🎵 How Good Are They Really 🎵 Lou Reed

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Tricky does fairly well:

Leaderboard
Artist Rating
Aretha Franklin 4.64
Nina Simone 4.57
A Tribe Called Quest 4.56
Kraftwerk 4.50
Neil Young 4.48
Miles Davis 4.42
Alice Coltrane 4.42
Talking Heads 4.39
R.E.M. 4.38
John Coltrane 4.37
Beastie Boys 4.36
Scott Walker 4.36
Otis Redding 4.34
The Velvet Underground 4.33
The Temptations 4.32
David Bowie 4.31
The Beatles 4.31
Leonard Cohen 4.30
Pixies 4.30
Boards Of Canada 4.28
The Cure 4.28
Björk 4.27
Mogwai 4.24
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 4.22
Fugazi 4.21
Marvin Gaye 4.21
Tom Waits 4.20
Johnny Cash 4.19
Aphex Twin 4.18
PJ Harvey 4.17
Stevie Wonder 4.17
Four Tet 4.17
Nirvana 4.15
Joy Division 4.15
Radiohead 4.13
The Supremes 4.13
Minutemen 4.12
The Four Tops 4.12
Pavement 4.12
Cocteau Twins 4.11
Prince 4.11
Wu-Tang Clan 4.11
Orbital 4.11
Dinosaur Jr. 4.11
Jason Molina 4.10
De La Soul 4.10
Nick Drake 4.10
The Stooges 4.10
Elliott Smith 4.09
Yo La Tengo 4.09
Pulp 4.08
Sleater-Kinney 4.08
Sonic Youth 4.08
Public Enemy 4.08
Slowdive 4.07
Kate Bush 4.07
OutKast 4.07
Burial 4.07
Autechre 4.06
Godspeed You! Black Emperor 4.03
Black Sabbath 4.03
Portishead 4.03
Super Furry Animals 4.03
Joanna Newsom 4.02
Mclusky 4.02
Simon & Garfunkel 4.02
Sufjan Stevens 4.01
MF DOOM 4.01
My Bloody Valentine 4.01
The Knife 4.01
Run The Jewels 4.00
Sharon Van Etten 4.00
The Roots 4.00
New Order 3.99
Frightened Rabbit 3.97
Bob Dylan 3.97
Kendrick Lamar 3.97
Wilco 3.97
Robyn 3.96
Low 3.96
Grandaddy 3.96
Built To Spill 3.94
Sigur Rós 3.93
The Beach Boys 3.93
Jimi Hendrix 3.93
Depeche Mode 3.93
LCD Soundsystem 3.92
Arab Strap 3.91
Joni Mitchell 3.89
Janelle Monáe 3.89
Massive Attack 3.89
The Twilight Sad 3.88
Frank Ocean 3.86
Spiritualized 3.85
Bruce Springsteen 3.84
Future Of The Left 3.84
Deftones 3.84
Siouxsie & The Banshees 3.83
Guided By Voices 3.82
Underworld 3.82
At The Drive-In 3.82
The Kinks 3.82
Deerhunter 3.81
Fucked Up 3.80
Run-D.M.C. 3.78
Young Fathers 3.78
The Clash 3.77
Dolly Parton 3.77
Pet Shop Boys 3.76
Modest Mouse 3.76
Trail Of Dead 3.76
Hüsker Dü 3.74
Blondie 3.73
Bright Eyes 3.71
Rage Against The Machine 3.71
Nine Inch Nails 3.70
The Walkmen 3.70
The Avalanches 3.69
The National 3.68
Paul Simon 3.68
M.I.A. 3.68
The Ramones 3.67
Spacemen 3 3.67
ABBA 3.66
Fiona Apple 3.66
Neutral Milk Hotel 3.66
Soundgarden 3.66
Kanye West 3.65
Solange 3.65
Cat Power 3.65
Arcade Fire 3.64
Mercury Rev 3.63
Tricky 3.62
Blur 3.61
The Magnetic Fields 3.61
N.W.A. 3.61
Beck 3.59
Elvis Costello 3.59
Hope Of The States 3.58
The Smiths 3.57
Sea Power 3.56
65daysofstatic 3.56
Sunn O))) 3.55
Beyoncé 3.54
Yeah Yeah Yeahs 3.54
Mew 3.54
Flying Lotus 3.54
Eels 3.52
Carly Rae Jepsen 3.51
Roxy Music 3.51
Mastodon 3.51
Daft Punk 3.50
The Hold Steady 3.50
The Chemical Brothers 3.49
Jimmy Eat World 3.49
Explosions In The Sky 3.49
Bob Marley & The Wailers 3.48
Jeff Buckley 3.47
Teenage Fanclub 3.47
The Flaming Lips 3.46
Hot Chip 3.44
Bon Iver 3.43
