Sweet, Wild and Vicious: Listening to Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground

Including his work with the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed released nearly 50 original albums; in Sweet, Wild and Vicious, critic Jim Higgins delves into each, with descriptions, details, analysis and appraisals that will amplify and expand fans’ understanding and appreciation of them.

An invaluable, opinionated guide to the music of an American rock original, whose work went from “Heroin” and “Sweet Jane” to Metal Machine Music and “Walk on the Wild Side.”