A disturbingly upbeat album from our man Lou. Hey, who said he isn't allowed to be goofy and fun sometimes? I certainly can't blame him for trying to get on 80's rock radio or whatever he's attempting here, and it sounds like he's having a good time. There is no confusion as to what era in which this album was recorded (the Phil Collins-esque gated reverb drums sound
absolutely ridiculous on a Lou Reed record), but thankfully things don't get too synthed-out. It's still mostly guitar-bass-drums. "Doin' the Things That We Want To", that's a pretty classic-sounding Lou Reed groove. Not everything on this is too hot, though. "My Red Joystick" is terrible. This was released as a single?!? And who the fuck wants to hear Lou Reed sing about video games?!? A much better dumb song here is "My Friend George" (chorus lyrics: "Hey bro, what's the word?/I hear you're talkin' 'bout my friend George"). The album is mostly throwaways, but fun enough.
https://open.spotify.com/album/0H1QdJdBc1roGFZ6g2U9Dx
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