My God! They influenced everybody! I can hear the whole catalogue of Spacemen 3 and many others! You have done something special here. Thank you for this.
Thanks Edward! Glad you're enjoying the series. I've got four more videos in the final stages of editing that will be uploaded over the next week or two! You're all going to absolutely love them!
This is very cool. I especially liked the interspersed viola stuff. Like a jam across time. Please just don't be worried about cranking the distortion. We can handle it.
So glad to see you back at it again! And my god you've nailed it on this one, not only with the attention to detail you have us accustomed to but also the way you have been able to reproduce the musical concept and spirit of the jam. It's so inspiring to see how you keep the Velvet fandom alive not just with your encyclopedical knowledge but also skillfully honoring their music (you have one heck of a musical feel). In fact, your song breakdown videos have motivated me to pick up guitar some months ago in the hope that one day I can play the Velvet's music with my friends. Thanks for everything, and keep it up!
Thank you for such a wonderful comment, it really means a great deal to me to know that my videos have made such an impression, and have inspired learning - that, and (as you also mentioned) contributing towards keeping the fandom alive, as well as visually entertained & informed for as long as possible, are exactly the reasons why I'm doing it. As I mentioned on the VU forum earlier; I would love nothing more than an archive of lost VU concert and TV footage to be unearthed, and in turn render these videos almost redundant...but until that day arrives, I'm hoping I can provide the 'illusion' for people who wish as much as I do, that they could see the original band performing these songs.
Fabulous. I chatted with Lou at the Boston Tea Party in 1969. To me, a BU senior, and my lady pal he was gentle and smiling. For ten minutes he talked about Rockabilly and Carl Perkins. The VU were doing material from their third album that that time. Maybe Cam will do Move Right In -- an intense rocker and one that has finally surfaced on bootlegs. Cam's reproduction is super fun!
You nailed it dude! Loved every second. You really inspired me to work on my full band cover of the song Sunday Morning. Going to take awhile but really think it’ll be worth it
Superb! I've been listening to the soundtrack of the original film for many years...like a hypnotic piece to fall asleep to. It's incredible how you've picked up on all of the best bits from that and put it together here so beautifully. Amazing work and thank you so much for doing this!
This sounds a lot like what Can would be doing 4 years later. Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay were serious when they said that VU were an influence. Joel
sounds and looks great! a band i was in was featured on a white light white heat tribute/cover album and we did the gift so i did a similar (yet way less intense) version of having to learn the jam. while a lot of bands modernized their covers we went with a lofi straight to tape live take of the band (how i assumed they did it originally) while also staying fairly true to the way it was played tho i never got the hang of all the little differences in the guitar riffs and the exact order in which they're played so it was kind of like a retelling of a story that is only mostly remembered. singer got to look at a piece of paper so that was all there at least haha
That's really cool! Indeed, it's not easy to remember almost an hour's-worth of music and reproduce it in the correct order - your brain focuses on the most memorable parts and sometimes jumbles them up, I had that issue a few times when making this recording, and had to move some parts around to get it 'chronological', or correct in terms of the original jam's continuity.
You look and sound just like them. I don't know about you Cam but I wish that I would have discovered VU much earlier in my life. Just listening to their music has made me into a much cooler person. Their music changed my life, forever!😎
Cam, you are amazing! I love all of your work but this especially is great. Would you consider any of the other Instrumental jams? Such as Delmonicos or the Nothing Song
Thanks very much! I may do some other instrumentals during live shows with the tribute band when that gets going, yes! But at this point I have to plans to record any more - I've already done quite a lot 😅
@@CAMFORRESTER and an amazing job you did, I keep going back to this one, it's just incredible how you made it so clear, amazing. I do hope you do more, and I think the internet would agree with me. thank you!
The original film really isn't an easy watch/listen even for fans of the band, let alone most people due to the awful sound quality and loose playing...but there were some really cool licks and ideas played during that session, none of which were ever used in any studio recordings, so I felt it was a good idea to compile them into a shorter, and refined piece for people to enjoy!
