Thought the Suede episode was amazing, especially seeing as I never liked Coming Up much after the giddy heights of the Bernard Butler era. Made me have a bit of a rethink all round.
― piscesx, Sunday, 1 August 2021 10:14 (two years ago) link
I think I've only ever seen the one about Peter Gabriel's So (unless that wasn't actually this series?)
― StanM, Sunday, 1 August 2021 10:26 (two years ago) link
ok - it was.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Albums
― StanM, Sunday, 1 August 2021 10:27 (two years ago) link
Which is the one that has the guy from Disturbed in it? Was he in the Songs from the Big Chair doc? (Was that Classic Albums canon or just some doc?) Anyway, I know Disturbed covered Tears for Fears, but no one cares what that guy has to say about it.
The Songs from the Big Chair episode was great, some interesting stories and in-studio breakdowns of the songs. Can't remember if the Disturbed guy was in it, but if he was, it would have been a small part
― Vinnie, Sunday, 1 August 2021 15:19 (two years ago) link
The other thing I took from the "Transforner" episode was that Lou himself did not consider it a classic album, so he was not exactly the most engaged of participants.
― Soundtracked by an eco jazz mixtape. (Tom D.), Sunday, 1 August 2021 15:32 (two years ago) link
Because he thought it was more of a Bowie/Ronno thing that corrupted the purity of his vision?
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 August 2021 12:40 (two years ago) link
And then later Ronno beat him out in the picker sweepstakes for The Rolling Thunder Revue.
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 August 2021 12:41 (two years ago) link
It's possible he thought it was too much of a Bowie/Ronno thing, not about purity of vision tbh. I think his closing comments were, "It's just an album" *shrug*
― Soundtracked by an ecojazz mixtape (Tom D.), Monday, 2 August 2021 13:42 (two years ago) link
Lou's attitude to any album being singled out for praise would probably be: "Why, what's wrong with [other Lou Reed album]?"
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 2 August 2021 14:22 (two years ago) link
Ha, yes, exactly!
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 August 2021 14:57 (two years ago) link
The Bat Out of Hell episode is so great. I could watch Meat Loaf, Steinman and Rundgren talk for hours.
― nate woolls, Wednesday, 5 April 2023 06:43 (one year ago) link
love the opening with jim playing piano in a sick af cape
― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 5 April 2023 07:09 (one year ago) link