Transformer

Some very strong songs (Beautiful Day, Walk on the Wild Side, Satellite of Love), some okay ones, and a few slow tuba-driven strange songs. A solid piece of rock history.

There are three and half really good songs on here. It should have been an LP, because the rest of it is super dumb. Like, really, really dumb. Best track: Satellite of Love

I like Lou Reed a lot actually, but I found this album as a whole detracts from the merit of the few really great songs on it. There’s rambling chords, goofy lyrics, low-effort tracks that take away from the big pictures presented in “Walk on the Wild Side” and “Perfect Day” that are actually really beautiful and well-thought-out. I like this depiction of beauty in the gritty underbelly of night life, like Tom Waits expertly pinpoints. However, I wish that the tracks surrounding these gems appropriately supported them musically, unfortunately I think as a whole this album earns a 3.

Hard to judge this album. I don't think there is a single song on here that I liked at first listen. Most of them I still don't like after several listens, but there are a few that grew on me. I have to give the benefit of the doubt and assume that that is on purpose, but I still find this mostly hard to listen to.

Nem terminei de ouvir

Something about Lou Reed and the Andy Warhol crew that I don't like is the jaded cooler-than-everyone attitude. Neither of them were really doing anything so groundbreaking that it should warrant that, in my opinion. That's on one hand, on the other hand I love when people have something to say and find a way to say it using whatever skills they have. Whether that's screen-printing a tomato soup can or telling a story while clumsily playing the guitar. There are some good stories being told and some good melodies on this record.

Not super impressed by the vocals...a bit too "talk singing"...but, despite some songs being way stranger than others, I can't deny that I really enjoy the style and the vibe of his music

Turns out I know some Lout Reed songs. This was a really good album all around.

I liked vicious, perfect day, and wild side. But dang is this guy creepy. Definitely has a foot fetish and keeps rhyming toes with nose.

'I wanna be your dog and eigenlijk nog meer No fun zijn echt top, de rest waren meer opvullers.

Prima album!

Staan een paar mooie nummers op!

Prefer him in a band

Aside from the racism, it wasn't terrible.

De repente, esporádicamente, me recuerdan a los strokes

Lou is truly something else. Not a perfect album, couple fun tracks.

A pioneer for sure - Walk on the Wild Side is an absolute staple of the early rock scene and has been influential to so many future artists. One thing worth noting is the insane variety on this album - the dissonance between the tracks is challenging and yet very entertaining. Imagine being at a live show and going from the iconic hits to the downright Sesame Street "New York Telephone Conversation." A cheery reminder that Lou Reed is all at once thoroughly rock-and-roll and also quite embracing of his Rabinowitz self. It's always fascinating to me when artists have more success as solo performers. Lou Reed's #1s will always be bigger than The Velvet Undergrounds, even if both are important to the history of rock.

Standouts - Hangin' Round; Goodnight Ladies Some nice instrumental sections including strings and tuba Lyrics are kinda funny sometimes, but I don't know if that was intentional or not

Fine, but really all the songs sound the same. The first song Vicious was very dancy, but they all really blended together.

Estilo rock-suave. Buena voz y tranquilo de escuchar. Le falta algo de fuerza

6/10

I always forget how many hook-ish songs Lou Reed wrote. Perfect Day is one of those songs. So are Wild Side and Satellite of Love. I never think I'm going to really like a Lou Reed record, but then I listen to it and I do.

This is such a weird album. The songs that made it to the radio (perfect day, wild side, satellite) are classics and stand up today. The others are cringey are best and just flat out bad in some cases. Lou Reed is definitely a unique experience and I think you have to have a specific mindset to fully grasp it. Maybe I don’t have that. 3/5 mostly pulled by those three songs.

Nice

I actually low key loved this. Reminded me of The Strokes in 2002 (don’t @ me). Sometimes dark, very bouncy, but thoroughly fun and enjoyable. Solid as hell.

Mix of fun and cool. The joy of tubas.

Some songs better than others

Pretty good for a whiney old punk.

Nice, fairly chill, easy listening. Nothing standout though. Perfect Day and Wagon Wheel best songs on the album.

Some classics interspersed with some average but far far more enjoyable than I expected and will definitely revisit some of this

Pretty good, he has a nice voice. 1RS

This is an album I admire than I love. Plus I remember listening when I was 15 or so which makes me feel old. It was a tape I found in a drawer and listened to on a Walkman. Really like I m so free. Bit over exposed to many of the others

Loved Walk on the wild side -that’s it!!

Here's a genuine classic. I've heard it before, there are some undeniable jams on here. Vicious especially, that was my big takeaway the last time I heard this. Of course, you've got Shed a Light on Love, Perfect Day from Trainspotting, and Walk on the Wild Side, infamously sampled by ATCQ on "Can I Kick It." I was really hoping I'd love this today, but the lows on here are pretty low. Songs like NY Telephone Conversation, Make Up, and Goodnight Ladies are all pretty unlistenable. Lou Reed has such a strange voice; I can look past it when the music is engaging, but when the music is weak his voice sounds even weaker. I respect this album, I think it deserves its place on here, but I can't quite bring myself to give it four stars. I just wasn't feeling it overall. Favorite tracks: Vicious, Walk on the Wild Side, Satellite of Love, Perfect Day. Album art: Absolutely iconic. I've always loved this one. So bold, such a strong cover. I really wish I enjoyed the music more because I'd love to have an album looking like THIS on vinyl. 3.5/5

listening to it right now. i expected it to be a lot more similar to Walk On the Wild Side which is his one song i know off this album, and it is definitely not anything like these songs. not complaining though

Wel aardig maar niet waar ik zelf graag naar luister

Clearly ahead of its time with the subject matter. Although Walk on the Wild Side is by far the most widely known track, I think it also fits Reeds voice the best.

