KinkladzeNo10
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Goodbye to a legend!
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Lou Reed Dead
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ifiwasarichfan
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Absolutely astonished he made it to 71.
I remember a mates older Brother raving about Lou and the Velvets when I was around 14 and I thought "what the fuck is this !".
A few months later my life changed with The Clash, The Damned, Weller, The Ramones etc and suddenly it all made sense.
RIP Lou.
I remember a mates older Brother raving about Lou and the Velvets when I was around 14 and I thought "what the fuck is this !".
A few months later my life changed with The Clash, The Damned, Weller, The Ramones etc and suddenly it all made sense.
RIP Lou.
gmckennasell
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lou reed a vastly underrated song writer , he didnt sell billions of records , but he did make a statement , i was pissed off after the chelsea game , but hearing of lou reeds death brings some perspective , end of an era , magic and loss.
I was 13 and I got into an argument, one Friday, about music with another lad at school. He kept banging on about David Bowie (whom I had heard of) and some Lou Reed character (who?).
I remember walking to the record shop, the next day and finding two albums with his name on. I was none the wiser.
It took me three weeks (seriously kids!) to have enough money to buy Tranformer. I bought it on the blind. Solely because your man was still so adamant and I, obviously, wouldn't acknowledge my ignorance.
Christ, how good was it? I mean how good?
(Berlin was the other album and, fuck me, that took a looong time to save for, too).
When cd came about, I refused to budge for years (& I mean years!!!). My son - he was about 11 then - had a cd walkman and we were delayed at Palma airport. He was busy on his game thingy. The wife had a book.
Boredom gripped me. I'd seen Tranformer in the shop, hours earlier. The cd player was idle. Fuck it, I thought. I bit the bullet and bought the same album, I'd already fucking saved hard for and earnedand carefully cherished and I sat down and spoiled myself.
It was worth it. Twice.
God rest you, sir. You made me happy.
I remember walking to the record shop, the next day and finding two albums with his name on. I was none the wiser.
It took me three weeks (seriously kids!) to have enough money to buy Tranformer. I bought it on the blind. Solely because your man was still so adamant and I, obviously, wouldn't acknowledge my ignorance.
Christ, how good was it? I mean how good?
(Berlin was the other album and, fuck me, that took a looong time to save for, too).
When cd came about, I refused to budge for years (& I mean years!!!). My son - he was about 11 then - had a cd walkman and we were delayed at Palma airport. He was busy on his game thingy. The wife had a book.
Boredom gripped me. I'd seen Tranformer in the shop, hours earlier. The cd player was idle. Fuck it, I thought. I bit the bullet and bought the same album, I'd already fucking saved hard for and earnedand carefully cherished and I sat down and spoiled myself.
It was worth it. Twice.
God rest you, sir. You made me happy.
Mad Eyed Screamer
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A tribute from the great man himself......
''RIP Lou Reed.
'Oh Lou / why did you leave us this way?'
No words to express the sadness at the death of Lou Reed. He had been there all of my life. He will always be pressed to my heart. Thank God for those, like Lou, who move within their own laws, otherwise imagine how dull the world would be. I knew the Lou of recent years and he was always full of good heart. His music will outlive time itself.
We are all timebound, but today, with the loss of liberating Lou, life is a pigsty. - MORRISSEY''
''RIP Lou Reed.
'Oh Lou / why did you leave us this way?'
No words to express the sadness at the death of Lou Reed. He had been there all of my life. He will always be pressed to my heart. Thank God for those, like Lou, who move within their own laws, otherwise imagine how dull the world would be. I knew the Lou of recent years and he was always full of good heart. His music will outlive time itself.
We are all timebound, but today, with the loss of liberating Lou, life is a pigsty. - MORRISSEY''
Banned Tosspot
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Overrated and boring.
RIP though.
RIP though.
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Saw the news last night and have to admit to feeling quite gutted. Great songwriter and will be sadly missed. RIP Lou.