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Bit too old and not really my taste
Some boring white guy talking over guitar
Great album!
Not a fan.
Enjoyable listen. Some of it was a little different but that is okay.
swoop swoop oh baby rock rock
nothing to say about this one
Don't have a strong opinion on it sry Fav song: Make Up
Really, really good. Holds up well. Some timeless hits.
Bookended by two excellent songs. Enjoyed listening to this one.
Only one good song
Fav song: Perfect Day
Oh, to be a young, glamorous queer icon in 70s NYC. Flawless...
Two absolute classics. Beyond those, nothing else I’d necessarily give a relisten. B-
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
A classic Old time rock album. The lyrics don’t hit me personally, but I like the track “Perfect Day”
This was a fun ride all the way through. Perfect Day and I’m So Free were the best tracks.
Transformer was my first Lou experience. Before velvet, Before anything else. I guess it's a norm for many, as it includes his most well known songs. But it does more than contain singles. It deliveres a very rounded and well made album experience that I think is a great asset in one's discography. Ronson and Bowie's production is great and clean. And lou's vocals are incredible. The versatility is also impressive. Great rock tracks 1, 4, 8, 10 the theatrical numbers 2, 5, 9, 11, and no one can deny the power of ballads like perfect day and satellite of love. (I have to ad that i adore Bowie's backing vocals when ever they show up!) Overall, it's a great listen and an undisputed classic. Through the years, I find myself going back more to lou's more out there material (BERLIN), But this one is just great. A high 4
An extremely boring album, the only song I found ok/good was "A perfect day"
Surprised Walk on the Wide side and Perfect Day were on the same record to be honest. Never been much a Velvet/Lou Reed guy myself but I've always appreciated his 60/70s casual style. This album feels like a good cross from the 60s debaucherous easy rider themes into a something more serious. Not for me but I totally get the appeal. Dig the raunchiness too!
You can hear the sounds that influenced a whole ton of band.
Sounds like the number 13 (Bacon Egg and Cheese with Avo and Chipotle mayo sauce on a hard roll), the "Jack Special" at Lemon Tree Gourmet Deli, on the corner of Grand & Broadway in Tribeca on a hot summer morning. That is to say, good.
Haven’t listened to this in ages. I recall it as being an okay album
Muy buena sorpresa. Solo conocía a Lou Reed de oído pero no había escuchado nada de su música de forma consciente. Me guardo varios temas, incluido "Walk On the Wilde Side" que es un clásico.
By far the best Lou Reed album including his most memorable songs. Bowie and Ronson production is big part why this one stands out from his other albums. Special hats off to Mick Ronson's role on guitar, piano and string arrangements.
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.
Absolute classic
Loved listening to this, although didn't love all the songs.
Aprovat
I like the new York conversation a lot lol
Excellent, can definitely feel Bowie’s influence on this album. Perfect Day and Walk on the Wild Side are all timers and Vicious is great too. First listen for me so will be revisiting for sure.
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
Haven't listened to the entire record before, having said this: it is an amazing record, songs flow nicely and they're well composed, it feels personal, thought out and incredibly well done. Will keep it in rotation. Very good.
LOVED THIS ALBUM!! I really liked all the different tracks and their unique sounds, and the subject matter of the songs was compelling and fun.
Mixed - 3 great songs (Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side and Satellite of Love), and a lot of mediocre songs.
Satellite of Love is awesome. The rest is okay.
As in my previous Lou Reed review, I'm definitely not a fan of his particular brand of talk-singing. That said, this one does have it's songwriting moments and a couple of tracks that sound like they could be superb when covered by a good band with a proper singer.
Vicious, Perfect Day and Walk on the Wild Side are all pretty good. I'm not a huge fan of his low energy deadpan singing style though. I had the weekend to think about this album and it stuck with me more than I expected given how unimpressed I was during the first listen. So maybe it'll keep growing on me, but for now it gets a 3.
Love this. His voice takes center stage which is perfect because lyrically it's super strong. Bowie's production shines too.
sounds a lot like the guy from TVU… strange
It's got three good songs, and you probably know which ones they are. The rest is pretty terrible.
Intellectually stimulating, and funky
It was fine
An easy 4
Good stuff right here. This album had that Bowie magic tough all over it as well, with him and Mick Ronson producing and arranging
I thought this might be quite bad, but no not really. I just really like the 'arty' rock and roll type of style, using slightly unorthodox instrumentation like brass and gospel backing singers and stuff. Also lyrically I think he was willing to break the 4th wall and use a lot of irony, which is refreshing in an era of quite serious music. Its still a lot more 'conventional' than some of the Velvet Underground stuff I've heard, which is both good and bad I suppose. Some of the Tuba (I think) bass lines are quite goofy (like the last song), and I'm not entirely sure if he knew that when making it, but its fine for a laugh I guess. Favourite songs: Vicious, perfect day, hangin''round, walk on the wild side, make up, satellite of love, wagon wheel, I'm so free, and kind of some of the goofy ones which I left out. Overall around 7/10
Some good old tones from the past
“It doesn't matter what you look like. I mean, if you have a hunchback just throw a little glitter on it, honey, and go dancing!” – James St. James In Lester Bangs’ 1975 interview-turned-sparring-match with Lou Reed, Let Us Now Praise Famous Death Dwarves (or how I slugged it out with Lou Reed and stayed awake), the rock critic emerged bruised, bemused, and baffled. He had gone in hoping to talk to his hero and walked away having survived a bout with a sneering, passive-aggressive troll in black leather. Reed, three years and one Metal Machine Music into his solo career, had become – if he hadn't always been - what Bangs would call a “death dwarf”: a creature of sickness, spite, genius, and self-destruction. The death dwarf archetype suits Lou Reed not just physically - with his hunched, sour presence and nasal bark - but emotionally and theatrically. He is, in a sense, a poisoned Rigoletto figure: embittered, cynical, mocking. The cruelty the world showed him – and he was ill-treated in his youth - he handed back with interest, in barbed quips and cool derision. His first solo album, 1972’s Lou Reed, was met with a shrug. It drew heavily from discarded Velvet Underground material, and in doing so made clear that Reed, outside the context of that band’s invention, was uncertain, maybe even lost. Without John Cale, Andy Warhol, and the crew, he was diminished. Reed never missed a chance to reassert himself as a mean-spirited, half-laughing antagonist. That’s why, decades later, when he recorded his sprawling The Raven, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, he naturally gravitated to Hop-Frog, a tale of a deformed dwarf’s bloody revenge on his tormentors. In keeping with Reed's twisted way of thinking, he didn’t do it alone. Instead, he brings in his old friend David