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Greenblues
Yeah "clean up Your act", and then - smack - Lou hit him and went back to his table. After a while Bowie stormed over to hit him back (sounds a little bit pathetic, doesn't it?). .
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keeffriffhard
I just love Lou Reed
He's the real deal
Any fans?
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Zack
I love Lou's first solo album. I don't understand why it's not more popular.
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Zack
I love Lou's first solo album. I don't understand why it's not more popular.
maybe because it sounds like it was recorded in a tin can? And doing inferior versions of songs the Velvet Underground had done wonderfully doesn't help, though at the time few people would have known those alternative versions.
but for me, that's one of his worst albums. Thank goodness Bowie stepped in to really start his career with Transformer. I wonder what would have happened to Lou Reed if Bowie hadn't done that?
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gerrox
just a quick one re what's Lou up to these days. His website has the latest album 'metal machine trio-the creation of the universe' for purchase posted there exclusively. I plan to get it tonight even tho it may 'just' be a recent live show of experimental music only. I think what Lou has done throughout his career is just as much sounds- perfecting, feedbacking, droning, tightening em all up, as the words and great songwriting are.
from www.loureed.org :
Statement of Purpose
We have formed a recording unit Called BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE. We intend to put out different types of my music - from industrial to meditative to songs and all subway stops in between. Our first release is a live recording of 2 great nights live at the REDCAT in L.A. THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE. You can download it at various qualities as per your download taste. We include some pics by me. We will be putting it out as A2X CD for the New Year but for now for your holiday - CREATE! --Lou Reed
there have been a couple of tracks recently on film soundtracks etc but no news yet of ye grande meisterwerk. tho nice to read he plans more soundworks incl industrial!
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stoned in washington dc
Is this a joke?
Its Lou Reed man! He'd have been fine... Me thinks you overstate the importance of production...(hats off to Bowie but come on its Lou Reed)
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gerrox
I just can't get enuf of the 75 MMM album (damn where are the outtakes?!) and also the live version!
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stoned in washington dc
Is this a joke?
Its Lou Reed man! He'd have been fine... Me thinks you overstate the importance of production...(hats off to Bowie but come on its Lou Reed)
but he's not "Lou Reed" on the first solo album, Lou Reed. At that time, he was saying things like he wanted to just be a rhythm guitar player, he liked basic rock and roll... and that album proves it. You can't go by his reputation today and think that he had the same stature then, when the VU was not so legendary, just unknown.
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stoned in washington dc
lou reed is an artist..he's always changing.. If youlook at the Velvets and compare Loaded to the first album (banana) , for example, its totally different.. both are masterpieces by the way..
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gerrox
no worries, will post bak. tho i am prob going to be liking it considering I just can't get enuf of the 75 MMM album (damn where are the outtakes?!) and also the live version! I guess this latest is similar to the 'hudson river wind meditations' which came out 2 yrs ago a set that is very erm conducive. that one's on itunes
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stoned in washington dc
lou reed is an artist..he's always changing.. If youlook at the Velvets and compare Loaded to the first album (banana) , for example, its totally different.. both are masterpieces by the way..
yeah, but Loaded is much more of a conventional, less distinctive rock album than the first, albeit with several great songs. Between Cale and Bowie, Lou Reed lost effective collaborators who could turn his self-taught primitivism into something interesting.
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Nikolai
I've got Hudson River WM. Superb stuff. MM I have, but I really can't listen to it. Ditto the Zeitkrazer version. I'm still unsure if it's not really one big joke, that album, which Lou - to his bemusement - has played along with (literally).