Feb 26, 2008

New Velvet Underground Track Uncovered

A new bootleg of a heretofore unreleased Velvet Underground song has been uncovered. It's entitled "I'm Not a Young Man Anymore." The quality isn't great, meaning both the tape quality after decades of deterioration, and also the quality of the music. It does seem to indicate a tendency toward more raucous roadhouse type rock, and it smacks of improvisation. The guitar work is technically pretty good. The lyrics are tragically uninspiring. The phrasing is similar to other Velvet Underground songs. It's a jam in every sense of the word. All that probably explains how it was nearly lost. You can listen for yourself here.

1 comment:

Cory said...

I love the track (and the new site). The rest of that bootleg is also of pretty exceptional quality, especially the nearly 20 minute version of Sister Ray.