Listening to The Velvet Underground on Radio Paradise

In my top ten list of worst songs ever recorded, this makes the top 3. Maybe even first.

Posted 3 weeks ago by jrichbourg [ Reply ]

cc_rider wrote:

Lousy voice, mediocre musical ability (at best!), simplistic, repetitive lyrics, and worst of all, glamorizes(?) drugs. Long Live ROCK 'N ROLL. Lou Reed and V.U. are the godfathers (and mother) of Punk. The inspiration for too many bands to count. Lou Reed made it okay for the nerds and geeks to make music too. 10. Duh. c.

Constipated? U.R.

Posted 1 month ago by johnfiva [ Reply ]

Clark_Novato wrote:

This is song is so sloppy, so distorted, so repetitive. That sounds like a criticism, but it's not. I captures something elemental about rock and roll.

Very well stated!

Posted 1 year ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

This is song is so sloppy, so distorted, so repetitive. That sounds like a criticism, but it's not. I captures something elemental about rock and roll.

Posted 1 year ago by Clark_Novato [ Reply ]

I am SO GLAD I got to see Lou jam his 3-Chord Magic (he joked about it himself!) for us in Shinjuku in spring of 2005! He was freakin' amazing, as was his entourage!

Posted 1 year ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

Visited Pittsburg recently for the first time. Made a beeline to the Warhol Museum where there was an immersive exhibit/homage to The Velvets and this album. The album played on repeat while on two screens on opposite sides of the room movies made during the sessions looped. Warhol was the "producer"; he gave them a recording studio and let them do whatever they wanted. He did push them to include Nico. They resisted at first. I like her songs. Leavens the thrash.

As I lingered in the exhibit I was awash in college memories. When I got to my little liberal arts college in 1980 my musical tastes had been formed by Big WAYS AM 610 radio in Charlotte, North Carolina. No Lou Reed. After I heard Yellow Banana everything changed.

I was struck by the realization that Reed and the band members are all the same age as my parents. Made my head spin.

Posted 1 year ago by jrozzelle [ Reply ]

HUGE v.u. fan here.

i never got to see lou live, but i was lucky enough to see John Cale live at a great hole in the wall place in pittsburgh back in the mid 90's. unforgettable. he played most from his Fragments of a Rainy Season (i think that's what it was called) album. it was an absolutely beautiful show.

Posted 1 year ago by lily34 [ Reply ]

cc_rider wrote:

Lousy voice, mediocre musical ability (at best!), simplistic, repetitive lyrics, and worst of all, glamorizes(?) drugs. Long Live ROCK 'N ROLL. Lou Reed and V.U. are the godfathers (and mother) of Punk. The inspiration for too many bands to count. Lou Reed made it okay for the nerds and geeks to make music too. 10. Duh. c.

It's an absolute classic but it sounds like a garage band hastily rehearsing for tonight's unexpected gig.

Posted 1 year ago by kcar [ Reply ]

Some years ago, we accidentally got off a train into New York one stop too early. It was dusk and my partner thought the area looked a bit scary. I was bouncing up and down pointing at the sign on the corner of the street...'Lexington Avenue and 125th Street'. She didn't understand why I was so excited. We didn't wait...

Posted 1 year ago by MartinSpencer [ Reply ]

GODLIKE!!! ICONIC!!!

Posted 2 years ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

bdwhitepm wrote:

Try Lou reed Rock and Roll Animal...The Intro/Sweet Jane is masterful.

Agree. Also try New York. Take the time and listen to the entire album at once.

Posted 3 years ago by Exothermic [ Reply ]

Just uped this to 10

Posted 3 years ago by jp33442 [ Reply ]

ICONIC!!!

Posted 3 years ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

Given their fame and the "everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band." quote, I still struggled to give this my first "6". I've been listening to various forms of pop music for a long time and as they said in X-files, I want to believe. Is there a more accessible song or context for them?

Posted 3 years ago by Greyerwrit [ Reply ]

ace-marc wrote:

RP plays only 6 songs from the amazing VU.
RP plays 6 songs from that joke Billie Eilish.
That is messed up!

