Ghost of Electricity Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Fuck. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-velvet-underground-leader-and-rock-pioneer-dead-at-71-20131027 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 That sucks --- lived a hell of a life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Discovering Lou Reed and VU, mostly through Bowie and cooler, older friends changed my musical landscape like nothing else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 That is snapping my head around. Lou. Next up on the table: Rock n Roll Animal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Not unexpected. But that doesn't make it any less of a bummer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Wow got to see him play with Gorillaz and at the Tibet house benefit wish I got into his music earlier! Rip! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twoshedsjackson Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Sad news. Not a very nice man, but he made some great music. Gonna put some Lou on when I get home. It's a shame his swan song was that awful Metallica collaboration. Edit: Man, I just put on Transformer. Perfect Day is a tough listen today... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ripthisjoint908 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 The Velvet Underground paved an entire new road of musical appreciation in my musical upbringing. I'm sure a lot of you can say the same. Its a sad day. Lou will always be a hero of mine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 jesus, i was watching the Berlin concert doc friday night on palladia. what a monster, talent and huge influence. VU changed my life in 1978 as a 12 year old. God Bless and Rest in Peace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Rest in Peace, Lou. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 A musical giant. Rest in peace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Don Draper Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Wow, yeah. What a loss. I was out to brunch with some buddies when we found out, and the youngest guy (25?) said, "Who's Lou Reed?" It dawned on me that we're entering into the third or fourth generation of rock and roll, and guys like Lou Reed are fading as a "duh" when you talk about rock. Insane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Yup, he was one of the cornerstones of my musical likes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I haven't felt like this about a musical hero dying since Garcia. This one cuts really deep. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plumplechook Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 RIP. The fixed points of light in my generation's universe are going out one by one. Something we're having to get used to. Lou's responsible for the best and the lousiest concert experiences in my life : the best - playing Berlin at the State Theatre Sydney 2007 - totally transcendent; the lousiest - his no-show at the Wellington Town Hall NZ in 1975. Five minutes before he was due on stage the promoter came out and said Lou had some 'issues' and wouldn't be appearing - the audience shrugged and drifted off (next time he was in town he totally redeemed himself!). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I haven't felt like this about a musical hero dying since Garcia. This one cuts really deep.Here too, Scott. Sometimes it's nice knowing that your musical idols aren't widely known. You can get closer to them and it's like you're in on some kind do secret. Today, though, I wanted to turn on the radio and hear every station mourning Lou with marathons of his music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Only saw him once, at the Chicago Theater in 2000, while he was supporting Ecstasy. Great, great, powerful show. 3/06/2000CHICAGO THEATER, CHICAGO, ILSetlist:Paranoia Key Of E - Turn To Me - Modern Dance - Ecstasy - Small Town - Future Farmers Of America - Turning Time Around - Romeo Had Juliette - Riptide - Rock Minuet - Mystic Child - Tatters - Set The Twilight Reeling - Dime Store Mystery - The Blue Mask - Sweet Jane - Vicious - Dirty Blvd. - Perfect DayLou Reed - vocals, guitar,Mike Rathke - guitarFernando Saunders - bass, background vocalsTony "Thunder" Smith - drums, percussion, background vocals Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I haven't felt like this about a musical hero dying since Garcia. This one cuts really deep.i said the exact same thing to my 74 year old mother Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parisisstale Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Phish just opened with Rock and Roll tonight in Hartford followed by a moment of silence....then a huge Louuuuu chant. RIP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Totally bummed. The world just seems like a better place with people like him in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 71 is one hell of a run for someone in rock. Good for him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Sonnofabitch.RIP, Lou. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doctor B Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 1974 Sophomore year in college....melancholy sets in. Not sure about anything I thought I knew and starting to realize I did not know shit....Velvet Underground 1969 playing over and over again.... If music is the soundtrack of life, then Lou Reed was a major player for me. Levon, Lou Reed , and Keith Moon have been the hardest R&R deaths for me.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Radiant Witch Face Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 well New York City certainly isn't the same. I've gone through bouts of Velvet Underground and Lou Reed listening binges many times in my life. he was a cantankerous dude, but he made fantastic music. it's a shame that the younger generation doesn't know much about him. hate to see such talented musicians fade into the background. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I'll admit that I'm not too familiar with most of Lou's work as a solo artist or with the VU. I downloaded a copy of their eponymous 1969 record back in college and listen to it a few times a year. Listening to Loaded now and realizing I have some catching up to do. It's easy to hear how a song like "Who Loves the Sun" was largely influential on Jeff Tweedy's writing of classic pop songs. Must be why Wilco covered it at Solid Sound this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk4CtcxfpQ0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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