Lou Reed

[pedro]

I'm told he's dead.

[earthdog70]

RIP Lou

VS-I am available for grief counseling sessions.

[version sound]

Shitty news for sure, but honestly, I was more bummed when Sterling died.

RIP Lou.

[Michele]

sad news, a pity his last effort people will remember is that horrible album with Metallica...

[JGJR]

sad news, a pity his last effort people will remember is that horrible album with Metallica...

I'd already forgotten it. I heard a few hours ago and I choose to remember his best work, all the VU stuff and some solo albums I really like as well. RIP.

[Michele]

of course he released some Amazing music along the decades...

[jeffb01]

transformer and new york are my fav solo albums... people like new york, right?

[yourenotevil]

shit sucks. there was something on tv about how he was doing transformer with string instruments live, i think it was from 2006. they are also running that dumb commercial now for xbox one with the guys singing perfect day, prolly not the way he wanted to go out being remembered.

[JGJR]

transformer and new york are my fav solo albums... people like new york, right?

Yeah, but some of it is quite dated now lyrically (though I liked it a lot at the time I first heard it and still dig it). My favorite solo albums of his are Berlin and especially The Blue Mask.

[version sound]

I like Street Hassle. All of them have good material, though. I've never heard the Metallica record, which could be the exception that proves the rule, but generally, the man didn't make any shitty records.

[patient_ot]

RIP

[john stabb]

Tis a sad loss. My favorite is also THE BLUE MASK, JGJR.

[john stabb]

... Sex with your Parents is truly brilliant, too. Way to piss off the PMRC, Lou.

[pedro]

I was more bummed when Sterling died.

Real fans were most bummed when Angus died.

Noob.

[JGJR]

I like Street Hassle. All of them have good material, though. I've never heard the Metallica record, which could be the exception that proves the rule, but generally, the man didn't make any shitty records.

I listened to side A of Sally Can't Dance earlier. Based upon that record (and others), I can't say that's the case, but his inconsistency (and relentless experimentation) was kind of part of his charm. The Blue Mask, which I listened to last night, and Transformer, which I listened to earlier, are both amazing and hold up very well, though.

[scannest]

I saw that A Night with Lou Reed video when I was 14 or 15. It's on my short list of life-changing r'n'r moments. As a result the albums from around that time are the ones I treasure the most (The Blue Mask, Legendary Hearts, Live in Italy), but it's impossible to single out any particular phase or time. Only got to see him live once when he played a series of dates at a Broadway theater when New York came out. It was pretty magical.
Easily one of the best songwriters ever.

[earthdog70]

VS-I know you are trying to be strong for the rest of us here.

It's OK man, it really is OK. Let it out

[MXV]

sad news, a pity his last effort people will remember is that horrible album with Metallica...

The shame of that album was probably what killed him.

[danny]

sad news, a pity his last effort people will remember is that horrible album with Metallica...

The shame of that album was probably what killed him.

ouch! i haven't read the obit - but i'm guessing it was the hep C that killed him. a few really good friends have succumbed to that. anyway, i love the velvets - and it's sad to see him go. his solo career was a bit hit-or-miss...but transformer is quite a tasty platter. and he had the odd song here and there through the decades that are i-pod worthy.

[version sound]

I like Street Hassle. All of them have good material, though. I've never heard the Metallica record, which could be the exception that proves the rule, but generally, the man didn't make any shitty records.

I listened to side A of Sally Can't Dance earlier. Based upon that record (and others), I can't say that's the case...

Those are good songs. The presentation is somewhat lacking, but it's far from shitty.

[version sound]

VS-I know you are trying to be strong for the rest of us here.

It's OK man, it really is OK. Let it out

It's sad when anyone (with a few exceptions) dies, but Lou wasn't really a personality who was easy to identify with. He was probably my favorite songwriter of all time, but I never really identified with with on a personal level.

[JGJR]

i haven't read the obit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/arts/ ... l?hpw&_r=0