Album Reviews

Photo

Lou Reed

Berlin  Hear it Now

RS: Not Rated

1998

Play View Lou Reed's page on Rhapsody

Lou Reed's Berlin is a disaster, taking the listener into a distorted and degenerate demimonde of paranoia, schizophrenia, degradation, pill-induced violence and suicide. There are certain records that are so patently offensive that one wishes to take some kind of physical vengeance on the artists that perpetrate them. Reed's only excuse for this kind of performance (which isn't really performed as much as spoken and shouted over Bob Ezrin's limp production) can only be that this was his last shot at a once-promising career. Goodbye, Lou.

STEPHEN DAVIS

(Posted: Dec 20, 1973)

Advertisement

News and Reviews

Advertisement


How to Play This Album
  • Click the play button.

  • Register or enter your username and password.

  • Let the music play!

No commitment.
It's FREE.

 


Advertisement

Advertisement