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Lou Reed and Bob Dylan were booed at festivals last weekend. Is it fair to expect some hits, or should audiences cut them more slack?

Lou Reed played a free-jazz set; Bob Dylan rendered his best tunes unrecognisable. Should we admire their quest to be creative, or deplore their refusal to please the crowds?

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15:43 on July 7 2010

Lou Reed and Bob Dylan were booed at festivals last weekend. Is it fair to expect some hits, or should audiences cut them more slack?

Guardian Music — Lou Reed played a free-jazz set; Bob Dylan rendered his best tunes unrecognisable. Should we admire their quest to be creative, or deplore their refusal to please the cro... more info