Title: Lou Reed is very cool
Review: Much of this panoramic record comes from collaboration with Robert Wilson. So it's much like those Tom Waits dual records from a year ago. But this combines dramatic readings by actors like Willem Dafoe and Amanda Plummer, and music inspired by Edgar Allen Poe, which Reed calls "the most classical of American Writers" and sees him in a tradition with William Burroughs and Hubert Selby. Even David Bowie and Ornette Coleman make appearances here, and Julian Schnabel does the artwork. Reed had to scour NYC for any notable figures with a Poe [prejudice]. Some highlights include Antony singing "Perfect Day" and Reed himself on "Who Am I?" Musically it's all over the place, combining jazz, rock and roll, and folk music. One of Reed's most listenable albums for a long time.
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