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Tuesday, September 01, 2009I'm Searching For My Mainline During a group conversation a few days before I turned a shocking 31 years old, the greatest song of all-time was briefly debated outside on my small patio. The usual suspects quickly made an appearance: "Satisfaction", "Like a Rolling Stone", "Under Pressure", etc. Now had that conversation taken place in the past week, I could quite possibly opt for the Velvet Underground's "Sister Ray". A song I had never actually heard before until August 22nd, 2009 when it was played over the stereo in a record store in Doylestown, PA. How I had managed to listen to thousands upon thousands of songs in my 31 years and not hear "Sister Ray" is pretty surprising. I enjoy VU's "White Light/White Heat" (quite possibly the only song I would ever sing background vocals on) from the album of the same name, once watched an entire documentary on Lou Reed on PBS, and I enjoy other long songs of his (that middle section of "Street Hassle" keeps getting better the more times I hear it) but still the track "Sister Ray" escaped my grasp. Since first hearing it those few days ago, I've probably listened to that song at least ten times in its 17 minutes+ glory. I even searched out the fascinating "Legendary Guitar Amp Tapes" version that someone recorded live in 1969 directly through Lou Reed's guitar amp. Every aspect of the song is muffled in that recording, except for the screaming lead guitar. (Listen to portions of it here.) I guess it's encouraging that additional great things exist that I've never heard of, seen, or experienced. So here's to finding more holy grails such as "Sister Ray". It may take 31 years to discover them, but they're out there and they're waiting. 10:59 PM + 0 comments + link |
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