Transformer [VINYL]

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2007-08-28 rating:
Iconic and Indispensable 70's Rock
Transformer is one of the great albums from the '70s and influential to this day. Lou Reed came from cult NY band The Velvet Underground - associated with Andy Warhol and the NY underground rock scene and cut this record as a solo artist. In doing so he created one of the highpoints of the late 70s, competing with Santana, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and David Bowie for the turntable during my school years. Like the music of Bowie - who co-produced this album - this is much more oriented to the singer/songwriter format but with very stylish production and a very sparse, atmospheric sound. There are some great songs here which are still, to this day, being mined by others of less talent (Perfect Day, Vicious, Walk on the Wild Side).
I can't believe that anyone would not have either heard this or have it in their collection. Even if this weren't available for peanuts it should be in everyone's collection........no excuses!

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review by: sunflower date: 2006-09-22 rating:
A Great Album
I saw Lou Reed live at the Glasgow Apollo in 1973, the year after the release of 'Transformer'. He had to be carried on to the stage so overcome with emotion he was -or something like that. I remember he spent the whole of the concert lying on his back clutching the microphone to his mouth as if his life depended on it. At some point I came to the firm conclusion that the songs he was trying to sing were not the same songs his band was trying to play. He had to be carried off at the end of the short concert -memorable moments in rock history!

Anyhow back to 'Transformer'. This is one of the really good albums from the early seventies and still highly listenable today. His muse is still with him here and his great talent for melody is unhindered, as it was later on in the decade, with any roughness in his singing voice. This is a fine introduction to Reed's solo work and should be door opener to his earlier classic period with the Velvet Underground. Highly recommended.

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review by: date: 2006-08-05 rating:
Remember: There's A Lot More To Lou Reed Than Transformer !
Transformer is often regarded as the pinnacle of Lou Reed's solo career and while it is overall a good solid effort there are at least half a dozen albums Lou has recorded which are at least as good if not better that are generally ignored/underrated.
The David Bowie connection is perhaps the reason for its popularity coming at a time when David (and glam rock) was at his height.
There are a number of Lou's great and most well known songs also ('Vicious', 'Satellite Of Love', 'Perfect Day', 'Walk On The Wild Side' etc.) but the brittle sound of the album does begin to wear rather thin after repeated listens.
Transformer is certainly an album to be enjoyed but there are better albums from Lou to be found. It's best to regard Transformer as just another (rather good) Lou Reed album rather than his crowning glory.

Keep investigating and you won't be disappointed!

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review by: Tomahawk Kid date: 2006-02-21 rating:
a classic!
Walk on the Wild Side, Perfect Day, Satelite of Love, produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson. What more needs to be said! An absolute classic.


review by: Ted Maul date: 2005-08-04 rating:
Great but quiet
Transformer is one of the classic albums everyone should own-Vicious,Andy's Chest,Perfect Day,Satellite Of Love,New York Telephone Conversation,Make Up,Goodnight Ladies...perhaps Lou Reed should consider changing the title of this album to Greatest Hits or something like that.The influence of David Bowie and Mick Ronson was obviously a very good one on Lou,with songs like Satellite Of Love and Andy's Chest in particular arranged stunningly.The one and only problem is it is so quiet,and remastering (presumably) can't change that,but then again it is just an excuse to turn it up louder!!!

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