would buyi've said it before, but i'd love a complete take no prisoners box set, with every note played, a la miles' live at the plugged nickel
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:18 (eight years ago) link
Rumor has it there is a 2-week version of Like a Possum in the archives.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:20 (eight years ago) link
siiiick
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:23 (eight years ago) link
799 hrs are metallica riffs from lulu
― nomar, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:26 (eight years ago) link
but i'd love a complete take no prisoners box set
this is a v v niche item but fuck yes
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:27 (eight years ago) link
would be a lot -- i think they taped like a whole week of two-sets-a-night shows, but i'd be down.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:30 (eight years ago) link
40 minutes of "is that annoying?"
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:33 (eight years ago) link
"Is That Annoying?". That's the title of the boxset right there.
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:36 (eight years ago) link
Godfrey Diamond, Reed’s producer on Coney Island Baby, remembers an exchange late in his career. “Lou, all I want you to do is give me another ‘Sweet Jane’. You’re the master of writing songs about people,” Diamond remembered. “He looks at me and goes, ‘Godfrey, I try to write ‘Sweet Jane’ every day,’ in this deep, awful, mean, aggravated, upset voice. Clearly, that wasn’t the thing to say.”
Well, duh?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:47 (eight years ago) link
haha "all i want you to do..." -- genius production advice.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:50 (eight years ago) link
"Sweet Jane" everyday
can't help hearing this in the voice of Nate Dogg singing "Smoke weed every day"
― Why because she True and Interesting (President Keyes), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 17:38 (eight years ago) link
it is weird to me that people who've been listening to and loving lou for as long as I have...don't feel like they kinda have enough
like, at the peak of my fanhood, thirty years ago, I hungrily gobbled up every bootleg I could find, had whole shows from that Bottom Line residency, etc, but...idk not trying to insult anybody but how does this dude's stuff not wear thin for those of who, like me, first got into it like 30+ years ago?
― tremendous crime wave and killing wave (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 18:14 (eight years ago) link
oh here we go
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 18:15 (eight years ago) link
ha, it's cool if it's wearing thin for you ... but i'm at around 25 years of heavy lou listening and i still enjoy hearing different stuff.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 18:18 (eight years ago) link
Lou's mercurial and combative nature are endlessly fascinating, his work is full of strange turns and almost non-sequitur digressions. He's a bit like Dylan in that respect, that combination of mystery and unpredictability. And a willingness (actually more like a stubborn insistence) to fail publicly and spectacularly, there's risk-taking in his work - and that's always interesting to grapple with and untangle.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 18:18 (eight years ago) link
agreed. his failures are sometimes as interesting as his successes.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 18:29 (eight years ago) link
I've been bored of the first VU album for years, possibly even decades, but could merrily listen to "Growing Up in Public" right now, if I had the facility to do so at hand. Figure that one out.
― Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 18:39 (eight years ago) link
say what you like about the quality of Lou's total output, he sure didn't do the same thing over and over
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 21 October 2015 18:42 (eight years ago) link
This looks like it could be great
The Bells: A Daylong Celebration of Lou Reed, Saturday, July 30To Highlight this Summer’s Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival Curated and Produced by Laurie Anderson and Hal Willner, Celebration Includes Concerts, Films, a Sound Installation, Readings, and Other Events Across Lincoln Center’s Campus Culminating inDamrosch Park Concert and Screening of the Film Berlin Directed by Julian Schnabel All Free and Open to the Public NEW YORK, NY (April 8, 2016)— Lincoln Center Out of Doors, New York City’s longest-running, free, outdoor summer festival, will celebrate the work and legacy of legendary musician and consummate New Yorker Lou Reed with a full day of free events on Saturday, July 30, encompassing a wide range of his interests and creative output. The Bells: A Daylong Celebration of Lou Reed is named for Reed’s iconic song “The Bells.” Curated by Laurie Anderson and Reed’s friend and longtime producer Hal Willner, the day begins in the morning with group Tai Chi