Personally I think that rock in general owes much more Lou Reed than people believe, that sensitivity and courage to write those lyrics as honest as devastating, are part of the soundtrack of my life
So True! Have you read the "Anthology" (link at bottom of all Lyrics posts.)
This is what I wrote at the end of it ... (Note: I had listened to Lou since the mid 1970s, and, understandably, thought of him as a great rock’n’roll artist. After his death, I started to compile the following selection of some of his great lyrics. It soon became clear that Lou Reed was not only a superbly gifted singer / songwriter, he was also a master wordsmith and a true poet. Of the highest order.)
First and foremost, Lou was creating great art / literature. It just happened that he did so in the field of rock'n'roll.
Indeed. A poet, an artist, a master of his craft, a rock'n'roll animal, and a genius.
Personally I think that rock in general owes much more Lou Reed than people believe, that sensitivity and courage to write those lyrics as honest as devastating, are part of the soundtrack of my life
So True! Have you read the "Anthology" (link at bottom of all Lyrics posts.)
This is what I wrote at the end of it ... (Note: I had listened to Lou since the mid 1970s, and, understandably, thought of him as a great rock’n’roll artist. After his death, I started to compile the following selection of some of his great lyrics. It soon became clear that Lou Reed was not only a superbly gifted singer / songwriter, he was also a master wordsmith and a true poet. Of the highest order.)
First and foremost, Lou was creating great art / literature. It just happened that he did so in the field of rock'n'roll.