"Take a walk on the wild side" was Lou Reeds first hit as a solo act, a song about Andy Warhol's superstars and there journey to New York which involves transsexuals, drugs, and prostitutes. Since then he has pushed out 20 albums. Prior to his solo career, Reed was in one of the first true experimental rock bands The Velvet Underground. Rolling Stone named their debut album The Velvet Underground and Nico the 13th greatest album of all time. I personally think White Light/White Heat is a best album.
Some of Reed's music is a little too out there for me. I'm a fan of experimental rock, but many of the songs have no structure at all. It will be interesting to see what he plays at Lollapalooza since he can pull from 20 of his albums and 9 from The Velvet Underground. He will be going against Snoop Dog on Sunday, definitely two opposite acts. I assume Snoop Dog will take the majority of the crowd.
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
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