Bimble Says: The Lou Reed Memorial Velvet Underground and Solo Careers Poll RESULTS THREAD

38. The Gift
11 votes, 240 pts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxbMZxX89wQ

37. She's My Best Friend
9 votes, 244 pts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2adiYfv5rwA

36. Temptation Inside Your Heart
8 votes, 247 votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni1xblCi1LA

35. I Found A Reason
11 votes, 287 pts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmmMy-712ZA

man what was with lou's "ooh baby baby ooh baby now" shit on the '93 shows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTfi5BdIRV0

make em say oooooh
nah nah nah nah

wow. that's quite a weak support for three of my favorites (Hey Mr. Rain, She's My Best Friend, I Found A Reason)

not enough cocksucking or dope shooting in those for the ILX massive

ilx massive hates romantic wooing?

i really like "i'm sticking with you" -- was just reading a lou interview where he calls "you've lost that lovin' feeling" the greatest single ever made, and I kind of think the end of this song is his attempt at that sort of thing...

i've walked down life's lonely highways, hand in hand with myself

^^Haven't we all?

ilx massive hates romantic wooing?

when it comes to VU, I think these results will answer that question definitively

34. Guess I'm Falling in Love
10 votes, 292 pts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDSJggL5FB0

33.Who Loves the Sun
10 votes, 293 pts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yILeTWwfpDI

32. There She Goes Again
12 votes, 334 pts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3E5YIP-DvU

31. Lisa Says
14 votes, 372 pts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yQmfOjYGRs

30. Oh! Sweet Nuthin'
13 votes, 389 pts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNqwSwEtEVg

just reading that list of songs put a smile on my face, for real

Really surprised that Oh! Sweet Nothin and I Found A Reason are so low. I thought those would be the picks from Loaded. They're certainly mine!

I definitely shortchanged how many odds and ends would make the list--lot of VU and Another View. Also though "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" would be higher, but order's probably meaningless at this point--nothing but very, very famous songs.

Hmm, looking at the results so far and counting on my fingers - maybe they are the picks. Who Loves The Sun there too.

Thought there'd be more love for Loaded.

"thought"

(correcting my typo there)

I'm going to take a wild guess that there's still two more from Loaded.

Gotta say I voted She's My Best Friend really high too. So great.

um have you guys not noticed that ILM hates Loaded in general. there have been threads about this.

Can't say I have. BASTARDS. (shakes fist)

I am proud to be a Loaded hater, sorry kraudive u seem very nice

Well I am. And so is Loaded - "nice" - maybe that's the thing?

Really? That's half the album already, two more for sure, maybe an eighth (out of 10), at least one song in the Top 10 (I'll predict two). Maybe ILX in general, but the people who voted?

it's like the best collection of muppets songs in the whole world!
i'm pretty sure i thought the muppets sang "walk on the wild side" too when i was a kid
imagine what looks like a whole field of wheat is actually miniature beakers with cylindrical heads and beaker mouths all doot doot dooting at the same time

ILM voted Loaded the 29th best album of the '70s, 'hate' is a strong word: ILX 70s album poll - results

okay well aero hates it lol

I never want to hear "The Gift" again.

i love that song

iirc i read the gift in an speech class in high school

yup i was that guy

other than new age, rock and roll, sweet jane, who loves the sun and the guitar solo in oh sweet nuthin, the rest of Loaded irks me.

The plus: dimming one speaker means you can avoid the story and just listen to the music.

psyched to hear how they do the gift on the gymnasium 67 show on the WL/WH box (altho i'm sure it's readily available elsewhere)

other than new age, rock and roll, sweet jane, who loves the sun and the guitar solo in oh sweet nuthin, the rest of Loaded irks me.

― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, November 26, 2013 7:58 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

and other than the incident mrs. lincoln how was the play

altho i'm sure it's readily available elsewhere
never been bootlegged afaik (the rest of the gymnasium set has been though)
aero came out swinging against loaded, but i dunno if there were any other big detractors. classic album, even if it's not quite a VU album w/ no Moe and limited sterling morrison contributions. whatever!

other than new age, rock and roll, sweet jane, who loves the sun and the guitar solo in oh sweet nuthin, the rest of Loaded irks me.
― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, November 26, 2013 7:58 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
and other than the incident mrs. lincoln how was the play
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Tuesday, November 26, 2013 9:32 PM

Run Run Run, Train Round the Bend, and Lonesome Cowboy Bill REALLY bum me out.
The Bonus Disc of Loaded is better than the record.

tylerw otm throughout thread

Guess... I've had that on

Run run run?

The Bonus Disc of Loaded is better than the record.

I used to think so too, now I'm not sure. I love how unpolished everything is on the second disc (yeah they're demos, but that's the point, the VU aren't quite the VU when they're all cleaned up and radio friendly) but I've been softening on the proper album over the years.

Run Run Run, Train Round the Bend, and Lonesome Cowboy Bill REALLY bum me out.
The Bonus Disc of Loaded is better than the record.

― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, November 26, 2013 9:47 PM

Sorry folks, I meant Head Held High, Cool It Down, Train, and LCB--although Run Run Run never really did it for me either

I'm not able to understand how a song with the exhortation "DO THE DOG!" can bum anyone out.