The Bells Lou Reed
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Album-Release:
1979
HRA-Release:
09.04.2015
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- 1 Stupid Man 02:30
- 2 Disco Mystic 04:28
- 3 I Want to Boogie With You 03:53
- 4 With You 02:22
- 5 Looking For Love 03:27
- 6 City Lights 03:18
- 7 All Through The Night 04:56
- 8 Families 05:59
- 9 The Bells 09:18
Info for The Bells
Intriguing even by Reed's own standards, „The Bells“ is an experimental album, recorded in so-called binaural sound, a process which he became enamored with in the late '70s. Theoretically, it was supposed to simulate a 360 degree soundfield, although Reed himself has since admitted it didn't work.
Reed's usually plainspoken vocals are somewhat affected here, and the overall sound--courtesy of Marty Fogel's overdubbed saxophone section--verges on early '70s glam rock. Lyrically, the songs range from the meaningless 'Disco Mystic' (it consists of the repetition of just those two words over a four minute instrumental), to more typical Reed dissertations about walks on the wild side, the most chilling of which 'All Through the Night,' is sung against a backdrop of cocktail party chatter. Also noteworthy are 'City Lights,' one of Reed's first overtly political songs and the title track.
'...Reed's somewhat quixotic quest to make supermarket disco boogie resonate with emotions that are plainly not there....skillfully rendering a mood a utter desolation...' (The Wire)
Lou Reed, vocals, electric guitar, synthesizer, bass
Ellard 'Moose' Boles, guitar, synthesizer, bass, background vocals
Don Cherry, African hunting guitar, trumpet
Marty Fogel, ocarina, soprano & tenor saxophones, Fender Rhodes, guitar on 'The Bells'
Michael Fonfara, electric & Fender Rhodes pianos, keyboards, Oberheim synthesizer, background vocals
Michael Suchorsky, percussion
Recorded in 1979 at Delta Studios, Wilster, Germany
Engineered by René Tinne
Mixed by Manfred Schunke
Produced by Lou Reed, Michael Fonfara
Digitally remastered
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