Reviews (page 13 of 14)
Recognized one song. Mostly okay
I don't think I'll ever really get into Lou Reed... There's nothing I can 'objectively' say against the quality of these songs, they just don't strike a chord with me. I do appreciate the inclusiveness of some of these lyrics, especially given the time of release. I'm glad Tribe got a great sample out of Wild Side, but that's about it for me.
Maybe I'm missing something, but this was pretty boring. It's pretty musically stale, and it might be pretty scandalous lyrically, but half a century later, it's unremarkable.
I genuinely wonder who listens to this and doesn't fall asleep three songs in.
Warum finden auf dieser Website die Leute alles geil was David Bowie anfasst? Es geht an mir vorbei. New York Telephone Conversation war ein Graus. 2 Sterne, David Bowie kann mir gestohlen bleiben
Reed’s singing really brings this down. He sounds bored and uninspired, singing in a low range that doesn’t suit him. Like a broken man just going through the motions. And maybe he is. It’s a far cry from his work in Velvet Underground. Basically two different singers, and this is the worse of the two.
Liked the songs that I’ve heard before, but didn’t love the rest of the album.
Was ok
Why is this considered good? Honestly do not get it. Perfect day is a quality song but the rest is diminishing returns. The tail end is woeful. 2.5*
I've heard some stuff from the velvet underground before so I came into this album expecting a lot more than I got. The beats felt lazy and boring, the vocals were nothing special and the lyrics were awful. I was waiting for the album to start for its entire runtime.
I know "Perfect Day" because of the Puhskinti Day 2019 song and I first heard "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" through a health insurance commercial. I have been introduced to this album in the worst possible way twice without knowing it. There's a good reason why I, the perpetually blind to any music released before the 90s know these songs and it's because they're pretty good on all fronts - they're pleasing and unique in both a clever and understated way. There's a major drop off for me in the other songs, though. They're equally weak on an instrumental, lyrical and vocal level, and the entire album felt like it dragged it's heels despite their being some better-than-average songs on it.
The 3 is SOLEY for the song Walk on the Wild Side which is one of the greatest tunes ever made. Other than that, this album really has nothing that special
On my initially listen I thought I liked the album. But after listening to it again I realised I only like a couple of the songs and the rest were not for me. I don't know if I like Lou Reed that much.
It's OK. Lou Reed is massive and I cannot for the life of me figure out why. he doesn't have a good voice, and musically, this album is just kind of bland. Songs like New York Telephone Conversation are just confusing. It sounds like something that would be on an album for toddlers, and I mean that literally, not as a joke or a slight. I don't know, man. It's not dreadful, I guess?
Soso
perfect day is great but some other songs were pretty strange
I didn’t dislike this as much as I thought I would, but I don’t get Lou Reed.
Me not like
A good reminder that I actually know more Lou Reed songs than I thought, but not really a thing I need more of. It's fine, I guess.
Lou..... Reed..... solo..... album..... and this is s'posed to be his good one. Some classics for sure but...... I'll take his Hudson River Wind Meditations.
The good points of this album are great, but I'm not sure that they are enough to lift this above some of the cheese here to make this to a truly great album, one that I'd go back to. At least for me, it's more likely that I'll keep songs like Perfect Day and Walk on the Wild Side on general playlists and leave much of the rest as forgettable. There are a couple hidden gems--Vicious perhaps, Hanging Around and Andy's Chest. Others like Satellite of Love are flawed, while Wagon Wheel, Goodnight Ladies, and NY Phone are straight cheese. In fact, if this were a five song EP that ended at Walk on the Wild Side, it would have been a much better product.
None of what I like about Lou Reed shows up on this disk and much of what I dislike about David Bowie does. At times it comes off as Lou Reed trying to be sunny - a bit grotesque. The whole thing cries out for some Cowboy Junkies or Velvet Underground.
Perfect Day is the only song that I really liked out of the whole album, but I have never been a huge fan of Lou Reed to begin with. Walk on the Wild Side also OK, but in general the album is not for me.
it was halfway good classic rock.
A pretty lazy Bowie impression. I know Reed came first but… he’s just coasting on the success of his awful band. Perfect Day obviously a banger but done better by almost everyone who has covered it. The rest? Boring.
I know, I know, sacrilege! But I always thought Lou Reed was totally over-rated. This does not convince me otherwise.
Mid- fairly boring
There wasn't much that I liked about this. The vocals are weak, the guitars were fine but that couldn't save this.
I loved parts of it and couldn’t stand other parts of it. There was more I didn’t like then did like. I’d probably give it a 2.5
i really wanted to love this album but i couldn’t get into it
What an icon. But a bit too much poetry reading for me. Most of these songs sung by different singers sound really amazing. Proof the writing is really good.
David Bowie has to have one of the worst production catalogues I’ve ever seen (see Stooges). This is not quit that bad, but it’s definitely not great
Reed's got better. Walk On The Wild Side is a GENERATIONAL hit. But so much of the rest is just navel-gazing filler. Out of the context of his uneven career, its forgettable as a statement.
This album started promising, but felt tiring as it went on. I like the social message, but I don't care for the music itself.
Felt thrown together.
