Lou Reed RIP

haha. is there a publication date for that thing or what? this year? next year?

was no more fraught
Oh, please. The next thing you are going to tell us is that his real name wasn't Louis 'Butch' Firbank.

Wasn't it?

Alex Skolnick from Testament has a good piece on LULU
http://alexskolnick.com/?p=2047

Finally saw that guy live last month after years of hearing about him. Interested to see what he has to say.

Set the Twilight Reeling is a great record

I was angry this morning, got the aggressions out through "Egg Cream" and then cooled off through "NYC Man" and now just enjoying all the small stories. I've a bit of aggression left for "Sex w/ parents". Some day I'll probably pay 70 euros for the vinyl.

"Sex w/ parents (motherfucker)" Lou was always hot on that one..

It's my favorite record b/w New Sensations and Ecstasy.

UNDAH THE WHEELS OF A CAR. ON CANAL STREET.

haha, gotta love his delivery

does anyone know the original source of Lou's famous "One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it." quote?

The Gospel According to Butch

Lincoln Center Library gets Lou archive, to be open to the public

http://www.npr.org/2017/03/02/518150352/lou-reeds-demos-papers-and-record-collection-soon-to-be-public

includes his Max's bar tab

so i could make photocopies etc

My rankings. He should avoid seriousness.

I think Berlin and New York deserve some historical attention even if they don't work in the end. New Sensation and Ecstasy are my favorites as well.

New York is perfect

Did you guys see that big write-up about the recording of Street Hassle a few months ago? Think I posted link on the Take No Prisoners thread.

I love New York but perfect is the last word I would use to describe it

No New York, no Metal Machine Music, no Magic and Loss, no Music for Drella, no credibilty.

"New York" is the most boring album he ever put out imo.

it's so weird how overlooked his first album is

Agree with both of these last two

New York" is the most boring album he ever put out imo.

― Scottish Country Tweerking (Tom D.),

until 1992

"New York" vs "I Love You Suzanne"

xp hmm maybe perfect isn't the best word, just meant to say that it's an outstanding album and the solo reed I've listened to the most

I like most of his stuff anyway

New Sensations is an OK album

i have always enjoyed listening to new york. that is something i cannot say about a lot of albums by him. i like the journalistic aspect of it. it must be his wordiest album, he talks and talks and talks. i just love to listen to his voice. especially on take no prisoners...

It's not a bad album it's just the Lou Reed album I'm least likely to listen to.

New York starts out so incredibly strong w/the first three tracks that it can almost convince you it's a great album, but there's a lot of dross there

though i love a lot of it

New Sensations is one that I was surprised how good it was

Same. It would be in the lower reaches of a top ten. I love the opening trio, "There is No Time," and "Dime Store Mystery."

you have a higher tolerance than I do for fretless bass and I would've included Take No Prisoners for the laffs

"Lou Reed wanted to be normal" really does encapsulate him well tho

We are all normal and we want our feedback.

I've been listening to New York a lot and I really like it.

"it's so weird how overlooked his first album is"

that's because it was out of print for ages and he allegedly didn't like it.

To me the indispensibles are Transformer, Berlin, Blue Mask, New York, Magic, and Drella.

if you love those I'm p confident you'll love Set the Twilight Reeling and Ecstacy

I like Coney Island a lot, but title track is by far the best thing on it

Street Hassle I only put on for the title track

I listen to my (imaginary) Lulu EP every once in a while, it goes:

1. "Brandenburg Gate"
2. "The View"
3. "Iced Honey"
4. "Junior Dad"

"dragon" or gtfo

alfred's convinced me i need to spend more time with new sensations

yeah and that's totally fair it's perhaps an underrated record, just personally, and I know it's nagl to second guess other peoples' taste, but I think you shouldn't need to pretend it's the best Lou Reed album to convince people to revisit it

I know some of you love that 80s production and so yes if that's your favorite sound then OK maybe somehow New Sensation becomes the best Lou Reed album but I think most Lou Reed fans, it's not their fav sound and not what they go to Lou Reed for

will have to give Dragon another listen...

I love it in spite of the production. These are the songs Lou Reed should've been writing in 1984, extensions of what he attempted on The Blue Mask.

idk every Lou fan I know loves NS.

I don't think I've ever actually listened to the entire thing tbh

The outro of "New Sensations" kills me. It honors the terrific line, "I want the principles of a timeless muse."

idk every Lou fan I know loves NS.

"Hey bro' what's the woyd, talkin' 'bout my friend Geo-eo-eo-rge"

shit he died again!?

rip

5 years today.

Miss u boo

been listening to those 1970 demos he did after leaving the Velvets a lot over the last couple of weeks
also this clip of him talking about hearing the Ramones for the first time in 1975 is great (starts at 1:20)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-f2rz2G9AI

That is fantastic!