Nice

With the monumental Velvet Underground behind him, Lou Reed has moved on to do his own thing. A lot of these are perfectly good songs but Walk on the Wild Side is a bonafide classic. Overall though, I'm not all that impressed with the music. Around this time Bowie was doing Ziggy Stardust and that blows Transformer out the water imo. Side B is a bit more theatrical and fun than side A, but the whole product still stands on it's own.

perfect day está guapa el resto meh

May not have aged the best, nor is Lou Reeds voice my favorite thing on the planet. But the writing and vocals are weird, which I did enjoy quite a bit. Listened to it twice back to back. I liked it more so the second time around, especially once I got used to it.

J'aurai pensé plus aimé, dommage Je connais 2 singles, sinon je me fais plutôt chier. Mais bon il y a de jolis instruments des fois. Apparemment les paroles sont poétiques, m'enfin moi ça m'intéresse pas trop. Fav : les 2 singles + goodnight ladies un peu, on dirait un pixar.

I enjoyed it! Some fun ideas in the songs and that, I like 'perfect day' it reminds me of being in choir with chole and singing it in primary school

Enjoyed it

Some classics interspersed with some average but far far more enjoyable than I expected and will definitely revisit some of this

Some of it I really liked, and some not so much

Saved Prior: Walk On the Wild Side Off Rip: Andy's Chest, Perfect Day, Satellite of Love Cutting Edge: Goodnight Ladies Overall Notes: About what I expected knowing Walk On the Wild Side. Songs I liked, songs I didn't, wide-reaching influence.

Je voulais mettre 3,5 mais bon... ^^

Bit of a hit and miss album but on the whole, I enjoyed it.

Musiquita del lejano oeste xD

It was ok.

Musically transformer is interesting. It's a bit like someone with a bit of musical skill rambling. Lou's Perfect Day made me feel sad. Walk On the Wild Side is a classic that I don't have in my library, and now I know which album it's from. He sounds like a musical version of Quagmire from Family Guy. "slick little girl" and "goodnight ladies" are some of the lyrics that gave me that feeling. In the end, the music was good, but the singing was a bit lazy.

This album has Perfect Day and Walk on the Wild Side on it, both of which are stone cold classics. The former is a particular favourite (thanks BBC). Otherwise, this album is fine, but nowhere near that standard. I like Lou Reed's voice and can hear the Bowie influence in the production. 3/5

Its cool. Walk On The Wild Side is a generational tune. The Bowie connection on this album is strong. Its a good album that has that late 70's new york city metro sexual vibe.

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Underwhelming from reputation but soulful. 6/10

That one song I hear so often on TV or commercials was pretty fun

Ok

not that even of an album but great overall with a couple of great hits

He looks like Frankenstein’s monster on the cover. Besides “Perfect Day” and “Walk On The Wild Side” (which are both fantastic) and to a lesser extent “Satellite of Love” and maybe “Goodnight Ladies” (for its weirdness), this album kind of sucks. Like quickly scrawled high school lyrics mangled and shoehorned to fit over basic power chord guitar music.

Weird album - half the songs are twee naffness, and the other half are incredible!? Fave track - "Perfect Day"

Liked only 3 tracks

I have always had a difficult time with Transformer, I love Walk on the Wild Side and Perfect Day, Satellite of Love is good but I find Lou Reed's country-blues thing just not my thing. I know this is a great album but doesn't feel that consistent to me.

Alright. Nowhere near the Velvet Underground or anything John Cale. 6-7/10

This is an album I've been meaning to get to for a long time as many of my favorite artists are big fans of Lou Reed, John Frusciante being the first of these that I noticed from my days of geeking out on RHCP in my youth :) Hints of early punk roots and lazy singing that the frontman from Cake must've stolen decades later. Love it!

Super chill. Definitely not something I could listen to all the time, but the hits from it are the way to go. Wagon Wheel was a surprise banger that I didn’t see coming.

I recognized this album right away because of seeing the album artwork so many times from listen in to "Walk On the Wide Side". I imagine Lou is a bit of an "odd one out" kind of person, and to that I say good. It's what makes this album so fun and peculiar. A good listen make me want to check out his other work. Going beyond the hit often reveals hidden gems. Lou to me seems like the male version of Nico. Summary- A nice short weird album.

Not bad. A few good tunes on there

Echt een top album met klassiekers als Perfect day en Walk on the Wild Side

It was pretty good but not my favourite. I think because I've heard bits and pieces over the years it just didn't give me feelings.

Would probably give 3.5 stars.

