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― Chicamaw (Ward Fowler), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:37 (eight years ago) link
best album from them : I might go with VU&Nico or VU for Lou, Stooges or Raw Power for Iggy and Ziggy or Station2Station for Bowie, I guess.Lou wins.
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:37 (eight years ago) link
really glad you guys *know* people just by following em in the media
true, we should all just pay attention to dennis perrin's twitter instead
― Butt here is always time for the John Mayer Trio or Sting. (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:38 (eight years ago) link
I don't really care about Lou or Iggy
― The Once-ler, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:40 (eight years ago) link
this thread makes me want to know more about Lou's output in the 80s.
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:43 (eight years ago) link
I'll give a try at "Blue Mask" and "New York"...
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:45 (eight years ago) link
The Blue Mask, Legendary Hearts, and New Sensations are wonderful records, superior to anything Bowie and Iggy released in that period.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:45 (eight years ago) link
Blah Blah Blah is not terrible though.
Anyone defend Brick by Brick? It got lots of boomer praise for its "mature" songs and boomer career revivalist Don Was' production. Guess Iggy benefited from nostalgia as much as the Stones, Dylan, Young, etc.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:46 (eight years ago) link
Ugh
― Look at that Pavement POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:47 (eight years ago) link
superior to anything Bowie and Iggy released in that period.
that's not saying much, is it ! but yeah, apparently, they're quite good.
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:47 (eight years ago) link
Really?
his last album was a grim, rage-filled contrarian "fuck you" move (ie, standard operating Lou procedure) so yeah
Blue Mask is good, the last one I would recommend unreservedly (Alfred and I differ on this point). New York is fun for the first couple of songs and then becomes something of a po'-faced slog.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:47 (eight years ago) link
No, but the production is arguably the worst of anything any of those artists put out in the 80s.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:48 (eight years ago) link
Like one or two tunes on BxB but can't stand the production.
― Look at that Pavement POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:48 (eight years ago) link
"New York" is kind of an outlier in Lou's catalog in that every single song has the same sound/instrumental setup. The lack of variation is both unusual and (after awhile) grating.
xp
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:49 (eight years ago) link
B-b-but what about Rock and Roll Animal?
― Look at that Pavement POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:49 (eight years ago) link
Magic and Loss is much more samey-sounding than New York
― Chicamaw (Ward Fowler), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:50 (eight years ago) link
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat),No, but the production is arguably the worst of anything any of those artists put out in the 80s.
Bowie's production suits "Shades" and a couple others more than it would on, say, NLMD.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:50 (eight years ago) link
well okay sure but that's a live album, guess I should've specified studio albums (fwiw I don't really like RnR Animal at all)
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:52 (eight years ago) link
"New York" is kind of an outlier in Lou's catalog in that every single song has the same sound/instrumental setup.YOU CAN'T BEAT TWO GUITARS, BASS, AND DRUMS
― tylerw, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:52 (eight years ago) link
lol just came across this john mellencamp quote in re: to Lou's New York: "Yeah, it sounds like it was produced by an eighth-grader, but I like it."
― tylerw, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:53 (eight years ago) link
hahaha
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:54 (eight years ago) link
xpoststhanks for the recommendations !I'll start with Blue mask, then.As for Iggy, nothing seems worthwhile after idiot/lust for life...
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:54 (eight years ago) link
http://www.toorex.com/_/rsrc/1442393593822/news-page/marc_bolan.jpg?height=356&width=400
write-in for the real MAIN MAN
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:56 (eight years ago) link
agree 100%-and that's without mentioning Quine on the first 2.
― campreverb, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:56 (eight years ago) link
ahah, yeah, I thought about him (since he's on Iggy's t-shirt in the picture) !
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:57 (eight years ago) link
/"New York" is kind of an outlier in Lou's catalog in that every single song has the same sound/instrumental setup./YOU CAN'T BEAT TWO GUITARS, BASS, AND DRUMS
― Look at that Pavement POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:00 (eight years ago) link
& tbh i love the overall sound of New York, just nicely recorded, crisp sounds, doesn't sound terribly dated. that eighth grader had skillz.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:02 (eight years ago) link
Still wish he had gone back to get his GED
― Look at that Pavement POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:06 (eight years ago) link
The Blue Mask and LH bombed. Wonder if they would have performed better at the height of boomer revivalism several years later.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:07 (eight years ago) link
he was never exactly a steady hitmaker! 'dirty blvd' benefited alot from the emergence of modern rock radio
― balls, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:10 (eight years ago) link
Always thought it was deeply weird that that's Dion singing backup on Dirty Blvd, but in the video that part is lip-synced by an old black guy (iirc)
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:13 (eight years ago) link
we should all just pay attention to dennis perrin's twitter instead
his 'dressing up as Bowie in high school' blog post was pretty good.
