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Recorded 1977-81 in Toronto. Released January 2008 by Toronto protopunk legends The Scenics. dreamtowerrecords.com thescenics.com
1 Waiting for my Man
2 Beginning to See the Light 5:13
3 Here She Comes Now 12:07
4 Heard Her Call My Name 15:51
5 I'll Be Your Mirror 19:26
6 Real Good Time Together 21:58
7 New Age 27:16
8 I'm Set Free 32:20
9 What Goes On 38:32
10 Sister Ray 45:51
"ONLY A MADMAN WOULD DARE TO START PICKING HIS TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2008 IN THE 1ST WEEK OF JANUARY, BUT THIS IS ONE RECORD THAT'S GOT ME GNAWING ON MY STRAITJACKET... Recorded live in a number of trashy Toronto punk dives between 1977 and 1981, it's the first album of Velvet Underground covers I've ever heard that actually manages to evoke the VU's classic cacophony of studio sound .... The fact that all 10 numbers were recorded, in true live Velvets tradition, on a buncha crappy cassette tapes doesn't tarnish the Scenics' sonic patina — it only enhances their chances of making this the best VU tribute album ever... They mine the less-obvious depths of Unca Lou's songbook to essay what are arguably some of his greatest songs.... it all culminates literally live in a basement with a twisted 10-minute Metal Machine Music-meets-Television version of "Sister Ray" that even John Cale never envisioned in his wildest nightmares. The Scenics don't ape the Velvets, they enhance them..." Jeffrey Morgan's sizzling platter of the week,Detroit Metro Times Jan 2/08 Top Ten CDs of 2008, The Village Voice.