Singing made it a bit of a slog, but enjoyed some of the concepts and some of the guitar riffs sounded like founding concepts for a lot of rock that followed.

Great song "Walk on the Wild Side." The album was kind of an electic mix of styles. Some tracks made me think of David Bowie's Hunky Dory at times.

It was a pretty solid album with a few sleepy tracks imo, "Vicious" "Perfect Day" and "Satellite of Love" were my favorites!

Not my favorite-- although I love Velvet Underground-- but it's a solid album.

How could we let him get away with "Make Up"?

It was just okay. I really feel the focus on lyrics in this list, but this just doesn't speak to me at all. It feels much more like I am going through a list of 1-hit wonders from UK. =(

too weird

Pari kovaa leiskautusta

Not bad Halfway through, is very ok, not my thing, but its decent might be nice to listen to while relaxing

Goofier than I expected, but some great tracks.

Never really got into Lou Reed, this doesn't change much. It's got a certain lackadaisical personality to it, and I like the wide array of instruments. But it doesn't really do much for me. Favorite tracks: "Satellite of Love", "Walk on The Wild Side", "I'm So Free"

Pretty mediocre in all honesty. Not a big fan of Lou’s singing unfortunately. Worth a listen because there are some good songs on here but overall did not interest me.

Meh; kinda has like a whiny voice but the music isn’t bad I can kind of appreciate it but I’m not a fan I don’t like his voice Second half of the album is a little better Probably like a 2.5

Zzzzzz

3 keepers out of 11 (33%) 2 bangers out of 11 (22%) [Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side] Math says 2 stars. Heart cannot argue.

It’s ok

The album just feel a bit emotionless for me. It had great instrumentals but the lyrics and energy were lacking. I wanted to enjoy it but the vocals felt like it went against everything else. I feel like another artist can do it much better.

Pouco sal.

Lou Reed transforms! It's hard to describe just how bland this record is honestly. Like a cup of warm fucking piss. And now I've got to chug the damn thing. I don't want to, just please don't make me do this...well, I did, and I've got to say the aftertaste of "Transformer" sucks. I'm disappointed, man. Lou Reed, I loved every single one of his records with the Velvet Underground, so it's a shame that I didn't enjoy this one. The instruments and vocal hooks were completely forgotten 1 second after finishing a track. Every single glam rock sound on this record has been done far better by the likes of David Bowie and T. Rex before, and Lou's contributions come across as kind of awkward, honestly. But I can say this much, he certainly had fun on this album, and that's what matters for the guy. I wish I had more fun listening to it, though. Though, I think we can all agree that Lou Reed with eyeliner is 😍😍😍

Inventive tunes with a hint of Broadway. Too bad one extremely creepy song lyric downgrades it.

Very mid 70s pop rock

I may have listened to Lulu multiple times of my own volition just to prove I'm made of sterner stuff (and stupidity), but I don't think Lou Reed is my kinda listening.

A little strange good beats but the message isn’t my favorite, very drag queen haha

Love some of the songs on this album and others not at all. Favorite songs: Vicious, Perfect Day

Yeah Well, I'm familiar with "Walk on the wild side" and I liked "Satellite of love" but the rest is a bit out of my style.

no no no no no non o

Credit where credit is due, it led to "Can I Kick It?" ... but other than that, it's not that interesting. Is that the sound of an angle grinder in the first track?

I really like its rhythm and flow but it is not my cup of tea

Encore une fois assez plat, pas désagréable mais je ressens pas une originalité de fou ni une énergie particulière. Certains sons font même un peu contine pour enfant donc ouais honnêtement pas dingue. Meme les sons censé être les plus connus sont mid. Ça me semble beaucoup moins bien que du Beatles ou autre artiste du même style à la meme époque mais bon on verra.

Not really a fan of this one

algumas músicas foram ok acho q é mais influente por conta das pessoas envolvidas no álbum mas n é pra mim

I wasn’t big on it. There was some good songs on it, but I like his stuff with Velvet Underground much more. Overall, I would give it a 2.8/5!

Fairly laid back and inoffensive. Walk on the Wildside is that standout, but rest of the album is not overly exciting. 2 stars

The instrumentals are often a fun vibe, but his voice is atrocious. It works for some tracks but not all, and is a bit much for an entire album. 'Walk on the Wild Side', 'Satellite of Love', 'Wagon Wheel', and 'I’m So Free' are the standouts. 2.5 stars

I listened in a bad mood, true, but Lou Reed’s swagger didn’t work for me on this. His voice grated, the songs too simple and dreary. Two points for some style

one of the albums that was received that good only bc a man wrote it. plus one star for ‘perfect day’ and ‘walk on the wild side’ upd minus one star for ‘ny telephone conversation’ and ‘goodnight ladies’

En lineas generales un embole. Buenos temas Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side y algún otro que rescato. Pero se me terminan mezclando con todo el resto por sus vocales desganadas y audio en general tan homogéneo.

2.5. Two good ones, but the rest do nothing for me.

Odd. - A unique sounding 'rock' album. Not my cup of tea personally. The project seemed to drag in a lot of spaces and any bits where the artists attempts to take an unorthodox approach you're left with a very 'wtf' feeling after hearing a lot of the tracks, it somehow falls very short of what I would personally consider rock. Not discrediting Lou Reed however this album was very very boring musically but holds weight and meaning behind the lyricism

Interesting content, style, and lyrics, but Lou Reed’s vocal stylings continue to be a personal turn-off.

