Lou reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american rock artist originally from brooklyn, new york, usa. Het liedje the view werd op 27 september 2011 op internet uitgebracht. Especially while a member of the the velvet underground in the 1960s, reed broke new ground for the rock genre in several important dimensions, introducing more mature and intellectual themes to what was then considered a largely simplistic genre of music. This is just an experiment to see how far you can go and convince people that if you call a turd art they will stop viewing it as a turd and try. The lou reed anthology lou reed on allmusic 1992 in october 1990, lou reed interviewed vaclav. Lulu is een album van lou reed en metallica, uitgebracht op 31 oktober 2011. Rhymes is a bilingual book english and french featuring more than 300 photos by lou reed. Oct 27, 20 lou reed, velvet underground leader and rock pioneer, dead at 71 new york legend, who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, underwent a liver transplant in may. News, discografia, traduzioni, testi e tutto cio che riguarda lou. Blog points us to a soundcloud stream of the album track the view, which you can. Concerts listing and known audiotapes, including selected setlists from different concerts and tours. Lulu is a collaboration album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band metallica. Nov 26, 20 music video by lou reed performing walk on the wild side audio. Lets make a record together, recalls lars ulrich, metallicas.
Lou reed and metallica lulu lyrics and tracklist genius. After that performance, the two entities began kicking around the idea of making a record together, but didnt start working togethe. He formed the group the velvet underground with welsh multiinstrumentalist john cale, second guitarist sterling morrison, and drummer maureen tucker in new york in 1965. Metallica lyrics the view with lou reed i am a chorus of the voices that gather up the magnets set before me i attract you and repel you a science of the heart and blood and meaning the coldness of most beauties. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the velvet underground, and his subsequent solo career spanned five decades. Lou reid is a true bluegrass powerhouse with a voice thats as sweet as honey but powerful as a steamboat whistle. It was recorded in san rafael, california, during april to june 2011, after reed had. In its original form, it features five songs, four of which were initially recorded by the velvet underground. It stars master ren guang yi, lous longtime tai chi teacher, and features a cameo appearance by and the music of lou.
Lou reed and metallicas collaborative album based on german playwright frank wedekinds plays about a socialclimberturnedprostitute has been preemptively. Final weapon was originally released in 2010 as a short film. Lou reed, american singersongwriter whose place in the rock pantheon rests primarily on his role in guiding the velvet underground, a new york citybased quartet that produced four poorselling but enormously influential studio albums under reeds direction from 1965 to 1970. Rock n roll animal is a live album by american musician lou reed, released in february 1974 by rca records. I feel darren understood the power and range of the emotions fueled by the fire of metallica. Nov 01, 2015 lou was a prince and a fighter, she wrote. Excellent overview of lou reed s solo career and several tracks from his career with the velvet underground. Highly anticipated 2011 two cd collaboration between rock legend lou reed and the heavy metal monolith that is metallica. Music video by lou reed performing walk on the wild side audio. Lou reed says he wants to make a second album with metallica. The strange collaboration between metallica and lou reed on the artsy, outre, doublealbum lulu. This is by far the worst album i have heard in all of 2011, and in the top ten personal worst of alltime, right up there with none other than, st. The result is lulu, recorded over 10 days last summer at metallicas studio in.
Here are some things you dont know about lou reed vice. Get all the lyrics to songs on lulu and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Metallica remembered late producer, writer and composer hal willner as a truly inspirational collaborator and recalled working with him on. Kirk hammett, lars ulrich, lou reed, rob trujillo and. With kirk hammett, james hetfield, metallica, lou reed. In february 2011, metallica guitarist kirk hammett announced that in may 2011 the group would start working on something thats not 100 percent a metallica record. Find lou reed discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Metallica with lou reed the view live san francisco, usa. Many say they find it repetitive, but the mighty metallica is in absolute true form here. Apr 05, 20 rock and roll has never lacked for singular characters, and amongst that cavalcade of the insanely great and greatly insane, lewis allen lou reed takes second chair to nobody.
Quotations by lou reed, american musician, born march 2, 1942. Im excited to dig into his new record with carolina, rollin on. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The guardian view columnists letters opinion videos cartoons. Lou reed s 1975 album has been called one of the worst albums ever made. The view directed by darren aronofsky from the album lulu. Its so original and thats why i wanted to work on it. I am very excited about working with darren aronofsky on our powerful video the view, said lou reed.
The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in before his death in october 20. All songs on this album are based on songs originally written by lou reed for the play lulu. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates usa 3 december 2011 internet also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Especially while a member of the the velvet underground in the 1960s, reed broke new ground for the rock genre in several important dimensions, introducing more mature and intellec.