Lame, boring
{Vicious} <3/10> Not really my style. Not entirely fond of the vocals. Neutral on the guitar chords. All in all, It's a pretty boring song. {Andy's Chest} <2/10> Still not a big fan of the vocals. First part of the song sounds like he's trying not to wake his parents up. Still boring. {Perfect Day} <7.5/10> I'm a sucker for these kinds of piano chords and the soft spoken lyrics. Reminds me of when my mum used to sing me to sleep. The build up into the climax was delicious. The violins are absolutely gorgeous. Would I add it to my playlist ?? No, but I wouldn't be upset or bored if it came on the radio or smth. Kinda sounds like if Radiohead and Elvis Presley had a child. {Hangin' Round} <6/10> I wouldn't say its great, but I also wouldn't say its bad. Sounds like you'd hear it on a movie about a teen girl finding who she is, specifically the scene where she's getting ready for school. {Walk on the Wild Side} <5/10> It exists ... I don't really mind it's existence ... {Make Up} <-1000/10> Idk, but smth about him saying "slick little girl" gives me the ick. {Satellite of Love} <3/10> Pretty boring. Another [Insert generic sappy love song]. I think I'm finna cut the rating off here, this album is boring asf. I'm rating the entire album 2.1/10
His voice is emphasized in the mix, and I don't think it's that good. The whole thing is just kind of odd, and I'm not really all that impressed. The instrumentation is quirky and fun, but that doesn't really elevate the album out of its "meh"-ness. Favorite Song(s): Perfect Day
I think I like Lou better when he's weird on The Velvet Underground and Nico or White Light / White Heat than I do his more glammy and chill thing here. Don't get me wrong there was some great songs (Perfect Day, Make Up, Sattelite of Love, Walk on the Wild Side) and I love the gay subject matter he goes over but the ways the album can just be mid tempo pop rock or venture into more vaudville stuff towards the end really harmed the enjoyment of the album. Not bad but really not what I want from Lou yknow?
Okay, listen, I enjoyed one or two songs
Love TVU and I love glam rock. But this has always eluded me. Idk why it just feels so unlike the genre in how dull most of the hooks are. The hits are alright, but “perfect day” is the only song I would say is great. The rest are passable to painfully drawn out in Lou’s signature monotone crooning
Apart from Walk On The Wild Side, and I only enjoyed that through nostalgia, this album is pretty crap. Instrumentally good, lyrically it's a mad man's fever dream.
In terms of songs it sucks. It's just a guy yapping over instrumentals that range from either good to boring.
This was all over the place. Not sure i enjoyed it much
Eh this is pretty drab and boring.
pretty good album nice to have on in the background whilst occupied
Ah mano, no máximo legalzinho
Not a fan of his voice at all.
I don't understand Lou Reed. Did learn A Tribe Called Quest sampled him for arguably their best sign, so that was cool!
Hmmm. Thoroughly underwhelmed. Lyrics were clunky, his voice was a drone, and overall was disappointed. Couple of well-known stand out tracks paper over the cracks of the very, very weak bulk of album tracks
3.5/10
This was fine but unremarkable. 2.5 if I could
was fine, but nothing stood out as worth going back to. Contrary to most people's reviews, I think Bowie's touch is a negative
One great song , another that was just ok...and then a lot of trash that was not meant for human consumption. The last two songs are nails on chalkboard.
how does he make his own album sound out of tune. impressive
I know it's considered great because of the lyrics and the people involved, but purely musically, it leaves a lot to be desired.
Eh
Not my style
A strange opening to the album, not really sure how I feel about it. A Perfect Day was where I almost abandoned the album but then decided to keep going. 2.5/5 on a personal scale.
Starred off good, then it got worse
Oh, the 70’s. I usually love your music. Found this boring but others really love it, so I guess there’s someone for everything out there.
wow. lou reed. legend. I know this. I’ve heard it my entire life. I don’t get it. I don’t know if I have ever gotten it. I first heard Walk On the Wildside when Marky Mark did it and then wanted to hear the original. It was good…and then I heard the rest of the album and either felt too dumb or too smart to get it. I appreciated his work with Velvet Underground but avante garde rock apparently is not my thing. This album makes Lou Reed a One-Hit Wonder in my book, right there next to Gerardo (Rico Suave) and Vanilla Ice.
It's just totally fine. Didn't hate anything here, but didn't enjoy it either
One amazing song on an otherwise boring album
2/5 - again, I get why, but I do t like it
Gretchen, stop trying to make Lou Reed/The velvet underground happen. It’s not gonna happen.
Walk on the Wild Side is such a great song, but incredibly (embarrassingly) dated. The rest of the album was forgettable.
Sad trombone.
While I certainly know Walk On the Wild Side, I had never heard any of these songs before. While I totally appreciate his artistry, Lou Reed is just not my jam. I also have to acknowledge how absolutely ahead of his time Reed was when singing about transgender issues and homosexuality in 1972. Bowie and his lead guitarists being the producers makes a lot of sense for the music scene at the time.
Couple I recognised, didn't need a whole album
Viele bekannte alte Songs Schön zu hören aber wirkt doch etwas angestaubt
Beyond Perfect Day, Wildside, and Good Night Ladies a very forgettable album for me but those songs are good...
Boring, tedious, kinda creepy too. Mercifully short. I feel like most of the New York scene was just a big old circle jerk back then. Velvet Underground might have started something big but this isn't exactly my favorite evolution of it.
i literally hate his style of talking singing
✅ could see this growing on me a lil, a more grown up Lou Reed than Velvet Underground and Nico, without Cale to push him into weird shit and with Bowie around to push him towards pop.