You need context. The 6 VU songs have survived over 50 years. Check back on RP in 2071 and see what the status is. It could be the same, in which Billie earns her place.
Bill is trying hard to keep us up to date - some may be keepers, others - maybe not. I appreciate him challenging me to progress.
BTW - I like Billie Eilish. She's a fresh voice with fresh ideas.

Posted 3 years ago by stevesaw [ Reply ]

So important to keep playing VU!! The young kids who think Billie Eilish, etc. are groundbreaking, just don't understand. Thx!

Posted 3 years ago by slates13 [ Reply ]

SDBob wrote:

"he's never early, He's always late" Great line! This was cutting edge stuff in 1966. I never understood the $26 line... It's always been $20 a bag everywhere I've been 8)

Lou paid extra for "artisan"smack...

Tony in NJ

W.A.S.T.E.

Posted 3 years ago by tonyinnj [ Reply ]

Almost Famous

Posted 3 years ago by BSartiste [ Reply ]

excellent, the Beatles wanted to Hold Your Hand but the VU had something else in mind

Posted 4 years ago by bullshipped [ Reply ]

RP plays only 6 songs from the amazing VU.
RP plays 6 songs from that joke Billie Eilish.
That is messed up!

Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc [ Reply ]

rock n roll at its finest

Posted 4 years ago by bullshipped [ Reply ]

Nope, this one is a complete classic. Happy to give it a 10. It's the epitome of the best garage rock, by somone who should know.

Posted 4 years ago by cely [ Reply ]

On_The_Beach wrote:

It's like the blink of an eye compared to your endless whining.

It’s one of these albums everyone should have a copy of in their collection

Posted 4 years ago by cbhutchinson50 [ Reply ]

I love how raw that is

Posted 4 years ago by DanFHiggins [ Reply ]

The Velvet Underground Without Nico..................perfection

Posted 4 years ago by thewiseking [ Reply ]

Jelani wrote:

I have no idea what people find enjoyable about Lou Reed...other than the lyrics.

Try Lou reed Rock and Roll Animal...The Intro/Sweet Jane is masterful.

Posted 4 years ago by bdwhitepm [ Reply ]

Posted 4 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly [ Reply ]

Maybe they were the Ramones of the '60's?

Posted 5 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

pope183 wrote:

My favorite version is Lou Reed and David Bowie together at Bowie's 50th birthday jam at MSG in 1997 seeing them do this song together = 5 out of 5 Stars ***** !

....and Bowie would be the only redeeming factor...

Posted 5 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

I have no idea what people find enjoyable about Lou Reed...other than the lyrics.

Posted 5 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

very rarerly such a monotonus steady riff can get me in its grip without getting bored or ittitated - so i geuss it can be rated as a true masterpiece then...

Posted 5 years ago by saellig668552 [ Reply ]

hayduke2 wrote:

In 1982, musician Brian Eno famously stated that while The Velvet Underground & Nico initially only sold 30,000 copies, "everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band."

way cool album

Probably because all 30,000 felt they could play better than this crap.

Posted 5 years ago by junebaby65 [ Reply ]

Fables85 wrote:

The 32 people who gave this a rating of 1 to 6 have absolutely no clue of rock history and must surely be completely devoid of any good taste whatsoever.

The 12 who gave it a "sucko-barfo" rating of 1 should get their ears checked or qualify for death penalty.

No, it's just that we have different tastes in music and think this drivel sucks. However, we can always count on VU fans piddling themselves over this tripe. FOAD.

Posted 5 years ago by junebaby65 [ Reply ]

Posted 5 years ago by levioboogie [ Reply ]

this is dog shit

Posted 5 years ago by Wonderloaf [ Reply ]

As one critic said, The Velvets suck, but the suck in a charming way.

Posted 5 years ago by junebaby65 [ Reply ]

what we have to learn - drugs without death!

Posted 5 years ago by KalleB [ Reply ]

My favorite version is Lou Reed and David Bowie together at Bowie's 50th birthday jam at MSG in 1997 seeing them do this song together = 5 out of 5 Stars ***** !

Posted 5 years ago by pope183 [ Reply ]

Sounds like the 2002 re-release.