@@CAMFORRESTER Really? Some fans dislike it? I've always liked it because it has everything for me; we see the band before everything, just as they joined the Warhol circle. We see the improvisations which practically defines the band. Yeah, the sound was bad, but I still think this is a good piece of film that I think perfectly showcases the true powers of The Velvet Underground and their relationship with Warhol (well, it is one of the very surviving footage of the band....). Man, I really wish there was more materials on the band!
@@kjcs_1896 Don't get me wrong, I'm sure they still appreciate the film's historic importance and existence in the first place, but yes I have heard and/or read several disillusioned comments from fans who have attempted to watch it over the years, though it's worth mentioning that a great many people DO like it as well, myself included of course. The section after the Police arrived is my favourite, as where the volume comes down the sound becomes slightly clearer, and the playing more thoughtful. I always found the repetitive sound of the music very hypnotic, especially when I was a teenager, not long after discovering the band - I used to listen to it all the time. I think that (especially if you aren't a musician) it's hard for people to watch any band just jam incoherently, especially when the first few minutes consist of tuning up...and the film was made long before tuner pedals etc. existed of course so that process takes even longer...all of that combined with the poor sound, erratic filming and lengthy/repetitive music is more than enough reason for most to give up I suppose!
The Phantoms are hard to come by these days...mine's an 'Alden' (Alan Entwistle) Phantasia. Basically Strat electronics in a Phantom body with a Bigsby. I refinished the one I got from Red to White to match Sterling's, and it looks and sounds fantastic!
Excellent video. I like the way dressed exactly as the band did. Was Nico's hair really that blonde? Terrific job turning this jam into something more coherent. Eagerly awaiting the ones coming up next.
Thanks man, yeah that kinda happened by accident initially as by coincidence I'm growing my hair out at the moment, and it's roughly about the same length as Lou's was at the time, and I was able to tease it to something not too far from Moe's style as well, and managed to find a T-Shirt just like her's...then I figured I might as well go all-out and get a couple of wigs to finish he job with John and Sterling!
Amazing video as always Cam! Can really hear where John Frusciante got some of his phrasing from for his early solo album material here…. Very similar soloing lines and use of chromatic notes… I believe he was a big fan of Lou Reed and and the VU! Keep going mate, your smashing it! 🤟🏼
Thanks mate! Yeah those harmonic minor melodies and chromatic scales are so hypnotic - I always loved Sterling's playing in this improvisation. Interesting to hear that it may have influenced Frusciante!
Me and a fellow VU nut have been talking about this recently...it appears to be a low-register Piano string stretched against something, with a contact microphone attached, that would be played with a screwdriver through an amp with string reverb, to create all manner of literally thunderous sounds. It can be seen in this photo from the session: images.mubicdn.net/images/film/25718/cache-17334-1554710416/image-w1280.jpg?size=1280x
@@diegolar It looks like a grater, but my friend reckon's it's a light diffuser of some sort...no idea what purpose it served for the instrument?! But yeah, in Moe's words - John's a lunatic!
@@CAMFORRESTER makes sense if that's where the contact mic is attached. It should support and resonate with the string while also maximising the contact mic's pickup.
Yes she did play tambourine live sometimes (for example, during 'Guess I'm Falling In Love' live at the Gymnasium in 1967) , and she also played piano on some occasions, during improvised pieces like 'Melody Laughter' or 'The Nothing Song.'
@@jayvincentmarchetto2633 No worries. FYI, Sterling used the same tuning on 'Run Run Run' (but two semitones down, not one - so DGCFAA), and Lou downtuned his bottom D to A for effect at the beginning of his second solo. He did the same in European Son too.
@@jayvincentmarchetto2633 Indeed, it seems that tuning and 'buzz' or 'guitar drum roll' as it's apparently known seems to be the only element of that rehearsal that made it onto the album. No worries!