The vocals throughout… ugh. Only on some emotional songs - Perfect Day; Walk on the Wildside - do they sound anything substantially more than amateurish and awkward; otherwisw they just sound perfunctory. And then from just glancing at the lyrics the writing is hardly a strength. Some fun instrumentation throughout, and outside of the two aforementioned songs Satellite of Love is pretty good, and Vicious grew on me a bit (even though it is exemplary of my issues with his vocals), but otherwise this isn’t quite it. (Though New York Telephone Conversation is some childish and stupid fun.)
Sometimes okay, mostly boring and weird.
Ehhh whatever. I liked one song in this album and it wasn't walk on the wild side . otherwise boring. I mean i get it. I guess these albums are iconic style origin artists or something but they're all shit. I would not send most of these into space and I'm kinda offended that they would be chosen on my behalf
Me
All the songs have a very similar sound. Not super exciting for me.
The lyrics are pretty nonsensical, but not Ina fun or provacative way. Music is good, but not fun enough to spin again. The wild side song is alright, but even that was boring. Just boring.
Slow talking music, but with a bit more melody. Feel like the guy is bored as he's singing. I don't like this very much. 1/2** Lyrics are kinda meaningful or something, but also just idk I don't like them. Favorite song was "satellite of love"
Boring album held up by a few legendary tracks. If it was released today, it would be considered loser indie trash; does this make it ahead of its time?
Personligt ikke fan. Sangene ligner hinanden, ikke specielt fede sange, med dårlig instrumentation og kedelige melodier. 5/10
And another 70s rock album. What the hack! I like the simple positive lines over a more tense, complex instrumental on ‘Perfect Day’. It creates perfect tension and makes me feel like there is a deeper message. Other than that I’m not too big of a fan of this album.
Two of the album's songs are timeless and appealing.
It might have gotten a higher rating if it weren't as vaguely creepy as it was.
Ok album. Not a big fan of the vocals, but the music wasn't bad. 2.5/5
Perfect Day is 5 stars on its own
Not grea
Not for me
I wasn't looking forward going into this one as I'm not really a Lou Reed fan. I will say after listening to this that it was not as bad as I thought it would be and will likely run through it again sometime soon. It began to grow on me starting after "Walk On the Wild Side". Especially the quirkiness of the songs on the 2nd half of the album.
Pretty boring, but not actively bad
Doesn’t do anything for me
Masterful lyricist, but Jesus Christ he sounds like he is going to fall asleep on every song.
não me pegou... parado, chato, vocal que não combina com a obra. sou sem cultura por não apreciar Lou Reed? maybe! prendam-me!
Fora do meu nicho musical
Not for me
Just okay. I know Walk on the Wild Side was/is popular, but it really only registered for me because ATCQ sampled it.
Lou Reed is not a good singer but he has this atonal, stylistic quality that is kind of interesting. I wanted to give this album a 3 but multiple factors worked against it. Some of the song lyrics were stupid and pretty bad. Strings were a bad choice on one of the songs and they took me out of that listening experience. The jury's still out on the numbers using the tuba and the other horn, I don't know if they really fit the vibe of this album.
2/5. There are some good songs here but god damn, Lou Reed doesn’t even want be here singing it. It’s like lazy karaoke, just boring vocals and lyrics. There are just mostly songs by other artists that sound exactly like these songs but better: Bowie, Doors, etc. I would rather just listen to those other albums. I do like satellite and wild side but otherwise, mostly pretty bad, not wholly unlistenable.
good album, fun to listen to for the first time, but i don't think i'd listen to it again.
Weirdly theatrical in a way I didn't expect. Lyrics remind me of trot music
Lou has a really dry songwriting style. He comes off sarcastic most of the time. Walk on the Wild Side is quite beautiful. Other than that song this record doesn't do anything for me.
Njaaaaaaaa, texten var VÄLDIGT ifrågasättbar och jag blir alltid lika uttråkad när jag lyssnar på låtar som ”Walk on the wild side”. OCH då är det illa när den låten är min favorit låt på hela albumet. De förekom dock inte någon 100% musikalisk så de var iaf bra. Därför får albumet 2 stjärnor, och de ska sägas är väldigt generöst!
The instrumentation is wonderful (because it’s largely Mick Ronson of David Bowie fame), but that’s about all I enjoyed
Crass
Kinda silly.
I did not enjoy this album
Everything but Make Up was great. That one was real weird. The rest was just kind of weird. Just the one skip, but I wasn’t blown completely away.
Honestly don’t really get the hype, ok I guess
Album no. 1/1001 Not my thing. Don't like the singing voice and some songs seem a bit low-effort. Listen for the shocking lyric "she had sex in the hall"!
I like Walk on the Wildside
This album was just 40 minutes of meh. I don't really enjoy Lou Reed's music or vocal stylings.
2.5
Nothing special. No tracks particularly stood out.
It was kind of unpleasant to listen to
walk on the wild side
Other than Perfect Day, it's just not for me. I think I need more "musicianship" for want of a better word.
Its interesting for sure. The style starts to annoy me after a while though.
