Oct 27, 20 lou reed, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, died today on long island. The cause of his death has not yet been released, but reed. Born lewis allen reed, into a jewish family, he was raised in freeport, long island. The stories behind the songs, describes the singer as a bisexual factory. Reeds biographers, and many of his fans, often take his bisexuality as a given. Lou reed at lincoln center a gathering open to the public no speeches. Magyar nederlands norsk nynorsk polski portugues suomi svenska turkce. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the velvet underground, and his subsequent solo career spanned five decades. Anderson may overlap with howard sounes, the author of the controversial new lou reed biography, notes from. Lou reed, american singersongwriter whose place in the rock pantheon rests primarily on his role in guiding the velvet underground, a new york citybased quartet that produced four poorselling but enormously influential studio albums under reeds direction from 1965 to 1970. The discography of the american rock musician lou reed consists of 22 studio albums and live albums, and 44 singles. Lulu is a music studio album recording by metallica.
According to lou reed it was andy warhol who inspired the song. Oct 27, 20 lou reed has probably been, as a single, the most important artist in contemporary music history. Between rock and an art space at the boston universitys photographic resource center. The rolling stones sympathy for the devil live at tokyo dome 1990. Rock n roll animal is a live album by american musician lou reed, released in february 1974 by rca records. The group soon became a part of andy warhols factory scene, which housed a great number of the most freaked and experimental artists at the time. The highlight from lous selftitled first record, wild child is the kind of ambling, noaccount narrative regarding his interaction with the. Lou reed sweet jane from rock n roll animal youtube. Lulu lo speciale lou reed il sito italiano loureed. Lou reed full concert 092584 capitol theatre official duration. Lou reed, velvet underground leader and rock pioneer, dead at. In the process, reed has created a body of music that comes as close to disclosing the parameters of human loss and recovery as were likely to find.
A concept album, berlin tells the story of a couples struggle with drug addiction and abuse. Nov 15, 20 music video by lou reed performing sweet jane. Best rock songs vietnam war music best rock music of all time 60s and 70s rock playlist duration. Ultima intervista lou reed sottotitoli in italiano youtube. It was 1992, and we were both playing in john zorns kristallnacht festival commemorating the night of. Get lou reed setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other lou reed fans for free on. Lou reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american rock artist originally from brooklyn, new york, usa. Founding member and lead vocalist of the seminal rock band the velvet underground. After that performance, the two entities began kicking around the idea of making a record together, but didnt start working together. Lou reed s 1975 album has been called one of the worst albums ever made. In 1974, after the commercial disaster of his album berlin, lou reed needed a hit, and rock n roll animal was a rare display of commercial acumen on his part, just the right album at just the right time. Jun 11, 20 perfect day by lou reed listen to lou reed. Lou reed born march 2, 1942 in brooklyn, new york, usa died october 27, 20, southampton, new york, usa was an american rock musician, songwriter and photographer. The career of lou reed defied capsule summarization.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. New york is arguably lou reed s greatest hour as a solo artist. The unusual pairing on the album lulu has some fans boilingwill it sell. Lou reed performing at the arlene schnitzer concert hall in portland, oregon. He began experimenting with photography in the 1990s and first exhibited his work in the 1997 group show extended play. The unusual pairing of lou reed and metallica has some fans. Excellent overview of lou reed s solo career and several tracks from his career with the velvet underground. The truth is it is the product of genuine love and passion, still exhilarating and bursting with possibility four decades on. A songcycle about his beloved city in the 80s, reed adopts a conversational tone to discuss politics, aids, romance, tv preachers, and whatever else is on his mind.
Lou reed doesnt just write about squalid characters, he allows them to leer and breathe in their own voices, and he colors familiar landscapes through their own eyes. Lou reed, american singersongwriter whose place in the rock pantheon rests primarily on his role in guiding the velvet underground, a new york citybased quartet that produced four poorselling but enormously influential studio albums under reed s direction from 1965 to 1970. Laurie andersons farewell to lou reed rolling stone. Lou reed mostly consisted of flaccid versions of songs dating back to the velvet days, and he could have really used the group to punch them up, as proved by the many outtake versions of these tunes that he actually recorded with the velvet underground some of which didnt surface until about 25 years later. Both discs have excellent sound quality available at a bargain price, this is the set to get for anyone new to the great man.
In its original form, it features five songs, four of which were initially recorded by the velvet underground. As a solo artist, reed will be best remembered for his 1972 hit a walk on the wild side. He formed the group the velvet underground with welsh multiinstrumentalist john cale, second guitarist sterling morrison, and drummer maureen tucker in new york in 1965. The conception of the collaboration project began in 2009 when both metallica and lou reed performed at the rock and roll hall of fames 25th anniversary concert. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rca records label. The godfather of italian opera thankfully attempted no splits in. 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. Iggy pop an eloquent account of a harrowing life transformed by love in the end. Now, clearly his work with the velvet underground is the reason why i stated the aforesaid thought, yet lou solo career proves a key fact. Anthony decurtis does a brilliant job of synthesizing the disparate parts of lou reed s life into an insightful, moving narrative. Mar 19, 2020 lou reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american rock artist originally from brooklyn, new york, usa. For a comprehensive list of releases by reed as a member of the velvet underground, see the velvet underground discography. The accompanying text, written by bernard comment, gives his views on the photographic work of lou reed. Nov 01, 2015 lou was a prince and a fighter, she wrote.
Few would deny reed s immense importance and considerable achievements. The view was released for streaming online in late september 2011. Scoperti brani inediti di lou reed ispirati a warhol. Oct 27, 20 lou reed is the guy that gave dignity and poetry and rock n roll to smack, speed, homosexuality, sadomasochism, murder, misogyny, stumblebum passivity, and suicide, wrote bangs, a dedicated. A departure from the rest of his catalog, the album features no songs or even recognizably structured compositions, eschewing melody and rhythm for modulated feedback and guitar effects, mixed at varying speeds by reed. C 1973 rca records a division of sony music entertainment.
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