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 himsel f, is about him finding rock and roll. " I would have had no idea there was life on this plane t" 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 "