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Old 01-12-2004, 11:53 AM
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Lou Reed's "The Raven"

Lou Reed's rock opera based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. I liked it a lot even though the music's a bit slower in spots than my usual taste. I saw a live performance of it a few years ago at Brooklyn's Academy of Music. It was performed by Germans and had really austere sets by Robert Wilson. Altogether very nicely done! I finally got the CD which is all the songs and poems performed by Lou and others like Laurie Anderson, David Bowie, Steve Buscemi and more.
Has anyone heard this? I recommend it. Especially to fans of Lou or Poe.
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Old 01-14-2004, 07:36 AM
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sounds very feckin cool but it could also be really terrible, i mean anyone pulling an opera interpretation of the raven?!! but i guess lou would be the man to pull that off eh?
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Old 01-14-2004, 11:24 AM
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Actually for 'the raven' they just did a straight dramatic reading but it has a lot of songs based on some stories and general themes covered by Poe.Some rocking some more mellow and mournful, but they struck me as sincere.
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