lou reed making shitty music IN HELL - Page 2

dean_r_koontz · 10-28-2013, 05:49 PM

http://i.imgur.com/zOrK6uW.gif

slunken · 11-03-2013, 12:44 AM

difficult viewing

Trotskilicious · 11-03-2013, 12:49 AM

i didn't know the scope of lou's bowie years until recently

Trotskilicious · 11-03-2013, 12:50 AM

bowie is possibly the coolest sentient lifeform in the universe

slunken · 11-03-2013, 12:06 PM

http://www.awesomedome.com/wp-conten...reed-DYLAN.jpg

duovamp · 11-03-2013, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

bowie is possibly the coolest sentient lifeform in the universe

That is a fact.

yo soy el mejor · 11-03-2013, 12:50 PM

breaking news: 71 year old musician dies

yo soy el mejor · 11-03-2013, 12:51 PM

i listened to 'i found a reason' on friday. iz a sine.

slunken · 11-03-2013, 01:46 PM

Sometimes I feel so happy,
Sometimes I feel so sad.
Sometimes I feel so happy,
But mostly you just make me mad.

yo soy el mejor · 11-03-2013, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slunken

Sometimes I feel so happy,
Sometimes I feel so sad.
Sometimes I feel so happy,
But mostly you just make me mad.

word.

slunken · 11-03-2013, 02:46 PM

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The Omega Concern · 11-03-2013, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shallowed

It's probably mostly* thanks to Lou Reed's solo career that anyone listened to The Velvet Underground at all.

*aside from the countless number of musicians that credit the band as being a major influence, but who knows if they would have heard of them either if Lou Reed didn't get big?

It's something of an old rock saying at this point, and that is The Velvet Underground's first album sold only about 30,000 copies, but everyone who heard it started a band...and they didn't wait until the 80's when early MTV gave him some notoriety.

They were managed by Andy Warhol and he would have them play at his showings and parties.

Shallowed · 11-03-2013, 08:26 PM

I am so sick of that saying being thrown around.

I have never found a source for the original quote or interview where Brian Eno supposedly said it, and every time the figure for records sold is always different.

yo soy el mejor · 11-03-2013, 09:08 PM

iz a conspiracy!

Elvis The Fat Years · 11-03-2013, 10:01 PM

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The Omega Concern · 11-03-2013, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shallowed

I am so sick of that saying being thrown around.

I have never found a source for the original quote or interview where Brian Eno supposedly said it, and every time the figure for records sold is always different.

* McKenna, Kristine (October 1982). "Eno: Voyages in Time & Perception". Musician magazine. "I was talking to Lou Reed the other day and he said that the first Velvet Underground record sold 30,000 copies in the first five years. The sales have picked up in the past few years, but I mean, that record was such an important record for so many people. I think everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band!"

Trotskilicious · 01-31-2014, 06:16 AM

jesus christ shallowed you got owned by omega concern

Shallowed · 01-31-2014, 07:12 AM

Thank you Omega Concern for finding the original source of the quote.

The disparity with the number of records quoted still annoys me.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=brian+eno+velve...started+a+band

Also it seems that (just flicking through the first few pages) the articles that were published after Reed's death consistently get the numbers right, or just say "a few" or "not many", whereas before his death there was no consistency to the exact figure.

Shallowed · 01-31-2014, 07:44 AM

Compare that to this Google search which shows links created before his death

https://encrypted.google.com/search?...10%2F26%2F2013

The figures are all over the place, none of them cite the source, only one or two mention that the interview was in 1982.

Order 66 · 01-31-2014, 09:56 AM

i wasnt even born then

Cool As Ice Cream · 01-31-2014, 10:12 AM

i remember it like it was yesterday.

Trotskilicious · 01-31-2014, 11:20 AM

well isn't that fascinating the internet gets a popular quote wrong

hey buddy did you ever hear the same thing about surfer rosa because i did

Trotskilicious · 01-31-2014, 11:20 AM

besides my dad has a first run pressing of VU&N and he never started a band!!!

Shallowed · 01-31-2014, 12:00 PM

Just goes to show that you can't believe everything Eno says

slunken · 01-31-2014, 12:20 PM

I've heard the quote in reference to seeing them live not buying the LP.

slunken · 01-31-2014, 12:21 PM

Not that it matters at all

Trotskilicious · 01-31-2014, 01:45 PM

no it doesn't, and there are millions of quotes throughout history that are wrongly attributed, simplified, or otherwise revised

Trotskilicious · 04:32 PM

the facts are that VU&N didn't sell that well, and neither did most of VU's work though I think Loaded did alright and had some radio play because that's what it was for

honestly shallowed i think you have an interesting research topic determining how much VU's legacy was bolstered by Lou's solo popularity

it's an excellent point i had not considered

slunken · 01-31-2014, 03:49 PM

I finally got a chance to check out the Super Deluxe version of White Light/White Heat. There's quite a bit of interesting bonus material and the 3rd disc is a great sounding live show. The instrumental version of "The Gift" sold me entirely.