Bowie, making him the death dwarf - the beautiful alien avatar turned tight, gnarled jester. It’s a choice at once petty and poetic, like so much of Reed’s career. Transformer, his second solo album, throws that archetype into stark relief, as a couple of friends threw glitter on his hunchback and made him dance. This is his first working encounter with David Bowie – Bowie who owned the first acetate of the Velvets' debut to enter the UK, who wrote the affectionate Queen Bitch about Reed. Lester Bangs loved Reed, although he didn't seem to like him. Bowie loved him and liked him to begin with. That's why turning Bowie into Hop-Frog is such a significant transformation, like a witch transforming the beauty into a toad. It was payback in kind. Because on Transformer – a transparent title - Bowie and Mick Ronson had done Reed an extraordinary favour. It was an act of charity to a friend, an offering to a god, and one might say an act of love. They threw some glitter on his hunchback. And the magic trick, at least in places, works. It works because all of them - Reed, Bowie, Ronson - were hunchbacked in some way. That was the alchemy of glam rock: it was deformity disguised in dazzle, a celebration of brokenness lit up in neon. If you were an artist, like Bowie, it was a playbox. If you were a working-class lad like Ronson, you wore glitter simply because it got you on Top of the Pops. But if you were Lou Reed, a chance at survival. Transformer is not a Bowie album, but it is only partially a Reed album. Bowie was, at this moment, cresting into superstardom, and here he was gifting Reed a second chance - not with Velvet Underground obscurities or half-formed sketches, but with new material, dressed in glam drag, arranged with the intention to chart. Reed had written to spec before - in the 1960s, for Pickwick Records, where he had churned out cheap knockoffs like The Ostrich - but Transformer was different. It had aspirations, polish, and charm, even when Reed himself seemed ill at ease. You can hear this unsteadiness on tracks like Make-Up and I’m So Free. They aim to embrace the themes of glam - sexual fluidity, glittery self-invention. It's almost embarrassingly on-the-nose, like a cash-in Christmas record, and Reed’s performance is flat, almost self-sabotaging. He's not dead, but his collaborators haul him through it like Weekend at Bernie’s. New York Telephone Conversation and Goodnight Ladies reach for a Weimar cabaret aesthetic, but feel like dry runs for Bowie’s Aladdin Sane. Ronson’s arrangements in these moments are full of tropes - tuba blurts, campy piano - but not much imagination. He would step up, with the help of Mike Garson, on Bowie's next record, but here even Reed doesn't feel convinced by his performance. Still, in this forced theatricality, we also glimpse the early seeds of goth rock’s obsession with cabaret decay. With the bats and sexualised beatings elsewhere on the record, the gothic language later adopted by bands like Bauhaus and Siouxsie Sioux begins to form. Reed always birthed things he’d later disown – that's what Goths do. And then there are the songs that don’t need my commentary. Perfect Day and Satellite of Love are nearly immune to critique - they are ubiquitous and nothing any of us write will reduce them. They are also gorgeous. They borrow from Velvet Underground ballads like Candy Says or Pale Blue Eyes, but Ronson’s arrangements give them a clean, glossy edge. Bowie’s backing vocals - full of swoops and sparkle - animate Reed’s drawl, enlivening his cadaver. On Walk on the Wild Side, Ronson pulls off something akin to what VU achieved with Heroin: sustaining a song with minimal harmonic movement through sheer will: the backing vocals get louder and louder, then pull back. It's an impressive feat. The band throughout is stellar. As with Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal, another example of Reed elevated by superior musicianship (supported by Alice Cooper's band), Reed is given dignity, scale, and stature. Backed by greatness, he can almost meet Bowie eye-to-eye. As he sang on his scrappy first album, “Love makes me feel ten feet tall,” and Transformer is, if nothing else, an album of love: Bowie’s love for Reed, Ronson’s care in arranging, and Reed’s occasional willingness to accept it. That he puts up such a fight against his collaborators' generosity is part of the album's charm. But love with Lou Reed was always one-sided. He didn’t have much to give, not even to himself. “You’re not good, and you certainly aren’t very much fun,” he sings on Vicious, and it sounds less like a jibe than a grim self-assessment. Without Bowie and Ronson, much of Transformer would, ironically, collapse under its own straightness. Reed’s toxic wit could kill a room, and too often, he chose to use it that way. That imbalance - between love given and love withheld - would eventually curdle. In 1979, when Reed approached Bowie about producing a new album, Bowie agreed, but insisted Reed clean up. Reed responded with a punch to the face. He didn’t like being told to lighten up. He didn’t like being told anything. He should have lightened up though. Still, for one brief moment, the glitter stuck. Transformer doesn’t conceal Reed’s deformities - it illuminates them. For once, Reed didn’t just spit at the world - he let the world dress him up and take him dancing. Bowie would help other friends and heroes out with songs, production, and co-writes, but his relationship with Reed was special, because he knew they were inverses of each other. Where Bowie was gregarious, Reed was guarded. Where Bowie would expand his listeners' minds, Reed would try their patience. Bowie, cool. Reed, cruel. Bowie, tall. Reed, small. That's why, years after Reed punched him in the face, Bowie was happy to take on the cox's comb, the cuckold's crown: because he was the bigger man. 3.5 Transformer is a strange but charming album. Between the arrangements which are just beautiful and Reed’s affable, relaxed vocal clowning the weaker material (most of side 2) almost becomes good. The stronger material…flip. It is an oddly static album; no dramatic momentum or emotional shape ever becomes clear. Hangin’ Round feels like it is mocking what Perfect Day invites us to feel. Its elegant, twinkly music evaporates along with the touching first person narrative and suddenly Harry was a rich young man while generic rock n roll half chords flatulate in the speakers. Shouldn’t Perfect Day have been last? Or somewhere near the end? Or closed a side at least? Satellite of Love feels similarly climactic…but c’mere, there’s more. The constant puncturing of the atmosphere doesn’t detract much from the record’s core strength though. Half of this album is one of the best half albums of the 1970s. 3.5/5
Incredible album. Concise and fantastic variety, enjoyed a lot more than I expected! Would buy.
I adore this album. The pacing, the sly lyrics, Lou Reed’s unmistakable voice…it’s all so perfectly crafted. My mom had this in her record collection when I was a kid, nestled along side her Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd albums. Sometimes she’d put Transformer on, crank the volume, and clean the house while dancing from room to room belting out the lyrics to ‘Walk on the Wild Side’. The lyrics, I thought were playful and a little mischievous but I didn’t quite grasp the meanings. But I love this memory of my mama singing through the house. I remember feeling sad when she later got deeply religi and all the rock records disappeared. Thank god (ironically) Lou Reed was never far from my own collection. My forever favorite? Satellite of Love.
