What makes Lou Reed so cool?!

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Poll: Any ideas?

His vocals:	11%	[5]
His appearance:	11%	[5]
His attitude:	40%	[17]
His lyrics:	9%	[4]
Help from Bowie on Transformer:	11%	[5]
Other (please state):	14%	[6]

Total Votes : 42

HazeyTwilight boyfriend in your wet dreams Profile
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I've been listening to a few songs from The Velvet Underground and his album Transformer and, I've got to say, that he is one of the most laid-back icons in the music business. But what makes him so cool and respectable?
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Norman Bates Profile
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All of the above.

Jasonconfused If We Make It We Can All Sit Back and Laugh Profile
Washington

Lou Reed comes off as a total pretentious, hipster, douche. That said, Transformer is a phenomenal album and I definitely do enjoy his vocals. This was an easy vote for me. David Bowie's influence on Transformer is what does it for me.
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He wears sunglasses, Andy Warhol was around his band, his album Metal Machine Music exemplifies the modern doesn't-give-a-fuck-attitude, which is extremely popular today, he did (still does maybe, I don't know) drugs. He's cool in many ways.
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Mother Nature's Son wrote:

Andy Warhol was around his band

I almost forgot about Warhol, 😲 his presense was what brought Velvet Underground to the status it has today, specifically talking about VU&N.
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I respect him a lot but I don't dig his voice, except on Rock N Roll and Sweet Nuthin'. Never liked Transformer too.
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SamuelPear a le swag

Cymro2011 The Beatles were objectively average Profile
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SamuelPear wrote:

I respect him a lot but I don't dig his voice, except on Rock N Roll and Sweet Nuthin'. Never liked Transformer too.

I'm not 100% positive but I don't think Lou does the vocals on Oh Sweet Nuthin'.

Edit: Actually i'm probably wrong.

Edit 2: aha! I was right! Doug Yule does the vocals on that one.

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MrFrogger Where am I Profile
Oakland

The coolness is a side effect from the heroin

Norman Bates Profile
Paris, France

Jasonconfused wrote:

Lou Reed comes off as (...) hipster(...)

huh?

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MrFrogger wrote:

The coolness is a side effect from the heroin

ehh, probably 😐 , but I thought heroin would ruin somebody's life instead of adding something to the coolness factor - while having a somewhat creative endeavour in music - but apparently not him according to the quote.
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