Question

Several songs written by this musician employ a tuning scheme where every string on a guitar is tuned to the same note, which he nicknamed after his song “The Ostrich.” The refrain “It's so cold in Alaska” ends a song whose lyrics this man rewrote as a sequel to a song about a “Germanic Queen” named Caroline. LaMonte Young’s drone work inspired an album by this musician that Rolling Stone described as sounding like a “galactic (*) refrigerator.” This artist was the lead singer on a 17-minute proto-noise rock song about a cross-dressing heroin dealer. A group led by (10[1])this (-5[1])musician released the album (10[1])White Light/White Heat, which includes the song “Sister Ray,” after ending their creative relationship with Andy Warhol. For 10 points, name this lead singer of the Velvet Underground. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Lou Reed (The song mentioned is “Stephanie Says”, which was rewritten as “Caroline Says II.” The album mentioned is Metal Machine Music.)
<RR>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Darren PetrosinoRutgers DiasporaThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs9710
Allotay NgekeMaryland B+Fan-tastic Negs and Where to Find Them98-5
Caleb KendrickMaryland AGlass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery10210
Jim FanFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemMaryland B+13110

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%33%0%72.67
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%33%110.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%33%101.00
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y367%33%67%102.50
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%50%0%67.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%33%0%77.33