Honestly if there is one correct decision made in history it was the way everyone heard Lou Reed the second he opened his mouth and decided 'yeah there's no way we're obscuring that voice with reverb'
#there's hardly ever any processing on Lou's vocals at all#Velvets or his best solo stuff — he's just raw and placed v close to you in the mix#occasionally the smallest amount of reverb but they never place him far away#cuz his voice is just so. Full rich pure; wonderful voice#Lou Reed#Velvet Underground#The Velvet Underground#production#music#musicians#rockstars