Voice of the Velvet underground Lou Reed dies.

[Dave70]

Cant say I was ever much of a fan of Reeds deadpan stylings besides Heroin and Waiting for my man.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/singer-lou-reed-dies-in-new-york-age-71/story-fni0fiyv-1226747932345

 

[real_beer]

His 'New York' album is excellent.

 

[bum]

Boy. That escalated really slowly.

 

[Mardoo]

Venus in Furs - amazing. Sorry to see him go. Thanks Lou. If you never have seen them track down some footage of their early gigs with the light shows.

 

[punkin]

One of the constants on my turntable as a kid growing up. Funny how the drugs don't always kill you like you think they will.

 

[manticle]

Never a fan of his music but a big fan of many bands he influenced directly and indirectly. An essential part of musical history.

 

[Dave70]

His 'New York' album is excellent.

Apparently not alone in drawing inspiration from the big apple.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_about_New_York_City

 

[Black Devil Dog]

Probably not a very appropriate time to question whether the liver he was given could have been better utilised if it had been transplanted into a child.

 

[Mardoo]

Nah. Child would have been a hunch-side.

Another favorite: Street Hassle

http://youtu.be/a2532gJcCsA

 

[yum beer]

And the couloured girls go...do, do do, do do, do......

RIP Lou...no longer walking on the wild side....

 

[manticle]

Probably not a very appropriate time to question whether the liver he was given could have been better utilised if it had been transplanted into a child.

Because young people are worth more than old people?

What if the young person grows up to be a serial killer?

Or a priest?

 

[Dave70]

But what if they go on to find a cure for cancer?

Or perfect fusion energy?

Transplant lotto really is a zero sum game innut?

 

[Bizier]

He was not a Tribe Called Quest fan.

I am personally not a big fan of his music, but I am impressed where he fits into the art world.

 

[Black Devil Dog]

Because young people are worth more than old people?

What if the young person grows up to be a serial killer?

Or a priest?

Come on, even his wife said that it was unlikely he would ever fully recover from it. FFS no one can live forever.

A young person may or may not become anything, but it would be a shame if they died because someone who has lived a full life and a life full of excess, used up a precious and rare resource like a donated body part.

 

[manticle]

Come on, even his wife said that it was unlikely he would ever fully recover from it. FFS no one can live forever.

A young person may or may not become anything, but it would be a shame if they died because someone who has lived a full life and a life full of excess, used up a precious and rare resource like a donated body part.

Don't get grumpy. My tongue is in my cheek at least a little bit.

Still whether or not he used his body as a temple, he did contribute to society in a hell of a big way and left a good legacy

 

[Black Devil Dog]

Grumpy?

 

[mrTbeer]

I was a fan of Velvet Underground back in my Uni days. I thought I'd found something new back then, haha.
Admittedly a liver transplant would've been more use in a kid than a 70yo. The health industry spends a fortune keeping oldies alive that don't know or care. More bang for your buck spending in younger folk. I'll bet $100 he induced the need for a transplant by contracting HepC after sharing a needle

 

[manticle]

Grumpy?

Acronym FFS always makes me think someone's grumpy.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Dear God

We wish to trade Lou Reed for Justin Beiber,One Direction and all the other current top 10 wannabe's

Signed

The World.

 

[Black Devil Dog]

Lou Reed tribute on Rage tomorrow night.