Lou Reed - New York album

New York is the fifteenth solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in January 1989 by Sire Records. The album received universal critical success upon release, and is widely considered to be among Reed's strongest solo efforts. It is highly regarded for the strength and force of its lyrical content; Reed stated that he required simple music so that it would not distract from his frank lyrics. The single "Dirty Blvd.

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Album New York (1988). Jeffrey Lesser, Lou Reed. Lou Reed "New York" (1988) album.

new york album lou reed, new york album covers New York is the fifteenth solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in January 1989. The album received universal critical success upon release, and is widely considered Reed's strongest solo effort It is highly regarded for the strength and force of its lyrical content; Reed stated that he required simple music so that it would not distract from his frank lyrics The single "Dirty Blvd" was a number-one hit on the newly created Billboard Modern Rock. Velvet Underground drummer Moe Tucker played percussion on two tracks. Reed's former band, the Velvet Underground, were at the peak of their cult popularity in the late 1980s, but his solo career had hit several lows during the 1980s The widespread popularity of New York reignited his career to the extent the Velvet Underground were revived for a world tour. 1 Background and lyrics.

Lou Reed is the debut solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in April 1972 by RCA Records, two years after he left the Velvet Underground.

New York is Lou Reed’s 15th solo album, released in 1989 to broad critical acclaim. In New York, Reed builds upon on his longtime theme of documenting New York City’s underbelly and its most stigmatized and downtrodden residents. It is regarded as one of his most conceptual albums, and in the liner notes Reed himself instructs listeners to take in the whole album in one sitting, as though it were a book or a movie. Apologies to the late great Lou for breaking it down song-by-song. Producers Fred Maher & Lou Reed. Writers Lou Reed & Mike Rathke.