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Has Lou Reed ever listed his favourite music, or records which have influenced him?

Should I buy them? These are always rather silly questions. Everyone has different opinions of music. Homme may like Mistrial, but as everyone here knows...I am repulsed by it. I think it is one of the most awful discs I have ever spent money on. Should you buy them? I don't know. Should you? Do ...

Thanks for all the answers. Two more queries: what are Mistrial and Legendary Hearts like? Should I buy them?

Doctor Bob wrote: 3) It's very good
4) It's very good

So how do they compare to The Bells, Blue Mask etc? Good bits or good throughout? Which is the better of the two?

Any reason why Lou seems reluctant to let out unreleased archive studio material? He seems happy enough with live albums.

Re: point 2, I often see Lou Reed CDs fairly cheap and wonder if it's worth buying them now or not. If there are definite reissue plans on the way, I will wait for the 'upgrades'.

Why did the Boot series stop?

Hello. I'm new here and have a few queries. Apologies if these get asked every day: 1. Will there be any more in the so-called Bootleg Series? 2. Are Lou Reed's solo albums all being reissued in deluxe editions? If so, when? 3. What's Growing Up In Public like? One of the few I haven't heard. 4 ...