Woah, Lou Reed died!

[Finch Platte]

Too bad the last thing he did was that crap with Metallica.

[noddin0ff]

That's sad. I can only think of a small handful of musicians that challenged and changed the way I listen to music as much as Lou Reed. His Magic and Loss album helped me through some tough losses as well.

When you pass through humble
when you pass through sickly
When you pass through
I'm better than you all
When you pass through
anger and self deprecation
and have the strength to acknowledge it all
When the past makes you laugh
and you can savor the magic
that let you survive your own war
You find that that fire is passion
and there's a door up ahead not a wall

...

There's a bit of magic in everything
and then some loss to even things out

[JohnMichael]

When this song was popular I was young and it was very important to me.

Lou Reed- Walk on the Wild Side - YouTube

Thank you Lou.

[Jim Clark]

The VU's "What goes on" is one of my fave tracks of all time. I've listened to it about 10 times today. I suspect I'm not done. Not a lot of what I currently enjoy is going to hold up nearly as well.

Well done Lou.

[dean_martin]

RIP, Lou. His/VU's influence can be heard in much of what I listen to.

[kexodusc]

Another legend passes on. Some say his reputation never recovered after he sold out making Honda commercials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45fo...e_gdata_player