The GOP is a Terrorist OrganizationRIP Lou. You will be missed.
Lou Reed, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, died today. The cause of his death has not yet been released, but Reed underwent a liver transplant in May.
This solo version of “Some Kind of Love” is my favorite Lou Reed performance.
More: Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71
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jaunte Sun, Oct 27, 2013 11:19:32am |
“A man’s face is his autobiography.”
Set The Twilight Reeling poster:
Image: SagmeisterLouReed.jpg
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jaunte Sun, Oct 27, 2013 11:22:15am |
Lou Reed and Pete Townshend Unplug on 'Pale Blue Eyes' http://t.co/J0YGMViG6r
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) October 27, 2013
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Lidane Sun, Oct 27, 2013 11:53:15am |
It’s strangely beautiful and poetic that he died on a Sunday morning.
RIP Lou Reed.
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Greup Sun, Oct 27, 2013 11:57:55am |
Lou Reed was one of the few really great artists.
To sit in a darkened room listening through “Magic and Loss” seems appropriate for this night.
He will be missed.
Rest in Peace, Lou.
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thecommodore Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:01:07pm |
re: #3 Lidane
It’s strangely beautiful and poetic that he died on a Sunday morning.
RIP Lou Reed.
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Charles Johnson Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:01:54pm |
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prairiefire Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:04:38pm |
Very sad. I was looking forward to seeing him rock out when he was in his 90’s.
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Eclectic Cyborg Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:16:10pm |
OT but: DEATH to bitstrips!
These things are clogging my FB feed and getting annoying.
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Velvet Elvis Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:18:38pm |
I would never have picked up a guitar if not for the solo here:
I Heard Her Call my Name:
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Justanotherhuman Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:23:02pm |
Fleetwood Mac’s John McVie diagnosed with cancer; band cancels tour
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Ming Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:26:59pm |
I’ve loved his music for almost 40 years. This is one of my favorite videos, from Prozac Nation. The video is long, but it’s incredible in the middle, especially from 2:30 to 3:10.
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Gus Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:30:03pm |
I’m Waiting for the Man 1967
Walk on the Wild Side 1975
Sweet Jane 1983
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Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:32:28pm |
He was a great, weird piece of American rock. Someone called him “a better guitarist than he really was”, and I know what they mean. He was an inspiration to most of my favorite dudes.
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Lidane Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:35:16pm |
My intro to Lou Reed/Velvet Underground was Janes Addiction cover of 'Rock n Roll'. He was a singular, unique talent. RIP Lou and thanks— Tom Morello (@tmorello) October 27, 2013
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Lidane Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:38:30pm |
lou reed was one if my favorite songwriters, and neil's hands down favorite. so sad. here's satellite of love… http://t.co/rk1sKMlK8T— Amanda Palmer (@amandapalmer) October 27, 2013
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Justanotherhuman Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:47:53pm |
Lou eviscerates Republicans.
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nines09 Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:50:41pm |
Lou Reed died today. And so did a bit of genius. Sweet Jane was my first song that I sang as I played guitar in my first band in my first paying gig around 1975/6. Half the room did not know it, but they did when we were done. He walked the talk. Take a walk on the Wild Side.
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blueraven Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:54:29pm |
Lou Reed and Luciano Pavarotti Perfect Day 2001
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Eclectic Cyborg Sun, Oct 27, 2013 12:54:31pm |
Joke for today:
I was going to dress up as Obamacare for Halloween but I couldn’t figure out how to fit 500 million lines of code on to my costume.
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blueraven Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:03:03pm |
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William Barnett-Lewis Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:04:35pm |
re: #22 Eclectic Cyborg
Joke for today:
I was going to dress up as Obamacare for Halloween but I couldn’t figure out how to fit 500 lines of code on to my costume.
A box with a drawing of an EMACS window and some code it it? Perhaps the infamous context switching code from Unix System 6 that is commented “You are not expected to understand this” (because ken and dmr didn’t really understand it and replaced the whole module in System 7 … ;) )
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ObserverArt Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:05:05pm |
Major bummer.
Lou Reed runs through a whole hell of a lot of American Rock ‘n’ Roll and music in general. I am always a big fan of songwriter musicians no matter the genre and Lou was that. He will be missed.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:07:36pm |
re: #23 Velvet Elvis
Looks like it’s a hoax: en.mediamass.net
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Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:08:14pm |
re: #27 Backwoods_Sleuth
The people responsible for firing the people responsible have just been fired.
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William Barnett-Lewis Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:09:32pm |
re: #23 Velvet Elvis
Looks like it’s a hoax: en.mediamass.net
From NPR:
Update at 3:45 p.m. ET: Reed’s literary agent, Andrew Wylie, has confirmed to NPR that Reed died Sunday morning at 11, of complications related to his liver transplant. We’ve made slight changes to this post to reflect that confirmation. Our original post continues:
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Backwoods_Sleuth Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:14:56pm |
Halloween cat:
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William Barnett-Lewis Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:19:36pm |
Exquisite essay on Lou Reed at NPR right now:
What Lou Reed Taught Me
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klys Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:30:00pm |
re: #30 Backwoods_Sleuth
Halloween cat:
I see that and all I can think is how much blood must have been shed to get that photo…
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Lidane Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:31:04pm |
Holy shit Detroit. Way to take that game from the Cowboys. My Twitter and FB feeds are filled with Dallas fans melting down and fans of other teams LOLing.