Lou Reed's vocal style has inspired so many alternative and indie rock singers it's ridiculous. From Thurston Moore to Steven Malkmus, Beck to Ira Kaplan, Gordon Gano to Julian Casablancas, Tom Verlaine to Alan Vega, Jonathan Richman to Jim Reid, the list goes on... This fact is hilarious though, because he's often got probably the most awkward, unsophisticated, sing-songy-talky vocal phrasing imaginable. But it's unmistakably Lou Reed and somehow he makes it work. The playful rocker "Vicious" is such a solid way to start this album. I wish more of this record followed in this vein, coz a few of the other songs are just silly. It's kind of a tease because the rest of the record doesn't really live up to what we're promised with this track. It does better when it's just rocking and swinging like in "I'm So Free," "Wagon Wheel" etc.; but tracks like "New York Telephone Conversation" feel woefully out of place here. It is better suited for a children's record. Perhaps that is intentional but, mannnnn, is that track a mood killer. For someone who explored such darkly fringe themes in his music, both solo and with The VU, there's a real wholesome sweetness to "Perfect Day". But that sweetness belies a real darkness just underneath the surface here. (The way it's used as a dissonance cue to that effect in that Trainspotting scene also deserves a fucking award). There are some classic outstanders here, in addition to the aforementioned, we have "Take a Walk on the Wild Side," which although not musically super out there, has lyrics that for the time were subversive as hell. "Hangin' Round" and "Satellite of Love" are also highlights. Overall, however, the album as a whole feels rather uneven. That is, when a song is good here, it's stellar, and when it's not, it's pretty fucking not. I do appreciate risk-taking, and that is sometimes what ya get though. Deserving of 4 stars really, but any album where i have to skip a track or two gets 3. Thems the breaks.
Jees jees ja Jees. Monta klassikkobiisiä ja kivat hihhulivibat kokonaisuudessaan. Like much
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⭐️⭐️⭐️
Not really for me.
He gives off such a cool vibe. He could sing numbers from the phone book and I'm convinced it would still sound so good
I'm starting to think I dislike specifically New York-style glam rock, because this thing really only had the hits for me. Otherwise, it sounded too stereotypical and of its time, feeling more like a Rolling Stones record at points than anything by Lou Reed or even Bowie. However, I liked the show tune influences at points, and when this album slowed down it actually benefitted it quite a bit. Lou Reed is great with melancholia, but once it gets straight up rock it loses me quite a bit. Y'know, now that I think about it this feels like proto-Iggy Pop, as if Bowie was testing the waters for what it is like to produce someone else already famous, and for that I think it suffers from moments of doubt. Basically, there's a reason the two biggest songs here are the ones that are the least glam, the least rock, and in turn, the most influential.
1 cancion muy buena, el resto piola 3/5 y generoso
I liked the first half more than the second. I was impressed that an album from the 70s sounded so much like it was from the 90s or early 2000s. Sounded similar to Cake to me.
3.2
Stunning album, really enjoyable listening and you can hear Bowie’s influence in the production. My favourite songs were “Perfect Day” and “Satellite of Love”.
Unique
I liked it, it's a pretty laidback record that keeps a bit of an edge to it. Reed is a very good songwriter, his songs are catchy and fun, but don't feel shallow. Reed's singing is nice and unique, he's not an spectacular vocalist but nonetheless he sings good. The guitar lines are good, though nothing to write home about. The highlight is Reed's songwriting. It feels super personal, vulnerable but with an attitude. It's complex and he's great at it. The best songs are of course, the classics: "Perfect Day" and "Walk On The Wild Side". "Vicious", "Andy's Chest" and "Satellite Of Love" were pretty good too. I feel like this record was a 3.5 for me. I can see why it's so influential, and why a lot of people love it. I can't deny Reed's talent or the quality of the record. But being honest, I didn't click with it that much, and it lost me a couple of times when listening to it (and I listened to it like 5 times). I'll give it a 4, but that extra half star is just because it's Lou Reed.
pretentious art rock of the kind i dont like
Glam rock. Lou Reed has a style, but musicality isn’t his thing I guess. It’s got something. Good use of rhythm guitar.
They say don't judge a book by it's cover. However, it's hard to ignore the stark difference between what's on the tin and the contents of the package. That said, I didn't particularly care for this album. It's not terrible, but aside from 'Walk On the Wild Side' being such a recognizable sample, nothing stood out for me.
The first half of this was pretty darn good with songs like Vicious (the riff on this sounded so familiar to me but I don't think I've heard this song before), Perfect Day (simply wonderful, best song on the album), and Walk On The Wild Side (almost thought I was delving into Can I Kick It...love that opening). The second half felt dull, especially right around New York Telephone Conversation. All in all, this lands at a High 3. Probably could've gone higher with a better second half.
Fell in love with this album end of college. Lou Reed's deadpan delivery as well as a number of the song subjects are rather quirky, but there are some undeniably beautiful songs and the whole album is nothing if not memorable. Vicious is a solid starting point for the album. Feels very in family with his other work with The Velvet Underground. Perfect Day is an all time favorite of mine -- love the simplicity of the sentiment "its such a perfect day; I'm glad I spent it with you." Hangin' 'Round is a solid straightforward jam. Walk On the Wild Side is the one that everyone knows Reed for. Simple ballad built around a loping bass line (later adapted into ATCQ's Can I Kick It) telling succinct stories about myriad people migrating to NYC. Make Up is among the better polka-infused rock songs ever produced. Once again touching on homosexuality -- this time in the context of a drag queen. Satellite of Love is just a beautiful song -- never realized that Bowie was on in the backing vocals, but certainly makes sense as this has his imprint on it. High 4 for me.
Like Vicious a lot. Didn't know Walk on the Wild Side would be this dude. Overall this album came and went with few notes.
Such a whacky album this guy seems like a real nutcase. You could have given me 1001 guesses and I would have never known that Walk on the Wild Side was Lou Reed. Don't normally like that song as a stand alone but it worked very well with the album. Not my normal jaunt but I did actually really enjoy listening to this
Haven't really cared much for Lou Reed during this project. Perfect Day is such a beautiful song. I know Walk on the Wild Side is super popular but I just always think of Tribe Called Quest when I hear it. Great song though. Man I really loved this album actually until New York Telephone Conversation. Album is better without it. Had pretty high hopes for this one after the first half but I got kinda tuned out by the end. Still has some jams of songs on here. Low 4.
Fabulous album containing some of his best known songs. The album struck me on listening to have a similar sound to some of Bowie’s early work, no bad thing and evidence I suspect of Reeds influence
Great album, each song encompasses your thoughts into there story.
Before listening, I already know and love Satellite of Love and Walk On the Wild Side.
