Lou Reed: Dead

[I Am Not Marty Feldman]

That said, I dunno how much reverence one ought to pay any record reviewer / collector / critic, and he's done his fair share of garbage in the past twenty years.  Come the fuck on. 

I agree, but I dunno how much reverence's due any single person.  That's why eulogies suck, celebrity or otherwise.

[NATE K]

I like a lot of Lou Reed solo stuff. Certainly more than what most around these parts do. I can't really defend it as a lot of it really does seem deliberately bad. I like his lyrics, though, and watching him try (and often fail )to merge Brill Building and folk and avant-garde and the whole street tough rocker thing. 

Anyway . . . for all the people who dismiss his solo career as garbage, do you honestly not think Transformer is a good or even great album? Apply the David Crosby blind taste test to Trasnformer and tell me that's it's not a glam/proto classic.  I understand the need to knee-jerk hard in the opposite direction when postmortem adulation starts pouring in, but come on, Transformer is great. The again, I like "Dirty Blvd" and "Egg Cream."

[I Am Not Marty Feldman]

I'm not going to turn this into an anti-Lou thread, but the best part of Transformer is Ronson's guitar.  That said, his production work (w/ Bowie) is pretty dismal. 

I don't care much about VU's pop era, from which the best songs on this LP are holdovers. 

[NATE K]

the best part of Transformer is Ronson's guitar. 

It is pretty great.

[israeliblue]

Lou Reed made more than a few thoroughly enjoyable solo records (Street Hassle, The Bells, Berlin, to name 3). I grew up with the internet and in a city, so I'll never fully appreciate the impact of Forced Exposure and Sassy Magazine. I used to listen to the Velvets a lot and I still do. They are one of the reasons I get high.

[2 Cold Scorpio]

Im with eric, transformer is way overrated, ronson's gtr is the saving grace...its an enjoyable record but most of it is filler and kinda generic rnr without the big hooks to make it worthwhile.....not a classic by any means.  I think most of lou's solo recs are good at best.  The 1st two velvets are his Masterwork...

[Scrod Prickknee]

Lou Reed made more than a few thoroughly enjoyable solo records (Street Hassle, The Bells, Berlin, to name 3). I grew up with the internet and in a city, so I'll never fully appreciate the impact of Forced Exposure and Sassy Magazine. I used to listen to the Velvets a lot and I still do. They are one of the reasons I get high.

I'm starting to think this may be a joke account.

[k.]

Lou Reed made more than a few thoroughly enjoyable solo records (Street Hassle, The Bells, Berlin, to name 3). I grew up with the internet and in a city, so I'll never fully appreciate the impact of Forced Exposure and Sassy Magazine. I used to listen to the Velvets a lot and I still do. They are one of the reasons I get high.

I'm starting to think this may be a joke account.

Really?

What's so funny about this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP5J_sAqKCs

[Jared]

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[hugebomber]

[Krautrock is Dead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66qe76gkCxo
One of the many songs that show why this man was one of my favourite guitarists and songwriters. I've tried counting how many bands I got into because of VU  and LR and lost count by the time I reached 215. I'll miss you loads Lou. The bestest of the best.

[Krautrock is Dead]

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