Posted 6 years ago by TheKing2 [ Reply ]

"First thing you learn is that you always got to wait". So true. 1970s. Heroin addiction. Damn.

Posted 6 years ago by garyalex [ Reply ]

Captures perfectly a part of the sad life of a addict. Brilliant song.

Posted 6 years ago by bill13 [ Reply ]

I think the monotonic sound of this song is trying to replicate the main character's drive to score some H.

Posted 6 years ago by idiot_wind [ Reply ]

Overrated

Posted 6 years ago by Lyndont [ Reply ]

lemmoth wrote:

Bowie's version - which he performed many times - happens to be wonderful and reverential to one of his great influences.

I first heard it on the "Almost Famous" soundrack. It's a live take from the Santa Monica show in '72 during the height of Ziggy-Mania. It's really good.

Posted 6 years ago by treatment_bound [ Reply ]

LinThizzy wrote:

i'm waiting for the man to end the earworm...in every part of this song, right from the beginning, it sounds like they are going into the end of the song and i expect fadeout.....but it never comes.
A fucking uninspired horrible jingle, sounds badly recorded and performed, that gets way overplayed on this station and that never seems to end.

It's like the blink of an eye compared to your endless whining.

Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

i'm waiting for the man to end the earworm...in every part of this song, right from the beginning, it sounds like they are going into the end of the song and i expect fadeout.....but it never comes.
A fucking uninspired horrible jingle, sounds badly recorded and performed, that gets way overplayed on this station and that never seems to end.

Posted 6 years ago by LinThizzy [ Reply ]

${#Devil_pimp}$ zesty ! john cale era / some cale following this would be double zesty

Posted 6 years ago by primm [ Reply ]

Posted 6 years ago by LinThizzy [ Reply ]

Classic Lou!

Posted 7 years ago by kt.johnson.jr364 [ Reply ]

pre-punk.

Posted 7 years ago by DaMoGan [ Reply ]

kingart wrote:

Repetitive, not very innovative.
But fun. Really NYC, during the 1960s urban scourge.

"Not very innovative"? Really? Ask the hundreds of bands who would later emulate the Velvet Underground about that.

Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

My parents truly hated this song.

Posted 7 years ago by George_Tirebiter [ Reply ]

Repetitive, not very innovative.
But fun. Really NYC, during the 1960s urban scourge.

Posted 8 years ago by kingart [ Reply ]

Sheer brilliance.

Posted 8 years ago by Andybob [ Reply ]

there isn't anything i like about this draining, repetitive song. boring and hurts my ears. are there only 2 chords in this thing? worse than my neighbors garage band. yukko...

Posted 8 years ago by RedTopFireBelow [ Reply ]

LinThizzy wrote:

Musically boring, bass line is the only happening thing going on, waaaaayyyyyy too much heroin and not enough soul.

OK .... but it sets up an interesting groove. Too much heroin? Or stepped-up down tempo-style beat?

Not enough soul? You are not getting into the groove.

No matter, VU is not for everyone.

Posted 8 years ago by westslope [ Reply ]

I really wish Bill followed this with something from the Modern Lovers..

Posted 8 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit [ Reply ]

LinThizzy wrote:

Musically boring, bass line is the only happening thing going on, waaaaayyyyyy too much heroin and not enough soul.

Subjectivism is subjective.

Posted 8 years ago by Jota [ Reply ]

Musically boring, bass line is the only happening thing going on, waaaaayyyyyy too much heroin and not enough soul.

Posted 8 years ago by LinThizzy [ Reply ]

easy 10.

Posted 8 years ago by Dazzerb [ Reply ]

Recommended: VU Live in 69. The whole album is good but this cranks mo bettah.

Posted 8 years ago by Steely_D [ Reply ]

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Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea [ Reply ]

In 1982, musician Brian Eno famously stated that while The Velvet Underground & Nico initially only sold 30,000 copies, "everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band."

way cool album

Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2 [ Reply ]

Proclivities wrote:

I guess they really "felt it" from all the times they went up to Harlem to score heroin.

It's really a long drive from Rockford, IL to NYC!

