RIP Lou Reed

[fillmore nyc]

Made some GREAT music. Rock n Roll Animal is one of my favorite discs ever.
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Awesome song, and from 9:00 on, maybe one of the best jam and guitar solo ever recorded.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpGxx870SaI[/youtube]

Another killer:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSLid-0cUcI[/youtube]

[Tone Slinger]

Thanks for sharing that Ralph , that was KILLER ! I have never really listened to much Lou Reed stuff.I remember him in the 'Jimi Hendrix' story (the old one from '72). Someone redid 'Walk on the wild side' back in the '90's and he was obviously back in the spotlight a bit. I have alot of catching up to do. RIP Lou

[garbeaj]

I'm a big fan and I just heard about it late Sunday. He lived to be 71 and had a liver transplant after alcoholism took his first liver. Though he cleaned up, the damage was done. Can't be sad really...he profoundly influenced so many and left behind a great body of work. For those that haven't gotten into him too deeply, there is so much to discover. Start with The Velvet Underground and move forward...lots of gems in that very long career.

He was also a really original and expressive guitar player. Though he didn't play guitar on the 'Rock and Roll Animal' LP, he delved deep into guitars, amps and effects later in his career, particularly in the 80s and 90s. Unfortunately, critics tended to give the impression that everything he did was genius. This wasn't the case...but there was a hell of a lot of great material that he produced over the years...I'd say the majority was indeed brilliant. Worth checking out for sure.

[yngwie308]

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Can't forget Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner on geetars, they absolutely ruled and made this an awesome show.
RIP Lou Reed
yngwie308

[fillmore nyc]

Can't forget Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner on geetars, they absolutely ruled and made this an awesome show.
RIP Lou Reed
yngwie308

You said it, D. They OWNED this recording like nothing else.
Just another one of those times that "absolute, undistilled greatness" has been captured on tape... bringin' it with fucking nuclear AUTHORITY.

[NY Chief]

And Aerosmith's "Train Kept a Rollin". That triplet run is unmistakable (but is it Wagner or Hunter??)

[garbeaj]

And Aerosmith's "Train Kept a Rollin". That triplet run is unmistakable (but is it Wagner or Hunter??)

Steve Hunter plays the first solos during the "studio half" or the funky half-time parts in the beginning while Dick Wagner plays the leads on the "live half" or the regular feel parts that have the crowd noises from the 'Concert For Bangladesh' overdubbed to appear live.