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Lou Reed - Poetry Reading, NYC [1991]

Mar 13, 2011, 8:52pm The Concert Room
Lou Reed - Poetry Reading, NYC [1991] These tracks truly speak for themselves, made up of Lou Reed reading his poetry and lyrics for a crowd in New York City, 1991. Heroin is a lyrical masterpiece, so it’s great to hear how he gives these words credence in the context of intimate poetry. Dirty Boulevard is a great testament of Lou Reed’s love/hate relationship with New York. It Wasn’t Me is a thrilling political piece where he spears those who blame him for being a “bad” influence and causing his listeners to “sin”. The timing can be weird, when someone has to read something originally written in [...]
Artist:Lou Reed
Title:Dime Store Mystery [reading]
Link Text:Dime Story Mystery [reading]
File Name:08 Dime Store Mystery 1.mp3
Year:1992
Artist:Lou Reed
Title:Dirty Boulevard [reading]
Link Text:Dirty Boulevard [reading]
File Name:06 Dirty Blvd 1.mp3
Year:1992
Artist:Lou Reed
Title:Heroin [reading]
Link Text:Heroin [reading]
File Name:02 Heroin 1.mp3
Year:1992
Artist:Lou Reed
Title:It Wasn't Me [reading]
Link Text:It Wasn’t Me [reading]
File Name:10 It Wasn't Me 1.mp3
Year:1992
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