Tribute

Lou Reed

March 2 1942 - October 27 2013 

Taking the time to tribute Lou Reed, the man, the myth, the legend of a past time and the dirty, dusty underground scene of New York City, where he found inspiration to his songs from the lower east characters he saw and met. It might be debatable how good Lou Reed was as an artist from the critics point of view. Lyrics that where odd, depressing, with explicit content and more like short stories and novells, than the typical song. In order to listen and grasp some of the songs you might need a break-in period. A good song to start with is "Rock and Roll" by Velvet Underground from the album "Loaded" 1970. You can watch the video in the clip below.
This music was not necessary made to be good from the start or easy to listen to or understandable with that clear of a message and that lead him to be banned from the radio. But in my meaning this is the foundation of modern rock and the subjects in his songs are now very common in the everyday music we hear on the radio. 

"Rock n' Roll Heart" is also a good song, as well as "Perfect Day" a slow, melancholic song. Give all of these records he made a listen and you'll defiantly find a few favorites, I know I did.
In a Tribute-post about Lou Reed, you obviously can't ignore the song he is most known for, "Walk On the Wild Side". You can listen to the song in the clip below.