05/05/2024, Berlin Note: I actually listened to the full album today though it was a DIFFICULT listen. "Berlin" (1973) is essentially Lou Reed's interpretation of "Hamlet". The songs themselves aren't spectacular but the macabre, gruesome content makes up for it. The album explores a couple's moral descent into prostitution, substance abuse, domestic violence and eventual suicide. Fuck, "The Kids" contains snippets of children wailing for their mother who can no longer provide for them. "Berlin" isn't an album anybody WANTS to listen to, it changes your perception on the world. But I believe that it is a necessary album for ANY music enjoyer.