Alltför tråkigt. Orkar inte lyssna klart. Instrumenten tråkiga, gillar inte sången eller låttext. 2/5

This was an interesting, low-energy album. Apple mentioned that Bowie produced it and in some ways I can see that. It was overall unremarkable and boring for me.

didn’t like. genau zwei sterne

I don’t really care for Lou Reed’s talk singing or his voice. It was too grating and distracting from the rest of the music.

Some great songs some not

Sounds like an androgynous David Bowie album with a different guy singing

Como con los disco que hizo con The Velvet Underground, la verdad que no soy fan. Este no estuvo tan mal igual.

hmmmm…. no.

I didn't really like it. Was just another alright rockish album.

más bien maluco, pa mi tenia cara de que iba a estar mejor pero x, un álbum muy x

I just really don't like Lou Reed. He cannot sing, he's not for me, and even though "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" is a pretty cool song, I just can't with the rest of this drivel.

A few of the songs were pretty good. A lot of them are just a little outdated for me. I understand it’s the times that the album was written in, but it bothered me.

Glam Rock is unique and not really my favorite. The sultry talk singing can work with rhythmic rock behind it, but I dont think this style translates well to modern day. I hear how this is foundational for the continued push of music forward through the 70s and 80s

Lindo ritmo . No mi favorito pero esta chill

This album sounds like the bastard child of Billy Joel and Iggy Pop. Perfect day is a very nice track but holy cow the rest of the album is bad, especially the singing

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Not a fan of Lou Reed. I get how influential he is and Walk on the Wild Side is iconic. Can't forgive him for taking all of the royalties for Can I Kick it.

Franchement il y a une musique qui le sauve mais a part ça j'ai pas aimé

Bit bored lad Nothing made it to the playlist yet One song was a bit fun i suppose THIS IS DRAGGING I'm done now this is boring

war okay. aber für mich nix weltbewegendes.

Quirky! (Non-derogatory)

It's just uh... really half-assed music.

Pissed me off and bored me close to tears. Probably didn’t help that I listened to it while sitting in the worst traffic ever

Standouts Walk on the Wild Side

i liked perfect day but besides that it was okay

Ugh. Slow and utterly boring compared to VU. Reed has transformed but 5he wrong way

Perfect Days is good but just because it makes me think of the Wim Wenders movie of the same title

me esteraba algo mejor

Apart from a couple of well known songs, this album is really...terrible. The lyrics are garbage, music is uninventive, his bad singing is just bad - no charm, no personality. I remain convinced that the only reason people like Lou Reed's music is because for some reason it seems cool to like Lou Reed's music.

2/5. Insanely highly rated (average of 3.67 on this site as of April 2026) for how unimpressive the compositions are. Bowie produces it well enough but no amount of polish will make a dull rock shine. He's able to transform some of Reed's songs into worthwhile listens, but the majority of this album is hippie catnip. I like to imagine that people were constantly chasing the high of listening to "Blonde on Blonde" the first time and look at this album through skewed lenses, identifying some of the same superficial traits that the albums share but failing to recognize there's a stark difference in musical and lyrical quality. It's so strange to see people call the lyrics out as being good when artists like Reed were playing in the shadow of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Townes van Zandt. Not worth another listen.

My favourite song was hanging around may have been different if I hadn't heard walk on the wild side in so many ads. I can see how some may have been inspired by it but it just felt too disjointed and I couldn't get Into many of the songs.

Dude just picks a random woman and then talk about her on every song. Boring ahh

Rock pretty boring tho

Not for me.

I'm starting to question what "great" music is...

Nothing really special in my opinion

I just don’t really care for his voice.

not bad

While there were good moments on the album, I just found it mostly boring.

This wasn't as bad as I was expecting based on what I have heard about Lou Reed. I really enjoyed the song Perfect Day. It's clear he is a gifted songwriter but I just don't love the way many of these songs are performed. Most of it is clever and funny and ahead of its time in concept but just not super enjoyable to listen to.

I can see why I've only heard one song previously

Glam rock isn’t my thing. Satellite of Love is my highlight

Not for me. it’s got the right tones yet the man vocalist is just a little too soft for my tastes.

not for me, some good moments but i do think the musicality of an album is quite important to my enjoyment of an album, and this is maybe more freeform than i’d prefer shall i say

Talk-singing ramblings that sound like a high-school pick me theater kid, wild side still a banger tho

One good song

Flick the bean on the wild side

Don’t really like it not my style. The lyrics are weird and not enjoyable it has that corny band kid vibe almost. Not a fan of songs where people just kinda talk

25/02/2026 11h00 Não sou grande fã, mas entendo quem aprecie. Não é mau, apenas não é bem o meu estilo.

Not really my style. It is good, I like the guitar. My dad would probably listen and like. Reminds me of David Bowie in a way.

Not bad, whimsical. Not my genre but pleasant.

bit boring okay rock album, not a fan of the lyrics

OK I GUESS, JUST DOSEN'T TICKLE MY BRAIN.

