Apr 10, 2018 this sneak peek of classic albums takes a look at transformer and the huge impact that producers david bowie and mick ronson brought to the album. While bob dylan has sold many more records, lou reed helped shape the. From the very beginning, the decadence of urban life was the central theme of his work. Released in the early 70s, lou reed had just left his former band, the velvet underground.
And yet, it doesnt neatly fit into any of these descriptors. Mar 11, 2003 being lou reed in 1972 was a raw deal. About transformer the 2nd album by new york rock and roll warhol influenced artist lou reed. His approach wed the velvet undergrounds psychedelic depression with new expressionistic overtones, that become explicit on his first major artistic success, berlin 1973. This is lou reed transformer by juan pedro soriano on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Produced by david bowie and arranged by mick ronson, the album. Lou reed 8 rca records 57 album art 88 record albumslps 972 artwork location. The complete lou reed story 01 by victor bockris isbn. Vicious you hit me with a flower you do it every hour oh, baby youre so vicious vicious you want me to hit you with a stick but all ive got is a guitar pick oh baby. This morning, on what would have been lou reeds seventyfifth birthday, laurie anderson, in an event at the new york public library for the.
Lou reed transformer poster print album as books penguin books lou reed transformer. Here is a great tribute to one of lous favorite singers of all time, jimmy scott, written by lous good friend scott richman. This set includes seven albums reed cut for rca records from 1972 to 1975 lou reed, transformer, berlin, rock n roll animal, sally cant dance, metal machine music, and coney island baby, five he recorded while signed to arista from 1976 to 1980 rock and roll heart, street hassle, live. According to lou reed it was andy warhol who inspired the song. Produced by david bowie and mick ronson, the album was released in november 1972, on the label rca. Now discover the true story of the velvet underground pioneer. See more ideas about lou reed transformer, david bowie and transformers.
Lou reed new york telephone conversation by isaac8399. It celebrates the deep influence these two artists had on each others work during the last 20 years of lou reeds life. Transformer gene, a family of genes that regulate sex determination in some insects. Lou reed licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rcalegacy. Have to say it, this is probably one of my least favorite reed albums, despite reeds determination to make a hit solo record. Now, lou reed, rock icon, artist and poet, is collaborating with legendary photographer mick rock in one of the most visually exciting books genesis has ever. We learn, over and over, that the author of the song vicious dispensed his legendary acts of cruelty with sadistic aplomb. Final weapon was originally released in 2010 as a short film. Take no prisoners, the bells, growing up in public. Unlike its predecessor lou reed, eight songs of which were leftovers from his velvet underground days, this album contains mainly new material. The complete lou reed story follows the great songwriter and singer through the series of transformations that define each period of his fifty year career. His biographies of andy warhol, keith richards and lou reed made his name as the poet laureate of the new york underground. But on 1976s coney island baby, reeds songwriting began to move into warmer, more compassionate. Time outtransformer is the only complete and comprehensive telling of the lou reed story.
Lou reed s new york is the most affecting of these, showcasing reeds view of the city from which he siphoned his power. Listen free to lou reed transformer vicious, andys chest and more. And there was a recent thread on lou reed live extended versions is a reissue of that, and it was said the german rca cd is the one to go for there. Lou reed lou reed 1972, indianapolis, vinyl discogs. Andys chest was first recorded by the band in 1969 and satellite of love demoed in 1970. Transformer is the second solo studio album by american recording artist lou reed. Lou reed, velvet undergrounds vocalist, became one of the most significant voices of the 1970s and 1980s. Lou reed has 36 books on goodreads with 2792 ratings. As with its predecessor lou reed, transformer contains songs reed composed while in the velvet underground here, four out of ten. Mar 20, 2015 p ublished in 1994, when lou reed was 52 years old, the first edition of bockriss transformer ended on a decidedly downbeat note. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read transformer. Burroughs and andy warhol, presents a detailed portrait of former velvet underground frontman reed. Of course, wild side is one on my all time fave pieces of music and if you read the book you really understand what this is all about. Stephan berwick, friend and tai chi brother of lou, has launched a kickstarter campaign to fund a featurelength version of final weapon.
Vinny laporta, guitar eddie reynolds, guitar bobby resigno, bass scottie clark, drums berlin tour 1973 lou reed, vocals. Legendary songwriter and guitarist lou reed passed away on the 27th october 20, but his musical influence is assured. Bowie included velvet tunes such as waiting for the man and white lightwhite heat in his stage repertoire. Oct 27, 2017 lou reed transformer 1972 claudestar1. I dont think bowies production on transformer is the best either even if im a big fan of his, just. Lou reeds 1970s solo work swings between the melodic transformer, with more conventional song structures, combined with a vivid slice of life from the clubs, streets and transvestite scene of 70s new york, to the followup, the more conceptual berlin, and onwards to. I couldnt believe it when you have the movies that you have, the books that you have. A slovenly, vicious biography of singerguitaristsongwriter reed, whose brilliant 60s work with the. With the tots, 1972 1973 lou reed and transformer tours. Transformer, lou reeds most enduringly popular album, is described with varying labels. Musically, reeds work didnt have too much in common with the sonic bombast of the glam scene, but at least it was a place where his eccentricities could find a comfortable home, and on transformer bowie and his righthand man, mick ronson, crafted a new sound for reed that was better fitting and more commercially astute than the ambivalent. Lou reeds walk through the david bowie superstar machine.
