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What would Cliff Think?

Lou Reed and Metallica. I agree mit der fuhrer, but from the opposite position. I have very little love for Metallica, and any regard I held for them ended… shit 15 years ago? Whenever they decided they needed hits. Lou Reed will gain a certain amount of new fans, and surely won’t lose any, but… Mo Tucker > Lars Ulrich … and she’s a 70 year old woman.

This video is hilarious. Watch it all the way through. Every second is golden. Funniest Shit Ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9LcJwX9dnE

Lou and His Wife, Laurie Anderson

Lou Reed is one of those artists of whom I don’t really consider myself a fan, until I realize that I have 15 of their albums. Ok, I like Lou Reed. I love the Velvet Underground, and I love probably 50 of Lou Reed’s songs. He got out of Andy Warhol’s shadow, yet still remained close. He played guitar sometimes. He “pretended”  to shoot up on stage. He wrote songs about sex, homosexuality, drugs,  S & M, transgender and transsexuals, abuse, politics, death, suicide, darkness, and light. Here is a post I did about one of his sweeter, apocalyptic songs.

I’ve shared a concert recording of his, from his New York tour.

Lou is one of the most under appreciated musicians of his generation.  Iggy Pop is, in 2011, higher profile than Lou, and Lou puts out interesting, and challenging, music still, at the age of 69.  For every album that’s known, even to casual fans like me, there are a half dozen that pass right under the radar. He made some amazing music. He was avante garde right in your face. He released a double album of feedback on RCA’s classical label.

Whatever. He’s richer than me, and people still know his name, so I won’t be weeping for poor old Lou anytime soon.

Here’s a video of Lou Reed performing Candy Says, with Antony Hegarty, of Antony and the Johnsons.  The song is beautiful. Happy Birthday, Lou.

Antony Hegarty and Lou Reed – Candy Says from Logic Will Break Your Heart on Vimeo.

Happy Friday, Youdopia. I offer for your enjoyment a wonderful Lou Reed concert, from 1989. It’s from his tour for the New York album, which was one of his best albums ever. A definite renaissance of Mr Reed’s career, preceding the super mega awesome 1993 Velvet Underground reunion and tour. This is a great choice for Free Download Friday.

We have a great sounding, high energy concert from Ovens Auditorium, in Charlotte, NC, on 8/7/1989.  As an extra treat, Moe Tucker (from the Velvet Underground), sits in and plays drums on Dime Store Mystery. Cool Beans. Enjoy the music. Lou is the Coolest Shit Ever.

Here’s the download: http://www.mediafire.com/?baa94pvx208g0km

Set List and all that stuff is after the page break.

Lou Reed
Ovens Auditorium
Charlotte, NC USA
August 7, 1989

A Doodee Music Master Recording

“If it’s a DOODEE, you know it’s the SHIT®”
- Stripeydave 2008

Lou makes a rare trip down south. I’ll always remember this show as the night I abandoned my Audi on the side of the road to get there in time and the first show I taped with a decent deck, the Sony WMD3. The car, turned out to be her final voyage. The deck, turned out to be the first of quite a few satisfying trips together. I literally received the D3 that afternoon and at times on the recording you can tell we’re getting acquainted. Nothing major to diminish the enjoyment though. I missed Moe Tucker’s opening set and got there just in the nick of time for Lou. I really love the “New York” album – I still consider it one of Lou’s strongest – and a lot of material is from that record. Great show in a great little venue. One more note on this – I have a suspicion this is missing a song or two and the last track is out of order. I couldn’t find my master cassette to confirm but I think for the purposes of constructing an 80 minute version to fit on one CD this is what might have occurred way back when this was originally transferred. I’ll continue to look for the master tape and when found will rectify the situation if that is indeed the case. In the meantine, y’all enjoy.

1. Romeo Had Juliette
2. Dirty Boulevard
3. There Is No Time
4. Busload Of Faith
5. Strawman
6. I Love You Suzanne
7. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
8. Doing The Things That We Want To
9. Rock And Roll
10. Video Violence
11. The Original Wrapper
12. Sweet Jane
13. Walk On The Wild Side
14. Dime Store Mystery (W/ Moe Tucker)

I have been on a bit of a Lou Reed kick lately. Today it is the album New Sensations. My favorite song from that album is Fly Into The Sun.  It’s a lovely piece of music, simple and eloquent, like Lou can be at his best. Lou Reed is pretty amazing, and this song is definitely the Coolest Thing Ever.