Tuscaloosa · 01-31-2014, 03:50 PM

loving the blonde

01-31-2014, 01:48 PM	#58
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	the facts are that VU&N didn't sell that well, and neither did most of VU's work though I think Loaded did alright and had some radio play because that's what it was for honestly shallowed i think you have an interesting research topic determining how much VU's legacy was bolstered by Lou's solo popularity it's an excellent point i had not considered Last edited by Trotskilicious : 01-31-2014 at 04:32 PM. Reason: commadectomy

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10-28-2013, 05:49 PM	#31
dean_r_koontz Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 12,657	http://i.imgur.com/zOrK6uW.gif

11-03-2013, 12:44 AM	#32
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	difficult viewing

11-03-2013, 12:49 AM	#33
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	i didn't know the scope of lou's bowie years until recently

11-03-2013, 12:50 AM	#34
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	bowie is possibly the coolest sentient lifeform in the universe

11-03-2013, 12:06 PM	#35
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	http://www.awesomedome.com/wp-conten...reed-DYLAN.jpg

11-03-2013, 12:50 PM	#37
yo soy el mejor Banned Location: all over the Internet Posts: 43,693	breaking news: 71 year old musician dies

11-03-2013, 12:51 PM	#38
yo soy el mejor Banned Location: all over the Internet Posts: 43,693	i listened to 'i found a reason' on friday. iz a sine.

11-03-2013, 01:46 PM	#39
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	Sometimes I feel so happy, Sometimes I feel so sad. Sometimes I feel so happy, But mostly you just make me mad.

11-03-2013, 02:46 PM	#41
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	http://25.media.tumblr.com/12e60faba...9rwwo1_400.gif

11-03-2013, 08:26 PM	#43
Shallowed Braindead Posts: 17,798	I am so sick of that saying being thrown around. I have never found a source for the original quote or interview where Brian Eno supposedly said it, and every time the figure for records sold is always different.

11-03-2013, 09:08 PM	#44
yo soy el mejor Banned Location: all over the Internet Posts: 43,693	iz a conspiracy!

11-03-2013, 10:01 PM	#45
Elvis The Fat Years 007 373 5963 Posts: 31,408	http://24.media.tumblr.com/0fc9023da...oalyo1_500.gif http://25.media.tumblr.com/12e60faba...9rwwo1_400.gif

01-31-2014, 06:16 AM	#47
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	jesus christ shallowed you got owned by omega concern

01-31-2014, 07:12 AM	#48
Shallowed Braindead Posts: 17,798	Thank you Omega Concern for finding the original source of the quote. The disparity with the number of records quoted still annoys me. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=brian+eno+velve...started+a+band Also it seems that (just flicking through the first few pages) the articles that were published after Reed's death consistently get the numbers right, or just say "a few" or "not many", whereas before his death there was no consistency to the exact figure.

01-31-2014, 07:44 AM	#49
Shallowed Braindead Posts: 17,798	Compare that to this Google search which shows links created before his death https://encrypted.google.com/search?...10%2F26%2F2013 The figures are all over the place, none of them cite the source, only one or two mention that the interview was in 1982.

01-31-2014, 09:56 AM	#50
Order 66 Socialphobic Posts: 11,883	i wasnt even born then

01-31-2014, 10:12 AM	#51
Cool As Ice Cream Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: František! How's the foot of your turtle? Posts: 31,761	i remember it like it was yesterday.

01-31-2014, 11:20 AM	#52
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	well isn't that fascinating the internet gets a popular quote wrong hey buddy did you ever hear the same thing about surfer rosa because i did

01-31-2014, 12:00 PM	#54
Shallowed Braindead Posts: 17,798	Just goes to show that you can't believe everything Eno says

01-31-2014, 12:20 PM	#55
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	I've heard the quote in reference to seeing them live not buying the LP.

01-31-2014, 12:21 PM	#56
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	Not that it matters at all

01-31-2014, 01:45 PM	#57
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	no it doesn't, and there are millions of quotes throughout history that are wrongly attributed, simplified, or otherwise revised

01-31-2014, 03:49 PM	#59
slunken Virgo Posts: 39,745	I finally got a chance to check out the Super Deluxe version of White Light/White Heat. There's quite a bit of interesting bonus material and the 3rd disc is a great sounding live show. The instrumental version of "The Gift" sold me entirely.

01-31-2014, 03:50 PM	#60
Tuscaloosa Demi-God Posts: 251	loving the blonde