Lou Reed Dead

[squirtyflower]

Again, you'll have confused a lot of the younger BM'ers. Just play safe from now on and don't mention C90 cassette tapes!

i've got hundreds of them, each with two albums on them from when i spent a lonely easter vacation living next door to a record library
1978's version of illegal downloading

Sunday evenings listening to the top 40 on radio 1, waiting for the song you want to come around, then trying to tape it without catching any of the inane ramblings of whichever DJ was presenting it; those were the days. Young 'uns these days don't realise what they missed out on!

me too!
listening to radio luxembourg in bed

 

[gmckennasell]

apologies to all the traditionalists on here , but as my LP collection is in the loft , i had to play "rock n roll animal " on a compact disc , treachery , Played it at volume level 18 (20 makes my ears bleed) and with a nice few glasses of hennessy and ice . Lou reed didnt know the meaning of bullshit , he just told the truth , a hard act to follow.

 

[squirtyflower]

apologies to all the traditionalists on here , but as my LP collection is in the loft , i had to play "rock n roll animal " on a compact disc , treachery , Played it at volume level 18 (20 makes my ears bleed) and with a nice few glasses of hennessy and ice . Lou reed didnt know the meaning of bullshit , he just told the truth , a hard act to follow.

the intro to sweet jane on that album is superb

 

[ifiwasarichfan]

"Sweet Jane" was the one I played first when I heard the news about his death.

 

[mackenzie]

Again, you'll have confused a lot of the younger BM'ers. Just play safe from now on and don't mention C90 cassette tapes!

i've got hundreds of them, each with two albums on them from when i spent a lonely easter vacation living next door to a record library
1978's version of illegal downloading

Sunday evenings listening to the top 40 on radio 1, waiting for the song you want to come around, then trying to tape it without catching any of the inane ramblings of whichever DJ was presenting it; those were the days. Young 'uns these days don't realise what they missed out on!

When was it switched to Midweek? Because I definitely remember being at school and listening to the countdown on my radio. Think
It was about 1245 on a Tuesday or something. But then I also remember the Sunday countdown too. Confused now :-(

 

[squirtyflower]

i've got hundreds of them, each with two albums on them from when i spent a lonely easter vacation living next door to a record library
1978's version of illegal downloading

Sunday evenings listening to the top 40 on radio 1, waiting for the song you want to come around, then trying to tape it without catching any of the inane ramblings of whichever DJ was presenting it; those were the days. Young 'uns these days don't realise what they missed out on!

When was it switched to Midweek? Because I definitely remember being at school and listening to the countdown on my radio. Think
It was about 1245 on a Tuesday or something. But then I also remember the Sunday countdown too. Confused now :-(

it was certainly midweek in 73

i remember going into my geography lesson having found out life on mars had hit the top 5

 

[trotsky]

For those who aren't sure about him, try "Oh! Sweet Nothin'" on VU album "loaded". Wrote many great tunes which will live forever. Cheers Lou.

 

[mackenzie]

Sunday evenings listening to the top 40 on radio 1, waiting for the song you want to come around, then trying to tape it without catching any of the inane ramblings of whichever DJ was presenting it; those were the days. Young 'uns these days don't realise what they missed out on!

When was it switched to Midweek? Because I definitely remember being at school and listening to the countdown on my radio. Think
It was about 1245 on a Tuesday or something. But then I also remember the Sunday countdown too. Confused now :-(

it was certainly midweek in 73

i remember going into my geography lesson having found out life on mars had hit the top 5

It was definitely midweek in 1980 too because I remember The Specials getting to number one with Too Much Too Young and all my girly classmates rolling their eyes ;-)
But then I remember looking forward to the Sunday countdown too at around the same period.
Was it just that it was both?

 

[Hart of the Matter]

Had a day working at home and played Lou Reed all day. What struck me was the incredible variety in his music, and all done with just two or three chords. He was the original street poet/rapper but then produces Rock n Roll Animal, a heavy rock masterpiece. Street Hassle (the track, with Bruce Springsteen) is still cutting edge - sits as a follow up to his concept album Berlin. Want gold plated pop - try New Sensations. The title track a must for any bikers and a bass line that delivers.

The man covered so many bases that few could like all his music but fewer still could not like something. All delivered in a way that meant you knew it was him. Not derivative of anyone yet so influential. Underrated, under valued and underplayed in the mass media. Love the fact that a record that includes the line 'even when she was giving head' was a hit record in the early seventies. It was not done to shock. It was his world written about as he saw and lived it. A social commentator on New York city life warts and all.

