Classic albums Lou Reed's Transformer

demonrail666 · 08.25.2007, 07:30 PM

Lou Reed may have made better solo albums but for me Transformer is the one. Its imagery and atmosphere were like some kind of window into this amazingly romantic and exciting world that, during my early teens, I became really quite obsessed with, and sort of daydreamed about living in. Now I tend to take it a bit for granted, but thinking about it its probably one of only maybe three or four other albums that I can't imagine ever living without. Whether that makes it a 'classic' I neither know nor care.

Everyneurotic · 08.25.2007, 10:44 PM

more than meets the eye?

sun city girl · 08.26.2007, 05:45 AM

i think this is his best, followed by metal machine music and then (we take) berlin.

PAULYBEE2656 · 08.26.2007, 02:33 PM

yeah its ok. im not a follower of that trendy old album thing. i own it, i know it well but havent listened to it out of choice for many a year.....

CHOUT · 08.26.2007, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sun city girl

and then (we take) berlin.

But first we take Manhattan.

Crumb's Crunchy Delights · 08.27.2007, 08:18 AM

Interesting fact is that Walk On The Wild Side is about a lady-boy.

StevOK · 08.27.2007, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Crumb's Crunchy Delights

Interesting fact is that Walk On The Wild Side is about a lady-boy.

I believe the word "duh" would be very appropriate here.

I knew my fiancee was the girl I wanted to marry when she told me she had Transformer on vinyl.

floatingslowly · 08.27.2007, 11:44 AM

hah lady-boy.

although I can't say I like it much as VU's Loaded, any album that's about giant morphing robots is good by me.

we give it two thumbs up.

Torn Curtain · 08.27.2007, 05:29 PM

I've always preferred Berlin.

jonathan · 08.27.2007, 05:52 PM

This record sucks. It only proves that Lou Reed is nothing without VU atmosphere.

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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Lou Reed may have made better solo albums but for me Transformer is the one. Its imagery and atmosphere were like some kind of window into this amazingly romantic and exciting world that, during my early teens, I became really quite obsessed with, and sort of daydreamed about living in. Now I tend to take it a bit for granted, but thinking about it its probably one of only maybe three or four other albums that I can't imagine ever living without. Whether that makes it a 'classic' I neither know nor care.
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sun city girl the end of the ugly Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: finland Posts: 945	i think this is his best, followed by metal machine music and then (we take) berlin. __________________ SOME SOME SOME SOME I MURDER, SOME A SOME I LET GO
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Crumb's Crunchy Delights expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: okie's in the pokie Posts: 1,352	Interesting fact is that Walk On The Wild Side is about a lady-boy.
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floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	hah lady-boy. although I can't say I like it much as VU's Loaded, any album that's about giant morphing robots is good by me. we give it two thumbs up.
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Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	I've always preferred Berlin.
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jonathan children of satan Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 320	This record sucks. It only proves that Lou Reed is nothing without VU atmosphere.
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