The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat (Version 1/The Complete Matrix Tapes) 

Ok guys, let's start a band

This gave me goosebumps , holy shit this version is good.

you'd think that at a certain point, either sterling or lou's fingers would just fall right off at the base from how hard they were jamming

Clicking on this expecting the album version and got something mind blowingly better

I swear Sterling Morrison’s wrist was made of rubber! His rhythm playing was so tight and syncopated

The Matrix was a great venue. Small, personal and with a phenomenal assortment of artists. I was there many times from 66-67. I never saw the Velvet Underground live, but they were unique and I enjoyed their albums for a long time. What a cool find!

"watch that speedfreak, watch that speedfreak,..... Great stuff. They inspired so much people and musicians. Really something special.

I love when Lou and Sterling would trade rhythm/lead, they were top form here.

This uptempo version is awesome!

Must have. Must have The Matrix Tapes.

pure sound quality, best

this grooves like nothing else

It was recorded with soundboard?? A few bunch of VU gigs were recorded in that way... this sounds incredible man!!! I can't believe. It's an experience.

at some point i started dissociating and thought the guitars were having a conversation with eatchother.

I believe (at this tempo) Maureen's hitting it like Charlies Watts, ie no cymbal on the 2 and 4, just snare.

Wow!!!! Where have you been all my life? Best version ever! Feel that fury...speachless....

what a glorious noise. that's rock n roll how it was meant to be.... rebellious and puking right on your feet.

If this doesn't capture the essence of real rock-n-roll, then the entire world missed the point....

what a kickass live band!

this is fucking glorious

raw as we love it.

Wow. I actually like this better than the final version.

the "ooooooo white light/white heat" is more haunting despite how upbeat it is. the 1969 live album (with the ass on the front cover) shoulda included this one instead of the other version (even tho i really love that one). I believe this version to be the quintessential white light/white heat version. fight me.

Insanely good. Like speedball.

Outrageous and insane. In other words, perfect.

This is fucking outrageous

The playing on here is astounding. SO much better than the album version (which is also great, though not my favorite track on that record). So this version was without Cale then. The guitar playing is 1000x better here - for one thing you can actually hear them! They also added a very cool little change which is interesting & catchy. The speed they're playing at adds to the rush and they are so tight! Too had the band had to fall apart, they were amazing.

This needs to be the song that everyone plays at music stores to test guitars out

Reed, along with Keith Richards and Pete Townshend are the great under appreciated kings of the rhythm guitar

IT GOES HARD

Better than album version

I love this so much, best version of the song. The solo went on for so long though, that the steam was out by the time they started the last verse. It's a shame too because their long jams are usually the best.

R'N'R!!!! JUST AWESOME!!!! Fist time i listened them i was 14 y.o. now i'm almost 40 and when i listen them my blood just boil to dance

Holy fuck. Mind blown every time I listen to this version.

What an experience!

Hot dang ! They’re literally tearing the place down ! 🔥

FUCK. YES. It's about goddamn time.

Genios del rock y vanguardistas sin igual Velvet Underground gracias por la música

If albums were like CV's, the velvet underground's 'white light white heat', would be a great example of this, only 6 songs, but every one if those is a different style which covers what the velvet underground were capable of doing.

That sound like their speed rushin hard on this cut!

Go Lou Lord have mercy....

Noise rock!!

Speed & beer, fantasric for heard this music LOVE ALL SONGS OF LOU & VELVET , WAIT ME IN THE SKY . :(

Watch that speed freak gonna shoot it up every night of the week

After Velvet Underground nothing more happened.

perfect B/G to bridge jumping---whatta band!!!!!

ROCK AND ROLL, YOU BEAST YOU

Here's combined blues and rock a billy on speed. Where's JOHNNY CASH? Sitting over there!

let's get that white heat do a shot of crank

I want to celebrate this to the world, but I don't know how!!

Gigantes del pop.

i would give an arm, a leg and a newborn child just to be at the show this was played at

at 01:38 who was shouting 'come oooon!!'? Was it Moe?

I’m betting it’s Doug who yells C’mon!! right before the solo.

DRUNK GIRLS

Wow this really sounds fresh

Holly Shillfit❗️Why wasn't this the version released originally ❓A+++

The early LP edition with the banana-skin sticker peeled of. Anyone noticed.

This is the shit. Does anyone know, is white light a nickname for speed? Sure fits the bill anyway!

Way better than Version 2/the one on Live 1969

fantastico

Needs more staplegun

MOE WITH CYMBALS?!

lit up

Great fucking sound!

Yaaaaaay!!!!!

The Velvets were the perfect 1960s East Coast answer to the Beach Boys.

Dunno y but this one kinda reminds me of "fell in love with a girl" by white stripes

Feedback!!!!!!!

Powerful testimony for ANDY. LOU. VU.

Amazing... The VU of 69 is my favorite edition of the band ... DYK that neither Doug Yule nor Nico are included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. . This is criminal in my opinion

amphetamines :')

Thanks so much. Very, very Cool, indeed. I appreciate beyond words. :)

Is this Mo Tucker or Billy Yule on drums?

l 'intégralité est sorti en boot LP et également en coffret CD avec livre !

Damn. ,,left hand inside lane hammer down blowin doors.....

yes babe

velvet tapeit!!!!

Viva peron

cara, isso é INSANO!! HUUAHUAEHUAHAEU

fuckin rock&roll!!!

Right on ! This is rock & roll, powerful best version !👏👍

THX!

topzilla

ASTONISHING !

VU at its best

Fuck yeahhhhh!!!!!

Out of the fucking extraordinary

It was like speed rush. Always comin back when i shoot up speed.

let's not go crazy, meth heads; this is a dueling-gtr/bss/drms - lover's synthesis of the 1969 laidback live ''country" version with the original dark doowop hymn/psych dirge. all of them great, but there's only ever one 45 single, in and out in 3 minutes anthem

Extrêmement pogotant

Black Flag vibes

Before rock, there was rock and roll.

Fun to play this at three-quarter speed.

Tocan un poquito no???

Chi ha comprato V.U. suonerà la chitarra elettrica! Really! :-)

This is live?😮

More spacey but the same kind hard driving rhythm.

I like this version more than the original one 😅

Bowie is smiling !!!