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Lidane Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:32:06pm |
GOP official resigns after saying purpose of voter ID is to suppress votes of Democrats, ‘lazy blacks’ http://t.co/u0aTIw6yEg— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) October 27, 2013
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Mattand Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:32:50pm |
re: #33 Lidane
Holy shit Detroit. Way to take that game from the Cowboys. My Twitter and FB feeds are filled with Dallas fans melting down and fans of other teams LOLing.
On behalf of Eagles fans everywhere, I’ll send a couple dozen imaginary cases of cheesesteaks and soft pretzels to the Lions as thanks.
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Eclectic Cyborg Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:35:10pm |
In other Football news, the Kansas City Chiefs are now 8-0. How does that HAPPEN??
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Lidane Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:39:10pm |
Some thoughts on the influential life of singer-songwriter Lou Reed, who passed away today at 71 http://t.co/HkTAO3dRef— The AV Club (@TheAVClub) October 27, 2013
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steve_davis Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:42:05pm |
I know Lou Reed will be missed, but John Cale is the one I’ll miss. HIs albums from the Island years are just an absolute tour-de-force. And even his solo bootleg albums, where he often seems unwilling to sing in key, are wildly fun to listen to, once you’ve gotten acclimated.
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ObserverArt Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:43:21pm |
re: #36 Eclectic Cyborg
In other Football news, the Kansas City Chiefs are now 8-0. How does that HAPPEN??
As a long-suffering but dedicated Cleveland Browns fan, I am just glad the Browns gave them a game. Actually sounded like they scared the Chiefs and had a chance but muffed a punt and turned the ball over late. The Browns are not that bad…just need a quarterback…obviously not Brandon Weeden.
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Eclectic Cyborg Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:47:28pm |
Also, what DO the Philadelphia Eagles see in Michael Vick? I would have already sent him packing by now.
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makeitstop Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:48:03pm |
“All through this, I’ve always thought that if you thought of all of it as a book then you have the Great American Novel, every record as a chapter,” he told Rolling Stone in 1987. “They’re all in chronological order. You take the whole thing, stack it and listen to it in order, there’s my Great American Novel.”
RIP, Lou.
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Lidane Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:50:16pm |
re: #39 ObserverArt
As a long-suffering but dedicated Cleveland Browns fan
Is there any other kind of Cleveland Browns fan? They don’t seem a like a team that would attract the fair-weather bandwagon jumper type of fan.
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Lidane Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:50:51pm |
I am amused. Suck it, Jerry Jones. Haha.
#Lions 31, #Cowboys 30 FINAL. Only Dallas can manage to score 30 points, win the turnover battle by 4, and STILL lose.— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) October 27, 2013
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Feline Fearless Leader Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:51:16pm |
re: #40 Eclectic Cyborg
Also, what DO the Philadelphia Eagles see in Michael Vick? I would have already sent him packing by now.
Someone they think can run a workable read-option with their good running back, so-so offensive line, and defensive that is going to give up 20 pts or so a game (at least).
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Mattand Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:51:43pm |
re: #40 Eclectic Cyborg
Also, what DO the Philadelphia Eagles see in Michael Vick? I would have already sent him packing by now.
He’s still a decent QB. Even in his “elderly” state, he can still run the ball at a moment’s notice. He’s out with a hammy right now. I have a feeling he’ll be in the next wave of house cleaning at season’s end.
Having said that, given what a toxic waste site the NFC East is right now, the Eagles still have an actual legitimate chance of taking the division. God knows there won’t be any wildcard from the NFC East this year.
I’m saying Eagles win it and 8-8, LOL.
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Stanley Sea Sun, Oct 27, 2013 1:52:42pm |
heh
Don't mess with me while I watch @WalkingDead_AMC I'll go walker on you real quick. #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/f3q97F7pXc
— Crystal Souls (@Oceaneyez86) October 27, 2013
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thecommodore Sun, Oct 27, 2013 2:19:44pm |
re: #36 Eclectic Cyborg
In other Football news, the Kansas City Chiefs are now 8-0. How does that HAPPEN??
They played the Browns.
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philosophus invidius Sun, Oct 27, 2013 2:32:24pm |
My first rock concert: Lou Reed’s New Sensations tour.
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otoc Sun, Oct 27, 2013 4:10:50pm |
This has been the Lou Reed vinyl afternoon for me with the Velvet boxed set filling in while I clean and flip the sides over. I’m feeling old this perfect day…
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Jocko's Rocket Ship Sun, Oct 27, 2013 8:39:03pm |
I thought after the Breaking Bad finale that Pale Blue Eyes would have been a better finishing song than the sappy Baby Blue by Badfinger. Way better song, you could better force an appropriate metaphor, and it carried the right tone (that was awesome and crazy but fucked up and really wrong.)
Lou Reed was a rock star in the best way. Who could be more cool than Lou Reed?
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S'latch Mon, Oct 28, 2013 5:23:06am |
How very sad. Just last week, I had started to revisit some old Velvet Underground and Lou Reed favorites that I used to enjoy over 25 years ago. He will be missed.
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electrotek Mon, Oct 28, 2013 7:49:38pm |
I really wished Lou Reed was well enough to attend his appearance at Coachella this year. Him, along with The Stone Roses and Blur, were the main reasons why I attended Coachella this year. I was bummed when he had to cancel, and now this news saddens me even greatly. :(
On another note, the shrieking harpy claims to be part of the NY punk scene
Oh brother.
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