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:17 (eight years ago) link
is there an album that has all three together? feels like as much as they all collaborated there should be....
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:18 (eight years ago) link
Re-run the thread when Iggy pops his cloggs as 4th option.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:20 (eight years ago) link
they're all only a couple degrees removed from one another (thx to Cale and Eno), but no
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:21 (eight years ago) link
"The Blue Mask, Legendary Hearts, and New Sensations are wonderful records, superior to anything Bowie and Iggy released in that period.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, January 26, 2016 10:45 AM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink"
"Legendary Hearts" is hell of underrated, ha I ignored it for a long time cuz of the dumb album cover
― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:21 (eight years ago) link
and well duh Bowie worked w both obviously
xxp
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:22 (eight years ago) link
I don't think there's an album but maybe a song ?
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:22 (eight years ago) link
or at least a session/demo/outtake whatever.
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:23 (eight years ago) link
12" version of 'hands across america' maybe
― balls, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:24 (eight years ago) link
i could be wrong, but i don't think Lou really liked Iggy -- did they become buddies in the latter days?
― tylerw, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:24 (eight years ago) link
"The Blue Mask, Legendary Hearts, and New Sensations are wonderful records, superior to anything Bowie and Iggy released in that period.― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, January 26, 2016 10:45 AM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink""Legendary Hearts" is hell of underrated, ha I ignored it for a long time cuz of the dumb album cover
― Look at that Pavement POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:25 (eight years ago) link
I've never read about Lou and Iggy interacting tbh. I can imagine Lou feeling threatened
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:25 (eight years ago) link
might just be thinking of Lou dissing Iggy in that Lester Bangs article -- "sweet, but stupid" or something like that.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:26 (eight years ago) link
xxp I think yr right, I think Iggy liked Lou, but Lou...I mean who knows
Also, I thought it was interesting in that Iggy interivew when Bowie died he was very complimentary but also made it sound like they hadn't spoken in yrs & yrs
― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:26 (eight years ago) link
Malkmus's vote, btw: http://www.nme.com/news/lou-reed/74044
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:27 (eight years ago) link
Anyway, this poll...head says Lou, heart says Ig, for me at least
― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:27 (eight years ago) link
"sweet, but stupid" or something like that.
of course if you took this as an insult Lou would probably come back with "what's wrong with stupid? I love stupid"
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:28 (eight years ago) link
My cursory Bowie bio reading this past week led me to believe that Iggy was perhaps Bowie's best rock star friend, but he still considered people like George Underwood his only true friends. Also seem to recall reading about some, um, cat fight between David and Lou.
― Look at that Pavement POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:30 (eight years ago) link
It does say http://www.bowiegoldenyears.com/graphics/mainman125.gif
Now, if it was "The Man"...
― Mark G, Monday, 8 February 2016 10:21 (eight years ago) link
Yeah this poll should have been done after Lou died.
― Hadrian VIII, Monday, 8 February 2016 11:51 (eight years ago) link
Any artist who disrespects another artist by calling their music crap is a complete asshole, I picked up Lou Reed when I was a driving a cab in 1973, told him I was a big fan and he was an incredible nasty prick. Then gave a 10 cent tip, which I threw at him and hit him in the back of his head. he just kept walking awayLike · Reply · 13 · Yesterday at 08:37
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LOL, Lou wins again.
― The Robustness of Captchas (Tom D.), Monday, 8 February 2016 12:48 (eight years ago) link
ahah. classic !
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 8 February 2016 13:08 (eight years ago) link
Wait, where is that from?
― The Guilded Palace of Splinters (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 8 February 2016 14:34 (eight years ago) link
Facebook.
― The Robustness of Captchas (Tom D.), Monday, 8 February 2016 15:44 (eight years ago) link
Thought you told me you didn't do
― The Guilded Palace of Splinters (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 8 February 2016 16:06 (eight years ago) link