Lou Reed - New York (1989) mp3 peaSoup torrent

Year - 1989
Country - US
Genre - Rock
Type - mp3
Bitrate - CBR 320kbps
Length - 56:40
Source - CD

New York is the fifteenth solo album by Lou Reed. It was received very warmly as a return to the style of The Velvet Underground - founded by Reed in the 1960s. Velvet drummer Maureen Tucker played on the album."Dirty Blvd." was a #1 hit on the newly created Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks. Reed's straightforward, rock and roll sound on this album was unusual for the time and along with other releases such as Graham Parker's The Mona Lisa's Sister presaged a back-to-basics turn in mainstream rock music. On the other hand, the lyrics through the 14 songs are profuse and carefully woven, making New York Reed's most overtly conceptual album since the early 1970s. His polemical liner notes direct the listener to hear the 57-minute album in one sitting, "as though it were a book or a movie." The lyrics vent anger at many public figures in the news at the time. Reed mentions by name the Virgin Mary, the NRA, Rudy Giuliani, "the President", the "Statue of Bigotry", Buddha, Mike Tyson, Bernard Goetz, Mr. Waldheim, "the Pontiff", Jesse Jackson, Hendrix, Swaggart, and Morton Downey.

"Romeo Had Juliette" – 3:09 "Halloween Parade" – 3:33 "Dirty Blvd." – 3:29 "Endless Cycle" – 4:01 "There Is No Time" – 3:45 "Last Great American Whale" – 3:42 "Beginning of a Great Adventure" (Reed, Mike Rathke) – 4:57 "Busload of Faith" – 4:50 "Sick of You" – 3:25 "Hold On" – 3:24 "Good Evening Mr. Waldheim" – 4:35 "Xmas in February" – 2:55 "Strawman" – 5:54 "Dime Store Mystery" – 5:01

Lou Reed – vocals, guitar, background vocalsAdditional musicians Mike Rathke – guitar Rob Wasserman – Clevinger electric upright six-string bass Fred Maher – drums, Fender bass Maureen Tucker – percussion Jeffrey Lesser – background vocals Dion DiMucci – background vocals