It was Iggy who copied much of Lou's style and later expanded it further. That's a great recording but Reed messed it up really bad. Too much meth for my taste.
@Totentrekker very different approach but Dylan opened the door in 64/65 for serious rock music with intelligent lyrics. The Beatles and everyone else followed. We will never know but it is interesting to speculate whether Lou Reed could have achieved what he did without Dylan's trailblazing.
sure, it was impossible to escape for someone of Reed's age to escape the dylan influence. the key is that the more original singers/poets (such as Reed) took the Dylan thing and added their own angle without sounding like parrots.
Absolutely. "Transformer" + "Berlin" + "Rock n roll animal" + "Sally can't dance" + the first two Velvets albums = one of the most important bodies of work in the whole of rock n roll.
Heroin was written by 1964 by the way
Jennyseabird 3 months ago
Freddy Mercury tocando los teclados..jaja.que temazooo
tomirock79 1 year ago
i looooooooooooovvvvvveeeeeeeee!!!!!
thanks to my dad who let me know amazing artists like lou reed!
AnabelFrenk 1 year ago
It was Iggy who copied much of Lou's style and later expanded it further. That's a great recording but Reed messed it up really bad. Too much meth for my taste.
freakingduffy 1 year ago
I love the organ in this!
guitarjur 2 years ago
I prefer the slower album version.
Wallij15 3 years ago
dude why mention bob dylan?
ajps28 3 years ago
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koblihoid 3 years ago
Drugs.
ThomasDeP 3 years ago 7
LOL ya think?
sidanger 3 years ago
I don't see any influence of Dylan in Lou's songs, sorry. different approach of songs and songwriting
Totentrekker 4 years ago 7
@Totentrekker very different approach but Dylan opened the door in 64/65 for serious rock music with intelligent lyrics. The Beatles and everyone else followed. We will never know but it is interesting to speculate whether Lou Reed could have achieved what he did without Dylan's trailblazing.
gamester57 1 year ago
absolutely fucking great you cant say no
niknoknik 4 years ago 2
acid , whisky and speed!
Gonzoroy 5 years ago
Dontcha think Lou listen to a lot of Bob Dylan, too? Although I must say Lou is far more cool than Bob.
alanabcdefg 5 years ago
sure, it was impossible to escape for someone of Reed's age to escape the dylan influence. the key is that the more original singers/poets (such as Reed) took the Dylan thing and added their own angle without sounding like parrots.
bowiemott 4 years ago
Great! Thanks for putting it up.
splarsen 5 years ago
I was thinking that there is some MAJOR iggyness about this. I love lou
sunshinator 5 years ago
What is up with his body? I've never seen him look that much like Iggy
bsifl35 5 years ago
Hah...I think they call it 'massive narcotics intake' if I'm not mistaken :) Lou is great! What a great writer...
jimbo9998823 5 years ago
haha i couldn't agree more. i often wonder, exactly, what the hell was he on?
sidanger 5 years ago
Hmmm...you name it!! :)
jimbo9998823 5 years ago
in this case, heroin + meth.
vse2008 5 years ago
@sidanger heroin, coke, green, speed. anything. lou was no rules drug abuse! legend, like kieth richards
coxi666 1 year ago
@jimbo9998823
He's among the greatest. Who cares what he was on? He still is and he survived. That's what really matters, isn't it?
PollokPark 1 year ago
You've gotta be kidding: 70s Lou is the best!
666marquis 5 years ago
Absolutely. "Transformer" + "Berlin" + "Rock n roll animal" + "Sally can't dance" + the first two Velvets albums = one of the most important bodies of work in the whole of rock n roll.
slashcas 5 years ago
Add to that list the album in between VU and Transformer the very first solo album titled "Lou Reed" - quite nearly the best.
professoricon 4 years ago
Great songs, but I have always hated its sound, especially that cheap guitar sound from Caleb Quaye.
slashcas 4 years ago
He looks like he's impersonating Hitler. But Lou is great, though this wasn't his best period.
thelibertineguy 5 years ago
amazing footage .amazing amazing... Lou,s tribute to billie holiday (about her lonely life sad sad sad...
gabblerachett 5 years ago