Alright, this album was mid, at best. The common theme I could not get passed was the spoken vocals. My favorite few songs off the album involved his vocals (Perfect Day, Satellite of Love, Wagon Wheel) The only saving graces of this album were the experimental instrumentals on each track. And, of course, I come to find out this album was produced by Bowie. Well no shit this album got attention if Bowie had a hand in it. Without Bowie's production, Reed's vocals probably would have been backed by yawn-worthy instrumentals, which in turn would have made this album dust in the wind.
Smooth, great for doing dishes
Love Lou but Nah
This album was okay. I liked only a couple of the songs and the rest were uninteresting. Favorite Song(s): "Vicious", "Walk On the Wild Side"
2/5
It's fine. Not my cup of tea.
To begin: I understand the cultural significance of this album. However, this album is proof that everyone was on acid in the 70's. It is an objectively not great album. Listen to 'New York Telephone Conversation' again, look me in the eyes and tell me this album is 5 stars. It does have it's moments. Bowie makes it shine. But that is also the problem for me; without Bowie this album would be objectively awful and not worth listening to. This album was a product of it's time I seem. I don't feel it aged well. Production is not great (but forgiven since it is the 70s), songwriting is okay, but a lot of songs sound like poetry a depressed 11th grade dropout would make. While that may resonate with those that like this album, it's like listening to emo done poorly before emo existed.
Some classics on here.
It was ok
lou reed is a BITCH
Crazy slow. Take a walk on the wild side
Standout: Satellite of Love.
Bored
I had never personally heard a Lou Reed song before this album though I knew of him. I must say, I doubt I will be familiarising myself with his discography. Some I enjoyed and some had lines that sounded like mad libs. Favourite: Satellite Of Love Least Favourite: Perfect Day
I was kinda meh about this album. Probably won't listen to again.
Can't deny Lou Reed's influence. Enjoyed the low key instrumentals but his voice is hard to listen to. Stand outs include Perfect Day and Walk on the Wild Side
Not my cup of tea; however, the success of Walk on the Wild Side and Perfect Day must mean something. To me the lyrics sounded forced, just for a rhyme.
Musik gut, Stimme Katastrophe
Started off strong, but the back half has some odd tracks that didn't land for me. Can definitely see why Bowie was in Lou's corner. Sound is crisp and mixing is top-tier.
Not a good singer
Kind of a Leonard Cohen type, just not taking himself as seriously.
Maybe it is simply not for me. I can see the album being extremely cosy and nice. But to be honest, it bores me.
Not my jam. Sounds like if I was in a hipster dive bar and was trying too hard to be slightly punk or rockabilly.
I just don't care for Lou Reed's music.
Album 3/1001 Best song: I’m so free
1. viciouz - 1 2. andyz chezt - 1 3. perfect day - 2 4. hanging round - 1 5. uualk on the uuildzide - 1.5 6. make up - 1 7. zatellite of love - 1 8. uuagon uuheel - 1 9. neuu york phone - 0 10. im zo free - 1 11. goodnight ladiez - 1
Spotify suggests this album to me constantly. I listened to it. I do not understand the praise this album gets. Not the worst, but not good, IMO. Looking forward to seeing what other people think.
Wasn't feeling this. Had to stop and listen to it later over the weekend.
Like a 2/5. Walk on the Wild side and Vicious does a lot of heavy lifting. He just isn't a good singer
Lou Reed puzzles me. The man CANNOT hold a tune to save his life. And yet he is held up on such a high pedestal. You listen to John Lydon, and the Sex Pistols' music is... not super-melodious. But you let it slide, because it's punk. It's not Sinatra, it's not the most croon-y. But you hear "Walk On The Wild Side," and most of the time he's not really holding a melody there. But it fits the song ok. But other songs on the album... doesn't fit as well (i.e. "Satellite of Love," "Goodnight Ladies"). Really needed to have someone who was really able to hold a tune. The two songs of Reed's everyone knows are on this album, and I will give him that. "Perfect Day" and "Walk On The Wild Side" are great songs. But other songs on it are real head-scratchers (I'm looking at you, "Andy's Chest."). They are just total nonsense. And maybe that's from Bowie's suggestions, turning this more into a glam record. Lou Reed's inability to keep the tune just really puts me off on most of the songs. Anyone else sings these tunes with this level of ability, and they're laughed at. Reed does it, and he's a genius. I just don't get it. But I'll give him 2 stars for those 2 classic songs, but that's all you get from me.
Perfect Day Walk On The Wild Side
What a bore
Like Neil Young but slightly better voice and slightly worse songs. I hate Neil Young.
Boring. Velvet underground 2 days ago and now lou reed... come in generator! Generate me something good.
For me, it was a forgettable album. The notable exception was take a walk on the wild side glass track. I like that one overall two out of five.
Only a 2 from me. I feel a bit bad about this actually since it's so famous, and for real Wild Side and Perfect Day are both great tracks. But somehow the rest of the record feels like a bit of a joke haha a throwaway. I think this whole 'glam rock' thing doesn't hit a bullseye with me in general.
Lou Reed was never my favorite.
Wasn't shit but quite boring to me
Did not like this, quite boring to me
This is totally from my past, many years ago, 2 stars
Pretty sure I only knew two Lou Reed songs before this. I've never particularly cared for "Walk on the Wild Side," and I actively dislike "Perfect Day" (at least in part because Hollywood uses it ironically during scenes of chaos and destruction so fucking much it makes me want to scream), but I was hoping an entire album of Lou Reed would change my perception of him. It did not. Is it just me or is he kind of dorky? I don't know, but this isn't for me.
