Zusatztext an intimate analysis Arriving as it did, around the time of Grant Hart's death only serves to give the book deeper impact. Informationen zum Autor Ezra Furman is a singer, songwriter and recording artist, former bandleader of Ezra Furman & the Harpoons and current bandleader of Ezra Furman & the Boy-Friends. She has released six albums to critical acclaim and has sold over one hundred records. She lives in Oakland, CA. Klappentext Transformer, Lou Reed's most enduringly popular album, is described with varying labels: it's often called a glam rock album, a proto-punk album, a commercial breakthrough for Lou Reed, and an album about being gay. And yet, it doesn't neatly fit into any of these descriptors. Buried underneath the radio-friendly exterior lie coded confessions of the subversive, wounded intelligence that gives this album its staying power as a work of art. Here Lou Reed managed to make a fun, accessible rock'n'roll record that is also a troubled meditation on the ambiguities-sexual, musical and otherwise-that defined his public persona and helped make him one of the most fascinating and influential figures in rock history. Through close listening and personal reflections, songwriter Ezra Furman explores Reed's and Transformer 's unstable identities, and the secrets the songs challenge us to uncover. Vorwort Focuses on the album that initiated Lou Reed's commercial success and the ways that it demonstrates the artist's position as an ambiguous cultural icon during this period. Zusammenfassung Transformer, Lou Reed's most enduringly popular album, is described with varying labels: it's often called a glam rock album, a proto-punk album, a commercial breakthrough for Lou Reed, and an album about being gay. And yet, it doesn't neatly fit into any of these descriptors. Buried underneath the radio-friendly exterior lie coded confessions of the subversive, wounded intelligence that gives this album its staying power as a work of art. Here Lou Reed managed to make a fun, accessible rock'n'roll record that is also a troubled meditation on the ambiguitiessexual, musical and otherwisethat defined his public persona and helped make him one of the most fascinating and influential figures in rock history. Through close listening and personal reflections, songwriter Ezra Furman explores Reed's and Transformer 's unstable identities, and the secrets the songs challenge us to uncover. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Lou the QueerLou the FailureLou and Bowie Side One "Vicious" - Lou & Hate"Andy's Chest" - Lou & Warhol"Perfect Day" - Lou & Bettye"Hangin' Round" - Lou & Coolness"Walk on the Wild Side" - Lou & the UnderworldSide Break: Lou in the Closet / Transformer in Code Side Two "Make Up" - Lou & Gender"Satellite of Love" - Lou & Pop"Wagon Wheel" - Lou & Laziness"New York Telephone Conversation" - Lou & New York"I'm So Free" - Lou & Freedom"Goodnight Ladies" - Lou & LonlinessOutro: The Man HimselfEnormous Thanks...

Vorwort
Focuses on the album that initiated Lou Reed's commercial success and the ways that it demonstrates the artist's position as an ambiguous cultural icon during this period.

Autorentext
Ezra Furman is a singer, songwriter and recording artist, former bandleader of Ezra Furman & the Harpoons and current bandleader of Ezra Furman & the Boy-Friends. She has released six albums to critical acclaim and has sold over one hundred records. She lives in Oakland, CA.

Klappentext

Transformer, Lou Reed's most enduringly popular album, is described with varying labels: it's often called a glam rock album, a proto-punk album, a commercial breakthrough for Lou Reed, and an album about being gay. And yet, it doesn't neatly fit into any of these descriptors. Buried underneath the radio-friendly exterior lie coded confessions of the subversive, wounded intelligence that gives this album its staying power as a work of art. Here Lou Reed managed to make a fun, accessible rock'n'roll record that is also a troubled meditation on the ambiguities-sexual, musical and otherwise-that defined his public persona and helped make him one of the most fascinating and influential figures in rock history. Through close listening and personal reflections, songwriter Ezra Furman explores Reed's and Transformer's unstable identities, and the secrets the songs challenge us to uncover.

Inhalt
Introduction Lou the Queer Lou the Failure Lou and Bowie Side One "Vicious" - Lou & Hate "Andy's Chest" - Lou & Warhol "Perfect Day" - Lou & Bettye "Hangin' Round" - Lou & Coolness "Walk on the Wild Side" - Lou & the Underworld Side Break: Lou in the Closet / Transformer in Code Side Two "Make Up" - Lou & Gender "Satellite of Love" - Lou & Pop "Wagon Wheel" - Lou & Laziness "New York Telephone Conversation" - Lou & New York "I'm So Free" - Lou & Freedom "Goodnight Ladies" - Lou & Lonliness Outro: The Man Himself Enormous Thanks