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Lou Reed never had quite the notoriety or commercial sales of ’60s peers such as the Beatles or Bob Dylan — his only major commercial hit was “Walk on the Wild Side.” But his influence was just as vast, if not more so.
Ajarn Donald‘s insight:
Lou Reed never had quite the notoriety or commercial sales of ’60s peers such as the Beatles or Bob Dylan — his only major commercial hit was "Walk on the Wild Side." But his influence was just as vast, if not more so. Punk, post-punk and most strains of underground music of the last 40 years would not exist without the one-of-a-kind merger of music and words pioneered by Reed and his groundbreaking band, the Velvet Underground.
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