release date: Apr. 1986
format: digital
[album rate: 2,5 / 5] [2,58]
producer: Lou Reed, Fernando Saunders
label: RCA Records - nationality: USA
Track highlights: 3. "Outside" - 9. "I Remember You" - 10. "Tell It to Your Heart" (2,5 / 5)
14th studio album by Lou Reed is one of his least favourable albums in his long career. The production side is poor with excessive bass and drums - a bit late, but even Lou made his bad 1980s typical sound. The previous album New Sensations (1984) already showcased his interest for incorporating new musical influences but this is not good. He makes use of synths and drum programming in a strange mix of pop / rock, new wave, with elements from r&b, funk, and rap [!] (track #7 "The Original Wrapper" - a low point), which doesn't work (at all). Actually, I don't think I have ever listen the whole album through in one take.
[ allmusic.com 3 / 5, Chicago Tribune 2,5 / 5 stars ]
