- Im very glad i get to see him live, and he did perfect day and walk on the wild side back to back. Great fucking show.
- his last album was that metallica one? maybe he was dead a long time ago.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Sun October 27, 2013 8:23 pm
by BurtReynolds
Lament wrote:As a general rule of thumb, is it really ever a bad idea to let someone else be the first one to make a joke about someone's death? I mean, if your joke is good enough people will still appreciate it later, and you don't risk being the guy who said something inappropriate way too soon.
good policy.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Sun October 27, 2013 8:47 pm
by super nintendo chalmers
Lou Reed wrote:My bullshit is worth more than other people's diamonds.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Sun October 27, 2013 8:50 pm
by Mike
oh man goodbye, lou. you just had to leave us on a sunday morning, huh?
rest in peace.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Sun October 27, 2013 9:15 pm
by Soma.
Shitty deal. Gonna have to put on Transformer this evening.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Sun October 27, 2013 10:11 pm
by BurtReynolds
too bad its not pearl jam week anymore, Eddie could have name dropped him on tv.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Sun October 27, 2013 10:12 pm
by harmless
Is that a dig at Ed or Lou Reed?
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Sun October 27, 2013 10:41 pm
by BurtReynolds
biting social commentary?
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Sun October 27, 2013 10:54 pm
by harmless
Good answer. You're forgiven.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Mon October 28, 2013 1:02 am
by Birds in Hell
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Mon October 28, 2013 1:08 am
by Soma.
Double derp.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Mon October 28, 2013 1:08 am
by Soma.
That's amazing. I genuinely cannot imagine that salty dog running track. Or.. throwing track.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Mon October 28, 2013 1:30 am
by Jorge
VinylGuy wrote:- his last album was that metallica one? maybe he was dead a long time ago.
Like it or not (I don't), that's the work of an artist who refused to live in the past.
I'm bummed.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Mon October 28, 2013 2:36 am
by spike
Harry Lime wrote:yeah, well, the best version of sweet jane is their demo version and that's the only one i ever listen to you suck
VinylGuy wrote:- his last album was that metallica one? maybe he was dead a long time ago.
Like it or not (I don't), that's the work of an artist who refused to live in the past.
I'm bummed.
I used to be a big Lou Reed fan...hell, his show might be one of the best i ever saw. But his recent output was far from his best years, and it was because he was trying to capture what he successfully did in the past among other things.
I will miss him, specially the notion that im not going to see him live again, but my bet is that he stayed in the past a long time ago.
RIP Lou.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Mon October 28, 2013 2:54 am
by Jorge
VinylGuy wrote:But his recent output was far from his best years, and it was because he was trying to capture what he successfully did in the past among other things.
I don't think so. I agree that the hit-or-miss ratio of his later work tips heavily towards the miss, but of all the criticisms one can lob at albums like The Raven, Hudson River Wind Meditations, Lulu, or his work with John Zorn, "trying to recapture the past" seems like one of the least valid. Far from his most vital, revolutionary, or even listenable work, but also a far cry from the late-career nostalgia cash-ins you often see from people who attempt to remain relevant this many years into their career.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Mon October 28, 2013 3:05 am
by Gods' Die
VinylGuy wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:- his last album was that metallica one? maybe he was dead a long time ago.
Like it or not (I don't), that's the work of an artist who refused to live in the past.
I'm bummed.
I used to be a big Lou Reed fan...hell, his show might be one of the best i ever saw. But his recent output was far from his best years, and it was because he was trying to capture what he successfully did in the past among other things.
I will miss him, specially the notion that im not going to see him live again, but my bet is that he stayed in the past a long time ago.
RIP Lou.
I don't know how anyone can say they "used to be" a Lou Reed fan that discovered his work decades after his artistic peak ended. I found and really fucking love his work from the 60s-mid 70s, but know his work after is spotty at best. Any record of his from the 90s, no matter the quality, would cause me to become an ex- Lou Reed fan. I certainly wasn't expecting any more defining work out of him.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Mon October 28, 2013 3:11 am
by Soma.
Well said.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Mon October 28, 2013 3:57 am
by VinylGuy
Gods' Die wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:- his last album was that metallica one? maybe he was dead a long time ago.
Like it or not (I don't), that's the work of an artist who refused to live in the past.
I'm bummed.
I used to be a big Lou Reed fan...hell, his show might be one of the best i ever saw. But his recent output was far from his best years, and it was because he was trying to capture what he successfully did in the past among other things.
I will miss him, specially the notion that im not going to see him live again, but my bet is that he stayed in the past a long time ago.
RIP Lou.
I don't know how anyone can say they "used to be" a Lou Reed fan that discovered his work decades after his artistic peak ended. I found and really fucking love his work from the 60s-mid 70s, but know his work after is spotty at best. Any record of his from the 90s, no matter the quality, would cause me to become an ex- Lou Reed fan. I certainly wasn't expecting any more defining work out of him.
Oh shoot, most of the times i expect something else from my favorite artists. They can sure deliver at least one or two great songs. And or course i expect that from him. I love him.
Three of my favorite records from him are from the 90s; Magic And Loss; Set The Twilight Reeling and Ecstasy ( i saw him during this tour).
Even The Raven was a pretty interesting idea....im just sad there is not more music from him and Lulú was his last studio album.
Re: R.I.P. Lou Reed
Posted: Mon October 28, 2013 4:20 am
by malice
I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be.
goodbye, lou. you just had to leave us on a sunday morning, huh? 
