It's okay not to listen to rock and roll, but come on, the real fact is that people don't even KNOW the most famous records (ie The Velvet Underground & Nico). People waste too much time with their safe Top 40 crap. They're lazy and don't want to see outside their safety zone. And they say they love music.
Oh i see your point nvm. But even tho it is a highly famous record yo can't expect someone on a pop forum to know what The Velvet Underground is or know who Lou Reed is
Oh i see your point nvm. But even tho it is a highly famous record yo can't expect someone on a pop forum to know what The Velvet Underground is or know who Lou Reed is
Not to mention a lot of us were born years after the record came out and the Velvet Underground's peak of fame. I can't speak for everyone else, but I was born in 1996, and you expect me to know every single influential record from the past 50 years?
Just read this on Tumblr and it's so ****ing true. Lou Reed invented alternative music.
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“Without Lou Reed, we wouldn’t have punk rock. We wouldn’t have The Sex Pistols, Black Flag, The Clash, Television, Dead Kennedys, or Devo.
Without punk rock, we wouldn’t have post-punk. We wouldn’t have Joy Division, The Cure, The Smiths, This Heat, Talking Heads, Wire, Gang of Four, Nick Cave, The Feelies, or Swans.
Without post-punk, we wouldn’t have alternative rock as it is today. We wouldn’t have Pixies, Radiohead, Nirvana, Pavement, R.E.M, The Replacements, Nine Inch Nails, Cocteau Twins, or Weezer.
Without alternative rock, you wouldn’t have most indie rock as it is today. You wouldn’t have Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Pavement, The Strokes, Yo La Tengo, The Dismemberment Plan, Arctic Monkeys, Interpol, Deerhunter, or TV on the Radio.
Without Lou Reed, we wouldn’t have noise rock. We wouldn’t have Sonic Youth, Big Black, The Jesus Lizard, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Fugazi, Boris, or Dinosaur Jr.
Without noise rock, we wouldn’t have shoegaze. We wouldn’t have My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Slowdive, Galaxie 500, Flying Saucer Attack, or Have a Nice Life.
Not to mention a lot of us were born years after the record came out and the Velvet Underground's peak of fame. I can't speak for everyone else, but I was born in 1996, and you expect me to know every single influential record from the past 50 years?
It's not like I was born in 1967, lol. But we have ****ing Google. It's not hard to search for music and broaden our musical horizons.
It's not like I was born on 1967, lol. But we have ****ing Google. It's not hard to search for music and broaden our musical horizons.
So because I don't listen to one artist my musical horizons aren't broad enough? Like **** off. You sound so pretentious. And just the fact you went off on someone who came in to pay their respects despite the fact they didn't know who Lou Reed was.
Isn't there a rock music forum you could take this bull**** to?
Let me reminisce. When I was 15 I was introduced to the Velvet Underground by one of my college professors. He showed us the album cover, which everyone knows and played a record. I was so intrigued. It was around the same time I became really interested in the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. These three acts kind shaped by 15th and 16th years, because they led me to all sorts of other artists.
I only know the obvious Lou Reed songs, but Take a Walk on the Wild Side is one of the most influential songs of all time and one of my favorite songs to listen to when i'm alone in my room, being lazy.
It's not like I was born on 1967, lol. But we have ****ing Google. It's not hard to search for music and broaden our musical horizons.
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So because I don't listen to one artist my musical horizons aren't broad enough? Like **** off. You sound so pretentious. And just the fact you went off on someone who came in to pay their respects despite the fact they didn't know who Lou Reed was.
Isn't there a rock music forum you could take this bull**** to?
His music was never complicated technically speaking. But it has a beauty that could never be duplicated even by maestros. I don't know, but the simplicity and the honesty in his lyrics draw me in. Straight to the point both musically and lyrically. Even if it's pretty simple, it doesn't sound lazy/recycled-over-and-over-again. He was always true to himself, even if that makes him viewed as a tool by people. He said what he had in mind. He followed his own moral compass. He did what he wanted to. And it's all about the music and only music with him.
"Venus in Furs," "I'll Be Your Mirror," and "Sunday Morning." RIP.
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“Without Lou Reed, we wouldn’t have punk rock. We wouldn’t have The Sex Pistols, Black Flag, The Clash, Television, Dead Kennedys, or Devo.
Without punk rock, we wouldn’t have post-punk. We wouldn’t have Joy Division, The Cure, The Smiths, This Heat, Talking Heads, Wire, Gang of Four, Nick Cave, The Feelies, or Swans.
Without post-punk, we wouldn’t have alternative rock as it is today. We wouldn’t have Pixies, Radiohead, Nirvana, Pavement, R.E.M, The Replacements, Nine Inch Nails, Cocteau Twins, or Weezer.
Without alternative rock, you wouldn’t have most indie rock as it is today. You wouldn’t have Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Pavement, The Strokes, Yo La Tengo, The Dismemberment Plan, Arctic Monkeys, Interpol, Deerhunter, or TV on the Radio.
Without Lou Reed, we wouldn’t have noise rock. We wouldn’t have Sonic Youth, Big Black, The Jesus Lizard, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Fugazi, Boris, or Dinosaur Jr.
Without noise rock, we wouldn’t have shoegaze. We wouldn’t have My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Slowdive, Galaxie 500, Flying Saucer Attack, or Have a Nice Life.
This is the legacy Lou left behind.”
Great one, short recap of his legacy, this one. (cr: Rafael.)
One of the ten most influential musicians of the last fifty years, one of the most interesting musicians...well, ever, and one of the most distinct voices in all of music. They don't make them like Lou Reed anymore.
My biggest fear is that the teenagers and young adults of today will remember him mostly for the abomination that was Lulu, instead of his solo work and TVU. The man was a musical genius.
Man, this was not something I wanted to hear today. Damn.
Eeehhhh, you can't expect 16-18 year-old people in 2013 to know everything about the history of music, inside or outside ATRL. I prefer to hear people that geniunelly admit not knowing his music than people who come here (it happens all the time) just to troll with a "Who?" post. I still haven't seen that kind of posts in this thread.
I started caring about old music once I got into my 20s, and I have to admit I still haven't got into TVU. It's not like everyone have to know about everything. People, as they get older, become more and more tired of current music, and then is when they go back in time to discover the good music from the past.
I forgot to mention, that even though he had his limitations, but he always tested the limits. A truly great artist.
And that The Velvet Underground & Nico is a great record. It still sounds fresh after decades. And the lyrics are so beautiful. Sometimes music that hits too close to home is actually the least complex pieces. This certainly is true here with Lou.