In 1991 when I was 21 years old, I served jury duty in NYC with Jane Scarpanonti. Over several days while waiting to see whether we would be called to be on a jury, we talked a lot about music and the cello. Turned out that she and her boyfriend lived in my neighborhood and I ran into them several times afterwards. Not long after, I saw her face on the cover of 10,000 Maniacs unplugged album and ever since she's been incredible. Her music with Lou is beyond amazing.
This is so dark it gives me chills. The atmosphere is so dense, sinister and sexy one can hardly breathe. And the cello suggests a torture session that is simultaneously painful and delicious
What a great legend Lou was I was fortunate enough to have seen him 3 times as a solo artist and once when the velvet underground reunited for a one off tour of Europe and they visited Britain in 1993 and it was the best gig I’ve ever been to seeing the original lineup the highlight of my life was seeing the velvet underground
Not a love story: Always had a fascination with this song! I was about 7 the first time I got a listen. I did not understand the lyrics, but this made me realize how melody could strike feeling and curiosity!
Jane Scarpantoni (cello) definitely steals the show and is the highlight of this performance. Different but almost equal.. almost, to John Cale's original viola performance.
