Songs for drella closely mirrors the life of pop artist andy warhol through the music of john cale and lou reed. Oct 01, 2015 the band brought in to record it included a young welsh viola player by the name of john cale. The song cycle focuses on warhols interpersonal relations and experiences, with songs falling roughly into three categories. Andy was a catholic, the ethic ran through his bones he lived alone with his mother, collecting gossip and toys every sunday when he went to church hed kneel in his pew and say, its just work, all that matters is work. Get lou reed john cale setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other lou reed john cale fans for free on. Reeds interest in photography began in the 60s, and he honed the craft in his later years, publishing several volumes of photo books. Lou reed, john cale forever changed lyrics genius lyrics. The legacy of lou reed and andy warhol will be forever entwined. When youre growing up in a small town when youre growing up in a small town when youre growing up in a small town you say no one famous ever came from here when youre growing up in a small town and youre having a nervous breakdown and you think that y. In the late 1980s, lou reed and his former velvet underground bandmate john cale collaborated on what would become songs for drella, a tribute album to. They worked together on the album songs for drella april 1990, a song cycle about warhol. Train entering the city i lost myself and never come back took a trip around the world and never came back black silhouettes, crisscrossed tracks never came back. Lou reed simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Reeds papers date from 1958 to 2015, and chronicle his career through audio and video recordings, office files, photographs, artwork, and press clippings.
From songs for drella, their tribute to andy warhol. A life is an absorbing read, full of new insights delivered masterfully by decurtis. Also includes two interviews with vaclav havel and hubert selby made by lou reed. Lou reed john cale lou reed john cale songs for drella. Jun 22, 2018 reeds interest in photography began in the 60s, and he honed the craft in his later years, publishing several volumes of photo books. Dec 06, 2017 cale left the velvet underground in 1968, after its second album, white lightwhite heat, and had tensions with lou reed then and in the decades that followed. John cale, producer, mixer, keyboards, viola, vocals, writer, mainartist lou reed, producer, mixer, guitar, vocals, writer, mainartist jeremy darby, mixer, engineer greg wong, assistant engineer.
Society and who paints and records them the high and the low. Purchased several books and found the website easy to navigate excellent choice of books and very speedy delivery service. Lewis allan reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american musician, singer, songwriter and poet. There are moments of great vibrant pianodriven pop, such as on album opener smalltown and the account of the assassination attempt in i believe, whilst each of work, starlight, images a reed lyrical tourdeforce and forever changed with some of cales most. Reed introduced cale to heroin, and in return cale introduced reed to the citys avantgarde music. Lewis allan lou reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american rock musician.
People said to lock the door and have an open house no more the said the factory must change and slowly slip away but if i have to live in fear, where will i get. Lou reed john cale songs for drella releases discogs. Lou reed, who died on october 27 at age 71, has received a graceful statement of tribute from former velvet underground bandmate john cale. You might think im frivolous depends on your point of view. Lou reed was an american musician best known for cofounding the velvet underground, and his fivedecade long career as a solo artist. Black silhouettes, crisscrossed tracks never came back. Posted in rpsychedelicrock by udurhauz 6 points and 0 comments. Lou reed turned against everyone who tried to help. He was the rhythmlead guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the velvet underground and had a solo career that spanned five. Regardless of whether its because it marks a crucial chapter in music history or simply because we cant help but watch a train wreck, any talk about the shared legacies of lou reed and john cale inevitably turns to the gory details about the. Lou reed, john cale slip away a warning lyrics genius. Lou was a master of friendship and so for the past 49 days we his close friends have been spending every sunday afternoon getting together at home and talking about lou and his life and what he did and said and how very deeply he had changed our lives.
