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Lou Reed - Berlin (1973)
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Transformer and "Walk on the Wild Side" were both major hits in 1972, to the surprise of both Lou Reed and the music industry, and with Reed suddenly a hot commodity, he used his newly won clout to make the most ambitious album of his career, Berlin. Berlin was the musical equivalent of a drug-addled kid set loose in a candy store; the album's songs, which form a loose story line about a doomed romance between two chemically fueled bohemians, were fleshed out with a huge, boomy production (Bob Ezrin at his most grandiose) and arrangements overloaded with guitars, keyboards, horns, strings, and any other kitchen sink that was handy (the session band included Jack Bruce, Steve Winwood, Aynsley Dunbar, and Tony Levin). And while Reed had often been accused of focusing on the dark side of life, he and Ezrin approached Berlin as their opportunity to make The Most Depressing Album of All Time, and they hardly missed a trick. This all seemed a bit much for an artist who made such superb use of the two-guitars/bass/drums lineup with the Velvet Underground, especially since Reed doesn't even play electric guitar on the album; the sheer size of Berlin ultimately overpowers both Reed and his material. But if Berlin is largely a failure of ambition, that sets it apart from the vast majority of Reed's lesser works; Lou's vocals are both precise and impassioned, and though a few of the songs are little more than sketches, the best – "How Do You Think It Feels," "Oh, Jim," "The Kids," and "Sad Song" – are powerful, bitter stuff. It's hard not to be impressed by Berlin, given the sheer scope of the project, but while it earns an A for effort, the actual execution merits more of a B-.
01. Berlin 02. Lady Day 03. Men Of Good Fortune 04. Caroline Says I 05. How Do You Think It Feels 06. Oh Jim 07. Caroline Says II 08. The Kids 09. The Bed 10. Sad Song
*1973 RCA / BMG Japan | CAT # BVCM-37727 {2006 Japan Mini LP Remaster}
Personnel: Lou Reed – vocals, acoustic guitar Bob Ezrin – piano, Mellotron, arrangement Steve Hunter – electric guitar Dick Wagner – electric guitar, backing vocals Jack Bruce – bass guitar except "Lady Day" & "The Kids" Aynsley Dunbar – drums except "Lady Day" & "The Kids" Steve Winwood – Hammond organ, harmonium Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone Randy Brecker – trumpet Tony Levin – bass guitar on "The Kids" B. J. Wilson – drums on "Lady Day" & "The Kids" Allan Macmillan – piano on "Berlin" Gene Martynec – acoustic guitar, synthesizer and vocal arrangement on "The Bed", bass guitar on "Lady Day" Jon Pierson – bass trombone Blue Weaver – piano on "Men of Good Fortune" Steve Hyden, Elizabeth March, Dick Wagner, Lou Reed – choir
