Can's "Father Cannot Yell"
― Thomas K Amphong (Tom D.), Sunday, 10 November 2013 15:17 (ten years ago) link
Clinic used the bassline as well
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 10 November 2013 15:22 (ten years ago) link
Are you excited to find out Heroin as the winner in a couple if hours?
― nostormo, Sunday, 10 November 2013 18:51 (ten years ago) link
no that would be as boring as hell
― OutdoorFish, Sunday, 10 November 2013 19:57 (ten years ago) link
not my vote
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 10 November 2013 20:05 (ten years ago) link
I would have possibly voted for it when I was 16
― OutdoorFish, Sunday, 10 November 2013 21:12 (ten years ago) link
Are the results in yet?
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 November 2013 21:19 (ten years ago) link
No. But a source leaked me the results and it's Femme .what did you do ilm?!
― nostormo, Sunday, 10 November 2013 22:16 (ten years ago) link
hey white boy, what you doin' uptown?
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Sunday, 10 November 2013 23:53 (ten years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 11 November 2013 00:01 (ten years ago) link
excellent choice
― OutdoorFish, Monday, 11 November 2013 00:07 (ten years ago) link
you better hit 'er
― OutdoorFish, Monday, 11 November 2013 00:09 (ten years ago) link
it's all because i said Heroin will win.some wise guys decided to deliberately choose Waiting.i control the world.
― nostormo, Monday, 11 November 2013 00:10 (ten years ago) link
Black Angel should be higher imo
― nostormo, Monday, 11 November 2013 00:11 (ten years ago) link
I voted mirror, but I love waiting nevertheless
― OutdoorFish, Monday, 11 November 2013 00:17 (ten years ago) link
you have patience
― nostormo, Monday, 11 November 2013 00:19 (ten years ago) link
and I love my own reflection
― OutdoorFish, Monday, 11 November 2013 00:20 (ten years ago) link
Although I voted BADS I wish I Run Run Run was higher. Great poll though.
― Dick Townwolves (Captain Ahab), Monday, 11 November 2013 03:00 (ten years ago) link
pleased at the winner, wish "Femme Fatale" were higher
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 11 November 2013 04:38 (ten years ago) link
In retrospect, wish I'd thrown "There She Goes Again" a bone.
― Has talent, needs to figure out how to improve (staggerlee), Monday, 11 November 2013 04:55 (ten years ago) link
YES
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Monday, 11 November 2013 06:41 (ten years ago) link
is this the most popular poll ever? (166 votes)
― nostormo, Monday, 11 November 2013 07:36 (ten years ago) link
after much relistening lately, gotta say this is one of those meat in the middle albums. 4-7 such an amazing stretch of songwriting-soundmaking
― Pressgang Wolf (Jon Lewis), Monday, 11 November 2013 19:29 (ten years ago) link
4-7 1-11 such an amazing stretch of songwriting-soundmaking
― nostormo, Monday, 11 November 2013 19:50 (ten years ago) link
i'm surprised Heroin's so high (even though i love it & no pun intended) and Femme's so low. agree about the winner though
― cerealbar, Monday, 11 November 2013 21:01 (ten years ago) link
http://exeterrecordclub.com/2013/11/11/halloween-special-round-6-the-velvet-underground-nico-nicks-choice/
― I can still taste the Taboo in my mouth when I hear those songs (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 11 November 2013 21:41 (ten years ago) link
I thought for sure this would be one of those polls with no option shut out. "There She Goes Again" would be the best song of most other people's careers.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 01:38 (ten years ago) link
Yup
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 01:47 (ten years ago) link
especially for Marvin Gaye and the Stones.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 01:49 (ten years ago) link
B-b-but what about The Vandellas and The Smiths?
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 01:52 (ten years ago) link
what about the Las?
― OutdoorFish, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 11:38 (ten years ago) link
It's incredible how a song as stupid as "Venus in Furs" ranks among the sexiest songs ever. I need more viola scraping and Lou shouting SEVERIN in my life, clearly
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 02:13 (four years ago) link
it's the caustic drone, they could be singing about types of mushrooms and I'd still be there
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 02:52 (four years ago) link
maybe he was!https://www.severin.com/mushroom-soup-with-par-c9cab832
― StanM, Tuesday, 31 December 2019 10:52 (four years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/news/kurt-vile-michael-stipe-iggy-pop-st-vincent-and-more-cover-velvet-underground-and-nico-for-tribute-album/
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 19:49 (two years ago) link
Tracklist:
01 Michael Stipe: “Sunday Morning”02 Matt Berninger: “I’m Waiting for the Man”03 Sharon Van Etten with Angel Olsen: “Femme Fatale”04 Andrew Bird / Lucius: “Venus in Furs”05 Kurt Vile & The Violators: “Run Run Run”06 St. Vincent / Thomas Bartlett: “All Tomorrow’s Parties”07 Thurston Moore: “Heroin” [ft. Bobby Gillespie]08 King Princess: “There She Goes Again”09 Courtney Barnett: “I’ll Be Your Mirror”10 Fontaines D.C.: “The Black Angel’s Song of Death”11 Iggy Pop / Matt Sweeney: “European Son”
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 19:54 (two years ago) link
Thurston Moore: “Heroin” [ft. Bobby Gillespie]
Errrrrrrrrrrrr....
― Wouldn't disgrace a Michael Jackson (Tom D.), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 19:55 (two years ago) link
HI DERE
― “Heroin” (ft. Bobby Gillespie) (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 19:58 (two years ago) link