What becomes a legend most .... Well tonight's it you.....

 

[Theo555]

Loved the album with John cale written for Andy Warhol - songs for drella (or something like that)

Played vicious on the jukebox last night

 

[Banned Tosspot]

Again, you'll have confused a lot of the younger BM'ers. Just play safe from now on and don't mention C90 cassette tapes!

i've got hundreds of them, each with two albums on them from when i spent a lonely easter vacation living next door to a record library
1978's version of illegal downloading

Sunday evenings listening to the top 40 on radio 1, waiting for the song you want to come around, then trying to tape it without catching any of the inane ramblings of whichever DJ was presenting it; those were the days. Young 'uns these days don't realise what they missed out on!

Peter Kay?

 

[PinkFinal]

First VU song I heard and still one of my favourites.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiT_O90jkUI[/youtube]

First song written by Lou Reed other than Walk on the Wild Side I heard.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-OIfKP7si0[/youtube]

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

An unknown Lou Reed was the reason "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" happened.

Then a successful Bowie/Ronson produced "Transformer" which introduced Lou Reed to me in 1973....

I was 15ish and what an iconic album with the famous song "Perfect Day", a song all about scoring drugs......(no shit Sherlock)

Liver failure due to 71 years of a rock n roll lifestyle took it's toll, many thanks for the memories, and lasting music, please take a walk on the peaceful side.

Lyrics to my favourite Lou song Waiting For the Man:

I'm waiting for my man
Got 26 dollars in my hand
Up to Lexington 125
feelin' sick and dirty
for a day and a life
Huh, I'm waiting for my man

Hey white boy, what you doin' uptown
Hey white boy, you chasin' my women around
Pardon me sir, it's furthest from my mind
I'm just waitin' for a dear-dear friend of mine
I'm waiting for my man, come on

Here he comes, he's all dressed in black
PR shoes and a big straw hat
He's never early, he's always late
first thing you learn is that you always gotta wait
I'm waiting for my man

Up to a brownstone, up three flights of stairs
Everybody's pinned you and nobody cares
He's got the works, gives you sweet taste
then you gotta split because you got no time to waste
I'm waiting for my man

Hey baby, don't you holler, don't you ball and shout
I'm feeling good, I'm gonna work it on out
I'm feeling good, feeling so fine
until tomorrow, but that's just some other time
I'm waiting for my man
I'm waiting for my man
I'm waiting for my man
man-man-man-man-man-man-man

RIP!!

 

[jimharri]

i've got hundreds of them, each with two albums on them from when i spent a lonely easter vacation living next door to a record library
1978's version of illegal downloading

Sunday evenings listening to the top 40 on radio 1, waiting for the song you want to come around, then trying to tape it without catching any of the inane ramblings of whichever DJ was presenting it; those were the days. Young 'uns these days don't realise what they missed out on!

Peter Kay?

Mid seventies-early eighties, so probably the likes of DLT, Andy Reeves, Gary Davies and Kid Jensen.

An unknown Lou Reed was the reason "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" happened.

Then a successful Bowie/Ronson produced "Transformer" which introduced Lou Reed to me in 1973....

I was 15ish and what an iconic album with the famous song "Perfect Day", a song all about scoring drugs......(no shit Sherlock)

Liver failure due to 71 years of a rock n roll lifestyle took it's toll, many thanks for the memories, and lasting music, please take a walk on the peaceful side.

Lyrics to my favourite Lou song Waiting For the Man:

I'm waiting for my man
Got 26 dollars in my hand
Up to Lexington 125
feelin' sick and dirty
for a day and a life
Huh, I'm waiting for my man

Hey white boy, what you doin' uptown
Hey white boy, you chasin' my women around
Pardon me sir, it's furthest from my mind
I'm just waitin' for a dear-dear friend of mine
I'm waiting for my man, come on

Here he comes, he's all dressed in black
PR shoes and a big straw hat
He's never early, he's always late
first thing you learn is that you always gotta wait
I'm waiting for my man

Up to a brownstone, up three flights of stairs
Everybody's pinned you and nobody cares
He's got the works, gives you sweet taste
then you gotta split because you got no time to waste
I'm waiting for my man

Hey baby, don't you holler, don't you ball and shout
I'm feeling good, I'm gonna work it on out
I'm feeling good, feeling so fine
until tomorrow, but that's just some other time
I'm waiting for my man
I'm waiting for my man
I'm waiting for my man
man-man-man-man-man-man-man

RIP!!

Summed up pretty well, that.