[Closed] Was Lou Reed ever...

Yes were metallica?

most definitely,were Muse?

Don't know his recent stuff but Transformer, Berlin, Rock and Roll Animal and Coney Island Baby are all pretty amazing. Not to mention the stuff he did with the Velvet Underground

So I'd say yes.

Yes

Oh yes,

Not sure about Metallica though, one good song and they stole [b]that [/b]from Diamond Head.

To say the least? 8)

Sweet Jane as above, awesome tune. As is...

Yes. Still sounds and looks pretty good for an old fella. Not sure he needs the surup mind.

This Metallica crossover thing is pretty hilarious though. I AM THE TABLE!

I do like the way Lou Reed is obviously singing along to a completely different song.

Yes. Next.

He's never been able to sing, and he is the very essence of 'curmudgeonly', but yes he was good, particularly the early stuff, up to 'New York' (for me).

Saw Steve Earle last Thursday, did this song. Got to say, the show was a bit hit and miss for me but i always find i absolutely love some songs and others are a bit 'meh'.

Have you seen Wim Wenders' film, 'Far Away, So Close'? He's good (and extra-cool) in that too.

Perfect Day was the dogs in it's day

Not to forget...

SaxonRider - Member

Have you seen Wim Wenders' film, 'Far Away, So Close'? He's good (and extra-cool) in that too.

Not as good as Peter Falk in 'Wings of Desire', though. 😀

that new metallica/reed thing sounds pretty bad from what ive heard

aranofsky is however a genius
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is don simon taking the p!ss - trolling?

Transformer.

Lou Reed has made some amazing stuff

I'm quite liking the metallica collaboration too

is don simon taking the p!ss - trolling?

Hell yes, and massively influential.

To add to the videos, a 9-minute version of What Goes On, prob my favourite Velvets song:

Let's not forget this one though 😐

Despite what I sometimes say on here, I don't believe in good or bad music, just a subjective approach to noise. 😀

I took this back after one listen.
And no, I didn't swap it for Trout Mask Replica.

So shut up.

Ah, Metallica.

What happens to music if you remove every last vestige of fun and humour.
😉

You can't have Heavy Metal without humour - not in Britain anyway.
It's far, far too silly for that.

Oh right so all art has to be sweetness and light, does it?

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They were contributing to entirely different tunes tonight.

Both Lou Reed and Metallica have produced some turkeys in their time. And some legendarily good stuff too. And let's not forget that one of the reasons people love them is they stand up for doing your own thing.
Which is what they've done here. I reckon give it some time. I remember when I first started listening to non-pop music that the best stuff was often the hardest to access on the first few listens...

What a strange question - of course he is/was!

Not one the UO of GB's better numbers but it was nice to see a mate of mine playing 🙂

Elfinsafety - Member

Oh right so all art has to be sweetness and light, does it?

Good God no, but the music Metallica make is the sound of Metal disappearing up it's own fundament.

I don't think the British take Metal TOO seriously, unlike some other areas (Scandinavia and the US, for example).

We tend to love it in an ironic, self depreciating manner.
That's why we spawned Motorhead and Napalm Death, not Metallica and Slayer. 🙂

Lou Reed = legend.

Nearly as great as Iggy 🙂

That kind of originality. Check Venus In Furs up top ^^^ - THIS WAS 1966?!!!!! Was he any good? Pah.

is don simon taking the p!ss - trolling?

Why do you think that? Are you taking the piss or trolling?

Transformer

Beautiful, tragic, melancholy, intense.
The footage is from Andy Warhol's Symphony of Sound.

God I love the Velvets...

He's never been able to sing, and he is the very essence of 'curmudgeonly', but yes he was good, particularly the early stuff, up to 'New York' (for me).

Totally agree. 'Good Evening Mr Waldheim' & 'Last Great American Whale' are complete classics

He didn't say 'including' New York... but I really like that album. Not listened to it in years. *shuffles off*

I saw Later ... too.

I like Lou Reed

I like Metallica

Together ... chuffing AWFUL!

Stand out for me last night though, were the funky brass band from New Orleans.