I have two of my very beloved songs on this album, so I have some expectations. … It didn’t live up to my expectations.
Favoritas: -Perfect day -Wagon Wheel -I´m so free
"You have a hairy minded pink bare bear"! The lyrics don't make sense too frequently here, the music is OK, but not outstanding. There are iconic songs (Perfect day and Walk on the wild side) that will always be popular, but the rest is no more than OK.
It was an eccentric album. I did not particularly get into this album. A couple of the songs were familiar. It was relatively short. No need to revisit
Just can't get into Lou. There was a few decent songs but overall just didn't like it.
meh
Alright.
Eh.
Iconic songs but can’t get past some grating issues
going to need someone to explain this to me.. besides take a walk on the wild side (which isn't ageing very well tbh) its a pretty boring album.. maybe if i was hanging out with all the other cool kids like andy warhol i might understand should lou reed be cancelled for slut shaming? i don't know, i didn't say that..
I only knew one song.
I just don't think Lou Reed is for me. Something about his music just doesn't do it for me. Walk On the Wild Side is great and all but I didn't really enjoy half the album. Will return for another listen if my moods different but its a 2/5 at the moment.
Jello shots and mario party and a banadana hunt
Not bad, very monotonous but that's just how Lou Reed rolls
This is apparently Glam Rock. It's an odd genre since it seems to be more about what you wear than what you perform. That being said, it does seem to feature an almost dead pan singing style. It's rough for a whole album. I can't get behind it. It does have Walk on the Wild Side, which is great. It shows the dead pan approach can work, but it's not enough to save the album.
The Bowie-Ronson influence in the production and instrumentals is very obvious and great. However, the elephant in the room is that they're working around a bad singer. They cover for it well in some of the tracks (Perfect Day, Hangin' 'Round, Walk on the Wild Side, I'm Free), but he honestly just sounds bored on most of the other ones. Favorite track, non-Wild Side division: I'm Free
This album just felt like his stuff with velvet underground but worse in every way. Took a perfect formula and got the wrong answer. I’ll give it a two. If I ever revisit this album I hope I am able to enjoy it.
A few songs of interest but not particularly great
Não gosto de Lou Reed
I like velvet underground so I was surprised by how much I disliked this album. If it weren’t for walk on the wild side, this album might’ve been a 1 cuz songs like Andy’s chest were awful
Sixtysish weird pop music. Misogynistic and racist. Has the one song that “can I kick it” sampled
My first Lou Reed album. Really enjoyed the guitars and piano, vocals a bit bland, and overly ordinary, though with interesting and poetic lyrics. Production reminiscent of Stooges meet Bowie, but lacking the edge. Really feel like I'm missing some edge here. Vicious and Satellite of Love are possibly the best tracks. Would be rated higher, but gets significantly weaker towards the back-end.
Nah, not for me. Perfect Day was better as a cover by loads of different people, none of the others are particularly memorable
Almost gave this a bonus star just for making me laugh
Didn't like the whole album, just a couple of songs.
Well, I tried. I just do not get Lou Reed whatsoever.
Unimpressive vocals, odd subject matter for the lyrics, his “hits” I liked but his non-hits were big misses for me.
the superhits are pretty great - Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side. But, in general, this album is just kind of annoying to me. Part of me wants to be generous and give it a 3 for those classics. But I won't
Ik trek die zang echt niet, maar voor de rest best ok.
This second album from Lou Reed is an influential piece of the glam rock genre. Most of the songs on this album have become Reed's most popular ones. I did not find this album to be moving, but it was a fun listen!
It was ok. Meh+
Transformer for the most part is a well-balanced album...Undoubtedly, some credit can be tossed to David Bowie (producer). The album exhibits some deep cuts along with some seemingly breezier tracks. Worth a listen to, but would never be my go-to.
I know Lou Reed is a big name in '70s and '80s rock and roll, and his guitar work is pretty solid, but listening to this felt like a chore more than any of the albums so far (even Smashing Pumpkins). He sounds like he's been forced to record this and could not care much less about any of it.
Not for me
1 good track, the rest was weird
yeah not my thing....
ok 2
2/5 quite forgetable :\
I only really knew 'Walk On The Wild Side' before listening to this one - and reading the Wiki, I'm not surprised that it was produced by Bowie. It feels like a dirtier, less polished Bowie/glam rock. I definitely prefer Bowie, this felt like it needed a lot more fine tuning for me. But I can see how it was key to the glam rock scene. My top pick is 'Satellite of Love'.
Wasn't a big fan of this album, unfortunately. It just didn't really appeal to me. But I did like a couple of songs - like Vicious and Walk On The Wild Side.
2 good songs (walk on wild side and perfect day) rest is blah
I think I remember Lou Reed being one of the greats but I can't remember. Just like I won't remember listening to this album after I'm done and more focused on the actual better albums that came out this week in 2021. Some of these were entertaining but for the most part I found him a little creepy and it wasn't just because of the album cover.
'Berlin', sein drittes Solo-Album, hat mir ja überhaupt nicht gefallen, dieses hier finde ich besser, und 'Walk on the Wild Side' ist natürlich ein überragender Song. 'Perfect Day' fand ich noch nie so besonders, der Rest ist auch eher so meh bis ok.