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This right here is why TH-cam was invented! Keep making Velvet videos!
There are four more on their way over the next week or so! Make sure you're subscribed!
@@CAMFORRESTER I subscribed after I saw your excellent Mo Tucker documentary! Can't wait to see the new vids!
T O T A L L Y agree!
If all we had was the TV this would never get on the screen
My God! They influenced everybody! I can hear the whole catalogue of Spacemen 3 and many others!
You have done something special here.
Thank you for this.
Thanks Edward! Glad you're enjoying the series. I've got four more videos in the final stages of editing that will be uploaded over the next week or two! You're all going to absolutely love them!
@@CAMFORRESTER
Looking forward to seeing them!
@@CAMFORRESTER I love everything that you have done, so far. Keep up the good work, Cam!👍
Someone buy this man a cloning machine so he can clone himself three times and go on tour.
Four times...I wanna be able to dance in the audience with everybody else! 😝
@@CAMFORRESTER 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Five times! One guy to run the film projectors and overhead projector making the color splotches!
@@mjlotus I've got a lighting engineer lined up for that! I'm gonna make it all happen somehow, don't you worry! These videos are just appetisers 😉
@@CAMFORRESTER The Exploding Twenty-First Century Inevitable!
This is very cool. I especially liked the interspersed viola stuff. Like a jam across time. Please just don't be worried about cranking the distortion. We can handle it.
I’ll echo the chorus and say this is FANTASTIC in every way! You’ve got a gift, and I’m so happy you’re sharing it.
Thank you so much!
So glad to see you back at it again! And my god you've nailed it on this one, not only with the attention to detail you have us accustomed to but also the way you have been able to reproduce the musical concept and spirit of the jam. It's so inspiring to see how you keep the Velvet fandom alive not just with your encyclopedical knowledge but also skillfully honoring their music (you have one heck of a musical feel). In fact, your song breakdown videos have motivated me to pick up guitar some months ago in the hope that one day I can play the Velvet's music with my friends. Thanks for everything, and keep it up!
Thank you for such a wonderful comment, it really means a great deal to me to know that my videos have made such an impression, and have inspired learning - that, and (as you also mentioned) contributing towards keeping the fandom alive, as well as visually entertained & informed for as long as possible, are exactly the reasons why I'm doing it.
As I mentioned on the VU forum earlier; I would love nothing more than an archive of lost VU concert and TV footage to be unearthed, and in turn render these videos almost redundant...but until that day arrives, I'm hoping I can provide the 'illusion' for people who wish as much as I do, that they could see the original band performing these songs.
Fabulous. I chatted with Lou at the Boston Tea Party in 1969. To me, a BU senior, and my lady pal he was gentle and smiling. For ten minutes he talked about Rockabilly and Carl Perkins. The VU were doing material from their third album that that time. Maybe Cam will do Move Right In -- an intense rocker and one that has finally surfaced on bootlegs. Cam's reproduction is super fun!
You nailed it dude! Loved every second. You really inspired me to work on my full band cover of the song Sunday Morning. Going to take awhile but really think it’ll be worth it
I have my own coming out this week...keep an eye on the channel! ;)
@@CAMFORRESTER I definitely will! Can’t wait to see! Keep up the good work
Fantastic. You put a big smile on my face. Thank you.
I love this so much. May it never stop.
Superb! I've been listening to the soundtrack of the original film for many years...like a hypnotic piece to fall asleep to. It's incredible how you've picked up on all of the best bits from that and put it together here so beautifully. Amazing work and thank you so much for doing this!
So glad to see you back, this is such a wonderful niche you’ve found here in TH-cam.
The more I listen the more I like. It's not just about clones, the sound is there... Thanks Cam
i like you as john cale.❤🎉
Oh cool, the viola section actually being from the original footage/audio just shows how spot-on your version is! Actually gave me chills!
