Lou Reed dies at age 71 : Sun Oct 27, 2013 7:14 pm  

He may not have been everyone's cup of java but there's no denying his impact on the music scene and his influence on diverse musicians

Heavenly wine and roses
Seem to whisper to me
When you smile

RIP

Re: Lou Reed dies at age 71 : Sun Oct 27, 2013 7:17 pm  

I don't often contribute to this sort of thread, but I'll make an exception for this one.

RIP.

Re: Lou Reed dies at age 71 : Sun Oct 27, 2013 7:45 pm  

I love Brian Eno's quote:

"Velvet Underground's first album only sold 10, 000 copies but everyone who bought it went on to form a band"

Re: Lou Reed dies at age 71 : Sun Oct 27, 2013 7:54 pm  

You're right, he wasn't my cup of Java at all but "Walk on the wild side" was the stand-out song in the charts when I was supposed to be revising for my O levels in '73 and so its wormed its way into my Museum of Recollections and is routinely blamed for my failures at those exams.

Re: Lou Reed dies at age 71 : Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:45 am  

Not such a perfect day. RIP.

Re: Lou Reed dies at age 71 : Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:45 am  

I wouldn't describe myself as a 'fan', but The Velvet Underground and Nico is a super album.

Re: Lou Reed dies at age 71 : Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:07 pm  

Not going to provide a link (gives them what they want), but suffice it to say that the Mail's 'obit' is snide and nasty. It concentrates on drugs and sex and sexuality (could be described as homophobic and transphobic) and effectively concludes by suggesting that 'you reap what you sow'.

Re: Lou Reed dies at age 71 : Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:11 pm  

Mintball wrote:

Not going to provide a link (gives them what they want), but suffice it to say that the Mail's 'obit' is snide and nasty. It concentrates on drugs and sex and sexuality (could be described as homophobic and transphobic) and effectively concludes by suggesting that 'you reap what you sow'.

What a surpise!

No doubt Dally will be along any moment to oblige with the link.

So basically the Wail is saying keep away from drugs and a hedonistic lifestyle, otherwise you could be dead by the time you're 71?

It's no secret that Reed hated the press, he viewed most of them as sensationalist leeches. It was probably a Wail reporter who, when he asked Reed how he managed to be so continually creative, got the reply: "I masturbate every day"

Re: Lou Reed dies at age 71 : Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:52 am  

Mintball wrote: Not going to provide a link (gives them what they want), but suffice it to say that the Mail's 'obit' is snide and nasty. It concentrates on drugs and sex and sexuality (could be described as homophobic and transphobic) and effectively concludes by suggesting that 'you reap what you sow'. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ad-71.html Is that the one you're talking about? Can't see anything in that to be offended by. I'd suggest your hatred of the Daily Mail colours your judgement. (Ignoring the comments section, which was too offensive and nasty to even read.)

Mintball wrote: Not going to provide a link (gives them what they want), but suffice it to say that the Mail's 'obit' is snide and nasty. It concentrates on drugs and sex and sexuality (could be described as homophobic and transphobic) and effectively concludes by suggesting that 'you reap what you sow'. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ad-71.html Is that the one you're talking about? Can't see anything in that to be offended by. I'd suggest your hatred of the Daily Mail colours your judgement. (Ignoring the comments section, which was too offensive and nasty to even read.)

Re: Lou Reed dies at age 71 : Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:02 am  

Nope. Not that one. A piece by Tom Leonard.