Lou Reed and John Cale reunite for the first (and last) time since The Velvet Underground's 1968 album White Light/White Heat, all so they can pay tribute to their friend, Andy Warhol. As you'd expect, the result is a melancholic record that well-utilizes the sound of both artist, with Reed's usual art rock sound mixing well with Cale's baroque sound. If this album proves anything, it's that both Lou Reed and John Cale are at their best when they're working together.
I feel like this is quite ... read more
So this is a tribute album to their friend Andy Warhol, and they named it after a nickname of his that he apparently hated
Genius
Seriously though, this was a pretty solid collection of tracks that had a lot of variety throught, switching back and forth between rough around the edges recordings and riffs and a lot more cleaner production and more lush instrumentation, and most of it was pulled off really well, calling back to their days in the "The Velvet Underground & Nico" ... read more
El hermoso y genuino homenaje a Andy Warhol por parte de Lou Reed y John Cale. Es un disco casi recitado ("spoken word") de instrumentalizacion minimalista, pero con toda la esencia concentrada del grupo The Velvet Underground. Destaco ""It Wasn't Me", "Nobody But You" y "Forever Changed" (esta ultima por que me recuerda mucho a Nick Cave).
LOU REED DISCOGRAPHY DIVE: you can feel the emotion in this album. this is especially apparent in the last track 'Hello It's Me', when Reed has a conversation with recently deceased, Andy Warhol. although his opinion of him is still somewhat conflicting, there is love for him. Although the more looked over vocalist of the original 'Velvet Underground' lineup, John Cale brings a nice contrast to the album. 'A Dream' is another song where you can tell this album was really made FOR Andy Warhol.
So this is a tribute album to their friend Andy Warhol, and they named it after a nickname of his that he apparently hated
Genius
Seriously though, this was a pretty solid collection of tracks that had a lot of variety throught, switching back and forth between rough around the edges recordings and riffs and a lot more cleaner production and more lush instrumentation, and most of it was pulled off really well, calling back to their days in the "The Velvet Underground & Nico" ... read more
A very touching and vivid account of the 20th century artist. The terms in which two young dilettantes, whose lifelong troubles with themselves often brought out the most nasty behaviors, admire their idols also colors the album in an incredibly rich way. When Lou Reed admires Andy Warhol, it's in a very similar fashion to the way he admires his English professor who taught him how to write prose, Delmore Schwartz. His relationship with Warhol is short-lived, he often finds him insufferable, ... read more
1 | Smalltown 2:03 | 79 |
2 | Open House 4:17 | 85 |
3 | Style It Takes 2:54 | 81 |
4 | Work 2:37 | 80 |
5 | Trouble With Classicists 3:41 | 82 |
6 | Starlight 3:28 | 85 |
7 | Faces and Names 4:12 | 79 |
8 | Images 3:30 | 85 |
9 | Slip Away (A Warning) 3:04 | 83 |
10 | It Wasn't Me 3:29 | 83 |
11 | I Believe 3:17 | 75 |
12 | Nobody But You 3:45 | 78 |
13 | A Dream 6:32 | 84 |
14 | Forever Changed 4:51 | 84 |
15 | Hello It's Me 3:02 | 84 |
#19 | / | Spin |