Cinema to David Bowie there was a lot of cool instrumentation and production tricks (panning, hand, percussion, etc.), but I don't much care for this style of singing. (Talk-singing with loose adherence to pitch) I was surprised how similar Lou Reed's music sounds to the Arctic Monkeys; it seems the former inspired the latter. 5/10

bro kinda sucks

Don't like his vocals, instrumentals aren't anything exceptional for the most part. Satellite of Love and Perfect Day redeem it a little.

Vicious was alright because it was familiar. Some were decent but some also sounded like they belonged on Barney or some other kids show. Walk on the Wild Side would probably also be kinda boring if it wasn't for the fact that I grew up hearing it, so that wasn't bad.

Not the biggest fan here. I've no problems with it from a production standpoint but it's just not doing anything for me in any other way. I'm disappointed, I wanted to like it more.

0/11 bekannt 5/10 Beste Songs: perfect day, New York telephone conversation, vicious

Was familiar with “Perfect Day” and “Walk on the Wild Side” I feel like walk on the wild side is trying to say something but I can’t quite grasp the point on one listen back to back. Overall, I felt the album was tonally inconsistent with some very slow and uninteresting features. Not my cup of tea. Music-history wise - I’ve heard this album mentioned as a milestone of sorts, but it’s not that captivating in 2026. Think I’ve heard better stuff involving Lou Reed; someone mentioned Velvet Underground which rings a bell.

favs: perfect day satellite of love wagon wheel goodnight ladies rating 2.5/5

yappasaurus rex!!!!!

it kinda has some weird sounds that remind me of a circus

Eh mid

There’s something in Perfect Day, but not enough — or not quite, at least not for me. Maybe this glam rock album isn’t for me, and that’s it. The same happens to me with the track Walk on the Wild Side: I needed more, and less of some decisions (tbh, it kind of won me over at the end with the sax, because I’m a whore).

Pleasant sounds and typical of 70’s for me, meh overall with a few soulful moments.

It was okay

Pretty unique and quite diverse from what I'm used to.

enjoyed the first half more than the second. felt at times like i was listening to the wiggles. 2.5/5

idk

Again, not my cup of tea

I can appreciate the progressive nature of some of the subjects explored in this album, but it is not nice to listen to musically.

Demasiadas expectativas

it's not a bad album, but it's missing something...

Approaching this from a critical standpoint is tough for me because holy shit I hate the way Lou Reed sounds SO much. Ultimately there’s are some great instrumental performances over this album and a couple iconic songs but every time he opens his mouth I wanna kill myself. I also just ultimately don’t think this is doing anything even remotely near the other content coming out at this point. While I appreciate the inspiration he was in the more outsider music land, I cannot get down with this shit.

Has some good songs on it, but feels like it's a little bit too uninterested in doing much. Lou Reed's delivery is almost apathetic, but the songs don't seem to intend on evoking apathy but instead entertain. Something they are to a degree. For being glam rock, this is pretty un-glamorous.

vocals are not up to the music

The only song I like it was Goodnight ladies..

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Nothing happening musically, maybe the lyrics are interesting but they weren't interesting enough to make me go check.

Kind of boring.

vicious is groovy vibes!!!! i liked the repetition of the quick strumming guitar. i enjoyed the percussion. the lyricism is meh but easy to listen to. "when i watch you coming i just have to run" so real i relate andys chest is cute i like all the calls to nature. lyrics sort of random like wtf is he saying just spit balling random jizz. just looked in the credits and david bowie is credited as a producer? was i supposed to know this? perfect day chorus SLAPS i was expecting myself to be bored and yawning while i read the lyrics, but the beat drop was beautiful. him singing about his "perfect day" yet sounding so miserable is so me. the chorus definitely sounds produced by david bowie so this makes sense. especially mixed with the absolute BANGER keys and band. ending was a tad mid but overall i enjoyed. hangin' round is how i feel about all of my friends (half serious) (heh...) def a groovy jizzy beat. i was tapping my foot along with the music. i find the tones of instruments to be very interesting and unique i really like how they compliment his voice! (is lou reed a band or a single person? or both?) i really really like how the chorus is intertwined with the story that is being told it is very fun. i have noticed that his outros are somewhat weak; either fade outs or just him repeating words. walk on the wild side "shaved her legs and then he was a she" doo doo doo dooo dooo doooo the doo doos seemed a lil weird at first but soon became enjoyable. i like the song and story, however not something i see myself listening to regularly. a very mellow song. yeah i think this is my least favorite, maybe it was inspiring or ambitious for its time but i didn't love it. & again, weak outro. alright HOW is this is most successful. make up this is def what lana del ray was referring to when talking about lou reed. i think maybe its a little fun? idk gives me a weird vibe. i really hate the brass instruments. yes lou we ARE coming out!!!!!! satellite of love i ALSO like to watch things on tv. maybe i am too critical, but his lyricism is just poor and difficult to enjoy. i enjoy his voice and production, but half the time i don't understand what the hell he is trying to say. it just sounds like hes trying to get out words in order to call it a song. baby you can come up with better than this!!!! the lyrics ended 2 minutes in and the second half of the song just repeated the same lyrics. bruhhhhhh. ok snaps i enjoy the new. okay trumpets play for me now! i SWEAR I JUST HEARD BOWIE. OKAY THIS IS FUNNBNNNNNN!!!!!!!! SATELLITEEEEEEEEEE OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH i liked the second half SO MUCH MORE than the first. wagon wheel i dont like the heavenly father part. it threw me off. maybe i am stupid. what does it mean to be a wagon wheel. i dont like the ending either. i dont like the song alright i made up my mind. new york telephone conversation i thought that lou reed was rock i am sofuckingconfused. this song sounds like something that count olaf and the two old lady twins would sing to the baudelaire children. genuinely HOW did bowie produce this. im so free okay this is funner...... not sold yet though. yeah yeah alright i get it ur so free yada yada yada goodnight ladies i am so so so sorry i know he is seen to be a legend, but i just don't enjoy his lyrics!!!!!! I am BORED! the ladies have LEFT!!!!! Stop saying Goodnight. alriight i am sick of this album.