I feel like I should like Lou Reed more. I love his voice, I like the musical style and the odd lyrics and concepts. Maybe I need to dive deeper and find my connection. Not a bad album and well worth it just to listen to Walk on the Wild Side again.
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.
Instrumentally I wouldnt rate this as high as I have - it’s just alright rock music. But since the rock isn’t that like impactful, I almost had to focus in on the lyrics, which was a shock to hear how powerful they are, always love an album talking about gender norms and breaking them. Note: I hadn’t listened to the last song before writing this - the last song is def the best one on the album. Love me my ragtime? music.
Lou Reed has a lot of talent, and I can appreciate that. For myself, I can't connect to his music in that same way. Rock, but just not my way.
Wow, I hadn't listened to this for years. It's truly a classic, and when you read who was involved, it's no wonder. It's arty, it's touching, it's powerful; it's cabaret, it's glam, it's edgy. And it was ridiculously influential. The 1970s was surely the decade when ALL of the building blocks for pop/rock/dance were cemented; I can't think of a single genre that can't be traced back to the 70s or before, and here, already a hugely influential figure, Lou Reed helped ensure that several of the more interesting avenues we enjoy today would continue to be explored and developed.
I never understood why he never sang more, he had a good voice. Talk singing has always been a pet peeve of mine, but that was his thing. Instrumentally I love Lou Reed and Velvet Underground, it works perfectly with the songwriting and vocals - which on their own I don’t think I would care for.
A classic with some excellent songs
31/1001 Lou Reed - Transformer Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ✅ I got a lot more from this than I did from the Velvet Underground outing last time around. There's a lot to really enjoy on this from the proto-punk styling on Vicious to the ballad of Perfect Day (which is elevated by the arrangements on here), to the gender/sexual politics on Walk on the Wild Side. My personal favourite is Satellite of Love, which is Glam Rock personified and you can see Bowie and Ronson's fingerprints all over it. For all of this, there's a lot, which just doesn't work for me from Goodnight Ladies to New York Telephone Conversation.
A great album, really sums up its genre
camp has never been trou lou, but this is a solid album by any measure and it bankrolled his career so i say god bless it. i too like to watch things on tv. take coney island baby, street hassle, new york, blue mask, animal serenade, take no prisoners, or junior dad instead. our man's at his most generous at his most demanding. the glory of love, give it to me now.
The Good: We get to see a car turn into a robot! The Bad: No we’re not… The Ugly: Realizing one can not be transformed… This album contains two of my favorite tunes on my top 1000 tunes one needs to hear before one dies! Yet, I had never listened to this album as a) take a walk on the wild-side is just a classic and one will have heard it on countless classic rock radio stations (if you are old enough) and b) a perfect day was ingrained into my memory via Trainspotting and Rents journey to the bottom… So, I was excited to sit down and listen to this album, and by the second spin I kept thinking that Lou had been stealing from David… to then read that Bowie produced the album, and all made sense… This one is not getting a 5* rating, not because I don’t believe that it should, but more so because those should stay reserved for the absolute banger 5* which, potentially, this album might turn into if I have had the opportunity to listen to it several more times and finding that I look forward to listening to it again… fuck it, 5* it is
I missed another album due to time constraints. It looks like I'm on track now. The only song I heard from "Transformer" before listening to it was "Walk on the Wild Side". Most of the album was great. I thought "New York Telephone Conversation" would be a real telephone conversation from New York. 4 stars for "Transformer".
Very unusual and different to the usual type of odd album on this list. Stand out song - Perfect day
Pretty good. Got some bangers.
Bit of a gap in my knowledge this, fabulous constructions, particularly love the piano/keyboards.
Some very strong tracks, but the in-betweens just didn't do it for me. Favourite New Song: Vicious
Great album. Thought I had never heard this before but knew a few tracks that have seeped in along the way! Rest of the album spot on as well.
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.
Wow - looking back on my other ratings are still too high. It’s not perfect but I had a Perfect Day listening to it (groan). Great record great songs. You are missed Mr Reed. 8
His and miss, but more hits than miss.
Classic good one
Makes New York in the 70s come alive
It was just so damn goofy. Lou Reed's really flat and out-of-tone vocal delivery fit much more to me on this album than something like The Velvet Underground & Nico. Also his lyricism ranged from goofy to neat and I liked both sides of it. Just an all round fun album for it's relatively short runtime.
Unique voice, and songs.
Законный брак андеграунда и мейнстрима.
One or two forgettable tunes amidst a sea of stone cold classics. An influential album that plays just as well today- if you can get down with his speak-singing.
i really liked this. this might be a soft 5 stars. like a 4.6 or 4.7 for me.
Musically I thought this was pretty good and quite interesting and different at times. I really can't get on with Lou Reed's voice though. It's so... Basic? It never gets out of first gear, and I find his voice pretty dull. The vocals really let the music down for me, and looking through other reviews on this site, I was quite surprised to see I'm in the minority. It's a very well liked album. It's only now I can appreciate 'Perfect Day' which was yet another song I know because my dad used to play it a lot when I was young, and again, I used to hate it. It's a lovely tune but unfortunately the vocals really do let it down! It just didn't really do that much for me, somewhat interesting music aside. I found it a bit underwhelming. I'd probably stick it on if I was in the mood for some upbeat rock with a tinge of early punk.
Always loved this album so chill and very powerful at the same time.
Perfect day perfect album there’s like 5 great jams on this record and some snoozers but we can’t have everything
Really liked this album. Just like with White Light/White Heat by Velvet Underground, I think Lou Reed is a very divisive artist. People either can't stand him or love him. I get it. I will say that sometimes it seems like he really doesn't care if he sings off key. But I love the artistry, and I feel like it comes through in his work. Plus this album has one of my favorite songs, Walk on the Wild Side. One of the things I appreciate most about this album which is what I look for and will rate an album higher for, is that the album is NOT one note. It has slower songs, and it has more up-beat songs, it has different types of songs, which keeps the album interesting. Love it. But still not a 5.
some classics but it's not really doing it for me
Średnie. Nic nie zapada w pamięć. 2/5, bo jedną piosenkę zapisałem.
I never knew that DB was involved, but now It's so obvious.
First introduced to Walk on the Wild Side by a friend in Bilbao in the Basque Country. Was blown away. Perfect Day and Goodnight Ladies as my other stand-outs. Some songs in here that are not my style, but overall a decent listen.
