Unlike Dylan's Live 1966 or the majority of officially released, artist-sanctioned "bootlegs," this release is a murky, sometimes shitty-sounding audience recording by Robert Quine, a rabid VU fan who would later play guitar with both Richard Hell and Lou Reed. While mentioning bootlegs, I guess I'd better say that what the title of this box set suggests is exactly what you get. So now, with The Quine Tapes, the innocent public can finally find out what those confounded bootleggers have been shouting out for nearly thirty years: the Velvet Underground live on stage were a staggering dynamic presence, unpredictable and explosive. And then there's the dreadful Live at Max's Kansas City, which, while allegedly Reed's documented last stand with the group, is of interest only to those with dire historical interest or those with a need to hear table conversation revolving around drug scores. Prior to this release, only a few "official" live Velvets releases existed: the incredible double-disc set 1969 and the tour documents from their mid-90s reunion being the most readily available.
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