Posted 9 years ago by treatment_bound [ Reply ]

chadlymn wrote:

Cheap Trick remade this song and I must say, it blows the original out of the water!

I guess they really "felt it" from all the times they went up to Harlem to score heroin.

Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

Here he comes, HE'S ALL DRESSED IN BLACK!

Posted 9 years ago by treatment_bound [ Reply ]

Great song, but VU has much better ones like "Foggy Notion", "She's My Best Friend", "Beginning to See The Light", "Head Held High" to name a few. Someone mentioned Bowie's version of this tune from his Bowie at the Beeb CD. Bowie's version with Mick Ronson on lead guitar is fantastic!

Posted 9 years ago by rotten [ Reply ]

steeler wrote:

Art is not just about technique. It also is about concepts, and mining the wells of the spirit and soul.

And about the proper placement of phallic shaped fruits.

Posted 9 years ago by Hannio [ Reply ]

Chrisjea wrote:

Well if you get crucified, there will be two. Never got VU

Me three.

Posted 9 years ago by PurplePrincess [ Reply ]

paisleydancer66 wrote:

be careful not to overrate this

Wouldn't think of it! I always perk up when I hear that intro.

1st thing I learn is I can't wait to hear Lou start his vocal.

2nd thing I learn is it's disappointing not to hear Nico start crooning "Femme Fatale" once it's over.

Posted 9 years ago by treatment_bound [ Reply ]

bronorb wrote:

I know I will get crucified, but here goes:
VU was very over-rated, IMHO. I have one of their albums on vinyl, probably listened to it 3 times since I purchased it in the 80's. This song is no different, monotone vocals and poor guitar-playing. Even the cover is lame.
Warhol was no artist, BTW.

Well if you get crucified, there will be two. Never got VU

Posted 9 years ago by Chrisjea [ Reply ]

be careful not to overrate this

Posted 9 years ago by paisleydancer66 [ Reply ]

8 > 9

Posted 9 years ago by Foot [ Reply ]

Lovely,

Posted 9 years ago by fitmartin [ Reply ]

steeler wrote:

Art is not just about technique. It also is about concepts, and mining the wells of the spirit and soul.

Bravo.

Posted 9 years ago by colt4x5 [ Reply ]

bronorb wrote:

I know I will get crucified, but here goes:
VU was very over-rated, IMHO. I have one of their albums on vinyl, probably listened to it 3 times since I purchased it in the 80's. This song is no different, monotone vocals and poor guitar-playing. Even the cover is lame.
Warhol was no artist, BTW.

Art is not just about technique. It also is about concepts, and mining the wells of the spirit and soul.

Posted 10 years ago by steeler [ Reply ]

bronorb wrote:

I know I will get crucified, but here goes:
VU was very over-rated, IMHO. I have one of their albums on vinyl, probably listened to it 3 times since I purchased it in the 80's. This song is no different, monotone vocals and poor guitar-playing. Even the cover is lame.
Warhol was no artist, BTW.

Do you want the left hand or the right hand done first?

Posted 10 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit [ Reply ]

hey bronorb,

I kind of get what you are saying.

It's just this kinds of songs capture a feel, a vibe, and moment in time....and that's the real buzz of the song.

Posted 10 years ago by idiot_wind [ Reply ]

I know I will get crucified, but here goes:
VU was very over-rated, IMHO. I have one of their albums on vinyl, probably listened to it 3 times since I purchased it in the 80's. This song is no different, monotone vocals and poor guitar-playing. Even the cover is lame.
Warhol was no artist, BTW.

Posted 11 years ago by bronorb [ Reply ]

Nice!

Posted 11 years ago by helgigermany [ Reply ]

"Hey White Boy"! "What choo doin' Uptown"?

Posted 11 years ago by treatment_bound [ Reply ]

Check out David Bowie's version (Disc 2) on 'Bowie at Beeb: Best Of BBC Radio 68-72'

Guaranteed to please!!

Posted 11 years ago by d48m02h1918 [ Reply ]

Whhooooooo there's an echoooo

Posted 11 years ago by Boy_Wonder [ Reply ]

First RP tune of 2013.... it's going to be a good year!

