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

In terms of sequencing/song selection, VU hangs together as well as any of their other records (and better than some). If you didn't know it was odds & sods, you'd never guess just by listening.

otm.

t's that Lou Reed 1965-70 was operating on a ridiculously high level, songwriting wise.

Fogerty his only peer between 1968-1969.

yeah i agree -- and fogerty had stadiums full of people and hit singles to encourage him on his way. lou just had his own massive ego.

Sly

yeah, sly. hendrix, too... [some people would probably say Townshend, but not I.]

I wouldn't say Hendrix but I'm in the minority on that dude. Townsend yeah I dunno not quite

Hell, even I wouldn't say Townshend, at least not '68-'69. '68 only had "Magic Bus," "Call Me Lightning," and (the underrated) "Dogs," and 1969 had Tommy. But yeah, one rock opera and three singles does not a ridiculously high level of songwriting make.

His/their focus in '68 was touring anyway (and there are live versions of "Magic Bus" from '68 that make it sound like they took "Sister Ray" as a personal challenge)

How many "Odds & Sods" compilations have an "Ocean" to finish with?

yeah i agree -- and fogerty had stadiums full of people and hit singles to encourage him on his way. lou just had his own massive ego.

well, both had record company problems.

If we're talking about the hot songwriting hand in the late 60s, Lou takes a backseat to nobody.

not that i'd necessarily put him above lou, but i'm just gonna mention ray davies

Yeah he was great too. The Kinks poll was a revelation to me.

Neil and Lou Reed and John Fogerty at the top. Then Sly Stone and the guys that wrote those Rolling Stones songs.

two weeks ago i listened to White Light about twenty times in one night, i love the vocals and how they glide effortlessly above this pounding racket. plus how the song just starts, perfectly formed.

only the Jagger/Richards pair beats Lou in this period imo (not counting James Brown since he's not really about songwriting)

Looking forward to the top 10. I think it's fairly clear what they will be, but in what order? Hmmmm

Candy Says as the 13th best song in a discography is just unbelievable. i'm not even disagreeing - like others have said, pretty much every song starting at 20 or 30 out is a stone cold classic.

lol at the beth gibbons version above, though. i like listening to her, but i don't think i could ever see her in concert because she'd be doing the beth gibbons face the entire time

my impression from vu-heads was that love for the four albums was pretty evenly mixed, given how completely different they all are.

btw i'm listening to sweet sister ray AGAIN right now. i first heard it after i voted (but before the rollout, for some reason) and it would have been top 5 for me had i been aware of its existence!

trying to think of bands that have an outtakes collection like that that stands as tall in their canon.

The Monkees

xp welcome back ZS and I am glad that I have turned some people on to that amazing perfmroance

Sweet Sister Ray is amazing. I didn't vote, but that would have figured pretty high for me ....

10. Some Kinda Love
24 votes, 847 pts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkIJp722NVg

^^^ should've been #1

my favorite VU lyrics, I think

9. Sunday Morning
26 votes, 2 no. 1 votes, 855 pts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Cti12XBw4

8. Heroin
26 votes, 2 no. 1 votes, 874 pts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSL3Aod72eU

7. Foggy Notion
26 votes, 1 no. 1 vote, 884 pts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_6l2nBtTlQ

6. Sweet Jane
29 votes, 1 no. 1 vote, 980 pts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAnJbF-mDbY

5. Rock and Roll
28 votes, 1009 pts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0EBEYq0x7o

4. I'm Waiting for the Man
27 votes, 4 no. 1 votes, 1075 pts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ukvCaxbT-s

3. Pale Blue Eyes
32 votes, 1 no. 1 vote, 1123 pts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykoYHHh2Dwg

"Foggy Notion" my #1.

2. Sister Ray
31 votes, 6 no. 1 votes, 1162 pts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loPEa23zf7A

Oh wow upset!

1. What Goes On
32 votes, 3 no. 1 votes, 1304 pts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0yiCpEvGTQ

woah

Good. ILM believes rhythm guitars rule.

should have seen it coming after it dominated the self-titled poll

Xp And organs!

