Mp3 by Reena Spaulings.
White Light/White Heat is The Velvet Underground's second album. The record is famous for rejecting the pop sensibilities of their first record, as well as that record's guest vocalist Nico and producer Andy Warhol. Recorded relatively rapidly in a period of 2 days in late 1967, the distorted, feedback-driven, and roughly recorded sound went onto influence countless musicians. The album became one of the prototypes for The Stooges and the punk movement. The album consists of six tracks, each offering a different sonic challenge to the listener. The album's title track, "White Light/White Heat", explodes with a pounding rhythm and lyrics that glorify the use of heroin and amphetamines.