striking a balance between literate, smart lyrics and simple but hooky melodies. He released a string of great records during the decade, covering everything from a breakup and his wife's death to self-reflection and the weariness of the road. In...
striking a balance between literate, smart lyrics and simple but hooky melodies. He released a string of great records during the decade, covering everything from a breakup and his wife's death to self-reflection and the weariness of the road. In...
'New York' Lou Reed (1989):The last best thing that Lou Reed ever did, 'New York' (with its flinty ripped-from-the-headlines references like the "Statue of Bigotry") helped nudge rock toward a better self - even as it put a period on what had become a deeply overindulgent period i...