Let’s be real: Lou Reed can’t sing. Created some interesting songs, but not enough to elevate him to the level of Bob Dylan. Just ok in my opinion. Culturally significant, musically insignificant.

It’s okay.

Rating : 5/10 - Chill music - More so “Talking-Singing” - Best song : “Vicious” - Nothing crazy, more so a mid-tempo-story time-album.

Meh

definitely an interesting opener. interesting. track 2 was boring. i wouldnt listen to it unless im listening to the album in full. track 3 is a masterpiece. i also had fun listening to track 4 but after some time it got repetitive. still i really good track. i think that im not a big fun of the way he sings. i would like a bit more passion in the vocals. track 5 is genuinely horrible. track 6 is better, but i still dont like the lyrics, the main melody and it needed to be more fast. track 7 is again a masterpiece. shouldve been a little faster but i dont mind it at all. i loved track 8. track 9 was sweet. not too much to say because its just 1min30 but its good overall. track 10 was also good. not really what you consider a masterpiece but i liked it. last track was genuinely boring. i have a tendancy to not consider the first and last track as a song, and these are the ones that make me like or hate an album. these made me hate the album even more. i would give it a 3 out of 10, but ill say a 5 because of the nice songs. mid

There were a handful of tracks that I liked but the record as a whole wasn’t my favourite. I was expecting to love this due to David Bowie’s influence and because I really like the Velvet Underground but it fell short of my expectations :( Favourite: Hangin’ Round

Not a fan.

Side 1 is pretty good, if overplayed on the airways, but not much to say about side 2. Not my favourite Lou Reed album

remembered David Bowie while listening, but despite all of that it was hard. lyrics is fine tho, but still

I dunno, I guess it wasn't that bad. I recognized one song, though I never thought it was a very good song. And there was definitely some weird stuff in there. Ok so maybe it was kinda bad.

2,5

A little monotonous Enjoyed Vicious and Perfect Day, but the rest I could skip

Dull. Felt like a story told over music. Not my thing. It was chill tho. Nice at times. Enjoyed Vicious and Satellite of Love.

ok mas não é meu estilo

Mais um álbum que não fede nem cheira. Senti um pouco de falta de personalidade. Melhor do álbum: "Vicious". Pior do álbum: "Make Up".

5eme album avec Lou Reed =>2/5. Pop/Rock très standard, avec malheureusement le chant de LR dans tous les morceaux ... Deux points qui le sauvent de la note minimale : - Le tube 'Walk on the Wild Side' - C'est mon dernier album avec LR, enfin ...

sorrrry

2/5 aika yhdentekevää musisointia, vaikka sanat jepa

..this is the great Lou Reed? Guy has the lyrical ability of a 7 year old and the glam rock isn't anything special. It's not actively bad to listen to, but it sure as hell ain't good. Perfect Day is excellent however.

I think unfortunately I’m still not there to love this as an album, stars for the arguably best bari sax solo ever on the pop charts

Wasn't really a fan. Liked: Perfect Day Satellite of Love

Album is fine, not as bad as the previous couple. It clearly is a contemporary of Bowie (produced by him actually) and as somebody who doesn't enjoy much Bowie... not a fan. Walk on the Wild Side the only real song that catches my attention, which is why this is a 2 star.

Andys Chest- 1/5 Perfect Day- Very cute yet sad song 3/5 Hangin' Round- 2/5 Walk On The Wild Side- 1/5 Make Up- 1/5 bro what Satellite Of Love- 2/5 Wagon Wheel- 2/5 New York Telephone Conversation- 2/5 Im So Free- 2/5 I don't really care to listen to the rest...

A bit boring for my style, but I get the target audience who would enjoy a more vocal, chill album. 2.3/5

Wild thing was the only reason I didn't give this 1 star.

alright - it sucks. i can't believe it. Wild Side and Satellite of Love so effortlessly and entirely outpace every other profoundly uninteresting barely written (at ALL) song on this album to a genuinely embarrassing extent. if you allow yourself to be blinded by nostalgia, you will die in the dark

I wish I could get into Lou. I think he’s fascinating and I respect the influence he’s had on music. But I just never can.

