The Velvet Forum

Anyone seen this..any good?



Only complete discography of The Velvet Underground and Lou Reed.
Dead Straight Guide to Velvet Underground and Lou Reed

Series Title: Dead Straight Guides
Publisher: Red Planet Global Book Sales
Book Format: Paperback / softback
Original Languages: English
Number of Pages: 304
Author: Peter Hogan
ISBN-13: 9781911346463
Publication Date: June, 2018
ISBN-10: 1911346466

Thanks for the link! I do like how he's up front and honest, explaining that he's essentially compiling all the known info out there and adding on a bit at the end.

You pull no punches when it comes to the protagonists’ works – you state that but for Bowie, Reed’s career might’ve ended after the weak first album, and that certain albums, like Sally Can’t Dance, are poor.

I wonder why authors need to judge the music. I don't want to read ANY author's opinion of whether an album is good/bad - especially in the context of a non-fiction book. Let music critics worry about that. I happen to enjoy SCD for my own reasons, and considering it was his highest charting LP EVER, other people must enjoy it, too.

I don't want to read ANY author's opinion of whether an album is good/bad - especially in the context of a non-fiction book. Let music critics worry about that.

Where is it written that journalists can't also be critics?

Sheila Klein wrote: ↑21 Jul 2018 18:23

I don't want to read ANY author's opinion of whether an album is good/bad - especially in the context of a non-fiction book. Let music critics worry about that.

Where is it written that journalists can't also be critics?

Just my preference.