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Topic: Lou Reed or Roger Waters Posted: December 18 2017 at 10:37 |
Two former members of bands whom paved away for underground music, and whom had same quirky and raw feel and boundry breaking sounds. From Velvet and Pink came new colours into the tapestry of music.
Which of these social conscious and awere gentlemen touches your heart string and make you think (reflect) on life.
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 10:47 |
Lou Reed (by far).
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 11:28 |
Tough choice! Did want to go for Roger, but he didn't make one of the greatest albums of all time with Metallica. "Lulu" fan represent! I even made a thread about it somewhere. Proper fusion of Rock and Poetry. Yes, POETRY!! Not your watered down lyrics to fit the beat, full on rambling circulars. So on "Lulu" Lou do.
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 11:49 |
First vote for Roger...I really like all his solo stuff but "Is This the Life We Really Want?" is a masterpiece
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 12:00 |
Lou Reed for Metal Machine Music.
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 12:13 |
Lou Reed of course. Transformer, Berlin, Metal Machine Music, Street Hassle, New York, Songs For Drella, Hudson River Wind Meditations, the Creation of the Universe, Roger has never got even near of those albums greatness.
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 16:24 |
Obviously Lou Reed.
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 16:33 |
Mortte wrote:
Lou Reed of course. Transformer, Berlin, Metal Machine Music, Street Hassle, New York, Songs For Drella, Hudson River Wind Meditations, the Creation of the Universe, Roger has never got even near of those albums greatness. | You left out Rock n Roll Animal Otherwise I wholly agree with your sentiment.
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 17:52 |
Louie
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 19:22 |
Okay, Reed by far. I read your attempt to relate these very different (aware) musicians, but I think you might as well point out that each was also male, with two arms, two legs, and two eyes apiece, etc.
This poll really only determines who is more popular (or respected as an icon) among those who vote. Lou looms much larger in rock history.
BUT that doesn't mean his art is objectively "better" than Waters' or detract from Waters' legacy. I find the "competition" between these two highly dissimilar artists to be artificial and even unfair. Maybe put Waters up against an artist from a major, early Prog band who then went solo: like Steve Hackett or Peter Gabriel. That would make more sense. 🙂
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 19:50 |
Lou Reed's solo career as a whole is definitely way better but Roger Water's Amused To Death has effected me more than any Reed, Velvet or Floyd album ever has.....eh, hard to choose.
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 22:23 |
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 22:29 |
Peter wrote:
Okay, Reed by far. I read your attempt to relate these very different (aware) musicians, but I think you might as well point out that each was also male, with two arms, two legs, and two eyes apiece, etc.
This poll really only determines who is more popular (or respected as an icon) among those who vote. Lou looms much larger in rock history.
BUT that doesn't mean his art is objectively "better" than Waters' or detract from Waters' legacy. I find the "competition" between these two highly dissimilar artists to be artificial and even unfair. Maybe put Waters up against an artist from a major, early Prog band who then went solo: like Steve Hackett or Peter Gabriel. That would make more sense. 🙂
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I disagree. Louīs art is just much more better than Rogerīs. Of course itīs true, any of Floydīs solo artists arenīt as popular as Lou Reed or John Cale as a solo artist. But I think in this forum people vote just the reason of art, not popularity. Also I hadīt put these two towards, Reed and Cale would have been much more interesting competition. Or maybe Reed and Barrett?
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Posted: December 18 2017 at 22:58 |
waters
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Posted: December 19 2017 at 03:19 |
Waters gets the edge.
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Posted: December 19 2017 at 03:56 |
Roger, without a flinch............
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Posted: December 19 2017 at 07:12 |
Lou Reed easily...
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Posted: December 22 2017 at 08:20 |
Where's that confounded neither button....?
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