Never been a huge lou reed fan. I haven’t listened to any of his or VU’s stuff in a long time so I figured this would be a good opportunity to re-evaluate my feelings. Turns out yep, it still sucks.
got berlin some time ago. first song: still dislike his voice. music is not awful but it does nothing for me. really, really want to emphasize how much i dislike his voice and monotonous delivery. on the second song now and i appreciate when he sings a little bit louder with a little more power cause at least it's giving something, can't stand his murmuring. 'walk in the wild side' is surely a song, seems like the most popular one but i can't say i've ever heard it. huh 'satellite of love' sounded familiar, there's a remix that i still hear on the radio. i do like the remix so kudos to him for providing the base for it, hopefully it can be on spotify someday. so, i'm done. really don't dig his lyrics, which i guess is the main appeal for ppl that do like this. it gets a 2 solely because of satellite of love.
Never liked this album.
Eh, it was alright. His voice has never bothered me as I like the velvet underground but most of the songs were just a bit naff
I’ve lived with Lou Reed music for most of my life, due to the musical tastes of my father (and I assume my opinion on any other kind of 70s-90s rock or new wave albums on this list will be influenced by it), but even knowing the three “hit” songs on the album, _Perfect Day_ (made famous via _Trainspotting_), _Walk on the Wildside_ and _Satellite of Love_, this wouldn’t be an album that I would want to listen to. I think some of the songs are also jokes?
Solid rock stuff, walk on the wild side is a classic for sure
Find ich sehr langweilig. Der Gesang ist mäßig, da liegt aber der Fokus drauf. Der Rest ist dementsprechend auch nicht besonders. Den Mix, vor allem das Panorama, mag ich überhaupt nicht. Zum Teil sehr rechtslastig, was ich sehr unangenehm finde. Goodnight Ladies fand ich ganz nett, reißt aber den Rest des Albums nicht raus.
the kind of lazy, workmanlike rock drudgery that i find totally uninspiring.
not for me
I am just not a spoken word-ish singing guy.
Vicious - 3 Andy's Chest - 1.5 Perfect Day - 3 Hangin' 'Round - 2 Walk on the Wild Side - 4.25 Make Up - 0.5 / what the hell is this song Satellite of Love - 3 Wagon Wheel - 2 New York Telephone Conversation - 0 / what the fart I hope I never hear this again I'm So Free - 2 Goodnight Ladies - 2.5 Not my favourite album, I don't really like his voice. Walk on the Wild side is a highlight.
Despite a few outstanding songs I didn't enjoy the album as a a whole. Reckon you would have to be more invested in the artist to appreciate the art in this one.
Ich musste lachen, als ich seinen Namen gelesen habe, weil er mir als ein Künstler bekannt ist, der eher spricht und weniger singt. Hoffentlich wird das kein weiteres Debakel. Ich glaube, mein Vater mag ihn. Die Musik ist gut. Ich wäre ein paar Mal fast in einen Groove gekommen, aber dann hat er wieder angefangen zu erzählen. Es ist schon eher eine Art SingSang. Sicherlich bewusst. Wahrscheinlich möchte er seine Texte damit mehr in den Vordergrund stellen. Das muss man ihm lassen: Die Texte sind ordentlich UND lang. Ich kann ihn sehr gut verstehen. Werde ich sicherlich nicht noch einmal hören, aber ich erkenne ihm einen künstlerischen Wert an.
I liked a couple of songs, meh album. 2/5.
Make Up is the only one that doesn't sound half-arsed to me idk
i kind of hate and kind of love his voice. i didn’t like this album.
Não fez meus estilo
Not a fan at all. Very repetitive and boring. No highlights. 2/10
no no
Booty
Imagine what the cultural zietgiest would be if Make Up was the one that made it into the public conscious instead of Walk On The Wild Side. Also Lou Reed is kinda terrible at singing???
This sounds so generic the 2nd track sounds like ahh It was so bad my spotify started not working to save my ears from this horrid creation. But sadly I had to finish it. Over all 1/5 Would much rather listen to whatever katseye is putting out.
what is this.......
Sleazy glam rock and art rock built from loose guitars, piano-driven arrangements, understated rhythms, and dry conversational vocals drifts like wandering through neon-lit alleyways at 3 a.m. with a poet who’s equal parts detached observer and provocateur—stylish, decadent, and unevenly fascinating. At its best, it feels effortlessly iconic.
Pre Listen: Yet another band, album, and artist I have no knowledge of off the top of my head. No expectations going in on this one, absolutely blind. Notable Tracks: Viscous - The best song I heard on this album. I say best, but I wasn't really a fan of anything on here, it's just this was the only song that wasn't absolutely terrible. Satellite of Love - I quit listening to the album on this track. Trash. Post Listen: So I guess this an early example of Emo Rock? Half the time Lou Reed's vocals make him sound like he's about to fall asleep. He looks positively bored in the album cover. The music they've produced left me bored as well. They sound like a Walmart-brand amalgamation of The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and a hint of the Kinks, but without any of the fun, creativity, or raw talent. Songs about sex, drugs, and other adult themes without any talent in the actual sound of the music or lyrics might've been unique in the 60's and earlier, but by the 70's it's so played out. I guess they could be applauded for some positive themes about queerness in a time when that kind of thing could get you exiled from your community, but their music sounds so terrible, it may have contributed to LGBTQ hatred unironically. This will be my first album I couldn't finish because of how grating it sounded. 1/5 Stars.
