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This is such a gorgeous pressing. I managed to get a copy in fantastic shape, and just listening to that title track now... it's worth every penny just for that alone.
This is such a stunning record. I managed to get a copy in excellent shape, and just listening to the main track now... it's worth every penny just for that alone.
This album is fantastic, just picked up this vinyl. I'm rating it 5 stars mainly because of the amazing track Street Hassle. However, I should mention that the high frequencies on my copy are quite messed up. Maybe it was damaged by a previous owner. The distortion gets worse on side B, especially towards the last song. But side A sounds pretty decent.
Ever considered gathering and showcasing chewed gum bits from sidewalks as art? Save your time, because Uncle Lou has outdone you: he's charted these gum pieces, compared them with cigarette butt spots, interpreted cosmic meaning from the data, and crafted a powerful piece about city life. This is Lou Reed at his core: raw, daring, grand, grimy, sharp, intimate, sarcastic, and tough. Gimmie Some Good Times (kicking off with a Sweet Jane spoof), Wait, and the wild rendition of his own Real Good Time Together are shaky, unsteady, vaudeville rock anthems; Dirt is a vicious, venomous insult; I Wanna Be Black is a teasing yet sincere (self) mocking portrait, whose political incorrectness would make today's sensitive crowds faint; Shooting Star and Leave Me Alone are desperate, gritty blues rockers - the latter a hateful letter of despair and the former the model for many an Oasis track, except this one's got real (not their fake, safe) grime; and the title track is a massive exploration of urban struggle in 3 parts, a tribute to the city's lowest, which makes this album a must-own. In short: Albums like this show why Reed is rock royalty, so go ahead and grab it.
Honestly, the messed up Lou is SO much better than the clean and sober version... I had this on cassette way back when because my German buddy owned a JVC Boombox with a binaural switch... and the only two binaural cassettes you could find anywhere were Street Hassle and Lou Reed Live Take No Prisoners... so for a while, those two were constantly playing on that Boombox, haha. Obviously, I've got the vinyl, I'm a huge fan of this album, even though it does sound like crap... same goes for the live album on vinyl... binaural never caught on... and it feels kinda weird to listen to Street Hassle with headphones... feels a bit too personal, y'know?
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