Lou Reed had the best frown in rock & roll. Completely horizontal and a perfect representation of his entire career in music. Regardless of the subject, Lou Reed primarily presented a dark vision of humanity in his songs. The results were as true as it gets.
This week on the Fuzz Factory, I played some of my favorite Lou Reed songs as a tribute to his career and cultural legacy. Personally, I find the Velvet Underground era his greatest contribution to rock & roll. He always remained a progressive artist in his solo career, however that all pales in comparison to the VU. It really does.
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I came out of the gates roaring and eventually mellowed out while making the transition to the Lou Reed feature. Here is the Velvet Fuzz playlist:
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Mercury – Clutch
Long Whip/Big America – Corrosion Of Conformity
Sweet Remain – Vista Chino
Orbiter – Fu Manchu
Parabol/Parabola – Tool
SuperChrist – Smashing Pumpkins
Fall On Me – King’s X
Always On The Run – Lenny Kravitz
Dust Radio – Chris Whitley
Stull – Urge Overkill
Ride On/Right On – Phosphorescent
That I Do – Wye Oak
I Would Hurt A Fly – Built To Spill
Halfway Paralysed – The Godfathers
(Tony This Song Is Called) Lou Weed – The Dandy Warhols
Waiting For My Man – The Velvet Underground
Vicious – Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side – Kendra Morris
Sweet Jane – Cowboy Junkies
The Gift – The Velvet Underground
Busload Of Faith – Lou Reed
Rock And Roll – The Velvet Underground
Oh Sweet Nothing – The Velvet Underground