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54 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

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  • Summary: Available in two different versions, the latest from Lou Reed is based on the writings of Edgar Allen Poe. The 2-CD set includes tracks with readings of Poe by various actors (such as Willem Dafoe, Steve Buscemi and Amanda Plummer), backed by Reed, while the single-disc set pulls only the more song-oriented pieces from the longer version. Hal Willner produces.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 23
  3. Negative: 5 out of 23
  1. Launch.com
    80
    This experiment in rock 'n' roll Poe is a great success even if you occasionally forget that this is rock 'n' roll after all.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Of course it's pretentious, but the blend of reading-group rock, goth showtunes and gold standard hamming from Willem Dafoe and Steve Buscemi is surprisingly compelling after a while.
  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    30
    Reed coaxes great performances out of a few unexpected collaborators--Ornette Coleman delivers frenetic sax playing on “Guilty,” and downtown singer Antony warbles in a truly otherworldly soprano on “The Bed”--but these players are crowded out by the album’s sprawling mediocrity.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. EnriqueR
    10
    Lou Reed is a classic. Classics should be listened, not criticised...Is a great albuem, for Reed fans and for Poe fans...and if you have anything bad to say, first you should listen "The Velvet Underground and Nico" and remember who Lou Reed is...… Expand
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  2. Cosmo
    10
    Makes me want to dance! The most sensual party album of the decade
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. erat
    7
    Vanity is beautiful.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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