RIP: Lou Reed

<p>Avant-garde artist, Velvet Underground frontman, contrarian, photographer, camera geek dies...</p>

<p>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-velvet-underground-leader-and-rock-pioneer-dead-at-71-20131027<br>

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/lou-reed-photographer-1817676.html<br>

http://www.loureed.com/pictures/</p>

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<p>I wondered what Lou had been up to with photography. I recall several years ago seeing a photo of him with a Contax G or G2. I'm guessing that interview misquoted him on the Leica "medium format" camera, unless he considered the 24x36 sensor the new medium format. I suppose an argument could be made for that.</p>

<p>C 1970 I saw Velvet Underground play Max's KC (in NYC). The final set, Lou played wearing only an athletic supporter. I was later told that heroin can make one sweat. That same night I actually stood shoulder to shoulder with Andy W at one of the club's urinals. ahhh the 70's in NYC. (was that my 15 minutes?)</p>

<p>Lou will be missed. He is one of the great under-rated guitarists of his generation. His raw emotion and energy came out of the speakers like banshees.</p>

The Leica S is medium format (30mm x 45mm sensor). The rock'n'roll lifestyle hadn't completely addled Lou's brain.

<p>That's what I get for reading and posting before coffee. I only remembered seeing something about Leica, medium format and M9.</p>

Thanks for the links. The Leica S User Group just lost a load of street cred. RIP.

<p>Personally, pale blue eyes, heroin and all tomorrow's parties etc...have had a much larger impact on me than any of his cameras, or his guitars for that matter. </p>

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<p> Lou Reed was a rock and roll giant. The epitome of cool. The trickle-down is immeasurable. </p>

<p>Last Saturday night, by sheer coincidence, I came upon my copy of the box set of the Velvet Underground's four studio LP's, <em>Peel Slowly and See</em> (which was named after the Warhol cover of their first album), and decided that it was about time I ripped it. Also that night I downloaded the just-released 192kHz/24bit 45th Anniversary Edition of the first album, <em>The Velvet Underground and Nico</em>. It came as a complete shock the next morning when I learned of Lou's demise .</p>

<p>Tonight, I played <em>New York </em>and almost cried, consoling myself with the memory of seeing and hearing him live in 1990 during the <em>Magic and Loss</em> tour.</p>

<p>What <em>magic</em>, and what <em>loss</em>...</p>

<p>Steve-<br>

That must have been some show. I have been to MKCity many times, I missed The Exploding Plastic Inevitable. I was invited by a friend's parents but my parents didn't like the sound of it....haha.</p>