A Walk on the Wild Side: The Stories Behind the Songs : Lou Reed - Softcover

Roberts, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0634080326 ISBN 13: 9780634080326

Publisher: Limelight Editions, 2004

Synopsis

(Book). Lou Reed has been art-rocker, iconoclast, contrary noise merchant, and junkie, yet he's always been fascinating. Only David Bowie, arguably, has re-invented himself as many times as Reed, while ensuring that each image was potent, edgy and dangerous. It's a tribute to Reed's standing that even punk rockers, with their scorched earth policy towards all pre-punk music, had a healthy respect and regard for him. Velvet Underground is one of the all-time greats; but in many people's eyes, Reed has produced his best work solo, after the demise of that band. This groundbreaking book analyzes and celebrates the willful intellect, fierce intelligence, and literary merits of Lou Reed's post-Velvet Underground music. Chris Roberts has written about music for fifteen years for The Guardian, Melody Maker, Sounds, and Uncut . He was also the editor of Idol Worship (Harper Collins), a collection of writings by pop stars (Bono, Thurston Moore, etc.) that has been hailed in some quarters as "The best book about rock 'n' roll ever."

About this title

About the Author:

CHRIS ROBERTS holds the title of Senior Researcher in the Canadian Labour Congress's Social and Economic Policy Department, where he works on pension, immigration policy and other issues.

About this edition

• Publisher: Limelight Editions
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0634080326
• ISBN 13: 9780634080326
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 142