Lou Reed's New Public Archive
I&#x27;ve never been able to tolerate Lou Reed&#x27;s music<i></i>; the stuff I&#x27;ve heard on the radio (esp &quot;Walk on the Wild Side&quot;) strikes me as pretentious and not especially lyrical nor musical -- but I feel like I must be missing something as he is continuously heralded as a radical innovator of rock &amp; punk music.<p>Help me here. What am I missing? What should I listen to in order to get a good cross-sampling of his work? Are those two tunes just &quot;pop&quot; or not representative of his work, or something else? I want to give him another chance, so to speak and I could use the guidance. Is there a particular song or two that showcases what he&#x27;s all about?<p><i></i>Neil Young is another example. I can&#x27;t stand his music, however, I like Bruce Springsteen and I&#x27;ve heard the same remarks about his work. Go figure.<p>(edit: lol! I always thought &quot;warewolves of london&quot; was Lou Reed.)