Legendary rock musician and VELVET UNDERGROUND founder LOU REED has just passed away after treatment in a clinic in Cleveland, Ohio for liver disease and a liver transplant, REED died at 71. LOU REED is survived by his wife legendary experimental artist LAURIE ANDERSON.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/lou-reed-velvet-underground-musician-dead-71-article-1.1498187
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/arts/music/lou-reed-dies-at-71.html?_r=0
ITP V.013 EDITORS NOTE: I will definitely MISS LOU REED, my fave solo releases of LOU REED
"New York" and "Magic and Loss", "The Raven", VU "Rock and Roll Animal".. R.I..P. bro.
How many of you have covered "Take a walk on the wild side" or "Sweet Jane"..Hmm, hmm. I'm heart broken over Lou Reed's death. "Dirty Boulevard" is a cinematic lyrical synopsis of New York city in the 80's specifically Manhattan. Unlike the Jay Z what's her name song, or Billy Joel's awesome "New York State Of Mind", Lou Reed paints a dark atmosphere as the under belly and underclass indulge in New York's "wild side" and the upper class profit.. "This room cost 2, 000 a month it's true, somewhere a landlord is laughing till he wets his pants. No one dreams of being a Dr. or lawyer or anything, they dream of dealing on the Dirty Boulevard". "Give me your hungry, your tired your poor and I'll piss on them, that's what the statue of bigotry says"..Being I grew up in Manhattan, just a teen back in the 80's LOU REED was right, and NYC was way more fun and interesting back then. Rock and roll and ain't the same without LOU. R.I.P LOU. I Love you, god father of punk, our BOB DYLAN.
LOU REED "MAGIC AND LOSS":
When you pass through the fire, you pass through humble
You pass through a maze of self doubt
When you pass through humble, the lights can blind you
Some people never figure that out
You pass through arrogance, you pass through hurt
You pass through an ever present past
And it's best not to wait for luck to save you
Pass through the fire to the light
Pass through the fire to the light
Pass through the fire to the light
It's best not to wait for luck to save you
Pass through the fire to the light
As you pass through the fire, your right hand waving
There are things you have to throw out
That caustic dread inside your head
Will never help you out
You have to be very strong, 'cause you'll start from zero
Over and over again
And as the smoke clears there's an all consuming fire
Lyin' straight ahead
Lyin' straight ahead
Lyin' straight ahead
As the smoke clears there's an all consuming fire
Lyin' straight ahead
They say no one person can do it all
But you want to in your head
But you can't be Shakespeare and you can't be Joyce
So what is left instead
You're stuck with yourself and a rage that can hurt you
You have to start at the beginning again
And just this moment this wonderful fire
Started up again
When you pass through humble, when you pass through sickly
When you pass through I'm better than you all
When you pass through anger and self deprecation
And have the strength to acknowledge it all
When the past makes you laugh and you can savor the magic
That let you survive your own war
You find that that fire is passion
And there's a door up ahead not a wall
As you pass through fire as you pass through fire
Tryin' to remember it's name
When you pass through fire licking at your lips
You cannot remain the same
And if the building's burning move towards that door
But don't put the flames out
There's a bit of magic in everything
And then some loss to even things out
FROM NAPALM RECORDS:
R.I.P. Lou Reed
Sad to post. RIP Lou Reed
FROM GEEZER BUTLER:
Lou Reed, R.I.P.
FROM THE PIXIES:
R.I.P. LOU REED....A LEGEND
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FROM MOTHER JONES:
RIP Lou Reed
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From his yearbook photo: "Lou has no plans, but will take life as it comes"
FROM ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME:
We are deeply saddened to learn that 1996 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Lou Reed has passed away. We share a poignant Velvet Underground performance from their 1996 Induction, a song especially written for bandmate Sterling Morrison, “Last Night I Said Goodbye to My Friend.” Share your memories of Lou Reed in the comments.
FROM ROADRUNNER RECORDS:
RIP Lou Reed.
FROM NBC NY:
Rock legend Lou Reed has died at 71.
MORE: http://4.nbcny.com/fu1Jddt
FROM BARBARA O'BRIEN: (LEVON HELM MANAGER):
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of legend, Lou Reed. Rest in peace. We hope there's a 'wild side' there for you.
FROM SOURVEIN:
R I P LOU REED!!!!!!!
FROM NIKKI SIXX (MOTLEY CRUE):
RIP Lou Reed.Thank you for your beautiful/dark lyrics/music and stance on life.You inspired me from my teenage years right up till today.
FROM FLEA (RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS):
I love Lou reed so much. Always
FROM DAVE NAVARRO:
Fuck! One of my all time heroes and friends has passed. RIP Lou!
FROM MOTORHEAD:
Rest In Peace to Lou Reed. You will be missed!
FROM BILLY IDOL:
R.I.P. Lou Reed & thank you & the Velvets. U were my inspiration in the '70's, 4 without you there would have been no punk rock!
PAUL STANLEY (KISS):
RIP Lou Reed. A musician, artist and trailblazer who played by his own rules.
FROM OTEP:
Lou Reed. Your music pollinated my soul.
FROM BEWARE OF IMAGES:
Lou Reed, rock legend, dies at 71. Thanks for the walk on the wild side, sir.
FROM Apoptygma Berzerk:
Incredibly sad news about the passing of Lou Reed. R.I.P. to a true legend. Lots of APOP love now and forever.
FROM FUN, FUN, FUN FEST:
RIP Lou Reed http://youtu.be/QYEC4TZsy-Y
FROM BROOKLYN VEGAN:
Lou Reed, RIP
FROM BSP (KINGSTON, NY):
Drone on, Lou Reed...
FROM EBM ADDICTION:
RIP Lou Reed ....
FROM OFFICIAL PETER STEELE DOCUMENTARY:
Another music legend goes to Heaven
R I P
Lou Reed
FROM THE DOORS:
R.I.P. LOU REED, rock & roll auteur/provocateur, founder of the Velvet Underground, sonic and conceptual adventurer, world-class misanthrope and notorious ball-buster, died this morning at the age of 71, five months after receiving a liver transplant. Where other late-’60s rock bands swaggered, the Velvet Underground slithered—creatures of the night lurking in dark alleys of Manhattan’s warehouse district. Endorsed by Andy Warhol, the Velvets specialized in eerie, thrash-y songs like “White Light/White Heat,” a sentimental ode to the joys of shooting speed, the band members barely keeping time with one another as they stumbled toward a cacophonous climax that sounded like a car engine seizing up. In the midst of this artlessly artful noise, chillingly casual, Reed described the amphetamine jolt like a waiter listing today’s specials—introducing an entirely new breed of badass to rock. If the punks joked that everyone who bought a VU album went on to start a band, it’s because the primitive intensity of tracks like this one gave the impression that absolutely anyone could do this—and have a blast while they were at it. After the Velvets broke up in the early ’70s, Reed began a long and wildly varied solo career whose landmarks included the David Bowie-produced Transformer (containing the provocative radio hit “Walk on the Wild Side”), the monumental live opus Rock N’ Roll Animal, the relentlessly unlistenable Metal Machine Music, the verbally pugilistic Take No Prisoners, the muscular The Blue Mask and the sprawling New York, a tribute to his beloved hometown. We leave you with these immortal lines from Lou’s late-period Velvets classic “Rock ’n’ roll”: "Despite all the amputation/You could dance to a rock 'n' roll station/And it was all right.” —Bud Scoppa
FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL :
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