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After the harrowing triumph of Street Hassle, Lou Reed's The Bells sounded like a bit of a step back; it returned Reed to the more listener-friendly, keyboard-dominated sound of Rock and Roll Heart, the lyrics lacked the caustic self-loathing of songs like "Dirt" or "I Wanna Be Black," and it even featured a four-and-a-half-minute funk workout called "Disco Mystic" (hey, this was 1979). But lyrically, The Bells found Reed moving away from the boho decadence of most of his 1970s work and toward a more compassionate perspective on his characters; "Families" and "All Through the Night" display an empathy and emotional depth Reed didn't often allow himself as a solo artist, and "Stupid Man" and "Looking for Love" rocked hard while making the loneliness of their protagonists felt. And the title cut, with Reed experimenting with a guitar synthesizer and free jazz hero Don Cherry inviting the spirit on trumpet, is both a brave exploration of musical space and a lyrically touching sketch of loss and salvation. An album that's worn well over time, The Bells gains depth with each playing and now sounds like one of Reed's finest solo efforts of the 1970s.
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Stupid Man |
2:32 |
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| 02. | |
Disco Mystic |
4:30 |
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| 03. | |
I Want To Boogie With You |
3:55 |
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With You |
2:26 |
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| 05. | |
Looking For Love |
3:26 |
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| 06. | |
City Lights |
3:23 |
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All Through The Night |
5:01 |
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Families |
6:12 |
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The Bells |
9:18 |
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09 Total Tracks, 40:43 Total Length
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- Lou Reed - Guitar // Lou Reed - Keyboards // Lou Reed - Vocals // Lou Reed - Producer // Lou Reed - Main Performer // Lou Reed - Horn Arrangements // Lou Reed - Mixing // Lou Reed - Guitar Synth // Don Cherry - Trumpet // Marty Fogel - Ocarina // Marty Fogel - Saxophone // Marty Fogel - Sax (Soprano) // Marty Fogel - Sax (Tenor) // Marty Fogel - Fender Rhodes // Marty Fogel - Horn Arrangements // Ellard Bowles - Synthesizer // Ellard Bowles - Bass // Ellard Bowles - Guitar // Ellard Bowles - Vocals // Elliott Federman - Mastering // Michael Fonfara - Synthesizer // Michael Fonfara - Keyboards // Michael Fonfara - Piano (Electric) // Michael Fonfara - Vocals // Michael Fonfara - Executive Producer // Michael Fonfara - Fender Rhodes // Gary Gross - Photography // Manfred Schunke - Mixing // Michael Suchorsky - Percussion // Michael Suchorsky - Drums // Rene Tinner - Mixing // Ellard Boles - Bass // Ellard Boles - Vocals // Bill Stafford - Project Coordinator // Howard Fritzson - Art Direction // Howard Fritzson - Design // Mike Hartry - Digital Transfers // Dana Renert - Project Coordinator // Rob Santos - Producer // Donn Davenport - Art Direction // Donn Davenport - Design // David Alan Kogut - Art Direction // Bruce Pollock - Project Coordinator // Ed Osborne - Project Coordinator // Arlessa Barnes - Project Coordinator // Timothy Greenfield-Sanders - Liner Notes // Fred Marcellino - Hand Tinting // Jeremy Holiday - Production Coordination // Tom Tierney - Production Assistant // Joanne Feltman - Archivist // Glenn Korman - Archivist // Glenn Delgado - Project Coordinator // Felicia Gearhart - Project Coordinator // Laura Gregory - Project Coordinator // Robin Manning - Project Coordinator // Steve Strauss - Production Assistant // Robin Diamond - Project Coordinator // Brooke Nochomson - Project Coordinator
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