Jeremy darby keyboards, mixer, producer, viola, vocals. Selected lyrics of lou reed with additional comments by the man himself. The first part of the book is a compilation of interviews with lou reed taken from different sources talking about his career, with some bw photos. They said the factory must change and slowly slip away. There are moments of great vibrant pianodriven pop, such as on album opener smalltown and the account of the assassination attempt in i believe, whilst each of work, starlight, images a reed lyrical tourdeforce and forever changed with some of cale s most impassioned vocals inhabit rockier territory. Comes with a xeroxed booklet thanks to chris van tuyll. Forever changed lou reed john cale songs for drella. Lou reed and john cale spoke to one another for the first time in years at warhols memorial service at st. Reed s papers date from 1958 to 2015, and chronicle his career through audio and video recordings, office files, photographs, artwork, and press clippings. The painter julian schnabel suggested they write a memorial piece for warhol. John cale, the cofounder of the velvet underground, left the group in 1968 after tensions between himself and lou reed became intolerable. Open house style it takes work faces and names nobody but you a dream forever changed. Songs for drella is a 1990 album by lou reed and john cale, both formerly of the velvet underground. Drella was a nickname for warhol, a portmanteau of dracula and cinderella, used by warhols crowd.
He was originally from long island, new york and spent most of his life in new york city. Train entering the city i lost myself and never came back took a trip around the world and never came back black silhouettes, crisscrossed tracks never came back forever changed, forever changed you might think im frivolous, uncaring and cold you might think im frivolous depends on your point of view society andy who paints and records them the high and the low i left my old life. David bowie gave lou reed a new lease of life when he helped to create the classic transformer album and was repaid with jealousy and loathing, according to howard sounes, author of notes from. Cale left the velvet underground in 1968, after its second album, white lightwhite heat, and had tensions with lou reed then and in the decades that followed. Songs for drella by john cale, bob neuwirth 75992614023. Lou reed john cale songs for drella 1990, laserdisc. Lou reed and john cale face down the 70s by brian james january 2003 by the time the velvet underground belatedly gained the recognition they had deserved for so long, a bestof collection suddenly appeared in 1989. Here are five things we learned, annotated by the author in a recent interview with pitchfork. Lou is famous for quoting that i do lou reed better than any one else and that is the problem the one good thing about this book is that it lead me to conclude that there must be a good lou reed biography out there and this is one crossed off of the search list.
Based on reality and myth surrounding warhol the songs create a very intimate look at what life was like for the artist, and the people around him. It seemed to take him eternity to change it and i was standing there really embarrassed. Songs for drella is a music studio album recording by john cale prog relatedprogressive rock released in 1990 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Reed met john cale for the first time in decades at warhols funeral in 1987. Cale made his home in new york city, where he met lou reed, and together the two formed the velvet underground. Velvet undergrounds lou reed and john cale released songs for. Songs for drella is a 1990 album by lou reed and john cale, both formerly of the velvet. Forever changed is a cataloged instance, composition.
Melodisch eher einfach gehalten, gelingt es cale dennoch, sich mit seiner stimme, seinem klavierspiel einen. Anderson may overlap with howard sounes, the author of the controversial new lou reed biography, notes from. He is remembered for being in the velvet underground, although he also released solo. Nov 01, 2015 lou was a prince and a fighter, she wrote. John cale, who cofounded the velvet underground with lou reed in 1965, has commented on the death of his bandmate in a statement issued by universal music on sunday evening, cale writes of the.
The trouble with a classicist he looks at a tree thats all he sees, he paints a tree the trouble with a classicist he looks at the sky he doesnt ask why, he just paints a sky the trouble with an impressionist, he looks at a log and he doesnt know who he is, standing, staring. The album is the pairs first collaboration since 1972, and is dedicated to the memory of andy warhol, their mentor, who had died unexpectedly in 1987. Songs for drella is a concept album by the velvet underground alumni lou reed and john cale. Forever changed forever changed forever changed forever changed got to get to the city, get a job got to get some work to see me through my old lifes behind, i see it receding my lifes disappearing, disappearing from view hong kong and i was changed burma, thailand and i was changed a few good friends to see me through henry and brigid to see. Purchased several books and found the website easy to navigate. Drella was a nickname for warhol coined by warhol superstar ondine, a contraction of dracula and cinderella, used by warhols crowd but never liked by warhol himself.
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