Seminal - a word much overused, but appropriate in this case... VU didn't change the rules, they gave us a whole new set!

Posted 11 years ago by Boy_Wonder [ Reply ]

Like version on live album better.

Posted 12 years ago by martinc [ Reply ]

chadlymn wrote:

Cheap Trick remade this song and I must say, it blows the original out of the water!

Bowie's version - which he performed many times - happens to be wonderful and reverential to one of his great influences.

Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth [ Reply ]

The very definition of lyrical brilliance. 10

Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth [ Reply ]

chadlymn wrote:

Cheap Trick remade this song and I must say, it blows the original out of the water!

Now THAT'S funny......

Posted 12 years ago by Troutnskibum [ Reply ]

chadlymn wrote:

Cheap Trick remade this song and I must say, it blows the original out of the water!

uh....you might want to g check that out again..

Posted 13 years ago by neuticle [ Reply ]

Song has fascinated me since I first discovered it years ago (probably RP) and I have acquired a number of versions. And I still get new revelations when listening; for instance, the clanking piano towards the end—no effort to change key or volume seems to add to the sense of urgency. Perfect. I probably hear that because of a personal sense of urgency. Not for drugs these days but nontheless...One of those magic songs.

Posted 13 years ago by run4more [ Reply ]

Cheap Trick remade this song and I must say, it blows the original out of the water!

Posted 13 years ago by chadlymn [ Reply ]

We're all waiting for something or someone.

Posted 13 years ago by Dave_Mack [ Reply ]

How did Bill know that I'm Waiting for The Man? Oh, I forgot, Bill knows everything! Thanks Bill for always getting it right.

Posted 13 years ago by gabrielle7nt [ Reply ]

If he was waiting for his Woman, then the guitar playing would have been George Harrisonesque. However, Lou is waiting for his drug dealer (his 'Man') and so the guitar playing, staccato and ragged, is quite apropos, IMHO. Good song, has been for many years.

Posted 13 years ago by jadewahoo [ Reply ]

Posted 13 years ago by a_genuine_find [ Reply ]

nicolewe wrote:

i'm waiting for MY man...

"I'll wait here one more hour (in the pouring rain) and then that guy can borrow the $50 from someone else!" —Caspar Milquetoast

Posted 13 years ago by Dog_Ear [ Reply ]

i'm waiting for MY man...

Posted 14 years ago by nicolewe [ Reply ]

More_Cowbell wrote:

Who is this Man that Lou is waiting for?

Please Mr.Cowbell,pay attention!

Lou is waiting for his Man !

Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede [ Reply ]

sirdroseph wrote:

I love the sound he makes when he plays the guitar, therefore it is great to me, I could care less whether technically he is proficient. Stevie Ray Vaughn is one of the most technically proficient guitar players of all time, but I do not like his music therefore he is not great to me. Let me repeat, Lou Reed is a great guitar player, if this makes me stupid, then I will be stupid, but Lou Reed is still a great guitar player.

Word of advice: try not to get Stingray too agitated or he will subject you to one of his patented "all caps, large red font, non-sequitur" diatribes, which may result in massive eye strain and a possible ass cramp. . .

Posted 14 years ago by vandal [ Reply ]

Stingray wrote:

Lou Reed...?
Lou read is a great guitar player?

That is a real-real stupid statement!

I love the sound he makes when he plays the guitar, therefore it is great to me, I could care less whether technically he is proficient. Stevie Ray Vaughn is one of the most technically proficient guitar players of all time, but I do not like his music therefore he is not great to me. Let me repeat, Lou Reed is a great guitar player, if this makes me stupid, then I will be stupid, but Lou Reed is still a great guitar player.

Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph [ Reply ]

cc_rider wrote:

Uh, Lou Reed is NOT a great guitar player. He is barely competent, much less great. That said, he has been able to take the most rudimentary of musical foundations and turn it into genius.

Lou Reed may not be a guitar maestro, but I have seen him perform live many times and can attest that he is much more than "barely competent" (when he chooses to be). "Great" is perhaps a matter of opinion, but I agree with your last comment.

Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

More Velvs!!!

Posted 14 years ago by fast_eddie [ Reply ]

Where is that guy? Sick of waitin'.

