I probably prefer the s/t 3rd album of all the VU catalogue, but this one is the more iconic and influential. Apparently this was mostly recorded in one 8-hour recording session. The resultant album is a mix of nice melodic songs, with atonal feedbacky dirges.
Due to the rough 'garage' sound of the recordings, and the lyrical subject matter (sex, drugs, BDSM etc.) the album was largely ignored by radio. Critics hated it (rolling stone didn't even review it at the time!) people apparently thought it was all some big joke from Warhol. However, history has been kind to the band, with the common comment being that the band didn't have many fans, but all of them went out and started bands of their own.
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