Listens: 3 Standout tracks: Viscious, Take a Walk On The Wild Side, Perfect Day, Make Up Added to Library: TRUE The Velvet Underground's eponymous album was 4th albums I listened to when I started the 1001 list. I found the music to be subdued and stylistically stripped down (been hearing that a lot lately with Violent Femmes, Bonnie ('Prince' Billy), and so I kind of expected this to be more of the same. This album is certainly not sonically dense like The Mars Volta album I just heard the other day, but it was richer than the The Velvet Underground and definitely more enjoyable. I quite liked a number of the songs; enjoyed the subversive themes in Take a Walk on the Wild Side and Make Up in particular. Perfect Day incorporated some classical string instruments and a piano at one point, which was a nice touch to an already great track. The album or rather the artist is described as Glam Rock... And while I understand the sentiment and relevance of the idea or concept as it relates to live shows and cult of personality and overall presentation of the artists, I find it weird to attribute what mostly amounts to visual and stylistic representation of artists (the "Glam") as a way to describe their music. How an artist dresses or presents themselves, in my (limited) opinion, has little bearing on how the music gets made and/or is sung. Taking your shirt off or wearing platform shoes or KISS makeup doesn't generally change how the music sounds. Genres should describe the qualities of the music, not the people singing or playing the instruments. /rant
Hard to not realise the greatness with Perfect Day on there. Probably around the 4 mark Will revisit
Some of it's great but some of it is Andy's Chest. First time listening to this record in full and it actually mainly makes me appreciate the other members in the Velvet Underground more.
I kind of liked it and really love Walk on the Wild Side!
There’s a little fat. Not a ton. Most songs don’t grab me.
I don't know why, but I expected more from Lou Reed, and with those expectations I fell hard on the ground of harsh reality. It's not bad, but it's just underwhelming
Lowkey but good singles. Gets a lil extra on the wacky lyrics in others
Lou Reed is a musician I'm a bit embarrassed to admit I haven't tried to discover. Of course I knew Perfect Day, which is also my favourite track. Lou Reed isn't the greatest singer, but goddamn did he make some killer music.
One of the greatest albums ever released in the 1970s which means one of the greatest albums of all time. The thing is perfect, and it very much is a thing- not quite human and completely out of place in the musical landscape of 1972 as it feels completely out of place in 2025 and I imagine as it will sound to listeners in 2125. Some of the music from the past still feels like the future to me. Did we learn anything besides gooning and being offended by everything outside of a very narrow world view? I wish my generation had our own Lou Reed (we don't I checked) instead we get Billie Ellish. Our parents and grandparents are not supposed to have cooler music than us- WTF?
Low 4, some really nice instrumentals
Just awesome.
4/5. Great sound, great lyrics. You can see how he and Bowie collaborated so well. Funny, I wasn’t too keen on The Velvet Underground album from awhile back, but I really like this one.
I have mixed feelings on Reed’s music but this is one of the best, with a very talented supporting cast.
I know and can feel how important this album is as I listen, but the deadpan voice doesn’t quite do it for me. Feels like discount Jim Morrison
Listened too. many times in past
Lou has a great voice. Really makes fantastic music. It’s not The Velvet Underground but really good.
2.5 - Not bad
391/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
4.5 stars. Lou Reed of Velvet Underground with an edgy glam rock (a la David Bowie) record from the early 70's that feels way ahead of it's time. Standout is "Walk on the Wild Side".
trop bien !!
I'm not a fan of Velvet Underground so I wasn't sure if I would like Lou Reed solo, but this is good. I immediately thought the production sounded like David Bowie's glam stuff, unsurprised to find that he and Mick Ronson produced it I like Perfect Day since it's in Perfect Days, which is one of my favourite films. I like the orchestral style, its probably the most standout track on the album. Satellite of Love sounds like it could've been a Bowie song so I like that one a fair bit too Highlights: Perfect Day, Satellite of Love
Honestly I liked this way better than I thought I would. Not every song but in general
Just another album I can't believe I've never got round to. I've been a Velvet Underground fan for a while now, and this is just as good as some of their best albums. Lou Reed truly is one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time.
Lou Reed in 'giving the people what they want' shocker. No wonder he had to make a depressing concept album about an abusive relationship next to put everyone off again. (The joke's on him though, because I like Berlin too.)
Super
Found this album do be a bit intriguing. The folk like singing to a gentle rock beat gives early winter weekend vibes
Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground - for some reason the bands in this niche have found their way into my taste buds. Not what I would have expected being a post punk jawbreaker fan, but there it is.
God dammit. I know I'm supposed to like Lou Reed. But I just don't. I also don't like Velvet Underground. There. I said it.
I liked this more than I remember, but it's still not something I'll revisit much. I generally prefer Lou Reed in small doses and stick to the "hits." But he's an icon, so I appreciate how much he influenced people I like.
I liked this. There were a couple words one but overall this was good.
Dude can't sing, but he's great
Chill album, first five songs were great.
tatsächlich auch bisschen underwelming, hatte mehr erwartet von meinem Lou. Großer Velvet Underground Fan bin ich nämlich. Aber trotzdem ganz gut.
ts was cheeks nigga was just describing the surroundings
Recognised a few songs, always fun to rediscover them.
This album is supposed to be "seminal". Listening to it, I can hear echos of it in later works, and sense the hand of David Bowie in it's creation, but perhaps I'm too far removed from the before and after of this release to fully appreciate its impact. Obviously, Walk on the Wild Side has been considered gold my whole life and Perfect Day is legitimately world class, Satellite of Love has some strong moments but the songs between don't feel cohesive or impactful as I was hoping. I feel the same let down I felt with Never Mind the Bollocks, it was new\different and intentionally controversial but not as seriously good as things like The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust or London Calling. Points to it for inclusion and openness about the lives of persecuted groups.
This was a super enjoyable album that I can’t believe I’ve never listened to in its entirety. Perfect day and wild side are the standouts. Definitely Leonard cohen vibes.
I think this loses 1.5 stars because of the back half because after satellite of love this just doesn't do anything for me
this was pretty good!! took a couple songs to find its footing but we got there. was kinda getting hints of Elton John now and then. maybe low 4 but i’ll be happy with a high 3
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.
Classic chill, take a walk on the wild side
awesome
Classic underground
Can't go wrong with this album. All time classic and a good entry point to Lou Reeds work.
Frekar erfið fimma, en gut feeling er að þetta sé fimma. Stóru lögin eru bara svo stór. Lou fer stundum smá í mig. En þetta samstarf við Bowie er auðvitað frábært. Mikilvæg plata (kannski ekki ALVEG jafn mikilvæg og hipsterarnir vilja meina) og á fyllilega skilið fimmu, þó það sé smá erfitt að gefa hana.
Fimma stóru laganna.
