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Lou Reed (born March 2, 1942, married to musician-artist Laurie Anderson) is an American rock artist originally from Brooklyn, New York. Especially while a member of the The Velvet Underground in the 1960s, Reed broke new ground for the rock genre in several important dimensions, introducing more mature and intellectual themes to what was then considered a largely simplistic genre of music.
Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of The Velvet Underground. The band, which lasted from 1965 until 1973 (with Reed departing in late 1970 after the Loaded sessions), gained relatively little notice during its life but is often considered the seed from which most alternative and underground traditions of rock music sprang. As the Velvet’s songwriter, Reed wrote about such taboo subjects as S&M (Venus In Furs), transvestites and transsexuals (
Sister Ray, and Lady Godiva’s Operation), prostitution (There She Goes Again), and drug addiction (I’m Waiting For The Man, White Light/White Heat, Heroin).
As a guitarist, he made innovative use of abrasive distortion, volume-driven feedback, and nonstandard tunings. Reed’s flat, New York voice, stripped of superficial emotions and, like Bob Dylan’s, flaunting its lack of conventional training, was no less important to the music’s radical effect.
Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of The Velvet Underground. The band, which lasted from 1965 until 1973 (with Reed departing in late 1970 after the Loaded sessions), gained relatively little notice during its life but is often considered the seed from which most alternative and underground traditions of rock music sprang. As the Velvet’s songwriter, Reed wrote about such taboo subjects as S&M (Venus In Furs), transvestites and transsexuals (
Sister Ray, and Lady Godiva’s Operation), prostitution (There She Goes Again), and drug addiction (I’m Waiting For The Man, White Light/White Heat, Heroin). As a guitarist, he made innovative use of abrasive distortion, volume-driven feedback, and nonstandard tunings. Reed’s flat, New York voice, stripped of superficial emotions and, like Bob Dylan’s, flaunting its lack of conventional training, was no less important to the music’s radical effect.
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Shoutbox
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deviantpsyche wrote:
get this Artist's ringtones now at www.itsflycell.com
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thamesbeat wrote:
Rich Hall is hilarious
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sambedford wrote:
Take No Prisoners is the best live album ever (2).
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WhichOneIsPink wrote:
nope.
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beigeflag wrote:
'New York' is easily his best album.
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lou_reed wrote:
Rock and Roll Animal is his worst live album. It has highlights of course, but I see it as disgusting cash in on the Velvets songs adding in Hunter and Wagner to the mix. As good players as they are, they are not sutied to Lou's music. Take No Prisoners is the best live album ever.
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elderteach wrote:
The best album, Rock and Roll Animal, has been ignored. If you want Lou Reed at his finest, check it out.
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trouble_ek wrote:
ooooh heee's such a perfect maaan :D
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vesillusion wrote:
and he isnt dead yet. heroin is great kids, knock yourselves out! no really, do.
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tomorrowsparty wrote:
WHAT YOU GOT IN YOUR HAND? SUITCASE IN MY HAND. NO SHIT WHAT IT IS MAN!!! FUCKIN FAGGOT
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TooLegitVolz wrote:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lou-zoom/id340095300%3Fmt%3D8&ei=5pQjS_f_HJO1tgef95nmBw&sa=X&oi=unauthorizedredirect&ct=targetlink&ust=1260624878477540&usg=AFQjCNEjcTO8OID5f107Z3k_mY13V5suzQ
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MissSmack wrote:
I love him.
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flor19 wrote:
Ecstasy
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idiotintraining wrote:
i saw Train the other day and they did this awesome version of Ramble On/ Walk on the Wild Side
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cherrycola90 wrote:
"(...) But when she passed the bar, and she heard the music play, she had to go in and sing (...)"
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Margarida922 wrote:
he's awesome <33
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schoenburger wrote:
Berlin is the greatest song-based album by Lou Reed. MMM remains the sexiest.
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sexnapoleon wrote:
Yeah, why isn't MMM at the top?
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Appers wrote:
There's definitely too much Transformer in the top of the charts but Berlin's pretty great ranking kinda makes up for it. Magic & Loss is such an underplayed Lou Reed album over here, though.
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Fareday wrote:
fuck punk, he's the godfather of 'awesomeness'
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