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30 Days - 30 Songs (by Sarqasm)
(30 items)list by Sarqasm
Published 12 years, 9 months ago 
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It's not surprising that Lou Reed finds a kindred spirit in Edgar Allan Poe. The godfather of punk's early ambition was to bring the darker elements of great literature--decay, death, and decadence--to rock & roll. The Raven was born following a spoken-word performance of Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" during which Reed "came to understand it in a way I never had before." Accordingly, The Raven may strike Reed's longtime fans in a way the artist never has before. Although dark, the music is stylistically all over the place--from Velvet Underground-like rock instrumentals to actor Steve Buscemi's creepy loung
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Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
Release date: 28 January 2003
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0093624837220 UPC: 093624837220
Release date: 28 January 2003
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0093624837220 UPC: 093624837220
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