Lou Reed - Berlin
July 1973, RCA
1. "Berlin" - 3:23
2."Lady Day" - 3:40
3. "Men of Good Fortune" - 4:37
4. "Caroline Says I" - 3:57
5. "How Do You Think It Feels" - 3:42
6. "Oh, Jim" - 5:13
7. "Caroline Says II" - 4:10
8. "The Kids" - 7:55
9. "The Bed" - 5:51
10. "Sad Song" - 6:55
RESULTS
Rate: 7.5/10
Best Song: Lady Day
Worst Song: The Kids
Comments
Oh man, Lou Reed is the best.
Back in 1973, when this Album came out, Rolling Stone columnist Stephen Davis gave this Album a scathing review, calling it "a disaster". Years later, it's now included at number 344 in the 500 greatest albums of all time. Kind of funny how sounds adapt to retrospect.
I personally really enjoyed this Album. It's a somber Album detailing a failing relationship, riddled with drug abuse, domestic violence, and depression. The songs are very calm, but very bleak. A piano is present in almost every track, and the Album climaxes at "The Kids", with the couple's children crying as they are taken away by Social Services. Super dark stuff.
With all that in mind, none of the songs are outright bad, yet none of them really stand out. They are all very decent, but it's no surprise that none of the tracks hit their stride long enough to be a "hit". It's all very straight-forward, which I think is the point of the Album. I am a sucker for concept albums, and I think Lou Reed really struck the right chords when coming up with this one.
I personally really enjoyed this Album. It's a somber Album detailing a failing relationship, riddled with drug abuse, domestic violence, and depression. The songs are very calm, but very bleak. A piano is present in almost every track, and the Album climaxes at "The Kids", with the couple's children crying as they are taken away by Social Services. Super dark stuff.
With all that in mind, none of the songs are outright bad, yet none of them really stand out. They are all very decent, but it's no surprise that none of the tracks hit their stride long enough to be a "hit". It's all very straight-forward, which I think is the point of the Album. I am a sucker for concept albums, and I think Lou Reed really struck the right chords when coming up with this one.
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