[ Mono&Stereo review of Eryk S Concept Superioro full range monitors had just been published ; ]
October 27, 2013[ CODA: FRANK WESS 1922 – 2013 ]
October 30, 2013
Today is sad ,as the person who left us, Lou Reed means a lot to me and his influence on the rock and roll and music world in general is more than a milestone.US singer and former Velvet Underground frontman changed the way the lyrics had been seen. His deeply emotional, involving and so personal way of telling story opened the new era in popular music for the very first time since Jim ( Morrison) left us.Tracks including Perfect Day and Walk on the Wild Side on his 2nd LP Transformer are those on which whole new generations of Rockers grown and they claim that proudly. He also was the one who took for the very first time the band image out of the typical music related boundaries.The Velvet Underground became renowned for their fusion of art and music and for collaborating with Andy Warhol. In the 80-ties, 90-ties again, collaboration with avant-garde movie maker , actor and composer – Jim Jarmusch he extended even more what had been taken far away already. I love Lou’s acting in both Jarmusch and Paul Auster productions ( Brooklyn Boogie, Smoke ),as like with music he plays he is always himself there, with the same recognizable human quality which made him an icon. God Bye Lou – you will be sorely missed.
Our deepest sympathy goes to Lou’s bandmate John Cale who just wrote on his website: ‘” I’ve lost my ‘school-yard buddy. “The world has lost a fine songwriter and poet…