Posted 14 years ago by CamLwalk [ Reply ]

Thank you very much for the fine photo (John Cale in yellow shirt, standing out like the blond-haired Hamlet).To the listeners who dispute Mr Louis Reed's mastery of the electric guitar, I'd suggest they listen to "Forever Changed" from "Songs for Drella", the tribute album by him and Cale. Get the song's live performances caught on video around the net, if you can, too. Perhaps they'd hear something there. BTW, the electric guitar is a totally different instrument from the acoustic guitar.

Posted 14 years ago by victorsierra [ Reply ]

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Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1 [ Reply ]

sirdroseph wrote:

Dope schmope, he's a great guitar player even if he was Nancy Reagan!

Lou Reed...?
Lou read is a great guitar player?

That is a real-real stupid statement!

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray [ Reply ]

sirdroseph wrote:

Dope schmope, he's a great guitar player even if he was Nancy Reagan!

Uh, Lou Reed is NOT a great guitar player. He is barely competent, much less great. That said, he has been able to take the most rudimentary of musical foundations and turn it into genius.

Posted 14 years ago by cc_rider [ Reply ]

I remember how crazy I have been for their double-album (70's).
Not even sure now if it was "LIVE" or not.

Anyway...
when listening to that (main) song now, I wonder,
how I could ever like it.

It does not even have punk-quality, as was said back then!
It's just simple and,....not good!

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray [ Reply ]

Anax wrote:

I'm tired of hearing about Lou's dope habit, and I'll bet he's tired of it, too.

It's not as if this is a newly-composed song.

Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

PLAY MORE OF THE VELVS!!!!

Posted 14 years ago by fast_eddie [ Reply ]

Anax wrote:

I'm tired of hearing about Lou's dope habit, and I'll bet he's tired of it, too.

Dope schmope, he's a great guitar player even if he was Nancy Reagan!

Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph [ Reply ]

bam23 wrote:

It just occurred to me: Is this a sort of parody of a song about someone waiting for a girl? Obviously the basic idea is that of a junkie desperate to score. But, considering the 1950s to early 60s feel of the sound and the fact that Lou Reed is rather more than a simplistic rock and roller, might there be more to this than the obvious?

Nope, I assure you he is waiting for his man with $26 in his hand, Lou doesn't fool around with artsy fartsy pretentious bullshit like that. Great freeking song, Lou roks!!!! 10!!!!

Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph [ Reply ]

bam23 wrote:

It just occurred to me: Is this a sort of parody of a song about someone waiting for a girl? Obviously the basic idea is that of a junkie desperate to score. But, considering the 1950s to early 60s feel of the sound and the fact that Lou Reed is rather more than a simplistic rock and roller, might there be more to this than the obvious?

I don't think so. His VU lyrics tended to be straightforward slice-of-life narratives.

Posted 14 years ago by ScottFromWyoming [ Reply ]

twitterpated wrote:

I read this book called "Please Kill Me" which was about the punk movement. Lou Reed figured into the scene quite significantly. I was surprised, and laughed when I read it, that he was known as "Lou Lou" by many people. The reason why is explained in the book. :)

i might re-read that one again.

Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62 [ Reply ]

It just occurred to me: Is this a sort of parody of a song about someone waiting for a girl? Obviously the basic idea is that of a junkie desperate to score. But, considering the 1950s to early 60s feel of the sound and the fact that Lou Reed is rather more than a simplistic rock and roller, might there be more to this than the obvious?

Posted 14 years ago by bam23 [ Reply ]

chadlymn wrote:

Cheap Trick did an awesome version of this song!!!

Cover versions of this - Bowie & Lou at Bowie's 50th birthday - Oh yeah

Posted 14 years ago by lemmoth [ Reply ]

twitterpated wrote:

I read this book called "Please Kill Me" which was about the punk movement. Lou Reed figured into the scene quite significantly. I was surprised, and laughed when I read it, that he was known as "Lou Lou" by many people. The reason why is explained in the book. :)

Great book and very accurate - at least relative to what I witnessed with my own eyes at Max's. CB's, the Mudd Club etc. in those years.