led by Reed’s teacher Master Ren Guangyi that is open to all (beginners welcome) on Josie Robertson Plaza and culminates in Damrosch Park with Lou Reed’s Love Songs, an evening concert featuring performances by a raft of artists across a range of music genres. The concert will be followed by a screening in the park of Julian Schnabel’s acclaimed 2008 film Berlin which captured Reed’s live, 2006 concert performances of the 1976 album of the same name. In between is a wide array of events, including: A sound installation Lou Reed: Drones created from six of Reed’s guitars and amps in a feedback loop to produce an immersive sound environment Screenings of films and documentaries at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center A demonstration by Tai Chi Master Ren Guangyi, to include his martial arts students Readings from Reed’s collected lyrics by notable actors and artists Afternoon musical performances All-day marathon playing of Reed’s recordings More information about participating artists, venues, event starting times, and other details will be announced at a later date. Watch for the May 4 announcement of the Lincoln Center Out of Doors schedule, featuring concerts and events from July 20?August 13. Visit LCOutofDoors.org. Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson frequently attended Lincoln Center events and also performed here—separately and together—on several occasions. In November 2013, the only public event marking Lou Reed’s death—organized by family and friends—took place outdoors on Lincoln Center’s Hearst Plaza. There was no ceremony. No speeches. Just Reed’s music—selections of recordings spanning the last 45 years, from his Velvet Underground years, to his solo career—playing on loudspeakers for a gathering of several hundred people, alerted by a posting on his Facebook page. It was, as reported in the New Yorker, a “public memorial that celebrated Reed by filling the whole complex with his music, like church bells ringing in a town square.” Now, for “The Bells,” musical collaborators and other artists gather to give voice to the singular legacy of the rock musician, cofounder with Andy Warhol of The Velvet Underground, progenitor of glam, punk, indie, new wave, and noise rock, poet, and activist who left an indelible mark on the music of the past 50 years and on the city that he called home.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 9 April 2016 15:07 (eight years ago) link
Reviving as a reminder of that event---which reminds me that The Bells still seems like an undercelebrated album---not among albs as panel subjects here, for inst.----however!!! (more details than early announcement):http://www.lcoutofdoors.org/events/the-bells-a-daylong-celebration-of-lou-reed
― dow, Friday, 29 July 2016 16:23 (seven years ago) link
So far so good!!
http://livestream.com/LincolnCenter/a-tribute-to-lou-reed-part-1
― dow, Saturday, 30 July 2016 17:43 (seven years ago) link
So of course now there's buffering
― dow, Saturday, 30 July 2016 17:46 (seven years ago) link
"This live event has ended but you may continue watching in DVR mode as long as you please."
― dow, Saturday, 30 July 2016 17:55 (seven years ago) link
Part 2 tomorrow? Hope so.
― dow, Saturday, 30 July 2016 17:56 (seven years ago) link
Okay, here's some more live--"Jesus" at the moment---and video: http://www.stereogum.com/1891393/watch-anohni-lee-ranaldo-ira-kaplan-more-perform-at-lou-reed-tribute/video/
― dow, Sunday, 31 July 2016 00:59 (seven years ago) link
this is so good
― woke-ing class zero (s.clover), Sunday, 31 July 2016 02:47 (seven years ago) link
Disco Mystic!!!!
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 31 July 2016 03:00 (seven years ago) link
second set way better than the first imho -- leans less heavily on velvets material, covers later albums more thoroughly.
― woke-ing class zero (s.clover), Sunday, 31 July 2016 03:53 (seven years ago) link
Evening (second ) set was billed as ballads, while afternoon first set was billed as rock and roll. I was in NY visiting and caught some of the afternoon first set (couldn't make evening one)--fun seeing Renaldo and Shelley from Sonic Youth with Yo La Tengo folks up there together; I liked Lenny Kaye's tribute to Lou and to Sandy Pearlman--"I'm Set Free"... David Johansen was ok; part of Bush Tetras doing "Run, Run, Run," Don Fleming leading band through some bootleg track. Paul Simon's son Harper was not that impressive. Maria Muldaur's daughter Jenni was alright.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 1 August 2016 17:30 (seven years ago) link
Also caught a few minutes of this-- A sound installation Lou Reed: Drones created from six of Reed’s guitars and amps in a feedback loop to produce an immersive sound environment
enjoyable for a few minutes but after that I had enough
― curmudgeon, Monday, 1 August 2016 17:32 (seven years ago) link
11:30 am to 2 or whatever first set didn't have that big of an audience. Sky was gloomy and it rained a bit plus I guess 20 & 30 somethings not that into the old folks paying tribute to Lou I guess?
