Influential
American singer songwriter Lou Reed passed away yesterday aged 71. As the music
industry mourns this great loss it seems only right to look back at the work of
one of the most significant musicians of our time.
Some of you
youngsters may not be aware who Lou Reed was but I bet you recognize this image
by American artist Andy Warhol.
Reed was the founder of The Velvet Underground;
a band that although not hugely acclaimed in the sixties has since become one
of the most widely cited bands of the era. The Velvet Underground and Lou were
part of Andy Warhol’s famous ‘Factory’ scene in New York along the likes of
Edie Sedgwick.
Reed then went on to have a very successful solo career in the
70’s alongside the likes of David Bowie and Iggy Pop. One of his most
influential solo albums being the 1972 record Transformer featuring famous
track ‘Perfect Day’.
Lou Reed had a
powerful effect on music and culture today, the ray ban white shirt leather
jacket look that we see at least once every day was pioneered by Reed and seen
as challenging and rebellious back in the day but is now just a part of teenage
subcultures.
Reed will be remembered for years to come for both his experimental
music and effects on culture, we mourn the loss of an American legend.
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