Lou Reed: The RCA & Arista Album Collection (Sony Legacy)
In a nutshell: If you are a Lou Reed fan, you should get this seventeen-cd box set regardless of how much of its contents you already own. Everything has been remastered; I compared the sound on six albums I have earlier CDs of (I did not compare the new CDs to my old vinyl, as that's apples and oranges), and on five the sound is greatly improved, more focused and with greater clarity; The Bells in particular has its murky sound fixed but retains its darkness. The exception is Take No Prisoners; it may be, given the circumstances under which this concert was recorded, that there wasn't much to work with there, but the sound is just as good as before. Throw in a very nice book -- not booklet; this thing's hardbound and roughly 11"x12" -- with co-producer Hal Willner's reminiscences,...
In a nutshell: If you are a Lou Reed fan, you should get this seventeen-cd box set regardless of how much of its contents you already own. Everything has been remastered; I compared the sound on six albums I have earlier CDs of (I did not compare the new CDs to my old vinyl, as that's apples and oranges), and on five the sound is greatly improved, more focused and with greater clarity; The Bells in particular has its murky sound fixed but retains its darkness. The exception is Take No Prisoners; it may be, given the circumstances under which this concert was recorded, that there wasn't much to work with there, but the sound is just as good as before. Throw in a very nice book -- not booklet; this thing's hardbound and roughly 11"x12" -- with co-producer Hal Willner's reminiscences,...
- 10/26/2016
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
We're back with another installment of Radio 66.6! This week features the latest news, music, videos and tour dates from the likes of Slipknot, Misfits, Killswitch Engage, Primus, Alice Cooper, Opeth, Memphis May Fire, Meshuggah, Gwar, August Burns Red, Darkest Hour, Limp Bizkit and more. Don't touch that dial.
News
Guitarist/songwriter Dick Wagner passed away on Wednesday at 71. The axeman played and wrote with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Kiss and Aerosmith, among others. Rest in peace.
Meshuggah will release a live album/DVD titled The Ophidian Trek this fall via Nuclear Blast Records.
Music
Slipknot have premiered a new song tilted "The Negative One" here. They'll be dropping a music video for the track today as well. It's the first single from their upcoming album, due out this fall via Roadrunner Records.
Stream Darkest Hour's self-titled album here. It's out today on Sumerian Records.
Listen to a new Opeth song...
News
Guitarist/songwriter Dick Wagner passed away on Wednesday at 71. The axeman played and wrote with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Kiss and Aerosmith, among others. Rest in peace.
Meshuggah will release a live album/DVD titled The Ophidian Trek this fall via Nuclear Blast Records.
Music
Slipknot have premiered a new song tilted "The Negative One" here. They'll be dropping a music video for the track today as well. It's the first single from their upcoming album, due out this fall via Roadrunner Records.
Stream Darkest Hour's self-titled album here. It's out today on Sumerian Records.
Listen to a new Opeth song...
- 8/5/2014
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- DreadCentral.com
New York, Apr 8: Dick Wagner has revealed that Alice Cooper once ignored the advances of Raquel Welch when she threw herself at him.
According to a memoir - 'Not Only Women Bleed'- by the guitarist, the incident occurred when Wagner and Cooper were in Miami in 1976 for Super Bowl weekend, and Welch was performing at the Fontainebleau, the New York Daily reported.
"We were invited up to her suite. I sensed something was going on . . . at least in Raquel's mind," Wagner writes.
He wrote that he advised his pal that he got to do it at least one time for all their horny friends in the world, but Cooper had a propensity towards being faithful to his then girlfriend t- 19-year-old dancer on his tour, Sheryl Goddard.
Wagner.
According to a memoir - 'Not Only Women Bleed'- by the guitarist, the incident occurred when Wagner and Cooper were in Miami in 1976 for Super Bowl weekend, and Welch was performing at the Fontainebleau, the New York Daily reported.
"We were invited up to her suite. I sensed something was going on . . . at least in Raquel's mind," Wagner writes.
He wrote that he advised his pal that he got to do it at least one time for all their horny friends in the world, but Cooper had a propensity towards being faithful to his then girlfriend t- 19-year-old dancer on his tour, Sheryl Goddard.
Wagner.
- 4/8/2013
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
Alice Cooper once turned down Raquel Welch's advances. The 'Hey Stoopid' rocker was approached by the actress - most famous for her racy role as a sexy cavewoman in 1966 film 'One Million Years B.C.' - but he spurned her advances, despite the advice of his guitarist Dick Wagner. Writing in his autobiography, Dick recalled how he and Alice were in Miami, Florida, in 1976, and ''we were invited up to her suite. I sensed something was going on ... At least in Raquel's mind.'' Dick then told Alice: ''You gotta do it at least one time for all us horny...
