Wherein I take the original, throw in a couple of covers, see what happens. I am a fan of radical reinvention when I can find it. This is not a post about the Velvet Underground. But suffice it to say that they became one of … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Walk on the Wild Side – Lou Reed
A little while ago, I posted my Top Ten Gee-tar solos of all time. But you didn’t really think I had only ten, did you? Of course, you didn’t. I also did a post once on What I Listen For in a Guitar Solo. Put … Continue reading My Top Ten Guitar Solos of All Time – Part Deux
No, this isn’t a posthumous (Reed died in 2013) collaboration nor has Lou come back from the dead. This was a songwriting collaboration, and Nils has released this new album around it. Now I don’t follow either of these guys that closely so apparently some … Continue reading Featured Album – Blue with Lou – Nils Lofgren/Lou Reed
You know who they are, right? Those guys that play in a band that’s named after somebody else. Sure, you know their name and what they eat for lunch but that’s because you’re a big fan. To the great masses, it’s {name the artist} and a … Continue reading Sidemen
Some people like to go out dancing ‘Coz other people like us we gotta work And, seems there’s some evil mothers They’ll tell you life is just made out of dirt —-Sweet Jane Lou Reed had been a member of, and primary songwriter for, the … Continue reading Featured Album – Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal – Lou Reed
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