Idlewild 3.42
The Fall 3.42
George Michael 3.41
Madonna 3.40
Manic Street Preachers 3.39
Fleetwood Mac 3.39
Queens Of The Stone Age 3.39
Big Thief 3.39
The Postal Service 3.38
The Notorious B.I.G. 3.37
TV On The Radio 3.37
The Cooper Temple Clause 3.37
The Go! Team 3.36
Toots & The Maytals 3.35
The White Stripes 3.34
George Harrison 3.34
Paul McCartney 3.33
Supergrass 3.32
Dr. Dre 3.32
Leftfield 3.32
Sepultura 3.32
Hole 3.31
Squarepusher 3.31
Iggy Pop 3.31
The Decemberists 3.31
The Smashing Pumpkins 3.30
Suede 3.30
Steely Dan 3.29
Misfits 3.29
Elton John 3.28
The Pogues 3.28
Kylie Minogue 3.27
The Specials 3.26
Vampire Weekend 3.26
Doves 3.26
Richard Hawley 3.25
Death Cab For Cutie 3.24
Laura Marling 3.24
James Brown 3.23
Sugababes 3.22
Thin Lizzy 3.22
Hall & Oates 3.21
Rihanna 3.19
The Prodigy 3.18
Led Zeppelin 3.16
Ash 3.16
The Streets 3.16
Pink Floyd 3.15
Pearl Jam 3.15
Motörhead 3.15
Taylor Swift 3.14
Jay-Z 3.14
Arctic Monkeys 3.14
Goldfrapp 3.14
Gorillaz 3.13
Snoop Dogg 3.13
Interpol 3.12
TLC 3.12
Lana Del Rey 3.11
Los Campesinos! 3.10
Nas 3.10
The Rolling Stones 3.09
St. Vincent 3.09
Animal Collective 3.07
T. Rex 3.07
Iron Maiden 3.06
Placebo 3.06
The Charlatans 3.06
Destiny’s Child 3.05
HAIM 3.05
Primal Scream 3.04
The Divine Comedy 3.04
Everything Everything 3.04
The Strokes 3.03
Elvis Presley 3.02
System Of A Down 3.02
Wolf Alice 3.01
AC/DC 3.00
Frank Zappa 3.00
The Bee Gees 2.99
Art Brut 2.99
Weezer 2.97
Grimes 2.96
Garbage 2.96
Amy Winehouse 2.95
Girls Aloud 2.93
Frank Sinatra 2.92
2Pac 2.91
Elbow 2.91
The Stone Roses 2.90
The Doors 2.89
Franz Ferdinand 2.89
The Mars Volta 2.89
Ariana Grande 2.88
Tool 2.88
The Coral 2.88
Paramore 2.88
Lizzo 2.86
Happy Mondays 2.86
Belle And Sebastian 2.85
Britney Spears 2.85
Metallica 2.81
Green Day 2.81
Madness 2.80
Slipknot 2.80
James 2.78
Foals 2.76
The Jam 2.75
Basement Jaxx 2.75
Alanis Morissette 2.75
Miley Cyrus 2.73
John Lennon 2.73
Oasis 2.71
Whitney Houston 2.69
The Verve 2.67
Fatboy Slim 2.67
Slayer 2.65
The Sex Pistols 2.63
Faithless 2.63
The Levellers 2.63
Lady Gaga 2.61
Queen 2.60
The Police 2.59
Billy Joel 2.57
Foo Fighters 2.57
U2 2.55
My Chemical Romance 2.54
Justin Timberlake 2.52
The Maccabees 2.52
Editors 2.51
Little Mix 2.49
Biffy Clyro 2.48
Dire Straits 2.43
The Beautiful South 2.43
Meat Loaf 2.43
Bloc Party 2.41
Linkin Park 2.41
Cher 2.40
Michael Jackson 2.39
Eminem 2.38
Mariah Carey 2.32
Jamie T 2.32
Coldplay 2.31
IDLES 2.29
The 1975 2.28
Rancid 2.26
Guns N’ Roses 2.26
Travis 2.25
The Killers 2.22
The Who 2.22
Blink-182 2.21
Muse 2.20
Robbie Williams 2.20
Katy Perry 2.18
Panic! At The Disco 2.16
Bon Jovi 2.11
No Doubt 2.10
Christina Aguilera 2.09
Paul Weller 2.09
The Offspring 2.08
Moby 2.06
Ringo Starr 2.06
Adele 2.05
Aerosmith 2.03
Korn 2.03
Drake 2.02
Kings Of Leon 2.01
The Libertines 1.99
Fall Out Boy 1.96
Red Hot Chili Peppers 1.90
The Eagles 1.86
McFly 1.85
Limp Bizkit 1.82
The Spice Girls 1.81
Take That 1.76
Stereophonics 1.74
Busted 1.74
KISS 1.73
Morrissey 1.69
Kasabian 1.57
Ed Sheeran 1.29

