The Velvet Underground "Rock and Roll"

"You know her life was saved by rock 'n' roll"
 Lou Reed (R.I.P), who sadly died of liver disease four years ago, had an enormous influence on music and has become a well-respected contributor of art rock glamour. Fortunately, he left a trail of memorabilia and over 50 years of music behind for everyone to remember him and his time as vocalist and guitarist of The Velvet Underground by. 

One of those being a lil ole' song called "Rock and Roll", a fun tune that, according to Lou himself, is about him finding rock and roll. "I would have had no idea there was life on this planet" Lou admits.
It's easy to feel the joy Lou conjures up about rock music on this song; it's a fun and thumpy jam. The guitar melody is euphoric and John Cale's bass is warm and up close. Reed is vocally happy on this thing. From his giddy shrieks of "fine, fine, music"  to his shaky chants of "it's alright, now" and "oh, baby" at the end, you can't help but partake in the celebration of this beloved "Rock and Roll". 

Nothing else matters but rock and roll. Lou speaks some real truth in the simplest of ways; "two TV sets and two Cadillac cars, well you know, ain't gonna help me at all". Nothing else did it for him he states,"Movies didn't do it for me. TV didn't do it for me. It was the radio that did it."
Right on Reed. Rest in peace and thank you for the lovely music.
 

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