Furman, Ezra
Lou Reed's Transformer (33 1/3)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781501323058
- author:
- Furman, Ezra
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 184
- Dimensions:
- 16.51 x 11.94 x 1.27 centimetres
- Genre:
- Music, History & Criticism, Music,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Lou Reed's Transformer is an album that defies easy categorisation. While it's often described as a glam rock record, a proto-punk album, or a commercial breakthrough, its true nature lies in the subtlety of its confessions. Beneath the radio-friendly exterior, Transformer reveals coded messages about the subversive and wounded intelligence that has made this album endure as a work of art. This is a record that balances fun, accessible rock'n'roll with a troubled meditation on the ambiguities that defined Lou Reed's public persona. Through close listening and personal reflections, songwriter Ezra Furman explores the unstable identities at the heart of Transformer, inviting readers to uncover the secrets hidden within its songs.
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