― curmudgeon, Monday, 1 August 2016 17:39 (seven years ago) link
Should be some posted here and there, now and then. I'd say look for xpost "Disco Mystic", esp. with the dayglo rainbow chorus line, chanting, "Di-isco, Dis-co Mystic", with various degrees of urgency, always firm about it---she's pointing at yew, citizen. Sax less prominent than original track, but ruggedly handsome guitar strata. Yes, Lenny Kaye delivered, especially "Rock N Roll", with all hands on deck, incl. Laurie with the glancing bow. Her inflections and timing were perfect in "Andy's Dream." Ditto the man and woman reading transcript of a Lou interview from an Australian tour. Also liked somebody reading "The Rock Minuet", if that's the title, and several other performers performing things I didn't recognize, which is good; as s.clover indicates, shouldn't just be the most obvious, VU etc. choices. Missed a lot, though; I'll have to look around.
― dow, Monday, 1 August 2016 20:20 (seven years ago) link
I'd say look for xpost "Disco Mystic", esp. with the dayglo rainbow chorus line, chanting, "Di-isco, Dis-co Mystic", with various degrees of urgency, always firm about it---she's pointing at yew, citizen.
so bummed this hasn't gotten onto youtube yet cuz I really want my wife to see it, she would love it
― Οὖτις, Monday, 1 August 2016 20:41 (seven years ago) link
looked like a fun event! i bet there'll be rips of everything sooner or later ...
― tylerw, Monday, 1 August 2016 21:05 (seven years ago) link
x-post--
The Lincoln Center security guards sure looked confused by the Disco Mystic dancers in their see-through but brightly colored outfits
― curmudgeon, Monday, 1 August 2016 21:45 (seven years ago) link
here's some of it---no time to watch yet, although I saw some of "Sister Ray" this weekend (didn't seem that hot, though I came in toward the end). Looks like a decent selection, though some are excerpts (and one's already been removed, or did it just stop functioning):http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/watch-performances-lou-reed-tribute-concert-87565
― dow, Monday, 1 August 2016 22:52 (seven years ago) link
Lou's Spotify playlists are kinda coolhttps://open.spotify.com/user/loureedofficial/playlist/1Pjh3fIfbzCHtVQ505QwZ3
― niels, Monday, 19 June 2017 10:11 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aNC8tcMBzA
― just another country (snoball), Sunday, 31 March 2019 20:07 (five years ago) link
You can get a NYC library card with Lou's Transformer image on it.
When it's scanned, it doesn't beep, it yells "Turn up the guitar!"
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 April 2019 03:19 (five years ago) link
Except when R Quine checks something out it says “turn down the guitar”
― A funny tinge happened on the way to the forum (wins), Monday, 1 April 2019 08:07 (five years ago) link
Lol
― Theorbo Goes Wild (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 April 2019 08:58 (five years ago) link
Excerpt from Anthony DeCurtis bio, in large part about Berlin and some of Lou's more monstrous qualities in his first marriage
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/01/my-brilliant-troubled-friend-lou-reed-a-life-anthony-decurtis-berlin
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 8 July 2019 15:22 (four years ago) link
I'm about 1
― clemenza, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 12:46 (four years ago) link
Oops...100 pages into the Victor Bockris book. Of all my favourite bands and singers--and the Velvet Underground are top three--I have less sense of Lou Reed as a person than anyone. He's a complete blank to me.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 12:47 (four years ago) link
lol that Bockris book is ... not good
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 15:14 (four years ago) link
there's a lot of good stories/anecdotes in it and some of the axes Bockris seems compelled to grind are amusing but his writing is pretty sloppy
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 15:15 (four years ago) link
Bockris book much more fun than the pompous DeCurtis bio or the risible Howard Sounes effort.
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 15:17 (four years ago) link
sounds plausible
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link
I read Bockris's Warhol book (ages ago) and liked that. I haven't been reading this one as reliable scholarship; I know Bockris's reputation isn't great, but the tone is agreeable--a little junky, but right now I'd rather have that than a serious analysis of Reed's work.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 15:30 (four years ago) link
Bio I’d really like to read is the Will Hermes one, assuming he ever finishes it.
― Vini C. Riley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 9 July 2019 16:08 (four years ago) link