I've mentioned it before, but I don't really like Reed's voice. That came into play here during my listen. Even though it was fine as the album started out, it grew tiresome by the end. I wouldn't say this one was bad, but it just kinda got stayed the same/got worse as it went. Having started out as merely good, that didn't leave a lot to prop it up. Reed made a good solo career out of making mostly OK music. This is a prime example of that at work. Overall: 2.4/5

Eh. I didn't really enjoy this as much as I was hoping. His voice is super monitored. Like it feels like he almost isnt even singing and all the songs sound like this. Actual rating...1.5 Liked Songs: "Vicious" , "Perfect Day" , "Hangin' 'Round" , "I'm So Free"

Meh 2.5

Legendaran album, ali meni on nikad nije bio napet. Baš ono ravnina. 2/5, 4/10

Appreciate the artistry and some classics on here but I was mostly bored. Not to my taste

File under sing-songwriters that are horrible singers; next to Bob Dylan. Also: do-do-do-do-do-do... How can walking on the wild side seem so...boring?

Never really got on board

Vicious - 7 Andys chest - 6 Perfect day - 7 hangin round - 7 walk on the wild side - 8 make up - 5 satellite of love - 8 wagon wheel - 7 new york telephone conversation - 5 im so free - 6 goodnight ladies - 6

Kinda sucks kinda boring but Perfect Day is great in Trainspotting soooo 4.1/10

The songs you know are the ones worth listening too. Everything else, not so much.

It's alright, kinda sounds like that era of David Bowie, for a reason. I'd give it 2.5 if I could.

I know Lou Reed is loved and a massive musical icon but I find his voice and stlye boring and mundane. This album has two bangers, but honestly I found this album hard to listen to. The sounds and lyrics dragged on and on . Sorry Lou it’s not you it’s me

Meh couple decent songs nothing memorable outside walk on the wild side

Kind of dull and monotonous sounding… The same time I did like his voice… Explain that.

★★½

Least favorite so far. I couldn't get into it. Obviously I've heard Wild Side before but that didn't help anchor me into the rest of the songs.

2 stars This album is overrated. Lou Reed generally, to me, is an acquired taste. Some people will never really like him. I enjoy a good amount of Velvet Underground. But his solo music, of which this is pretty much all I’ve listened to, has limited appeal. While I like some of the songs, they all feel like demos in that they don’t feel fully produced and fleshed out. And I get it that perhaps it’s a stylistic choice but it doesn’t appeal to me. So while I enjoy “Walk on the Wildside” and “Vicious,” singles “Perfect Day” and “Satellite of Love” feel like decently written songs that aren’t as good coming out of Lou Reed’s mouth.

The instruments behind him were fine, but his voice sucks all the enjoyment out of it, becoming a bit of a borefest.

Reedin ääni ja laulutyyli on ehkä inspiroinut tuhansia muusikoita, mutta levy kokonaisuutena tuntuu lähinnä antiikkiselta kuriositeettina nykyään.

should've listened to lyrics more :wilted_rose: didnt catch me musically at all

Didn’t make it through, will revisit

This is one of my "nope, no can do" artists. Satellite of Love just makes me fondly recall Ron & Fez (particularly Fez's final broadcast.)

A few great songs but not an albums worth. Again a best of would be best.

I mean it’s really just not that good idk what else to see. It’s disjointed and there are like 2 good songs max

Novelty of his voice wears thin quickly. Some songs weren’t bad but a couple were really awful.

Lou Reed is cool and all but the second of half of this album really veers off into "goofy (in a bad way) beatles song" territory. Satellite of Love and Perfect Day are pretty good though.

Yawn. Lou Reed is overrated

Spoko, nawet mile, ale nie moj gust

Perfect Day was the only song I liked. Not a fan of the vocals but the lyrics are good.

My enjoyment of this album varies wildly song by song

Slow paced, kinda relaxing, not my style.

Okay not something I would seek out to listen to

well...I didn't like it. I'm not a big fan of his voice. however, the songwriting and the themes explored in the songs were interesting.

Not a fan.

Only one good song

One song does not an album make

This album features some really creative ideas and lyrics along with some solid vocals that should make for a pretty cohesive and strong album… But I felt like the execution came up short The mastering on this album holds up extremely well which made my listen more enjoyable but it wasn’t enough for me to find any songs that I truly connected with I think this is one of those albums where I want to be more objective with how I rate it but I just can’t get past my personal feelings here Sorry :( Favorites: None Honorable Mentions: None

I realise this has been out since 1972 and I've no context of the music scene of the year of my birth, but still this kind of music sounds quite generic pop/rock to me, lyrical themes notwithstanding. I've heard many of the songs on this album quite a few times and remember thinking why are these played so much. I feel like a lot of the things on this record are slight reinterpretations of things done in the previous and current generation of music, just put into another context and that's it. I'm not saying that is good or bad, but at this point Black Sabbath was up to releasing "Vol. 4" fer fux sake and had created a whole new music genre.

It's got three good songs, and you probably know which ones they are. The rest is pretty terrible.

Surprisingly uninteresting outside of the two major hits. For an album that was influential on glam rock, there isn’t a lot of rocking here outside of a few songs.

Unique voice, and songs.

