![]() ![]() Those band's debut albums, all played in my Punk 101 class taught by my music critic brother-in-law, did impress me and I've never begrudged those albums' their deserved stature. It tainted my view of the Stooges, the MC5 and the New York Dolls. (if 1 and 2 seem contradictory remember how hard is is to unlearn teenage learning.)ģ. It made me believe Lou Reed's solo career was dull, dull, dull.īased on the weakness of the (supposedly ill-chosen) solo half of this set, especially when compared to the cold-blooded brilliance of the Velvets' half (which actually has "Walk on the Wild Side"!), I've never given Lou's solo career a proper chance. ![]() It's blatant revisionism but it's beautiful.Ģ. The Velvets' half of this album downplays Cale's experimentalism, excises Nico altogether and never lets Moe tucker sing a word. It convinced me that the the Velvet Underground were only Lou's backing band. He kept the double vinyl in his room and I put in on tape - old school file-sharing. Me and my brother bought Rock N' Roll Diary back when I was 13.
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