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This would be great! I'm dying for more '70s Lou footage. I have to contribute a DVD of Lou in Paris and Brussels in '74 and doing a TV show preformance in '80 (which I got from eBay). I also have footage of some '80s concerts like the Roskilde Festival in '84 and Barcelona '84 but I downloaded ...

mg196 wrote: 5. The Compilation Tapes
8. Berlin Live (12.14.06)

I'd like to add these to my list too. (And thanks MG for uploading The Compilation Tapes!). I haven't heard some of these. For some reason, I perfer The Phantom of Rock bootleg to Sweet Jane, but both are excellent.

Being a Lou Reed aficionado myself, I thought I'd throw in my $.02 about what albums are essential. My list is pretty similar to MG's and Homme's. MUST Haves: Transformer Berlin Rock 'n' Roll Animal Coney Island Baby Street Hassle Should Haves: Lou Reed Sally Can't Dance ("Sally Can't Dance" is one ...

Lou is very quote-able. Take No Prisoners has a lot of great quotes in it. I like when he quotes Yeats: " 'The best lack all conviction and the worst are full of passionate intensity' -- now you figure out where I am!" And also, "I don't need you to tell me I'm good!" Oh, and I just thought of one ...

I made one for my phone of the banana by browsing amazons phone friendly site for album covers. I did the same thing for my phone but I used the Loaded cover. I don't know why, but I really like that picture. Here are some computer wallpapers I've made and used for my computer. http://img256 ...