Lou Reed
The Blue Mask - RCS 1982 Comments:I think this album, Lou Reeds’ eleventh, is one that divides the waters. Some feels it belongs among his very best, while others find it a bit sloppy and unfinished, with too few really good songs. I primarily belong to the latter category. There are good songs, but I think they are too few, and moreover, the live in the studio concept with raw only a few overdubs is for me not necessarily a virtue without problems; some songs turn out a little too for my liking.
The album opens nicely, with three really good songs, but from there I do not really think it comes back on track.
"My House" is a slow and rather melodic song, which, however, sours a little towards the end. "Women" is quite funny, with a chorus you won’t just forget - also quite a nice melody.
"Underneath the Bottle" is heavy and rocking, but also quite charming. From there, I find the album either petty or noisy ("The Blue Mask"), perhaps with the exception of "The Day John Kennedy Died", which has interesting lyrics that tell the story of a day that those who experienced it can completely forget . A bit like 9/11.
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