Total combined results:

What Goes On 1304
Sister Ray 1162
Pale Blue Eyes 1123
I'm Waiting for the Man 1075
Rock and Roll 1009
Sweet Jane 980
Foggy Notion 884
Heroin 874
Sunday Morning 855
Some Kinda Love 847
Venus in Furs 832
White Light/White Heat 829
Candy Says 828
Satellite of Love (Lou Reed) 785
All Tomorrow's Parties 741
Beginning to See The Light 736
I Heard Her Call My Name 732
Fear Is A Man's Best Friend 720
Paris 1919 702
Stephanie Says 689
Coney Island Baby 678
Street Hassle 663
Femme Fatale 658
Ocean 634
I Can't Stand It 577
These Days 558
I'll Be Your Mirror 550
Perfect Day 533
Walk on the Wild Side 532
New Age 508
After Hours 492
Lady Godiva's Operation 481
The Black Angel’s Death Song 475
Vicious 467
Run Run Run 459
Jesus 451
Here She Comes Now 434
I'm Set Free 424
Hanky Panky Nohow 419
Frozen Warnings 393
Oh! Sweet Nuthin 389
Waves of Fear 389
Metal Machine Music 388
Lisa Says 372
Gun 339
There She Goes Again 334
Andy's Chest (Lou Reed) 312
A Child's Christmas in Wales 301
Style It Takes 298
Who Loves The Sun 293
Guess I'm Falling in Love 292
I Found a Reason 287
Buffalo Ballet 277
Hedda Gabler 268
I'm Not Sayin' 261
Temptation Inside Your Heart 247
Chelsea Girls 247
She's My Best Friend 244
The Blue Mask 244
I Keep A Close Watch 243
The Gift 240
Andalucia 234
I'm Sticking With You 220
Ship of Fools 220
The Murder Mystery 213
head held high 213
European Son   212
Dying on the Vine 203
The Fairest of the Seasons 199
Kicks 195
Leaving It Up to You 191
Romeo Had Juliette 183
I Love You, Suzanne 181
Church of Anthrax 180
Halloween Parade 179
The Endless Plain of Fortune 173
Cool it Down 162
Ride Into the Sun 162
gideon's bible 154
Janitor of Lunacy 150
Crazy Feeling 146
It Was A Pleasure Then 144
New York Telephone Conversation 144
She's My Best Friend (Lou Reed) 142
Egg Cream 141
Big White Cloud 137
Guts 133
Thoughtless Kind 131
Men of Good Fortune 127
Dirty Blvd. 126
Cordoba 119
the bed 119
Junior Dad 118
Mr. Wilson 118
Hey Mr. Rain 118
The Kids 115
Graham Greene 114
Evening of Light 111
My House 111
Perfect 109
Spinning Away 105
Underneath the Bottle 104
We're Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together 103
Hey Mersh! 102
Sad Song (Lou Reed) 99
Open House 99
Hangin' Round 97
Legendary Hearts 95
That's the Story of My Life 95
Brandenburg Gate 93
Nobody But You 93
Charley's Girl 92
Over You 92
Women 91
Make Up 91
I'm Not a Young Man Anymore 89
What's Good 88
Hello It's Me 88
Amsterdam 85
The Ostrich 85
The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles 85
Sylvia Said 85
Pablo Picasso 84
Heartbreak Hotel 83
Afraid 81
It Has Not Taken Long 81
The Last Shot 80
Smalltown 79
Wild Child 78
Roses in the Snow 76
Big Sky 76
The Bells 76
New Sensations 75
A Gift 75
Caroline Says II 75
Sad Song 70
Set The Twilight Reeling 69
The Soul Of Carmen Miranda 69
Darling, I Need You 68
Sun Blindness Music 66
little sister 66
Antarctica Starts Here 64
I Wanna Be Black 64
I Want to Boogie With You 63
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams 62
Melody Laughter 62
I Love You 60
Families 58
The Gun 53
Day of Niagara 50
Coyote 50
Sweet Sister Ray 50

uh that didn't come out right, but you get the idea

Great top 10, think I voted for everything in it except I'm waiting for the man. And what goes on was also my number one.

thanks Shakey!

thanks Shakey!

whoa, wasn't expecting sister ray at anything but #1! i put together my ballot so that most of the solo stuff was at the top, but i couldn't help but put What Goes On way up at #4.

well, my picks from wlwh, the self titled and loaded were the same as ilm's. yes, I'm boring but I'm also correct!

Hah the top 3 songs are so jam-bandy.

did not vote for "What Goes On", just didn't think about it when I threw my ballot together, & I wonder if it's partly the association with that awful horrible terrible Beatles song

Thanks, Shakey! Good results rundown.

that awful horrible terrible Beatles song

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/5123066/Ringo+Starr+ringo.jpg