Street Hassle (studio album) by Lou Reed

Street Hassle by Lou Reed
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 3,370th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 137 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (63rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (600th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,370th)
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Lou Reed bestography

Street Hassle is ranked 7th best out of 37 albums by Lou Reed on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Lou Reed is Transformer which is ranked number 137 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,154.

Lou Reed album bestography « Higher ranked (3,046th) This album (3,370th) Lower ranked (4,036th) »
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Street Hassle track list

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74/100 (from 137 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 19% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.

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From 07/30/2019 17:46
Very good album
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From 04/29/2019 12:45
A tremendous closing document of the 70s from Lou Reed. A Classic of an era, Reed encapsulates the his work with Velvet Underground and his own solo stuff in the title track. The spoken (more than sung lyrics) of street hassle offer a grim narrative of the "Me First" generation. Just a masterpiece.
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Probably the most underrated and overlooked of Lou Reed albums. An excellent record, but could do with remastering on CD.
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The title track is mesmerizing and will likely scar you for life. Haha. The rest of the album has it's moments and is an easy listen. Dirt makes you wonder who he was talking about and the opening dialogue to Gimme Some Good Times references Sweet Jane.
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Best Albums of 1978
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
4. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen by Van Halen
6. Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] by Kraftwerk
7. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
8. Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
9. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
10. More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
11. Hemispheres by Rush
12. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
13. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
14. 3rd by Big Star
15. All Mod Cons by The Jam
16. Outlandos D'Amour by The Police
17. Chairs Missing by Wire
18. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
19. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
20. Powerage by AC/DC
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