J - 5/5 Best Track - "Walk On The Wild Side" F - 3/5 Best Track - "Hanging Round"
yeah i like this album
Pre-listening thoughts: oh fuck me I was just talking (dreading) about how much velvet underground we had left (zero as a band, zero solo other than motherfucking Lou Reed) Post/during listening thoughts: okay so actually this wasn’t bad at all. His talk singing still annoys the crap out of me sometimes. But this is the most notes I’ve ever heard him hit. I still hate Walk on the Wild Side. Not sure why that was the song to blow up from this album. There were moments I found myself enjoying this as if it weren’t Lou Reed so congrats Lou Reed, you have made a tolerable album. 5.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Andy’s Chest, Hangin Round, Satellite of Love Least fav tracks: Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side, Make Up
Happy to see this on the list. Finally listening the whole thing, sounds so much like Julian Casablancas singing.
I want to like it. But it’s boring. He is very poetic with his lyrics but it doesn’t excite me. Guitar drums and bass are fun
3 3/4 Good album with some excellent songs. Very close to 4 stars. I need to listen to it more.
you want to love this album and then Lou throws in some bizarre tracks that make you want to stop listening
Der er et par perler på, men selv 36 minutter virker lidt langt for mig.
Der er selvfølgelig tre af Reeds mest ikoniske solo-numre. Men resten af albummet er faktisk også rigtig fint. Der sker noget spændende i clashet mellem de groovy eller smukke melodier, og så Reeds tilbageholdte nærmest uperfekte måde at synge på.
Lou Reed is an artist I'm a little familiar with, but haven't actually dived into a full album. Always heard good things about Transformer and I think it mostly lives up to the praise. Lou's voice and lyrics are iconic, if not divisive, and really help elevate this project. I enjoyed the variety between tracks, and "Walk on the Wild Side" is such an incredible song. I don't know if I could stand to listen to this repeatedly but I was impressed with this listen!
Not really my jam.
One of my faves. Nostalgia may play a factor
pas monotone, changements de rythmes et d'ambiances, ça fait du bien
I enjoyed listening to this, but can't imagine myself coming back to it often. Highlights: Andy's Chest, Walk on the Wild Side
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.
It's a decent album.
Bowie/Ronson’s glam production suits Lou’s sarcastic New York drawl and sly wit nicely, but I found myself wishing for better material throughout. His most influential solo work, to be sure, but not his best. Top Tracks: Vicious, Perfect Day, Satellite of Love
He's fine, just guilty by association (I really don't like Andy Warhol)
Overall good album, kinda weird that this is rated higher than every velvet underground album though
My first time hearing this. I can imagine it becoming a favourite. Brevity is a bonus!
01) Vicious - 9,0 02) Andy's Chest - 9,0 03) Perfect Day - 10,0 04) Hangin' 'Round - 8,0 05) Walk on the Wild Side - 10,0 06) Make Up - 8,0 07) Satellite of Love - 10,0 08) Wagon Wheel - 8,5 09) New York Telephone Conversation - 7,5 10) I'm So Free - 8,5 11) Goodnight Ladies - 7,5 TOTAL: 8,73 (87/100) Current ranking: 77/582
more like Boo Reed
Yo yo yo it’s the big music hater Supremo here for another music hating session based entirely off of a first listen in which improbably over analyze everything tot he point that nothing is enjoyable. In response to that, explain the 5 star albums. Huh? You CAN’T, because my music reviewing is infallible. Alright. Big sigh. Got that all out the way. Now it’s time for cool hip drug man, big Louie Reed in his first appearance of what I can only assume is many entities on this list. I’m surprised it’s not entirely Lou Reed. I’m excited for this. The guy has an aura about him, and is of course a romanticized mental illness case. He at least gets some flack because he didn’t die young. Small victories. Anyway. This intro is too long. Kick off your shoes, stay awhile, and lend an ear to the musical stylings of Mr. Reed. Hopefully some interest is gained on that loan. Vicious - Did not expect this to be so uhh normal? I guess? I like it! Wow. Shocking. It’s a little odd and those famous “literary” lyrics like “I’ll step on your hands and mangle your feet,” never hit as hard as internet nerds think. Although, did he call himself a “gay blade?” Amazing takedown of BeyBlades if you’re a high school boy in 2002. Andy’s Chest - More hands and feet crossover lyrics. Fuck it, I’m on board. Get me a Lou Reed poster and some opiates. I’m invested. Perfect Day - Famous song time. For some reason I’ve only ever heard this song performed featuring a big opera singer. It was pretty funny. This is such an interesting song. It’s like a radio ballad crooned by a deeply troubled street performer. I think I love it, but I’m not fully sure I don’t hate it. That’s music, baby. Hangin’ Round - Makes me want to hang around (die in an extension cord accident). Walk on the Wild Side - Can I Kick it? No? You want me to sit and listen to stories about people from the the east village in New York? Well, actually, that’s pretty fun. This is a respite after the last song. Very cool jazz instrumentals. I love that bass. Fun track. I don’t know about the reference to “coloured girls.” Make Up - Is this a TUBA??? Fuckin rights. “Little girl” mentioned. Tuba is a win. Little girl is a loss. This is an odd song. I like the oddity, but something is missing. It’s probably that refrain. Satellite of Love - Even on the songs where I don’t enjoy the main thrust, there are so many interesting sounds. The moaning background vocals and the snaps near the end take a fairly bad song and make it tolerable. Wagon Wheel - I hate Darius Rucker, I hate Darius Rucker, I hate Darius Rucker. For that song to immediately enter my head when I see these words, AND because he refuses to be known as Hootie sans Blowfish. I also hate this song, but not as bad as old Darius. Trust me. If you grow up in a fake western wannabe saloon town as I did, you grow to hate pop country more than most. New York Telephone Conversation - Me and my dad used to listen to this song and laugh. Of course this was well before I understood any sort of mental health challenges or drug use. Listening now, all I can think is “what does this conversation have to do with New York.” Let me rewrite this puppy. *phone ringing* YEAH JIMMY’S PIZZA. I CANT DELIVER A SLICE WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS. GET OUTTA HERE *phone slams.* I’m So Free - Man, is this ever a let down. This shouldn’t have been included. This is like walking on the wild side. Goodnight Ladies - This is the Val Venis closer. He says hello, he says goodnight. Although, considering the lack of comma, I think these are the “Goodnight Ladies.” A team of ultra secretive assassins. A very silly vaudeville style closer that overstays its welcome. Shame. New Yahk baby. They had some good shit back then. By good shit, I mean STRONG heroin. I believe Lou was partaking in some of that, but I can’t tell you that for sure. I wasn’t to be born for another couple of decades. By the time I was around, Times Square was a parody of itself in the heady early 70’s. This album was interesting throughout, and TRANSFORMED my preconceptions about Lou Reed into an entirely different view. I’m surprised how not pretentious this was. Artistic music that doesn’t repeatedly slap you in the face with its intended depth. This album lets the writing do the talking. Very refreshing experience. The lyrics did end up being great and whilst bizarre, peppered the strange tracks with musings about sexuality, gender issues, mental illness and drug use. With the lyrical themes and the album title, I’d like to wish all the weird, bigoted internet dudes with sunglasses profile pictures a happy pride month. May your wives never find your Grindr account. And Lou? This thing was pretty rad. Thanks pal. 3.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Andy’s Chest, Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side
Several classics on this album. Also several forgettable songs. Some of the more artsy tunes sound like he didn’t want to write something meaningful or enjoyable. Very Andy Warhol. I’ve become more of a fan of Reed and the Velvet Underground through this challenge. But, as an album, this one gets only a three.
