Lou Reed

Lou Reed’s, The Blue Mask Although the visionary singer, song writer, Lou Reed, gained his fame in the 70’s, he reached the highest peak of his career with the album “The Blue Mask,” in which he explored the elements of human flaws. With this album, he stripped down from his dramatic work in the 70’s and explored new techniques along with his small, tight-knit band. “The Blue Mask” received excellent reviews from critics and consumers because it allowed listeners to have a personal connection

Velvet Underground. It seems everyone has their story about how this band has influenced them, for me it was a few bars into Rock & Roll. I listened as a young girl to Lou Reed's lyrics: "She started shakin' to that fine fine music, You know her life was saved by rock 'n' roll." And I too, felt I found my salvation. The day Lou Reed died my heart dropped. Sure, many of the idols in my record crate have come and gone (Harrison, Hendrix, Cobain), but this felt different. I never experienced the actual

Velvet Underground left behind remains unmatched in rock music. Despite possessing a vastly different sound and style, these two groups paved the way for future generations of musicians. The Beatles topped charts and became a household name, while Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground didn’t receive the credit they deserved until they broke up. Regardless of the differing popularity between the two, rock music would not be what it is today without either of these

It is a common theme for groups of artist to revolt against their predecessors and the common standards that the pervious community of artist held. This is seen repeatedly from the ancient Greeks, whose bronze and marble sculptures developed around the perfection of the male human form, to the transition to the Romans their ideas followed the individual they sculpted busts of the great leaders and the common people of many different ages showing the uniqueness of all of them. This change was also

influential bands of our time as front man, Lou Reed, originated the spirit that defines the punk rock genre through unconventional lyrics that broke forbidden boundaries by poetically objectifying the darker side of New York City culture and the drug addiction, violent, and social nihilism that. The Velvet Underground is often defined with Lou Reed’s ability to describe without judgment,

The 1960s: An Era Which Gave Birth to a New Generation During the 1960s, the society went through an enormous change in every aspect. A few of these include movements related to counterculture, drugs, youth movement, and generation gap. As the course material implies, “the counterculture refers to a movement against the way of life represented by mainstream culture” (Amies). It gave birth to a new generation of people like the hippies, who were mostly into drugs and it also gave birth to a new genre

smaller stick into a hook. Putting the two connected together all you have to do is dig down holes into the dirt and search for worms. Once you have found worms you now have a fishing pole and bait for survival. The final skill was making the wooden and reed instruments. To make them you cut two large twigs about eight inches long and slip the bark on them, leaving a tube. Then you make a mouthpiece at the end and cut a hole beneath it, then you use the wood to slide up and down like a trombone. The result

This time they decided to send me out of town to a program in Arizona. I arrived there on a Friday, however, the program wasn 't to commence until that Monday. There was no way I was going to check in and be on lockdown, knowing that I still had a weekend to play with. I checked into a hotel and prepared myself for, what I thought would turn out, a great time. I learned that things don 't always turn out as planned. I hit the town running at full speed seeking the first bar I could locate to

his work office and I met his boss, Mr. Reed. I prefer to call him Mr. Boss though. It fit him not only because he was the boss, but because he always had a scowl on his face. My father had been trying to get on the friendly side of his boss for years, but I guess he was naturally grumpy because few things could turn his frown upside down. His wife died two years from a car accident and his only joy in life was his daughter, Lauren. She did not mope as Mr. Reed did because she had knew she still had

BOOM! Now that I have your attention, take a moment and think of all the advertisements you have seen. There are few that you actually remember in relation to the thousands you have viewed in your lifetime. The advertisements that stick with a person have a certain “wow” factor, that captivates the viewerr and remains in the back of their head. The Learn for Life Foundation produced a commercial for their Set Yourself Free campaign. This ineffective ad was used to scare the teens of Australia away