R.I.P. Lou Reed

[RunForTheRoses]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-velvet-underground-leader-and-rock-pioneer-dead-at-71-20131027

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8REIw0amb8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkumhBVPGdg

[DJofSD]

My dad like his songs when I had the progressive rock station turned on.

[098poi]

Wow a bit young. I saw him in LA years ago and have been a fan since the 70's. I am an old time Bowie fan and he was influenced by LR. Bowie produced his biggest album Transformer. RIP

[Zydeco]

Rock N Roll Animal one of the top 5 all time greatest live albums recorded. RIP Lou!

[RunForTheRoses]

Maybe Lou lives?

http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2013/10/27/report-that-lou-reeds-death-is-a-hoax-is-a-hoax.htm

[RunForTheRoses]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH2EgYq_NCY

[Zydeco]

" Despite all the complications...you can dance to a rockn roll station...and it was alright" Great song

[TJDave]

Sorry, never got it. Think his music and vocals are horrible.

[horses4courses]

For those who do get it, here's a nice piece that summarizes his career:

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/cult-musician-lou-reed-who-walked-on-wild-side-1.1575217

http://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.1575316.1382912836!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_620_330/image.jpg

[redshift1]

Big on FM underground radio in the sixties especially "Heroin" which was rarely if ever played on AM radio. Quite a jump from 3 minute cookie cutter songs to the long rambling tracks of :

The Doors
The Rolling stones
Buffalo Springfield

.

[DJofSD]

What I cut my teeth on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPPC-FM

[howardjim]

Sad to see him go, had many opportunities to see him on Houston St clubs in late 2000's. We blew it...but archives live on'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qupH9aLF4hA