I like it. Was not familiar with Lou Reed before this and tried to kept it that way for the initial listen. This might be one of my favorite voices that I've heard. He really shines in Perfect Day, which was easily my favorite track and probably one of my favorites from every album we've gone through so far. Unfortunately kind of an okay album altogether. The b-side was not good (I don’t know what New York Telephone Conversation was trying to do but I don’t care I didn’t like it at all). I’m So Free was probably the strongest track here but it didn’t stop the second-half of my listen from feeling like a slog. EDIT: Actually never mind this was some trash dude.
I'll just take a walk on the wild side
Not my vibe
Nico was the best thing that ever happened to The Velvet Underground. What a shame that Lou Reed et al. were terrible people. I will never be a fan.
Not only was this annoying to listen to but he was also kinda a terrible person and it bleeds though here
That might have been interesting from a music-theoretical perspective back then. But I don’t understand why anyone would listen to it today unless they’re a music historian. I had to struggle my way through most of it.
ngeke bafo Maybe i just did not get it but i was not impressed at all. White mediocrity goes crazy! I was not impressed by the instrumentals, the singing was horrid. He does this sing-talking thing. How this album is apart of this 1001 albums is beyond me! sies
I wish I could see what everyone else loves about this album but I can't sadly. I do like David Bowie so I thought I'd like this one but nope, not for me
nursery rhyme melodies with the most boring voice reading awful lines over them
.eh
Walk On the Wild Side was interesting
Weird and didn’t get through it all 1/5
Not a fan
not my thing
Terrible 1 good song 1/5
Don't find interesting
Sux
Not for me
2/10 i didnt enjoy this album, i wish the vocals were higher or more clearer. i did not add a single song from this album to my playlist.
I hated it
not my thing. it was alright.
I wish Lou Reed would transform into something more expressive and interesting. Fuck this is boring.
Honnêtement, j'ai vraiment pas aimé. Je me suis vraiment ennuyée, les mesures à trois temps avec le trombonne c'était super kitch. J'avais envie d'écouter autre chose dès la moitié de l'album.
Not my kind of music 1/5
Ärligt talat, jag orkar inte se lou reeds nylle nått mer, jag gillar inte hans sång, jag gillar inte hans texter, jag gillar inte musiken, jag gillar inte produktionen.
Demon.
hmm kinda slow, idk, not a fan
Not my style
Nah.
Possibly the most boring collection of songs I have ever heard
2.5
It's like Lou thinks he can sing, but he can't. Then everyone else thinks he can sing too, for some reason, so he made a bunch of people like him, and all he does is ramble on with music going on in the background.
Just not crazy bout his voice
Apart from perfect day and walk on the wild side there is a lot of clunky wobbly voiced shenanigans on this record. It would be trendy to say this is a great record. It really isn't though. Reeds voice is enough to set a thousand car alarms off. A mercy killing would be to pick up the lp and throw it against the wall. Its a 2 song album.
This sucks. Never heard of lou reed before, had zero expectations. But the album cover evoked the feeling this would be very boring and it was right. This man isnt singing, hes just reading the lyrics to the rhythm. With a very soulless voice, might i add. Theres just something annoying and creepy about his voice. At every song i was asking why anyone would make this music. What was the vision, please tell me as i cant see it. Now that i am familiar with lou reed, i know to avoid him like the plague. Thank you, 1001 albums I would give a 0/5 if i could.
Nope. Not for me.
This is album is masterfully produced and recorded. This is the conclusion of anything good I have to say about it. The only worse album I have encountered on this list was a Velvet Underground album. There's a common thread here, and it's "Lou Reed fucking sucks." The Velvet Underground album, I wish I could have rated zero stars. Since this one is better than that, it has earned the one star I'm giving it ⭐
Bit too old and not really my taste
Some boring white guy talking over guitar
it’s annoying i’m sorry, i’m not in the 70s rock and roll phase anymore and his voice is quite grating. struggled to get past the first song. unable to appreciate it 2/10
Basic ass lyrics, maybe it was before my time. Best song is Walk on the Wild Side. Will probably lever listen again. If anything ATCQ made Lou Reed more famous.
We’ve listened to a ton of artists so far on this list, lots that I’ve enjoyed, many more that I’ve found to be unenjoyable for one reason or another. I’ve yet to find another vocalist that I despise more than Lou Reed. His vocalizations are just unreasonably annoying. I can’t even put my finger on why, but something about the way he enunciates words in his music is absolutely infuriating. From a songwriting perspective this album is vapid, bland, and frankly just fucking bad. Musically it’s boring, predictable, and just simple in the worst way possible. I don’t ever want to hear Lou Reed again. You should know that my 1* rating is incorrect, as it being above 0 implies some sort of redeeming qualities, but there just isn’t any. 1-5* rating is a mathematically flawed system and this album deserves negative stars.
Are you kinda curious about this whole “music” thing, but find it overwhelming and scary when people use words with more than two syllables? Do you think singing is overrated, and that simplicity doesn’t always need to be elegant? Do you think controversial lyrics are a good substitute for something approaching a point? If you answered “yes” to any or all of these questions, this might be the album for you! With such titillating lines as “the funny thing is what happened to her nose / it grew until it reached all of her toes / now when people say her feet smell, they mean her nose”, this album has the nutritional value for mind and soul as some oxycontin-laced children’s cereal poured with rotten milk.
more like Boo Reed
Practically noise
"And the colored girls say Doo, doo-doo, doo-doo [you think this album is kinda bad]?"
