release date: Apr. 1984
format: vinyl (PL84998) / digital
[album rate: 3 / 5] [3,18]
producer: John Jansen, Lou Reed
label: RCA Records - nationality: USA
Track highlights: 1. "I Love You, Suzanne" (official video - live) - 2. "Endlessly Jealous" - 4. "Turn to Me" - 5. "New Sensations" - 6. "Doin' the Things That We Want To" - 11. "Down at the Arcade"
13th studio album by Lou Reed is a turn to a more positive universe. The album oozes of warmth and a happy Lou [?]. It seems like Lou Reed has left the dark 70s and turned his back on drugs and excesses. I bought the album upon its release, but didn't really enjoy it all that much. In retrospect, I think it works a lot better, and it has aged quite well. The track "I Love You, Suzanne" is close to being a pure pop song. It could very well have been included on New York (1989).
[ allmusic.com 4,5 / 5, Rolling Stone 4 / 5 stars ]
