Lou Reed

El Cuervo es el fruto de la colaboración entre Lou Reed, antiguo miembro de The Velvet Underground e indiscutible leyenda del rock, y Lorenzo Mattotti, reputado ilustrador y autor de cómics italiano, con motivo de adaptar el album conceptual The Raven (2003), un disco de Lou Reed inspirado en el universo de Edgar Allan Poe que mezclaba musica y spoken-word.

A 2019 Music Book of the Year, THE TIMESOut of print for several years, a comprehensive volume of Lou Reeds lyrics with brand new introductions, now updated in a new text design to include the lyrics from his final album with Metallica, Lulu.Through his many incarnations-from proto punk to glam rocker to elder statesman of the avant garde Lou Reeds work has maintained an undeniable vividness and raw beauty, fueled by precise character studies and rendered with an admirable shot of moral ambiguity. Beginning with his formative days in the Velvet Underground and continuing through his remarkable solo albums like Transformer,Berlin, and New York,Doin The Things We Want To is crucial to an appreciation of Lou Reed, not only as a consummate underground musician, but as one of the truly significant visionary lyricists of the rock n roll era.Containing a body of work that spans more than six decades, this is a monument to the literary qualities of an American original.

Treinta años después de la aparición del primer álbum de The Velvet Underground, poco debe quedar por decir de uno de los grupos más míticos y adorados de los años sesenta y, sin duda, el de mayor influencia a posteriori en nuevas corrientes musicales de las que beben los grupos actuales: glam, art rock, garage, punk, new wave Quiza solo sus propias palabras. Cronista de la marginacion, la neurosis urbana y la decadencia, Lou Reed fue el letrista de Velvet, cuyas canciones, perversas y de dimension apocaliptica, irrumpieron literariamente en temas hasta entonces ineditos en un contexto rock: la falsa euforia y el horror de las drogas duras, el atractivo del sadomasoquismo como sublimacion ultima de la libido, y la decadencia espiritual de quienes viven aprisionados en el palpitante vientre de la gran ciudad. Un poeta hedonista, labrando una leyenda sordida y convulsiva en la cadencia negra de la noche de Nueva York. Este volumen de canciones de Lou Reed y The Velvet Underground recoge las letras originales y su traduccion al castellano de los siguientes cinco elepes de estudio: The Velvet Underground and Nico, White Light/White Heat, The Velvet Underground, Loaded, Vu, Another View y 1969. En el numero 139 de esta misma coleccion, las canciones de Lou Reed en solitario.

Además de una exhaustiva recopilación de todas las canciones de Lou Reed, Atraviesa el fuego es un precioso libro-objeto indispensab le para entender al autor, no sólo en su faceta de músico consagrado sino como uno de los poetas mas significativos de nuestra epoca .A lo largo de treinta años de trabajo -desdesu primera epoca al frente de la VelvetUnderground hasta los clasicos Berlin yNew York; desde el elegiaco Magic and Loss hasta Time Rocker, la reciente colaboracion teatral con Robert Wilson-, mis canciones siempre han ido mas alla del reportaje,tomando posiciones no tanto morales comoemocionales.En Atraviesa el fuego se incluyen las letras de su extraordinario nuevo disco, el esperado Ecstasy. El amor y el deseo de trascend encia discurren por estas letras, escribe Reed. Los personajes de estas canciones siempre estan moviendose hacia algo, se encuentr an con conflictos y tratan de solucionarlos... esperan escuchar el anuncio de trascendencia y de libertad.

Atraviesa el fuego es, además de una exhaustiva recopilación de todas las canciones de Lou Reed, un precioso libro-objeto indispensable para entender al autor, no solo en su faceta de músico consagrado, sino como uno de los poetas mas significativos de nuestra epoca. A lo largo de treinta años de trabajo, desde su primera epoca al frente de la Velvet Underground, hasta los clasicos Berlin y New York; desde el elegiaco Magic and Loss hasta Time Rocker, la reciente colaboracion teatral con Robert Wilson, mis canciones siempre han ido mas alla del reportaje, tomando posiciones no tanto morales como emocionales. En Atraviesa el fuego se incluyen las letras de su extraordinario nuevo disco, el esperado Ecstasy. El amor y el deseo de trascendencia discurren por estas letras, escribe Reed. Los personajes de estas canciones siempre estan moviendose hacia algo, se encuentran con conflictos y tratan de solucionarlos esperan escuchar el anuncio de trascendencia y de libertad. Encuadernacion: Rustica con solapas.