The accompanying text, written by bernard comment, gives his views on the photographic work of lou reed. It is inspired by german expressionist writer frank wedekinds plays earth spirit and pandoras box, which tell the story of a young abused dancers life and relationships, and are now collectively known as the lulu plays. Lewis allan reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american musician, singer, songwriter and poet. The view video 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lou reed, velvet underground leader and rock pioneer, dead at. It was released on october 31, 2011 by warner bros. The riffs may seem somewhat limited compared to classic metallica albums, but it complements lou reeds spoken word style really well. If reports from his hospital bedside are to be believed, lou reed was doing tai chi the hour before he died.
Lulu was inspired by german expressionist writer frank wedekinds plays earth spirit and pandoras box, which tell a story of a young abused dancers life and relationships and are now collectively known as the lulu plays. Chris eldridge, punch brothers lou reid is spot on with this song describing the wonderful musical heritage of the crooked road winding through beautiful virginia. For the welsh rugby player, see lou reed rugby player. Slowly drawing the curtain back on the track the view made matters worse much worse and most people sold their stock but quick, leaving nothing left for. Incorporating a realworld pandemic into season 3 tvline. Sign in to get statistics for your attended concerts. Zero redeeming qualities, zero moments that bring a smile to the listeners face unless they happen to be completely insane.
Lou reed born march 2, 1942 in brooklyn, new york, usa died october 27, 20, southampton, new york, usa was an american rock musician, songwriter and photographer. Exactly the mechanics of a man with terminal liver failure doing chinese movement. The conception of the collaboration project began in 2009 when both metallica and lou reed performed at the rock and roll hall of fames 25th anniversary concert. Anderson may overlap with howard sounes, the author of the controversial new lou reed biography, notes from.
He was the rhythmlead guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the velvet underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Lou reed biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. One day lou reed will reveal to the world including metallica that this was the greatest prank he ever pulled on the music industry. The career of lou reed defied capsule summarization. Metallicas debut album helped pave the way for the. For a comprehensive list of releases by reed as a member of the velvet underground, see the velvet underground discography. Stephan berwick, friend and tai chi brother of lou, has launched a kickstarter campaign to fund a featurelength version of final weapon. No, not metal machine music, that one at least was a statement. Lou reed complete official and unofficial discography. The very best of lou reed features an eclectic set of tracks defined on the back jacket as the lifechanging songs, the outofprint tracks, the hits, the fan favorites everyone loves, and the songs that make the artists who they are. The kids, one of berlins hardesthitting tracks, was initially inspired by lous thenwife, bettye kronstad, who had been taken by the state from her mother at the age of five. Both discs have excellent sound quality available at a bargain price, this is the set to get for anyone new to the great man.
Lou reed is the guy that gave dignity and poetry and rock n roll to smack, speed, homosexuality, sadomasochism, murder, misogyny, stumblebum passivity, and suicide, wrote bangs, a dedicated. The first fulllength taste of lou reed and metallica s collaborative album, lulu, is here. Reed also released 5 video albums and 11 music videos. A promotional video for lou reed and metallicas 2011 single the view. Kirk hammett talks about metallica and lou reeds lulu, cliff burton, and not playing lead guitar kirk hammett talks about how meeting reed at the rock and roll hall of fame 25th anniversary concert led metallica into making an album that forced them outside of their comfort zone. The video for the view debuts on december 3 the darren aronofskydirected clip for the view debuts on december 3 at 7 am pst. C 1972 rca records a division of sony music entertainment. Lulu is a music studio album recording by metallica prog relatedprogressive rock released in 2011 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Best rock songs vietnam war music best rock music of all time 60s and 70s rock playlist duration.
Watch the music video of the view from metallica and lou reed directed by oscar nominee darren aronofsky. Lou reed sweet jane from rock n roll animal youtube. All songs 2011 lou reed music bmicreeping death music ascap. The odds on that working three guitars is almost zero. The truth is it is the product of genuine love and passion, still exhilarating and bursting with possibility four decades on.
The group soon became a part of andy warhols factory scene, which housed a great number of the most freaked and experimental artists at the time. He was the rhythmlead guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the velvet. Maintained by find a grave cremated, ashes given to family or friend. Ring is the fifth studio album by american rock musician lou reed, released as a double album in july 1975 by rca records. The discography of the american rock musician lou reed consists of 22 studio albums and live albums, and 44 singles. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rca records label.
Lulu is a collaboration album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band. A departure from the rest of his catalog, the album features no songs or even recognizably structured compositions, eschewing melody and rhythm for modulated feedback and guitar effects, mixed at varying speeds by reed. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Lous crushing lyrics, and the bands incredible licks. Lulu is a musical collaboration between lou reed and metallica.
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