Transformer
by Lou Reed

I've not heard much by Lou Reed but this album confirms the hype that I've heard about him. There is at least 5 songs on here that could have been hit singles, and the rest of the tracks are not bad either. I love the poetical lyrics that come from the wild side of life. There is not much that is conservative or safe on this album. Lou Reed is person who is seems to stretch the boundaries of what can be sung about, and I really enjoyed it. Also really enjoyed the mixture of rock guitar with beautiful piano pieces, and brass instruments in places. For me this is a classic.

Sneaky good album, def tapers off in the second half but great production and deep lyrics carry the album. Thou the tubas on Make Up are a little to cutesy for me. Favorites would be Vicious, Hangin' Round, and Walk on the Wild Side

This has always been a bit of a slow burner for me. Couple of filler tracks but mainly an album of top notch tunes. Definitely stronger in the front half. 'Perfect Day' being one of the best songs to come out of 1972

There is some filler on this record but when Lou Reed gets it right it is simply phenomenal on this release. The three classics that are Perfect Day, Walk On The Wild Side and Satellite Of Love are outstanding with all of them still sounding just as fresh and exciting today. The production across the whole of the album is fantastic and this makes it easy to keep revisiting it countless times. Lou Reed's song writing is genius and it is tough to listen to this album and not dig deeper into some of his songs and explore their meanings and stories. His vocal is one of my favourites in music history and this is possibly the best he has sounded on any of his albums. However, there is those weaker tracks which are mediocre or good and for most people I can see why it might make this record feel like a bit of a drag especially nearer the end. Despite this, I love these deep cuts as I just enjoy Reed in this style of music as I think it suits him brilliantly. Overall, this record is a lot fun that also has a large amount of quality backing it up with one of the most important people in music history leading the line demonstrating how versatile and incredible he is.

I've heard people say really positive things about this record and Lou too, but I didn't get into it with any expectations. I like that the album has really vivid storytelling and also some of the lines/melodies remind me of newer songs, which shows what influence he had. My favourite tracks have to be Vicious, Perfect Day, Make Up, Satellite of Love and New York Telephone Conversation. My least favourite tracks are probably Andy's Chest and unfortunately the last two tracks that make the albums finish not so interesting as I thought it would be considering how cool the middle part was. It didn't blew me away apart from the songs mentioned, but I got to admit it sounds loose, it's funny and really light on the ears, has good stories also. I'd give it a 7,5 / 10, but it gave me a different experience, because I don't listen to his type of music a lot.

From VictorVale 09/19/2022 19:27 | #289805

Lou Reed veio forte em sua carreira solo já desbravando e criando o glam rock. Genial.

Solid album

Massive Lou Reed album which introduced him to many people with the big hit "Walk on the Wild Side". Lots of variety here and Perfect Day is also a classic.

Fantastic production on this one. Oerfect Day is wonderful abd Walk On The Wild Side has an amazing tune, Satellite Of Love is really good too. Experimental and catchy at the same time.

Lou Reeds best album for me. Really well produced by David Bowie. All tracks are very good, with a few standout perfect songs like perfect day, walk on the wildside and satellite of love. Some funny wacky songs which are still a great listen thanks to great production.