I'm pretty sure Robin has every album by Lou Reed plus the annotated
lyrics. He's just winding you up. Lou's latest (live) album is said to
be hot, Pierre, but that Poe stuff, which I wasted my time downloading,
is deadly in the wrong way, as you say.
mj
Pierre Joris wrote:
>>>
>> Pop singer/songwriter from NYC, former student of Delmore Schwartz at
>> Syracuse U., the guy turned away from academic literature/writing to
>> become first a singer with the Velvet Underground in the last '60s,
>> later a remarkable songwriter/poet. There is of course a website,
>> http://www.loureed.com. Reed looks like an utter freak especially
>> when
>> you consider he's pushing 60 by now. Proves you are only young
>> once but
>> can be immature forever.
>>
>> ken
>>
> & he's married to Laurie Anderson. I must say I find his latest
> work -- the Poe stuff -- exceedingly dull & pretentious. Give me the
> banana album any day.
>
> Pierre
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