Each VU album is radically different from the others. So, it's weird to listen to their songs stripped down to their basic skeleton and performed in a single straightforward style, as on The Quine Tapes. Nearly every song is imbued with the same heart-rending melancholy of "After Hours." (With the exception of the unable-to-be-suppressed "White Light/White Heat.") While you should have listened to this one already, if you're a musical idiot like me, check it out for different (and often much longer) spins on some of your favorite songs. (Some of your favorite songs are VU songs, aren't they?) Also, it's kind of awesomely excessive to have three versions of "Sister Ray" on one album. (Now, I have eight different versions total. Score.)
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