3-4
Not a fan, sounds kind boring, do not care for the singers voice
4.5
Not my vibe. Most of the time Lou just want to be a slacker or something. He does give some passion to "Perfect Day" which I appreciate. I feel like mostly I want someone else to sing these songs and have more energy to the rockers. I'm not saying he's a bad songwriter. "Vicious" is my fav rocking song here. This is really beloved but I'm just confused (as always). Highlights: "Perfect Day" & "Satellite of Love".
4.5
4.5
Many great songs, but I don't like "Perfect Day". 4.5 stars
Great album with some excellent tracks including "Walk on the Wild Side", "Perfect Day", "Vicious", and "Satellite of Love". A few weak spots prevent this from getting to 5 stars, but it's a strong 4.5.
4.5
The height of solo Lou Reed thanks to David Bowie and Mick Ronson. Key early glam centrepiece, partner album to Ziggy and easy 5 for the website thanks to beautifully arranged stunners like Perfect Day, Walk On The Wild Side and Satellite Of Love. Other album cuts are maybe a little underpared but still tuneful and good with closer Goodnight Ladies the one main damp tuba-lined squib. High 4.5.
Great songs from Lou, some more memorable than others
Fun!
Love this version of Lou Reed. Walk on the Wild Side is an all-timer but Satellite of Love may be my favorite song here.
I have come to learn that I like David Bowie less than I thought I did, but also that I like one-step-removed-from-Bowie stuff more than I thought I did. I’m also not a Velvet Underground hater anymore, I'm cool now, but I do think this is more up my alley than VU is, if only slightly.
I knew way more songs than I was expecting to, and wanted to hate it cos lou reed was a huge wanker, but actually really enjoyed a lot of it.
A cool album, I quite liked Perfect Day, and Take a Walk on the Wild Side has a really nice vibe. This album has a lot of variety and I enjoyed listening to it. I'd definitely revisit this later. 2.5/5 stars.
I already knew a handful of songs from this album, but there was no way I couldn’t love it. This music is at the top of the through line of inspiration for all the music I like. Reed’s poetic yet often silly lyrics, the instrumentation, the pacing and tone, all of it is perfect. I am so glad this album was on the list to give me a chance to go and finally give it a full listen. I’m glad I spent it with you.
Poetry put to music
9/10 A healthy smattering of classic tracks, and the roots of so muchusic I now love. There are some duff lyrics (rhyming nose with toes not once, but twice!), but maybe that's the point.
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.
Čak i kao najveći hejter Velvet Undergrounda jer smo to već ustanovili moram priznati da ovo nije sekunde loš album. Može se slušati, pa čak i solidno uživati.
i feel guilty for the low rating as the lyrics are great but it's just boring listen
Baby, you're so vicious!
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)
Practically noise
What an album, all of the tunes are short sweet and just a little weird, what more do you want, timeless listening, not many you just keep coming back too but this is one
It’s ok
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
this turned out to be pretty decent. pleasantly surprised
>>>>>>>>>> the Beatles A perfect album
Only ever heard the hits from this album so wasn’t too sure about what to expect I think this is a good album would listen to it again.
Really with there was a half star, would have got 3.5
Perfect day is one of the best songs of all time
Eerste 7 nummers zijn een geweldige afwisseling van poprock & protopunk hitjes, laatste 4 nummers verliest het album wat stoom. Lou Reed blijft een fascinerend figuur en omdat het verhaal achter het album ook fascinerend is, heb ik toch wel een zwak voor dit album.
I liked this unexpectedly. Of course the hits, but there is a lot of variety in the rest. 4-5 stars, rounded upwards
This one felt dated.
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.
Enjoyed Side A>Side B. But overall great album Standout songs: Vicious Perfect Day Hangin' Round
Aside from the song "Perfect Day" which was the standout in this album, it was mostly underwhelming considering the backing and the genre. With no clear negatives in the album but also not many standout songs this will get a 2.5/5 with a bump to 3.
Good album, bluesy rock vibes. One timeless hit. 3.5/5.
First time listening to a Lou Reed album. It was good, with Perfect Day and Walk On the Wild Side being the standouts. 3.5/5. Raising to a 4.
I love Lou Reed's dead pan vocals. The big hits are fantastic although there are some songs that dont do much for me. Great album.
Perfect day - perfect song
A classic I've never been able to connect with. Netherless, Lou Reed shows an amazing voice technic, with Bowies lyrics and an immortal sound. RIP Lou Reed, your best proyect was The Velvet Underground but this was amazing too
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
Vrij relaxte nummers, eentje die ik wel al echt kende.
2 tijdloze bangers, verder redelijk wat fillers
Psyk rock, rolig vibe, nice lyrik, fed produktion
4.5
I’d only really listed to one song from this skill before. Enjoyable.
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.
Un álbum legendario y genial. Glam rock de esencia punk, innovador y divertido. Comercial a la vez que rebelde. Incluso si dejamos de lado los temas clásicos "Perfect Day" y "Walk on the Wild Side" (los mejores del álbum), el resto tampoco están nada mal. Buena mezcla de estilos e instrumentos, y una producción excelente con el toque inequívoco de Bowie. Temas atemporales, líricamente ambivalentes, excéntricos, seductores y, simplemente, cool. Indie rock con 30 años de adelanto.
This was lovely. I really enjoyed the whole vibe of the album and it did contain the one Lou Reed song I know which is Walk on the Wild Side. Overall beautifully crafted album!
Three good to great songs I knew already which is great for any album but the rest left no impression.
Alright, so the production’s doing some heavy lifting here. It’s glam but mellow. A few tracks really work, cool style, just not much punch. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Perfect Day - Hangin' 'Round - Walk On the Wild Side
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
Have certainly heard many songs from this album in isolation, but have never felt the desire to listen to the entire thing the whole way through. Glad I was finally forced to. Excellent listen. Songwriting on par and beyond Loaded, which is my personal favourite VU record. Bowie + Ronson's touches elevate the end product for sure. 4/5
I've always liked this album. More than any Velvet Underground stuff. It retains the obscure vibes but just feels tighter and easier to drink. In my book, Lou is able to pull off the cool guy thing. Similar to Roxy Music. Like I believe him when he's weird. And I just love that he wrote a love song about tv, haha. Also Bowie's fingerprints only add value.