Średnie. Nic nie zapada w pamięć. 2/5, bo jedną piosenkę zapisałem.

2.5 - Not bad

ts was cheeks nigga was just describing the surroundings

Songs like Hangin' 'Round and New York Telephone Conversation take me out completely. Lyrics and musicality completely eye roll inducing. Other songs, like Walk On the Wild Side and I'm So Free are fun enough, if not a little simplistic. If I was a teenager in America in the 70s I'm sure I would have a great deal of respect for this album, but I wasn't and I don't.

Not really my jam.

I enjoyed listening to this, but can't imagine myself coming back to it often. Highlights: Andy's Chest, Walk on the Wild Side

Not a fan, sounds kind boring, do not care for the singers voice

Includes multiple classics I've heard but never knew the artist of. Well written lyrics touching on a number of progressive topics including gender and sexuality paired with solid instrumentals (addendum, there's a couple real weak songs in a latter parts of the album). Held back by singing that sounds like Karaoke.

i feel guilty for the low rating as the lyrics are great but it's just boring listen

Rating (1-5): ✩✩ Will I be listening to this again: Nope What do I like about it: I thought it was boring What I dislike about it: I need more energy bruv. Also don't really like the sound of the singers voice :( Higlighted songs: Goodnight Ladies (Instruments)

Other than “Walk on the Wild Side” I hate all the songs on this album. It sounds like Lou was high and drunk when he wrote these songs. They’re so annoying

I think this is a 5/10 record for me and maybe it will grow - I didn't connect to some of the tracks here and though I do like Satellite of Love and some of the music hall stuff it wasn't enough for me at first listen.

It takes me a while to warm up to Lou reeds purposely bad singing. Walk on the wild side is great, the front half of the album is better than the back half but the song writing is there to justify it on the list. I can see how it’s influenced a lot but it’s not really for me

Vicious - Meh Andy's Chest - Meh Perfect Day - 10/10 Hanging round - haat dat dit zo na Perfect day komt Walk on the Wild Side - Nice Make up - Ok Satellite of love - Nice, kende ik nog niet Wagon wheel - Ok Intermezzo Im so free - Ok Goodbye ladies - cute

Feel like im taking crazy pills. Its just not good, idc that it was influential. The best thing that came from this album is a song that isn’t even on it.

I know why i only know perfect day and Walk in the wild Side. Too old sounding for Me maybe If i was born 40 years before

What drugs was he on when making this? Some of the most insane lyrics

I really didn't like this. Walk on the Wild Side is good, but the rest is just Lou Reed sounding like a mediocre high school band lead singer.

Mid vocals, like speak-singing. Doesn’t really match the funky instrumentals. Simultaneously calm and energetic. Some weird lyrics. Feels like a fever dream musical.

Overall, just boring. Nothing to complain about, but nothing I enjoyed either.

I do and don’t understand why this is so popular

Nah, I’ve had enough of Lou Reed throughout this project. Not my kinda music. Walk On The Wild Side was the only saving grace, but only out of familiarity.

Obviously 'Perfect Day' and 'Walk on the Wild Side' are the standouts - I just don't get Lou Reed. Kinda boring, influential, sure but boring.

Annoying. Satellite of love innocent though.

I don’t get Lou reed, sure the album has some charm but that is all Bowies production, clearly I’m missing something

Lou reed is some strange music

“Walk on the Wild Side” and “Perfect Day” are great songs. The rest of this album sounds like demos for a musical about living in New York in the early 70’s that never got made because it was too precious even for musicals about living in New York in the early 70’s.

Opening song gave me blue balls for the rest of the album.

Music-7/10. Can really hear Bowies influence. Singing-1/10. Jesus christ

This feels like it was provocative in the 70s. And important for some reasons that I don’t understand.

1972, Walk on the wild side. Song style like Bob Dylan. Talking some kind of weird story half heartedly. Not very interesting to me.

Somehow he managed to make rock n roll boring.

Sort of poetic story telling put to music kind of thing. Not bad but probably not something I am going to want to listen to again. I can see the appeal though, it's kind of cool.

I do not like this album because it is boring. I do not relate to the lyrics.

wtf was this…

never got into lou reed, although i will admit that i do like “walk on the wild side”. the guy can’t really sing and he tries to be profound and really isn’t.

I like Lou Reed and there's some good tracks on here but it's real fame comes from Bowie as producer. The last half tapers off, especially downhill after "Satellite of Love"which gets a bit too waltzy but is still decent. "Wagon Wheel" is also decent but I don't like the pop shop girls in the background. "NY Telephone Convo" and "Goodnight Ladies" are the weak links but altogether they're not bad enough to cancel out "Perfect Day" so it's a 2.45 for me.

Apart from the classic "Walk on the Wild Side," this is a mixed bag album of some decent supporter tracks and some complete floppers. What is "Andy's Chest"? No mention of a chest and was just a random babbler track with lame content. Nose toes, bare bears, and bats a swoopin? Bad. Couple other slapped together ones to fill an album. Must have felt so moronic to record some of these in a studio with professional equipment. This album makes the list cause Bowie likes it and the hookers in drag. Expected a bit more from Lou but he's a weirdo so you get this...1.7.

2 for Wild Side