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White Light/White Heat (1968; Verve Records): Yes, it's experimental. Yes, it's noisy. No, it's not good. The only really great tune is Here She Comes Now. The rest? Either fine but sloppy (title track) or just sloppy (in Lady Godiva Operation Reed is so impatient by nervous narrative by Cale he steps to the microphone and turns it into an overlong duet.) Two lowest points are The Gift (band jamming in one channel, Cale reading through a juvenile story in another channel. If I'm in mood for a juvenile gross-out I shall stick with Frank Zappa) and Sister Ray (I don't mind Reed and Cale attempting to drown out each other with noise. I don't even mind the lyrics but I find use of a "ding dong" for a "penis" to be kinda silly. What I do mind is that Velvets run out of ideas after seven minutes but drag the dead corpse of a song for another ten. If I want to listen to noise I shall stick with Grosse Fuge.) 5/10. The Velvet Underground was capable of much more and it shows on their other albums and very rich solo discographies.
