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This is probably my favorite Lou Reed album. I remember when it came out, and I was already a little familiar with his work, having a cassette of his “hits” and hearing his music on the radio – I was not really listening to commercial radio at the time. What I remember about New York’s…
Lou Reed seems a bit upset in the opening and title track for his 1986 album Mistrial. It almost seems a reaction to the mediocre reception his albums have been getting. he has his two guitars, bass and drums formula down at this point and in the opening number his anger and frustration comes through…
Did you know the annual Folklife Festival has a “cultural focus” each year? In 2014 the focus was India, 2006 Arab communities, and 2004 the Horn of Africa. Each year apparently has a different focus be it regional or cultural, and this year will be no different. Northwest Folklife, the organization behind the Northwest Folklife…
Opening with “I Love You Suzanne” the album New Sansations is one of Lou Reed’s more underrated offerings. A very upbeat number sets the tone for what is probably one of the most uncharacteristic albums in Lou Reed’s catalog. “I Love You Suzanne” is one of my favorite Lou Reed songs because it is so…
Just a few shots this time around, but I promise they are worth it. First up we have Xavier in one of the last soccer games of the season. He did really well and has some natural athletic ability. Not sure where that comes from. Here is Déla and the man behind the song we…
I wasn’t completely sure what to expect putting Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in my player. I remember seeing the film when it was in theaters back in 1978. I didn’t remember much of the plot, and at the time I only had a passing knowledge of The Beatles, but my memory of the…
There are a lot of shorter songs on Legendary Hearts. Of the eleven songs, only one clocks in at over 6 minutes, with four under 3 minutes and six between 3 and 4 minutes in length. Did returning to his previous record label do something to Lou Reed? His previous album, as well as this…
I will freely admit to not being readily eager to watching Cars 3. After Cars 2 I wasn’t sure if the franchise had enough to tell a third story. While there’s a bit of a plot retread with the first film, it works. A new racer is taking the Piston Cup circuit by storm. Ha….
Yes, I know this is late and everybody has moved on from this day at this point, but I’m having a long but great week. part of which will be in another post. You might remember I mentioned carving pumpkins on the last Phamily Foto Phriday. This is my favorite. All Dela’s idea. The one…
This month’s box came in last week, and August it might not be the best month’s content, but still is of good quality. Here is the video of him opening it up first. The shirt is a pretty cool design. Especially if you watched “Stranger Things”. Which we have not. These magnets were probably the…