Chill, classic, some songs are fantastic
What drugs was he on when making this? Some of the most insane lyrics
New York Poetry Recorded in London 3:30am on a Tuesday staring at a street lamp.
Solid little rock album I wish the jazz elements came in a little sooner in the album but they’re still great
I liked this. I have always seen this album, but never really listened to it. It's what I expected it to be. It's not heavy, but it's still somehow a bit punk maybe? Not sure exactly how to classify it.
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.
Beautiful, seedy Lou Reed makes a great rock and pop album. He creates imaginable stories, characters, and emotions - some familiar, and some we’re just leaning into. It’s catchy as hell, every song has a memorable and singable chorus hook. Lyrically, melodically, musically - pretty much every song hits the mark. Plus, there’s tuba in multiple songs.
I have not listened to a lot of Lou Reed. Was a very good album with many good songs.
Perfect album
I always feel intimidated by Lou Reed. It always seems too cool for me. That being said, this is really good.
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.
good
Pretty pretty pretty good. Solid 7 for this guy.
The lyrics and delivery are kinda corny but somehow it all works. I really enjoyed this album. Satellite of love was a standout for me!
My initial thought before realizing who Lou Reed actually was, was that this sounded quite a bit like Cake. Fun one.
A Perfect Day indeed!
cool Album., always loved Perfect Day and Walk on the wild side
Genuinely a perfect album 10/10
I am familiar with Lou Reed, and of course have heard, "Walk on the Wild Side" but this is my first full listen of this album. I can definatly hear Bowie's hand in this. I will listen to this one again.
I enjoyed it.
Transformer was delightful, not at all what I expected. It’s playful and even fun. The instrumentation and arrangements are creative, and Reed has a wry sensibility (and crystal clear enunciation) that somehow I didn’t know about. What a revelation!
Perfect day is a perfect song. Satellite of love if fantastic too, and, of course, Walk on the wild side is iconic. The rest is very forgettable.
4.5
I liked the beginning more than the end, but overall a cool album and cool artist. Hangin’ ‘Round reminds me of the Strokes and I really enjoyed it. Only saved a couple of songs.
Lou Reed has influenced a lot of artists I really like but I haven't heard of ton of his music other than the "hits." This album definitely has some strong moments, but drags on a few songs. I'd definitely give it another listen or three. 3.5/5 Album 67/1001
added two songs to my playlist
Overraskende gode melodier. Perfekt day virkelig stor klassiker, sammen med Walk on the wildside. Helt i grenseland mellom 4 og 5 for meg.
I get the appeal, especially for it's time. I like the vibe and I see why people like the talking-style of singing. The lyrics were kinda fun to listen to.
"And the colored girls say Doo, doo-doo, doo-doo [you think this album is kinda bad]?"
Just a perfect album.
Influential. Would listen to again. Lou Reed is king but I like velvet underground better cause they jam more. That’s why it’s a three star
Really good, little weird, but in a good way
It’s okay. Doesn’t wow me, but easy listening.
Some classics. Some absolutely ridiculous lyrics.
I got this album already, earlier through the generator. I rated it 3 stars are reviewed it "gotta be in the mood" a few weeks later I still think this is the case however, any album with "perfect day" on it should not receive lower than 4 stars...
Already one of my all time favourite records. Deserves a 5-star for Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side, and Satellite of Love alone.
The album that helped Lou Reed revive his career after a post-Velvet Underground slump, produced by David Bowie. Some of Reed's greatest songs ("Walk on the Wild Side", "Perfect Day", "Satellite of Love"), fun little background vocals by Bowie, the sleazy vibe of the New York demimonde, but hampered by a few trifling tracks ("New York Telephone Conversation").
Fine. Not my thing.
Overall, just boring. Nothing to complain about, but nothing I enjoyed either.
Vom Album isch mer nüm viel bliibe ussert de 5er track perfect day und no paar ganz okeeigi dezwüsche. Han aber nüm möge s album nomal lose und möcht gern s mäntigsalbum gseh Darum gits 3 Optimus Prime
is gon be a quick one es coast album isches gsi zum website stuff abfülle scho zwei drü lieder druf gha wommer kennt hett, aber am beste hani de album titel gfund ih dem sinn With the All Spark gone, we cannot return life to our planet. And fate has yielded its reward: a new world to call home. What I've done!!!! I'll face myself To cross out what I've become Erase myself And let go of what I've done
fast scho en chline full circle moment: zämme im toggi de album club gstartet, trainspotting gluegt & da hemmer mit «perfect day» en prominenti vertretig vom soundtrack de song hed‘s tüüf ih mis herz gschafft & sitzt momentan sogar ih minere top 32 of all time… denn muess bestimmt s‘ganze album en banger sii oder? FALSCH! muess säge de rescht hed mer wüki nöd so vill gäh… walk on the wild side obviously chillig, aber weni die melodie wott lose, denn losi a tribe called quest fazit: durchzognigs album und daher transformiered sich die lüchtchräftige 5 sterne vo «perfect day» leider nume zu 3 sterne wo mer gli d'glüehbire uswächsle muess
I knew a couple of the songs and I was raised on 70s rock so this was a comfortable listen. The lyrical themes of transgression were cutting edge and the story telling is fantastic. All set to a fuzzy glam rock. I really enjoyed this.
"Walk On The Wild Side" is one of the best gay anthems of all time. And "Perfect Day" is one of the best songs of all time. 5/5
Some good stuff, then some clown songs haha. (33 known/68 new)
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.
Great tracks, great stories, great music.
It's just great, isn't it.
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.
"Perfect Day" la escuché en Trainspotting y desde entonces es de mis canciones favoritas. Hoy ubiqué el double innuendo a la heroína. Original en su visión, portada tenebrosa, y la voz de Lou Reed destaca entre instrumentos simples pero efectivos. 10/10 todos deberían escuchar este disco
Amazing album - I’ve listened to this a million times, and never get tired of it
Great album. The Reed, Bowie, Ronson collab makes the production, engineering, mixing top-notch. Lou Reed’s best solo album by quite a bit. Love this record.
Reminds me of when I played tuba for my high school’s showing of Chicago.
Like a more relaxed Tom Waits, at least from looking at the cover, laid back and a bit silly.
I only got to hear the first five songs, but I can already see why this record was so influential. Indie rock and jangle pop owe a lot to this record. Hangin' Around was an underrated gem, for me.
Fav song: perfect day
There are probably 5-6 better Lou albums, and maybe 12 I'll throw on before this, including Sally Can't Dance.