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New York (CD)

By: Lou Reed (Artist)

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Lou Reed Artist Snapshot:

Lou Reed is among the most literate wordsmiths in rock & roll history. His first decade of post-Velvet Underground work included some undeniable high points (BERLIN, the David Bowie-produced TRANSFORMER) but he was plagued by inconsistency. Reed came back with a vengeance in the '80s and '90s, though, producing some truly powerful work (THE BLUE MASK, NEW YORK). Throughout his solo career he's collaborated with everyone from former bandmate John Cale to avant garde theater king Robert Wilson. Through it all, Reed remains the quintessential urban poet, and undoubtedly one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century.

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DISC 1 for New York (CD) Album By Lou Reed (Artist)
1   Romeo Had Juliette
2   Halloween Parade
3   Dirty Blvd.
4   Endless Cycle
5   There Is No Time
6   Last Great American Whale
7   Beginning Of A Great Adventure
8   Busload Of Faith
9   Sick Of You
10   Hold On
11   Good Evening Mr. Waldheim
12   Xmas In February
13   Strawman
14   Dime Store Mystery
 

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Review

Rolling Stone - 4 Stars - Excellent - #19 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums Of The '80s" survey. (November 1989) New Musical Express (9/25/93, p.19) - Ranked #48 among the 50 Greatest Albums Of The '80s.
Q (5/92, p.103) - 5 Stars - Indispensable - "...his best since the early '70s..."
Alternative Press (7/95, p.85) - Ranked #37 in AP's list of the 'Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...NEW YORK remains savagely contemporary, and unrelentingly raw. Open brain surgery with a grime-encrusted blade..."
CMJ (1/5/04, p.26) - Ranked #18 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1989"

Title Note

Personnel includes: Lou Reed (vocals, guitar); Mike Rathke (guitar); Rob Wasserman, Fred Maher (bass, drums); Moe Tucker (percussion); Dion DiMucci (background vocals).

Recorded at Media Sound, New York, New York.

Arguably the finest album of Reed's solo career, NEW YORK hails back to the days of the Velvets with its no-nonsense approach and unflinchingly sardonic lyrics. The difference is that there's a lifetime of learning in the songs here, and Reed had learned how to focus his incisive wit, sharpening his lyrical knife to a fine point with attacks on the NYPD, Jesse Jackson, right wing extremists and a host of others. An attractive development on NEW YORK is the way Reed deftly intermingles plain-spoken socio-political observations with inspired poetic flights, as on the street fable "Romeo Had Juliette."

Reed proves to be an adept social critic on "Endless Cycle," which examines the cyclical nature of physical abuse with unerring precision, and the unlikely radio hit "Dirty Blvd.," where Reed takes a look at the disparity between haves and have-nots in his storied home town. On "Dimestore Mystery," a precursor to SONGS FOR DRELLA, he uses Andy Warhols death as a vehicle for musing on the human and the divine, and the mortality that separates the two. Mo Tucker's guest appearance on this track furthers the VU comparisons. After the Velvet Underground albums, NEW YORK is the essential Lou Reed work to own.

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