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Transformer (Remastered) (Import) (CD)

By: Lou Reed

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for Transformer (Remastered) (Import) (CD) Album By Lou Reed
1   Vicious  
2   Andy's Chest  
3   Perfect Day  
4   Hangin' Around  
5   Walk On The Wild Side  
6   Make Up  
7   Satellite Of Love  
8   Wagon Wheel  
9   New York Telephone Conversation  
10   I'm So Free  
11   Goodnight Ladies  
12   Hangin' Round (bonus track)  
13   Perfect Day (bonus track)  
14   Transformer Radio Spot (bonus track)  
 

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Review

NME (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #55 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'
Q (1/03, p.56) - Included in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever"
Rolling Stone (1/4/73, pg.61) - "..Lou Reed is probably a genius..Real good stuff..."Walk On The Wild Side" is another winner.."
Rolling Stone (3/28/02, p.72) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...One of the all-time great fake Bowie albums....A glam manifesto as outrageous as Lou Reed himself..."

Q (5/92, p.103) - 3 Stars - Good - "..bright and sassy.."
Mojo (1/03, p.106) - "...TRANSFORMER boasts four stone classics..."

Product note

Personnel: Lou Reed (vocals, guitar); Mick Ronson (guitar, recorder, piano, background vocals); Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone); Herbie Flowers (tuba, acoustic & electric basses); Klaus Voorman (bass); John Halzey, Barry Desouza, Ritchie Dharma (drums); David Bowie, The Thunder Thighs (background vocals).
Originally released on RCA (4807). Includes liner notes by MIchael Hill.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Having quit the Velvet Underground, a disillusioned Lou Reed came to Britain to rethink his musical career. A low-key solo debut was followed by this highly successful release, which combined the artist's narrative compositions with the lure of contemporaneous fashions, glam-rock and androgyny. Long-time fan David Bowie co-produced the set, which emphasized the commercial nature of Reed's work without sacrificing his individuality or authenticity. Members of Andy Warhol's entourage were described graphically in "Walk On The Wild Side" which broke taboos on lyrical content when issued as a single. Its Top 10 place ensured Reed's long-awaited commercial appreciation.

Album Description

After a tepid solo debut, Lou Reed's post-Velvet Underground standing looked dicey. Fortunately, David Bowie and his guitarist Mick Ronson stepped in to help Reed craft one of the best albums of his career. TRANSFORMER built on the stripped-down, quirky pop of LOADED-era VU, infusing it with the androgynous, cheeky glitz of the glam era (the bleached-out black-and-white cover photo of Reed in eye makeup is a giveaway), not to mention a fair bit of Ronson's guitar muscle. Much to everyone's credit, however, the album's stylish flair never eclipses Reed's excellent songcraft or acerbic wit. [paragraph here] TRANSFORMER's sense of chic fun is infectious, and is heightened by Reed's character sketches of Andy Warhol's entourage and the glitterati of New York. "New York Telephone Conversation" demonstrates his biting satire, as do "Hangin' Round", a Ronson-assisted rocker, and "Goodnight Ladies", a music hall send-up. But TRANSFORMER's highlights are some of Reed's best-ever songs: the soaring ditty "Satellite of Love", for instance, the cutting "Vicious", the romantic, yet chillingly melancholic "Perfect Day", and the slice of pop perfection that is "Walk On The Wild Side", complete with shuffling groove, sliding bass, instantly memorable vocal back-ups, and Reed's deadpan talk-singing. Ever the experimentalist, Reed would have difficulty matching the magic formula of this album again. As a result, TRANSFORMER remains one of the infallible standouts in his discography.

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