Berlin (Mlps) [Import, Limited Edition]

Lou Reed | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 4, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Limited Edition
• Label: Bmg Japan
• ASIN: B000GG4ZSQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #795,450 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Berlin

2. Lady Day

3. Men of Good Fortune

4. Caroline Says I

5. How Do You Think It Feels

6. Oh, Jim

7. Caroline Says II

8. The Kids

9. The Bed

10. Sad Song

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cycle of Sorrow, March 28, 2007

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Berlin (Mlps) (Audio CD)

These songs are harrowing but beautiful and ultimately rewarding if you can survive its labyrinthine descent into heartbreak and despair. The most melodic songs include Caroline Says I and II, the wistful Oh, Jim, the harrowing The Kids, the bleak The Bed and the soulful Sad Song.

Over these beautiful melodies Reed lays his vocals that are so genuine, so apt and so gripping that listening to them is like being privy to the private and excruciating details of a doomed relationship. Of course, these all fit the complete picture to create one of the most cohesive and searing concept albums in rock, from the jazzy intro of Berlin with its lounge piano through the spoken poem of Lady Day, right to the melancholy last refrains of Sad Song.

The grand production and sympathetic arrangements add gravitas to the somber mood to create a dark masterpiece of epic proportions. Somewhat inaccessible to some fans, Berlin has nevertheless improved with time and remains one of Lou Reed's greatest albums.

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