- 4/8/2013
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Alice Cooper once turned down Raquel Welch's advances. The 'Hey Stoopid' rocker was approached by the actress - most famous for her racy role as a sexy cavewoman in 1966 film 'One Million Years B.C.' - but he spurned her advances, despite the advice of his guitarist Dick Wagner. Writing in his autobiography, Dick recalled how he and Alice were in Miami, Florida, in 1976, and 'we were invited up to her suite. I sensed something was going on ... At least in Raquel's mind.' Dick then told Alice: 'You gotta do it at least one time for all us horny b******s in the world.' However, the singer - famed for his shock rock antics, which include being...
- 4/8/2013
- Monsters and Critics
A rock guitarist and songwriter, who has worked with the likes of Aerosmith, Guns & Roses and Frank Sinatra, is back on tour again after an uphill battle with "curable" dementia.
Dick Wagner enjoyed life as a rock star, touring with some of the world's most famous musicians, but in 2007 everything changed when he suffered a stroke and a heart attack, reports ABC News. After waking up from a coma with a broken arm, his physical condition further deteriorated with mental fuzziness and an unusual gait. In 2011, Wagner was diagnosed with Nph, or normal pressure hydrocephalus, which has symptoms similar to dementia.
About 5 percent of dementia patients have Nph, which is correctable. The 70-year-old Wagner recuperated after a shunt was put in his head and is now back on tour in Denmark. "I am like a new man almost overnight," he told ABC News. "For five years, I couldn't even pick...
Dick Wagner enjoyed life as a rock star, touring with some of the world's most famous musicians, but in 2007 everything changed when he suffered a stroke and a heart attack, reports ABC News. After waking up from a coma with a broken arm, his physical condition further deteriorated with mental fuzziness and an unusual gait. In 2011, Wagner was diagnosed with Nph, or normal pressure hydrocephalus, which has symptoms similar to dementia.
About 5 percent of dementia patients have Nph, which is correctable. The 70-year-old Wagner recuperated after a shunt was put in his head and is now back on tour in Denmark. "I am like a new man almost overnight," he told ABC News. "For five years, I couldn't even pick...
- 1/17/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Dick Wagner, a guitarist who has played for Alice Cooper, Aerosmith and Kiss, reveals to ABC News that he suffered from a stroke and a heart attack in 2007.
"I woke up from a coma after two weeks with a paralyzed left arm. My profession as a guitarist, I thought was over," says Wagner.
Rehabilitation was a long, hard road, which was made even harder as Wagner began experiencing mental fogginess and something wrong with his walk.
"I couldn't turn to the left as I walked, only to the right, and I would do a spiral and fall," says Wagner. "I fell completely flat on my face in the driveway on the concrete. I didn't know what had happened to me."
A fall by his pool caused a blood clot and required surgery. Wagner was eventually diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (Nph), which causes a build-up of spinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain,...
"I woke up from a coma after two weeks with a paralyzed left arm. My profession as a guitarist, I thought was over," says Wagner.
Rehabilitation was a long, hard road, which was made even harder as Wagner began experiencing mental fogginess and something wrong with his walk.
"I couldn't turn to the left as I walked, only to the right, and I would do a spiral and fall," says Wagner. "I fell completely flat on my face in the driveway on the concrete. I didn't know what had happened to me."
A fall by his pool caused a blood clot and required surgery. Wagner was eventually diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (Nph), which causes a build-up of spinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain,...
- 1/17/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The first few moments of a film can be precious. Landing an ending is vital, but a great initial hook can set that perfect tone to invite us into the story. We’ve had some excellent openings this year and have rounded them up below, with some providing a pleasant montage to ease us in, while others can haunt or foreshadow what is to come. Check out our top ten and let us know your favorites. You can also see our Top 10 Endings of 2011 for the other side of things.
10. Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen)
Much like how the film’s protagonist dabbles in life in the past, so does Woody Allen, harkening back to his visual love letter to New York in Manhattan and bringing it to Paris. From the shots of the urban landscape in inclement weather (New York in snow, Paris in rain) to trains slowly gliding by major works of architecture,...
10. Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen)
Much like how the film’s protagonist dabbles in life in the past, so does Woody Allen, harkening back to his visual love letter to New York in Manhattan and bringing it to Paris. From the shots of the urban landscape in inclement weather (New York in snow, Paris in rain) to trains slowly gliding by major works of architecture,...
- 12/28/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
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