I almost went out and bought one...almost! But I was outbid on eBay, and took it as a sign that I should use a sample of the real John Cale 😎
A Master Class in Everything Velvets.
Great Work!
Well, that's something else! It must have taken days to work that out... keep up the great work.
Thank you cam forester🔥🔥
Fantastic!!! As usual Cam
Great!
This sounds a lot like what Can would be doing 4 years later. Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay were serious when they said that VU were an influence.
Joel
excellent job
Keep up the great work.
Great sound
love, love, love this!
This is the "Peter Gun" bass riff isn't it? Love this band, and you are great Cam.
It certainly was inspired by that, yes! And thank you very much, glad you enjoyed this! ;)
sounds and looks great!
a band i was in was featured on a white light white heat tribute/cover album and we did the gift so i did a similar (yet way less intense) version of having to learn the jam. while a lot of bands modernized their covers we went with a lofi straight to tape live take of the band (how i assumed they did it originally) while also staying fairly true to the way it was played tho i never got the hang of all the little differences in the guitar riffs and the exact order in which they're played so it was kind of like a retelling of a story that is only mostly remembered. singer got to look at a piece of paper so that was all there at least haha
That's really cool! Indeed, it's not easy to remember almost an hour's-worth of music and reproduce it in the correct order - your brain focuses on the most memorable parts and sometimes jumbles them up, I had that issue a few times when making this recording, and had to move some parts around to get it 'chronological', or correct in terms of the original jam's continuity.
You look and sound just like them. I don't know about you Cam but I wish that I would have discovered VU much earlier in my life. Just listening to their music has made me into a much cooler person. Their music changed my life, forever!😎
Thanks Christy. And indeed; they changed all our lives!
Cam, you are amazing! I love all of your work but this especially is great. Would you consider any of the other Instrumental jams? Such as Delmonicos or the Nothing Song
Thanks very much! I may do some other instrumentals during live shows with the tribute band when that gets going, yes! But at this point I have to plans to record any more - I've already done quite a lot 😅
@@CAMFORRESTER and an amazing job you did, I keep going back to this one, it's just incredible how you made it so clear, amazing. I do hope you do more, and I think the internet would agree with me. thank you!
excellent.. and i love the wigs
Cam= Lou+Sterling+John+Moe
As brilliant as the sound...
Nice one!
Didn't think you can faithfully recreate the sound among the feedback. Great job, man.
The original film really isn't an easy watch/listen even for fans of the band, let alone most people due to the awful sound quality and loose playing...but there were some really cool licks and ideas played during that session, none of which were ever used in any studio recordings, so I felt it was a good idea to compile them into a shorter, and refined piece for people to enjoy!
@@CAMFORRESTER Really? Some fans dislike it? I've always liked it because it has everything for me; we see the band before everything, just as they joined the Warhol circle. We see the improvisations which practically defines the band. Yeah, the sound was bad, but I still think this is a good piece of film that I think perfectly showcases the true powers of The Velvet Underground and their relationship with Warhol (well, it is one of the very surviving footage of the band....).
Man, I really wish there was more materials on the band!
@@kjcs_1896 Don't get me wrong, I'm sure they still appreciate the film's historic importance and existence in the first place, but yes I have heard and/or read several disillusioned comments from fans who have attempted to watch it over the years, though it's worth mentioning that a great many people DO like it as well, myself included of course. The section after the Police arrived is my favourite, as where the volume comes down the sound becomes slightly clearer, and the playing more thoughtful. I always found the repetitive sound of the music very hypnotic, especially when I was a teenager, not long after discovering the band - I used to listen to it all the time.
I think that (especially if you aren't a musician) it's hard for people to watch any band just jam incoherently, especially when the first few minutes consist of tuning up...and the film was made long before tuner pedals etc. existed of course so that process takes even longer...all of that combined with the poor sound, erratic filming and lengthy/repetitive music is more than enough reason for most to give up I suppose!
