Description

German 1992 press

After spending a good many years searching for his main line, Lou Reed tapped into a fresh vein of creativity with 1989’s New York and Songs For Drella, a tribute to Andy Warhol made with his former Velvet Underground partner John Cale. With two friends suffering from cancer–one being songwriter Doc Pomus–Reed went to work on his most soul-searching effort to date. The rollicking opening cut, What’s Good, suggests he found the rock n roll heart in such tragedy, but once the supple rhythm section is supplanted by a slow, time-checking click, the reality of death’s ominous shadow casts a doom and gloom on the proceedings. The result is an extremely grim, yet fascinating, song cycle.

Track list:
1. Dorita
2. Whats Good
3. Power And Glory
4. Magician
5. Sword Of Damocles
6. Goodby Mass
7. Cremation
8. Dreamin
9. No Chance
10. Warrior King
11. Harry’s Circumcision – Reverie Gone Astray
12. Gassed And Stoked
13. Power And Glory Pt. II
14. Magic And Loss