AN UPDATED, COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF LYRICS FROM THE VELVET UNDERGROUND FOUNDER AND SOLO ARTIST LOU REED, INCLUDING INTRODUCTIONS BY MARTIN SCORSESE, LAURIE ANDERSON, JAMES ATLAS, AND NILS LOFGRENIll Be Your Mirroris an updated, comprehensive volume of Lou Reeds lyrics, featuring a brand-new introduction by Nils Lofgren and a new chapter of lyrics of songs he and Reed cowrote, as well as introductions from several other well-known collaborators and lyrics from Reeds final album with Metallica (Lulu). Through his many incarnations-from protopunk to glam rocker to elder statesman of the avant garde-Lou Reeds work has maintained an undeniable vividness and raw beauty, fueled by precise character studies and rendered with an admirable shot of moral ambiguity. Beginning with his formative days in the Velvet Underground and continuing through his remarkable solo albums like Transformer, Berlin, and New York, Ill Be Your Mirror is crucial to an appreciation of Lou Reed, not only as a consummate underground musician, but as one of the truly significant visionary lyricists of the rock n roll era. Containing a body of work that spans more than six decades, this is a monument to the literary qualities of an American original-and a must-have for music lovers everywhere.

Como continuación del libro de canciones de Lou Reed durante su etapa Velvet (editado en esta misma colección con el número 121), este segundo volumen recoge una amplia antología de textos que comprende la totalidad de su obra discográfica en solitario, explayándose en aquellos álbumes más significativos e interesantes desde un punto de vista literario: Transformer, Berlin, Coney Island Baby, The Blue Mask, Legendary Hearts y New York. Máximo representante de la poesía urbana vía rock'n roll, Lou Reed ha sabido condensar en sus textos la cruel realidad del bajo vientre de la sociedad norteamericana, entre los ambientes más exquisitos de la decadencia neoyorkina y el eco de los bajos fondos, a través de unas composiciones notablemente emparentadas con el malditismo visionario de los poetas simbolistas franceses, Baudelaire especialmente, dotadas de un verbo hiriente próximo a la contundencia de la 'novela negra' de Raymond Chandler, y manifiestamente influidas por su amigo y poeta Delmore Schwartz.

A revealing collection of interviews with one of the greatest artists in the history of rock n rollas brilliant, punchy, and blustery as the man himself In this collection of powerful interviews given over thirty yearsincluding his final interviewLou Reed oscillates between losing patience with his interviewers (he was famous for walking out on them) and sharing profound observations on the human experience, especially as he reflects on poetry and novels, the joy of live performances, and the power of sound. In conversation with legendary rock critics and authors he respected, Reeds interviews are as pithy and brilliant as the man himself.

The Art of the Straight Line captures the energy of Lou Reeds worlds of Tai Chi, music, and meditation. It was edited by his wife, the artist Laurie Anderson, with Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie, and Scott Richman.Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale to Robert Wilson and Metallica. Reed had a groundbreaking solo career that spanned five decades until his death in 2013.Reed was also an accomplished martial artist whose practice began in the 1980s. He studied with Chen Tai Chi pioneer Master Ren GuangYi. This book is a comprehensive collection of Reeds writings on Tai Chi. It includes conversations with Reeds fellow musicians, artists, friends, and Tai Chi practitioners, including Julian Schnabel, A. M. Homes, Hal Willner, Mingyur Rinpoche, Eddie Stern, Tony Visconti, and Iggy Pop.Including over 150 photos, ephemera, and a color photo insert, The Art of the Straight Line features Reeds unpublished writings on the technique, practice, and purpose of martial arts, as well as essays, observations, and riffs on meditation and life.

The Art of the Straight Line captures the energy of Lou Reeds worlds of Tai Chi, music, and meditation. It was edited by his wife, the artist Laurie Anderson.Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale to Robert Wilson and Metallica. Reed had a groundbreaking solo career that spanned five decades until his death in 2013. Reed was also an accomplished martial artist whose practice began in the 1980s. He studied with Chen Tai Chi pioneer Master Ren GuangYi. This book is a comprehensive collection of Reeds writings on Tai Chi. It includes conversations with Reeds fellow musicians, artists, friends, and Tai Chi practitioners, including Julian Schnabel, A.M. Homes, Hal Willner, Mingyur Rinpoche, Eddie Stern, Tony Visconti, and Iggy Pop. The Art of the Straight Line features Reeds unpublished writings on the technique, practice, and purpose of martial arts, as well as essays, observations, and riffs on meditation and life.

Lou Reed és un dels artistes contraculturals més importants i influents del segle XX. Compositor, cantant, guitarrista, escriptor, dramaturg i fotògraf, líder de la mítica banda Velvet Underground, L