Pass Thru Fire: The Collected Lyrics of Lou Reed - Softcover

Reed, Lou

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747558930 ISBN 13: 9780747558934

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2002

Synopsis

A comprehensive chronicle of the work of a master, Pass Thru Fire is breathtaking in its raw beauty and power to move. Collected here is over thirty years of work, spanning Lou Reed's entire career: from his early days with the Velvet Underground to the classic albums Transformer, Berlin and New York; from the elegiac Magic And Loss to his most recent release, Ecstasy. Many of his lyrics have never been written down, so this project has been a labour of love: fans transcribed the songs as well as they could; Reed took what they wrote and listened to the records over and over, and Pass Thru Fire was created.

About this title

Review:

'Literate, gritty and painfully intense' -- New York Magazine

'Lou Reed is the icon of outsider cool' -- Independent

'Reed is one of music's most literary writers, adept at detailed observation and flavourful dialogue' -- Los Angeles Times

About the Author:

Lou Reed was inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME in 1996 and is a founding member of the legendary Velvet Underground. He has acted in and composed music for a number of films, and is the recipient of the Chevalier Commander of Arts and Letters from the French government. He is the author of BETWEEN THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION. Reed lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0747558930
• ISBN 13: 9780747558934
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 469