MCMXCIII (Live)

The four original Velvets chose to put decades-old differences aside and reunite for a series of European concerts. Recorded at L'Olympia Theatre in Paris over three nights, Live MCMXCIII is available as either a two-disc set containing the whole show, or as an abridged single-disc set. There's a real cutting edge to this concert recording that screams rejuvenation. The dour Velvets are actually having fun. Vocals are right up front in the mix -- not a consistent advantage, as Reed sometimes comes unglued here. In a daring move, Cale takes effective vocal turns on "All Tomorrow's Parties" and "Femme Fatale." But it's the often overlooked Tucker and Morrison who construct a flawless percussive and rhythmic backbone that give the event its real cohesion and structure. 

1993年5月，地下丝绒的四位原始成员重聚纽约，为一场摇滚乐史上看似极不可能的重聚巡演做排练。他们曾经自发地做出粗野的失真噪音，写下具有争议的歌词，成为大多数车库与独立乐队的先驱。那两个深沉的身影曾是那么酷，他们曾有过雄心壮志，想要谱写领先时代的粗糙节拍，尽管这可能是永远也做不到的，

这个现场看过有近百遍了吧，喜欢的歌都有，不太喜欢也因为这个现场爱上了。除安可外最后一首是《Pale Blue Eyes》，John最后还在旁边偷偷抹眼泪，结果被我娄一把搂过来谢幕。要不是网上实体碟太贵，早就买了，也不知道现在还有没有。

如今，这一切已经过去了三十年。虽然巡演半途流产，但同时也记下它的历史意义，乐队发行一张CD和一张DVD，这是铁杆粉丝必听的，他们仍希望得到足够的证据，去相信乐队仍在重塑自身，以便让音乐继续前进。——等待那个男人