Name: Coney Island Baby
Brand: Lou Reed

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

886977099922

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2013-12-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Sony

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Lou Reed

Genre US

60s & 70s

Label US

Lou Reed was an American musician, songwriter, poet, and photographer. Born on March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, he began his music career in high school and later formed bands during his time at Syracuse University. He was deeply influenced by his professor Delmore Schwartz. In 1964, he co-founded the band The Velvet Underground with John Cale. After leaving the band in 1970, Reed signed a contract with RCA Records and continued to perform until shortly before his death in October 27, 2013.

Reed's diverse talents allowed him to excel as both a musician and a writer. His unique blend of rock music and poetic lyrics set him apart from other artists of his time. Throughout his career, he released numerous albums that showcased his distinctive style and garnered critical acclaim.

In addition to his musical achievements, Reed also had a passion for photography. His photographs captured intimate moments and offered a glimpse into his artistic vision beyond music.

30th anniversary edition with six bonus songs including three unreleased. from 1972's 'transformer' onward, lou reed spent most of the '70s playing the druggy decadence card for all it was worth, with increasingly mixed results. but on 1976's 'coney island baby', reed's songwriting began to move into warmer, more compassionate territory, and the result was his most approachable album since 'loaded'. on most of the tracks, reed stripped his band back down to guitar, bass, and drums, and the results were both leaner and a lot more comfortable than the leaden over-production of 'sally can't dance' or 'berlin'. 'crazy feeling,' 'she's my best friend,' and 'coney island baby' found reed actually writing recognizable love songs for a change, and while reed pursued his traditional interest in the underside of the hipster's life on 'charlie's girl' and 'nobody's business,' he did so with a breezy, freewheeling air that was truly a relief after the lethargic tone of 'sally can't dance'. 'kicks' used an audio-tape collage to generate atmospheric tension that gave its tale of drugs and death a chilling quality that was far more effective than his usual blase take on the subject, and 'coney island baby' was the polar opposite, a song about love and regret that was as sincere and heart-tugging as anything the man has ever recorded. 'coney island baby' sounds casual on the surface, but emotionally it's as compelling as anything lou reed released in the 1970s, and proved he could write about real people with recognizable emotions as well as anyone in rock music.

Coney Island Baby

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