Lou Reed Dead at 71: Report ift.tt/1bsR2iF Rock icon and leader of the Velvet Underground Lou Reed has died, Rolling Stone reports: The cause of his death has not yet been released, but Reed underwent a liver transplant in May. With the Velvet Underground in the late Sixties, Reed fused street-level urgency with elements of European avant-garde music, marrying beauty and noise, while bringing a whole new lyrical honesty to rock & roll poetry. As a restlessly inventive solo artist, from the Seventies into the 2010s, he was chameleonic, thorny and unpredictable, challenging his fans at every turn. Glam, punk and alternative rock are all unthinkable without his revelatory example. One chord is fine, he once said, alluding to his bare-bones guitar style. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and youre into jazz. RIP. Lou Reeds Perfect Day, AFTER THE JUMP... ift.tt/1bsR2iG
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 18:52:57 +0000
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