Lou Reed 1942-2013 R.I.P.

[maxpower]

Possibly my favorite Lou Reed album is 1984's New Sensations. I think it was the first Lou Reed album I had heard. I was 17 and had not yet experienced The Velvet Underground, although I was aware of them. It is a very pop-oriented album, and it had a minor hit with "I Love You, Suzanne." Lyrically, Lou almost seemed...content? Happy?

[Prospero]

Nice piece about how Tom Stoppard was inspired by Lou Reed's influence on dissidents in Prague - inspiring the revolt there to be called the Velvet Revolution.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...n-8911290.html

[Christine Seale]

As a young Transvestite All Tomorrows Parties had a very special meaning for me .
I felt the Velvet Underground and Lou were My Band !
I became aware of Candy Darling through them.
Saw Lou in Manchester twice !l
Never met Nico though (She lived here for a while)
Christine .