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0 voters
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  • Lou Reed
  • Transformer
  • Berlin
  • Sally Can’t Dance
  • Metal Machine Music
  • Coney Island Baby
  • Rock And Roll Heart
  • Street Hassle
  • The Bells
  • Growing Up In Public
  • The Blue Mask
  • Legendary Hearts
  • New Sensations
  • Mistrial
  • New York
  • Songs For Drella
  • Magic And Loss
  • Set The Twilight Reeling
  • Ecstasy
  • The Raven
  • Hudson River Wind Meditations
  • Lulu

0 voters

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From The Very Best Of:

  • Perfect Day
  • Walk On the Wild Side
  • Vicious
  • Rock and Roll Heart
  • The Gun
  • I Love You, Suzanne
  • Caroline Says II
  • Men of Good Fortune
  • My Friend George
  • Lisa Says
  • I Want to Boogie With You
  • Ocean
  • The Last Shot
  • I Wanna Be Black
  • Sally Can’t Dance
  • Coney Island Baby
  • Berlin
  • Satellite of Love

0 voters

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5/5. Thread muted.

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Transformer as an album but Street Hassle the song.

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I don’t know enough about him post Velvets but I came across Street Hassle randomly one day and it stopped me in my tracks instantly. I’ve listened to it tons since then and it never fails to hypnotise.

Also started off listening to Lulu to laugh at Metallica but I genuinely really enjoy it now. I’m not saying it’s a good album but it’s absolutely fascinating to me as a noble failure. In fact, I’m not even sure I consider it a failure, everything about it is just so strange. There are still parts that make me laugh but equally so there are parts where everything comes together and it’s pretty great.

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Transformer is an all-time top 5 LP for me - the perfect balance between New York trash glamour, Hollywood ennui & Berlin drug-soaked cabaret. It genuinely changed my life & my outlook on life from the moment I first listened to it, aged 14

Must have listened to it hundreds & hundreds of times. Imagine writing Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side AND Satellite of Love in the same month & banging them all on one record

I subsequently found a lot of his solo stuff pretty cold & impenetrable though. Gonna give Lou a 4 overall

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I never really bothered with his music, even though I loved the VU. I saw him at Primavera and it was one of the worst gigs I’ve seen. Terrible FM radio versions of classic songs.

So, I don’t know how to vote here.

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LOO Reed more like!

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Great musician, terrible person

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Still find it very funny his last album was Lulu with Metallica

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Transformer is an all-timer. Absolutely brilliant record. Never really heard anything else that’s done anything for me really and I saw him at Isle Of Wight once and it was genuinely horrific. Never understood acts who have that kind of wilful disdain for their fans or an audience. ‘Oh it’s challenging and dangerous to just swamp everything in ear-splitting feedback and not really play any actual songs’, no you’re just a baby, grow up, play Satellite Of Love and we’ll all have a nice time.
3/5 and those 3 points are solely for Transformer.

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5/5. Not a very nice guy by most accounts, but then I’m not inviting him around for dinner here. He made some fabulous records, to the point where I genuinely don’t know which of three or four albums to vote for as best. I will say that Set The Twilight Reeling is a late one that always seems underloved

The live albums he did with Mick Ronson in the band are ace as well, even if Rock n Roll Animal is indelibly seared in my mind as the soundtrack to a teenage disaster with a girl that still makes me cringe every time my brain decides to make me remember it ( at least every few weeks, cheers brain).

Like @BodyInTheThames says, he captured sleaze and transgressiveness in a way that was jaw dropping and eye opening to a sheltered kid from the deep southwest, but he could also do simple unaffected beauty

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Abstain, no interest, sorry.

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One of those legendary artists that just does absolutely nothing for me.

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Sometimes a welcome addition to the task but often you’re sat there for longer than needed

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Inspired one of the best pieces of music writing ever (Lester Bangs on Metal Machine Music) so maybe a 4

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YOU’RE GOING TO RRRRRREAAPP JUST WHAT YOU SOWWWW!

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I don’t feel qualified enough to vote, but the thread has reminded me how much I enjoyed Lou Reed’s review of Yeezus

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hahahaha!