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Rating: Another view is a collection composed of unreleased material and demos? So, is it a record I recommend only to true fans of the Velvet Underground, who want to have the band's complete collection? For the rest, there's nothing new, two instrumental demos, the short and psychedelic Ferryboat Bill, in my opinion one of VU's worst songs, the original version of Rock n'roll, which might be interesting?
The highlights are the two versions of Hey Mr Rain, where you can distinctly hear the touch of John Cale and his magical violin. An enthralling piece in which Cale's electric viola draws nervous trails of madness that slither alongside Lou's guitar? Especially the second version of the song is excellent, its style is that of the early Velvet, approaching classics like Heroin and Venus in Furs (obviously without equalling them...). Then there's We're gonna have a real good time together, a nice fast piece that Lou Reed would reprise in Street Hassle, and Coney Island steeplechase, which, although very far from the Velvet style, in my opinion, is a little masterpiece of rock n'roll? In short, a record that doesn't completely displease? But it's not a record that pleases either...
Only for the die-hard fans..
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 We're Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together (02:57)
(Reed)
We're gonna have a real good time together
We're gonna have a real good time together
We're gonna have a real good time together
We're gonna laugh and dance and shout together
Na Nanana Nananana Hey Hey Hey
Early in the morning
Hey baby
Na Nanana Nananana
09 Rock and Roll (05:15)
Jenny said when she was just 5 years old,
There was nothing happening at all.
Every time she puts on the radio,
There was nothing goin' down at all - not at all.
Then one fine morning she puts on a New York station,
You know she don't believe what she heard at all.
She started shakin' to that fine, fine music,
You know her life was saved by rock and roll.
Despite all the amputation,
You know you could just go out and dance to the rock and roll station.
It was alright (it was alright)
Hey baby, you know it was alright (it was alright)
Jenny said when she was just 'bout 5 years old,
You know my parents are gonna be the death of us all.
Two TV sets and two Cadillac cars,
Well you know they ain't gonna help me at all (not even just a tiny bit)
Then one fine morning she turns on a New York station,
She doesn't believe what she hears at all.
Ohhhh she started dancin' to that fine, fine music,
You know her life was saved by rock and roll - yeah, rock and roll.
Despite all the computation,
You could just change it to that rock and roll station.
And baby, it was alright (it was alright)
Hey, it was all-right (it was alright)
Hey, here she comes now!
Now Jenny said when she was just 'bout 5 years old,
Hey you know, there's nothing happening at all - not at all.
Everytime I put on the radio,
You know there's nothing goin' down at all - not at all.
But one fine morning, she hears a New York station,
She doesn't believe what she heard at all - hey, not at all.
She started dancin' to that fine, fine music,
You know her life was saved by rock and roll - yes, rock and roll.
Oh, despite all the computation,
You know you could just dance to a rock and roll station.
...Alright, alright, and it was alright...are you listenin' to me now?
And it was alright, come on now, live it
It was alright, it was alright
And it was alright...
Oh baby, oh baby, oh baby...
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