It was 1972 -- The Velvet days were long behind Lou Reed. Abandoning one of the 60s most influential music groups may have been a terrible thing for the most of us... Reed being penniless and alone, his solo work falling short for the critical world and fan audience base in his first attempts. That is, until Ziggy Stardust himself offered to produce Lou's next album with Mick Ronson.
These tracks were mostly written and demoed with VU, but were never released. They were no where near the recording quality that Bowie and Ronson could later provide. Arrangements of strings beautifully done by Ronson, while Bowie displays his voice alongside Reed's. It's almost surreal; Bowie and Reed working together, creating timeless pieces.
Perfect Day
Satellite of Love
Walk on the Wild Side
Andy's Chest
Vicious
These songs would have never been released under Velvet Underground.
Does this change the way you feel about the end of their legacy?
I love walk on the wild side. love love love it.
ReplyDeletei'm feeling pretty good about it.
ReplyDeleteand I'm feeling really good about david bowie, he's a gem.
aren't we lucky he knew that the world needed transformer... i can't imagine life without that record.