Like the previous summary stated, the doc. The documentary does not cover the reasons why John Cale left the band (arguably, he was as important as Reed to the Velvet's sound). Andy collected all the money, received his 20%, and gave Reed the rest). It skips a lot of the negative aspects of Lou's life-how Bowie and Reed did not collaborate for 20+ years 'cause they didn't get along or how Andy and Reed fell out over a contractual agreement (Reed wanted to give Andy 20% of their royalties AFTER he collected the money, not the other way around-i.e. Rock n Roll Heart is a masterful collection of late '60s Velvets footage. But it's not even close to being definitive and that just comes off as a shame and wasted opportunity. The live footage pleases the eyes and ears, while the roll call of back slappers is mercifully not over-killed.
#American masters lou reed series#
The newcomers get a sample of his early influences, from romantic poets to beat street artists, the Velvet Underground period gets good time, with welcome chatter from John Cale and Mo Tucker, then his solo work is covered by a series of interview snippets, with credible and interesting back stories to some of his famous songs. Yet there's so much missing, key periods in his career are given short shrift and replaced by stock filler concert scenes - none of which play the whole songs! Is there anything here that fans will learn that is new? Possible not. For fans of his work, both solo and with the legendary Velvet Underground, it's "nice" to have something on film, to see him acknowledged, and I guess for interested outsiders this is a good "grooming" doc.
Here under the American Masters series he gets just over 70 minutes of screen time, which ultimately isn't enough.
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