Track 1 (Vicious) Didn't care for it Track 2 (Andy's Chest) Flop Track 3 (Perfect Day) isn't bad - not going to listen to again Track 4 (Hangin' Around) Didn't care for it. Track 5 (Walk on the Wild Side) Had its moments, mostly boring. Track 6 (Make Up) I don't care for Track 7 (Satellite of Love) Best track so far, might save Track 8 (Wagon Wheel) Actually this might be the best track... still mid Track 9 (New York Telephone Conversation) Feels like an ok "glue" track, not really sure what it's gluing together... Track 10 (I'm So Free) Too long, don't care Track 11 (Goodnight Ladies) Too long, didn't care for it Struck me as minimalist. I didn't care for the musicality. I didn't care for the choice of instruments or mixing. I'm not a super fan of these intentionally "low-effort" styles of singing, especially when it's an entire album of that. Maybe the message was important back then... but that doesn't mean I have to like it today. This album is already on the shorter end, yet I felt like most of the tracks were overstaying their welcome. 1/5
I don't like this song because of what he is saying . I don't like any of the song I do not recommend it .
the first song started off weird I don't like it just from hearing it in the first few lyrics its buns why are the lyrics like that they is weird cs why is it saying hey babe or smth idk its bad I would never want to hear this song again. this song is buns I don't like this type of music js to lyk its really bad don't ever play anything like this again.
Nope. Absolutely not. This is considered good music?
I don't really like this. Not terrible but not for me.
I pretty much hate this. Mostly what I dislike has to do with his vocal performance, which I understand doesn't make sense with my status as a big fan of The Strokes, since everyone thinks Reed and Casablancas apparently sound alike? I see it a little bit in the delivery but Casablancas actually legitimately sings. Reed doesn't, even when he sings intelligible notes. I was really surprised to recognize two songs. I would maybe listen to one of these songs again. The only song I truly like his performance on that I've heard is "Some Kind of Nature" by Gorillaz. And after hearing the Velvet Underground and Nico and now Transformer, I'm feeling like that must've been autotuned or otherwise digitally altered. If nothing else, there his voice is surrounded or carried by much more lush instrumentation (and Damon Albarn's voice) than anywhere else.
Not for me. 1/5
Boring album. Did not like at all.
Fun Fact: this album is completely unavailable for streaming on any Chinese music apps. I had to use YouTube instead. I would like to think this restriction has nothing to do with the trans symbology of the cover, and is simply because this album is so bloody boring.
"Walk on the Wild Side" Today's Democrat theme song. Way ahead of its time. Sorry Lou. The Glam Rock genre did not move me.
Didn't like
70’s
Weak vocals, forgettable songs, and severely dated lyrics rendered this album embarrassing to listen to. Some good instrumentals keep it afloat (Perfect Day is a great song, and the last minute of Satellite of Love is really hypnotic), but I could get better versions of these experiences on a David Bowie release. And the colored girls go: "Meh, I'll pass." 1.4/5 -> 1/5
At first this sounded alright but the more it went on the more irritating I found it. Some of the lyrics are absolutely shit and Lou Reed was a right mardy twat.
Not for me
It bored me to death. That's all.
Для меня - обычный балладно-блюзовый проходняк. Довольно попсово и в плане текстов, и в плане музыки, не нашел в предложенном альбоме ничего цепляющего, кроме Vicious - отдающей панк-настроением, чувствуется некая искренность в этой песне. Забавной для меня оказалась Goodnight Ladies, где присутствуют джазово-блюзовые настроение + кабаре, со смешными текстами. Супервкусовщина, не знаю, как это можно было записать в альбомы, обязательные к прослушиванию до смерти. Потому что при прослушивании хочется, чтобы смерть наступила быстрее, а это первый альбом, с которым я познакомился из списка. Хотя следующие работы музыканта мне нравятся больше. Общая оценка - 2/10
No likey.
Perfect Day and Take a Walk on the Wild Side are by far the best thing about this album. Weirdly sounds like either Bowie or show tunes for the rest of it. Vicious for the former, Goodnight Ladies for the latter. Not sure how I feel about it over all. If it wasn’t for the two classic songs, I think I’d hate it - his voice grates. In fact, this has made me dislike the only Lou Reed songs I already knew. 3/10
I hate Lou Reed's singing, makes every song either instantly more boring or like you have slugs in your ears. Whatever salvageable song this album may have is immediately followed by the most annoying slimy garbage it's a shame really. Stand-out: I'm So Free
How is Lou Reed as popular as he is/was. This is awful
Can't stand the vocals. The only songs I could stand to listen to were Perfect Day and Take a Walk on the Wild Side. TaWotWS is only listenable if I can block out the vocals. Love the groove and the sax solo. The rest of the album was painful to listen to. 1 star, bumped up from 0 stars because: 1) This site won't let you give 0 stars, and 2) those
I actively hated the lyrics of every song on this album. I wouldn't mind listening to instrumental versions, though.
Not great. I was not a fan of his voice. A few recognisable songs but overall did not enjoy
OHHH WALK ON THE WILD SIDE IS SAMPLED BY A TRIBE CALLED QUEST still don't like it