May 27, 2015 lou reed licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of rcalegacy. Lou reed s transformer was shocking when it appeared in the seventies. The lou reed story focuses on reeds relationship and marriage to. P ublished in 1994, when lou reed was 52 years old, the first edition of bockriss transformer ended on a decidedly downbeat note. Lou reed transformer poster print album as books penguin books. Every biography about reed, including the most recentthe masterful lou reed. Classic albums lou reed transformer sneak peek youtube. Asus transformer, a series of hybrid tablet computers electronic transformer, a term commonly used in extralowvoltage lighting applications for a switchedmode power supply. The photographs consist mostly of textural landscapesthe new jersey. The lou reed story focuses on reeds relationship and marriage to the leading performance artist of our times laurie anderson. Musically, reed s work didnt have too much in common with the sonic bombast of the glam scene, but at least it was a place where his eccentricities could find a comfortable home, and on transformer bowie and his righthand man, mick ronson, crafted a new sound for reed that was better fitting and more commercially astute than the ambivalent. But on 1976s coney island baby, reed s songwriting began to move into warmer, more compassionate. Transformer, lou reeds most enduringly popular album, is described with varying. Everybody knows walk on the wild side, but erotic anthems like andys chest and the surprisingly gentle a perfect day now have classic status too.
The first part of the book is a compilation of interviews with lou reed taken from different sources talking about his career, with some bw photos. Bonds the jim carroll band the chantels arthur big boy crudup bo diddley bob dylan peter gabriel mildred j. With the majority of the songs being redone vu demos, i had expected something still pretty aggressive and exciting. Vinny laporta, guitar eddie reynolds, guitar bobby resigno, bass. Lou reeds most popular book is in dreams begin responsibilities and other stories. Lou reed turned against everyone who tried to help. The plaudits have arrived very quickly for lou reed, who has died aged 71. Transformer by lou reed our writers are picking their favourite albums. The album is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, anchored by reeds most successful single, walk on the wild side, which touched on thencontroversial topics of sexual orientation, gender identity, prostitution, and drug use. Lou reeds archive, coming to the new york public library.
However, there are still a few songs that date from his vu days. Lou reed transformer 1972, matte sleeve, vinyl discogs. It opens with the teenage electroshock treatments that dominated his memories of childhood and never stops revealing layer after layer of this complex and often anguished artist. From 1972s transformer onward, lou reed spent most of the 70s playing the druggy decadence card for all it was worth, with increasingly mixed results. Lou reeds transformer was shocking when it appeared in the seventies. He is clearly regarded as a towering figure, credited with playing a central role in creating one of the most influential. Transformer esce nel 1972, prodotto da due personaggetti, ovvero david bowie e mick ronson. Lou reed led the revolution in rock music that would grow into such dif. Born in 1942, the only son and eldest child of a jewish middlecla. Lou reed, of course, was an eager collaborator in this move, but dropped hints all along that he was. Walk on the wild side lou reed vicious, lou reed transformer.
Transformer gene, a family of genes that regulate sex determination in some insects transformer flying car, a darpa military project asus transformer, a series of hybrid tablet computers electronic transformer, a term commonly used in extralowvoltage lighting applications for a switchedmode power supply trikebuggy transformer, a u. The use of the style for transformer is perhaps a tribute to that groundbreaking nightclub which closed in 1971, the year before this album was released. The album is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, anchored by reed s most successful single, walk on the wild side, which touched on thencontroversial topics of sexual orientation, gender identity, prostitution, and drug use. Buried underneath the radiofriendly exterior lie coded confessions of the subversive, wounded intelligence that gives. Lou reeds 1970s solo work swings between the melodic transformer, with more conventional song structures, combined with a vivid slice of life from the clubs, streets and transvestite scene of 70s new york, to the followup, the more conceptual berlin, and onwards to the experimentalism of metal machine music. Vicious takes place during a momentous but almost wholly undocumented time in lou s life. Mar 02, 2017 this morning, on what would have been lou reeds seventyfifth birthday, laurie anderson, in an event at the new york public library for the performing arts, at lincoln center plaza, announced. Transformer, lou reed s most enduringly popular album, is described with varying labels. May 19, 2017 transformer is the second solo studio album by american recording artist lou reed. Reed, last summer, made his first english appearance with bowie. Many years ago i owned transformer in vinyl yes i am really that old and loved lou reads gravelly voice both on his own and in velvet underground. Anesinis transformer remaster corrects a glitch in satellite of love that is present on both the original cd and the between thought and expression box set.
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