![]() It was perfect for me - I’m a bit of a theory nerd. I watched an episode of “Explained” on Netflix that delved into the science of music. I would probably lose the solo too, it’s kind of a blues rock non sequitur. ![]() Okay, if I was producing this I would shorten this by a couple verses the last two add little. Here are the words to the song she loved: She had a band and played with the Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra. Hip, but not too hip, there was always a bit of performance art in what she did. She spent a lot of time in Reed’s New York and brought a little of it back when she came home. She was light hearted, funny and always up to something. Frankie was a designer and her life was a wonderful gift to those around her. It was for her close friend Frankie Ullenberg, who had the pale blues in the title and loved the song. It was low key, tender and sung without a trace of irony.Ī few weeks ago, I played guitar as my friend Robin Pluer sang this song at a memorial and knew I’d want to share it. If not for Reed’s undisguisable Bowery drawl, which was dialed back but still recognizable, you wouldn’t have guessed it was them. The exception that proved the rule was a song called a song called “Pale Blue Eyes,” It didn’t really fit in with the rest of their work. With songs like “Venus In Furs,” “Heroin” and “All Tomorrow’s Parties,” they created their own genre - there was little danger of anyone joining them. Being slick was not really an option, so they took what they had and careened down the road like a semi with its brake line cut, threatening everything in its path. His songs and the way he sang them were the reason it all came together so well. ![]() This drove a band led by singer Lou Reed, who sounded a bit like Ratso Rizzo. She turned her kick drum on its side and walloped it with a mallet. They had one trained musician, John Cale, who had avant garde leanings, and another whose amateur status was in no danger of being revoked, drummer Maureen Tucker. The band wasn’t any more skilled than the all-night noodlers on stage at The Fillmore.
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