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RIP Lou Reed

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  • thumpingrugthumpingrug Frets: 2803
    sad indeed

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  • johnnyurqjohnnyurq Frets: 1368
    Wow what a bummer, sad loss.
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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7749
    :(
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • randomhandclapsrandomhandclaps Frets: 20521
    :(
    My muse is not a horse and art is not a race.
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 26143

    That is not good news.  What is it with the musician's world this year.

    :(

     

     

    He recorded some real crap, but that was more than offset by his other brilliant stuff ...

    VU & Nico.

    VU Live '69

    Transformer

    Street Hassle (the track more than the album)

    New York

    ... if you've not listened to those, you should.

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  • monquixotemonquixote Frets: 17108
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    TTony said:

    He recorded some real crap, but that was more than offset by his other brilliant stuff ...

    VU & Nico.

    VU Live '69

    Transformer

    Street Hassle (the track more than the album)

    New York

    ... if you've not listened to those, you should.

    Tony speaks the truth. 

    Horrible news, great songwriter. 

    Punk and Alternative wouldn't have been the same without him.
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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    A sad loss indeed.


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  • paulkpaulk Frets: 318
    Shit, shit, shit news. I'm very sad to hear this.
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    :(

    One of the most important and influential figures in modern music.

    If he produced a lot of crap as well as the great stuff, it's because he was never afraid to try something different.

    Great voice too, regardless of lack of conventional ability as a singer. Two of my favorite guest appearances are his on Simple Minds' 'This Is Your Land' and The Killers' 'Tranquilize'.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • dindudedindude Frets: 8409
    Sad news, he created some stunning music in his time.
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  • EvilmagsEvilmags Frets: 5158
    Aw shit.
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  • octatonicoctatonic Frets: 33263
    Hasn't made a good record in a while but I was/am a fan.
    James Richmond

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  • DeadmanDeadman Frets: 3663
    Another one of the greats gone. RIP Lou.
    I play at my dining room table.
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  • not_the_djnot_the_dj Frets: 7306
    Just saw this on Facebook. Bummer.
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  • strumjoughlampsstrumjoughlamps Frets: 3067
    gutted to bits :(
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  • Emp_FabEmp_Fab Frets: 23224
    edited October 2013
    Well, he kinda had it coming.  71 is a pretty good age to reach for a drug user and heavy drinker !

    Not quite a perfect day for him then.

    Did he continue drinking after his liver transplant ?
    Humans are destructive parasites that will destroy the celestial oasis of Earth.  The sooner Homo Sapiens are extinct, the better.
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3178
    Crikey. Sad news indeed.
    Feedback - http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57885/
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 26143
    ICBM said:
    If he produced a lot of crap as well as the great stuff, it's because he was never afraid to try something different.

    Tis True.
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  • GuitarMonkeyGuitarMonkey Frets: 1882
    Kebabkid said:
    Crikey. Sad news indeed.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc54vcmcZKA
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  • RaveRave Frets: 268
    Sad news :(

    RIP
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  • NervousJohnNervousJohn Frets: 189


    RIP Lou
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  • FretwiredFretwired Frets: 24595
    Emp_Fab said:
    Well, he kinda had it coming.  71 is a pretty good age to reach for a drug user and heavy drinker !

    Not quite a perfect day for him then.

    Did he continue drinking after his liver transplant ?
    I can't believe you posted that .. somebody died. Show some respect.

    Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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  • Emp_FabEmp_Fab Frets: 23224
    Oh f*ck off !  I didn't know him, you didn't know him.  There will be jokes about him doing the rounds within 48h.  People we don't know die every second, but you can't, and don't go around demanding "some respect" for them can you ?  People who had terribly sad lives and died alone and in poverty probably deserve a little more 'respect' than a multi-millionaire musician who drink-and-drugged himself to a possibly slightly earlier grave.  As Hunter S Thompson said...  “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” 

    Respect ?  Yeah.. he gets my respect for doing it right... not for dying.
    Humans are destructive parasites that will destroy the celestial oasis of Earth.  The sooner Homo Sapiens are extinct, the better.
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  • FretwiredFretwired Frets: 24595
    Emp_Fab said:
    Oh f*ck off !  I didn't know him, you didn't know him.  There will be jokes about him doing the rounds within 48h.  People we don't know die every second, but you can't, and don't go around demanding "some respect" for them can you ?  People who had terribly sad lives and died alone and in poverty probably deserve a little more 'respect' than a multi-millionaire musician who drink-and-drugged himself to a possibly slightly earlier grave.  As Hunter S Thompson said...  “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” 

    Respect ?  Yeah.. he gets my respect for doing it right... not for dying.
    I'll remember that next time you bore us all to death with your long list of ailments.

    Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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  • Emp_FabEmp_Fab Frets: 23224
    edited October 2013
    Touché !  :-*
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  • FretwiredFretwired Frets: 24595
    Emp_Fab said:
    Touché !  :-*
    :-)

    I was just upset with his death ... hopefully you'll live to be a ripe old age  ....

    Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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  • Emp_FabEmp_Fab Frets: 23224
    And you squire.
    Humans are destructive parasites that will destroy the celestial oasis of Earth.  The sooner Homo Sapiens are extinct, the better.
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  • WolftoneWolftone Frets: 85
    Great songwriter, terrible singer.
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    Wolftone said:
    Great songwriter, terrible singer
    Emp or Fret ?
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • FretwiredFretwired Frets: 24595
    bertie said:
    Wolftone said:
    Great songwriter, terrible singer
    Emp or Fret ?
    I confess. I'm a terrible singer.

    Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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