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Title: Feedback fury
Review: The late rock critic Lester Bangs once wrote that in the summer of '68 he locked himself in his room and listened to two albums: Van Morrison's Astral Weeks and White Light/White Heat (which may explain why he turned out the way he did). This is the type of album that can keep you in a trance for days on end. Nearly every song has that mesmerizing feel about it, the sole exception being "Here She Comes Now," a ballad which gives the listener a needed pause to catch a breath. The title track is one of the group's finest, while "Lady Godiva's Operation" and "The Gift" engulf the listener in a sea of guitar feedback. By the time you get to "Sister Ray" you'll be completely swallowed up. At over 17 minutes, I find it unnecessarily long, which is the only reason I hesitate giving this album a full 5 stars. Otherwise, this is an unblemished work of art. Contemporary MTV alt-rock darlings wish they could make an album this ferocious.
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