@@CAMFORRESTER I guess listening the Velvet Underground is an acquired taste, like listening to Pink Floyd records.
@@kjcs_1896 Indeed it is...but a taste we share! 😉😎
this video has reminded me of 3 things
1) get a gretsch countryman
2) get a vox phantom
3) TVU (and especially your videos on their work) are amazing
The Phantoms are hard to come by these days...mine's an 'Alden' (Alan Entwistle) Phantasia. Basically Strat electronics in a Phantom body with a Bigsby. I refinished the one I got from Red to White to match Sterling's, and it looks and sounds fantastic!
Awesome.
Excellent video. I like the way dressed exactly as the band did. Was Nico's hair really that blonde? Terrific job turning this jam into something more coherent. Eagerly awaiting the ones coming up next.
Thanks man, yeah that kinda happened by accident initially as by coincidence I'm growing my hair out at the moment, and it's roughly about the same length as Lou's was at the time, and I was able to tease it to something not too far from Moe's style as well, and managed to find a T-Shirt just like her's...then I figured I might as well go all-out and get a couple of wigs to finish he job with John and Sterling!
Amazing video as always Cam! Can really hear where John Frusciante got some of his phrasing from for his early solo album material here…. Very similar soloing lines and use of chromatic notes… I believe he was a big fan of Lou Reed and and the VU! Keep going mate, your smashing it! 🤟🏼
Thanks mate! Yeah those harmonic minor melodies and chromatic scales are so hypnotic - I always loved Sterling's playing in this improvisation. Interesting to hear that it may have influenced Frusciante!
Real cool psych thing going here.
You make a great John Cale my friend
Thanks haha, I was really pleased with how close I managed to get the wigs to look! They were nothing like that when they arrived haha 🤣
Moe on stand up drums! 😀 All good. Keep the VU a'comin ❤️
Sit-down you mean 😉 She did both with equal awesomeness! And don't worry, I will!
this is just awesome! do you know more about the Thunder Machine?
Me and a fellow VU nut have been talking about this recently...it appears to be a low-register Piano string stretched against something, with a contact microphone attached, that would be played with a screwdriver through an amp with string reverb, to create all manner of literally thunderous sounds. It can be seen in this photo from the session:
images.mubicdn.net/images/film/25718/cache-17334-1554710416/image-w1280.jpg?size=1280x
@@CAMFORRESTER the thing with the grater. and that coiled part is the piano string? i love these makeshift instruments. thanks!
@@diegolar It looks like a grater, but my friend reckon's it's a light diffuser of some sort...no idea what purpose it served for the instrument?! But yeah, in Moe's words - John's a lunatic!
@@CAMFORRESTER makes sense if that's where the contact mic is attached. It should support and resonate with the string while also maximising the contact mic's pickup.
Hey Cam, when is the Sterling documentary dropping?
It's in progress! Should be at some point in the new year!
Is Nico playing a tambourine? Did she do that in performances?
Yes she did play tambourine live sometimes (for example, during 'Guess I'm Falling In Love' live at the Gymnasium in 1967) , and she also played piano on some occasions, during improvised pieces like 'Melody Laughter' or 'The Nothing Song.'
Lou guitar tuning is just one semitone down right? (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Ab, Eb)
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Bb
@@CAMFORRESTER thx!
@@jayvincentmarchetto2633 No worries. FYI, Sterling used the same tuning on 'Run Run Run' (but two semitones down, not one - so DGCFAA), and Lou downtuned his bottom D to A for effect at the beginning of his second solo. He did the same in European Son too.
@@CAMFORRESTER ohh yes I remember that during those songs I heard someone downing a string at some point, makes sense now, thx a lot for the info!
@@jayvincentmarchetto2633 Indeed, it seems that tuning and 'buzz' or 'guitar drum roll' as it's apparently known seems to be the only element of that rehearsal that made it onto the album. No worries!
but what is Sterling's tuning?
D# G# C# F# A# D#