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The Raven (Expanded Edition)

December 23, 2008
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The Conqueror Worm
by Lou Reed
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Overture
by Lou Reed
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Old Poe
by Lou Reed
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Prologue
by Lou Reed
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Edgar Allan Poe
by Lou Reed
3:20
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The Valley Of Unrest
by Lou Reed
2:26
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Call On Me
by Lou Reed (Featuring Laurie Anderson)
2:07
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The City In The Sea/Shadow
by Lou Reed
4:14
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A Thousand Departed Friends
by Lou Reed
4:58
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Change
by Lou Reed
2:18
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The Fall Of The House Of Usher
by Lou Reed
8:43
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The Bed
by Lou Reed
3:32
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Perfect Day
by Lou Reed (Featuring Antony)
3:28
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The Raven
by Lou Reed
6:30
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Balloon
by Lou Reed
1:01
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Broadway Song
by Lou Reed
3:12
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The Tell Tale Heart Pt. 1
by Lou Reed
2:24
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Blind Rage
by Lou Reed
3:25
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Tell Tale Heart Pt. 2
by Lou Reed
1:43
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Burning Embers
by Lou Reed
3:22
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Imp Of The Perverse
by Lou Reed
3:12
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Vanishing Act
by Lou Reed
5:23
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The Cask
by Lou Reed
6:41
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Guilty (Album Version-Ltd. Edition)
by Lou Reed (Featuring Ornette Coleman)
2:45
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Guilty
by Lou Reed (Featuring Ornette Coleman)
4:55
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A Wild Being From Birth
by Lou Reed
5:34
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I Wanna Know (The Pit And The Pendulum)
by Lou Reed (Featuring Blind Boys Of Alabama)
6:59
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Science Of The Mind
by Lou Reed
1:35
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Annabel Lee/The Bells
by Lou Reed
1:41
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Hop Frog
by Lou Reed (Featuring David Bowie)
1:46
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Every Frog Has His Day
by Lou Reed
1:06
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Tripitena's Speech
by Lou Reed
2:19
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Who Am I? (Tripitena's Song)
by Lou Reed
4:31
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The Courtly Orangutans
by Lou Reed
1:41
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Fire Music
by Lou Reed
2:44
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Guardian Angel
by Lou Reed
6:51
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Product Details

  • Original Release Date: January 28, 2003
  • Release Date: December 23, 2008
  • Label: Reprise
  • Copyright: 2002 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
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  • Total Length: 2:05:16
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  • ASIN: B001QUT8F6
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,993 Paid in Albums (See Top 100 Paid in Albums)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
REED IT AND WEEP WITH JOY!
By Alan W. Petrucelli on January 29, 2003
Format: Audio CD
Lou Reed may be the most prolific of popular composer-lyricists, exploring and exploiting the underside of man's heart and desires for the nearly 40 years. One of the first to release recordings that were consistently thematically linked (and releasing very nearly an album a year), Lou is one of the father's of modern music --- the first proto-punk whose words and music suggested life was difficult, love was impossible, betrayal was the norm, but, hey, you might as well live. "The Raven," being released in both a single and sprawling double-disc extravaganza, is a tribute/homage/adaptation of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. It was inevitable that one of the most depressive writers of the 19th century should be reinterpreted by one of the most depressive writers of the 20th century, and then released in the beginning of the 21st century. Sure, "The Raven" is a little over the top, but surely you didn't expect reticence and reserve when Reed does Poe. The double CD is set up in a unique way: There are Poe's stories and poems, rewritten and adapted by Reed, and boasting a supporting cast of actors who are astounding: Elizabeth Ashley, Steve Buscemi, Willem Dafoe, Amanda Plummer, Fisher Stevens and Kate Volk. But wait! Into the embarrassment of riches is added (among others) Laurie Anderson, David Bowie and Ornette Coleman, among others as guests. "The Raven" is sumptuously produced, and the combination of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries is very heady. One listen is hardly enough for the complexities here; additional listenings only enhance and deepen the experience. "The Raven" may not be for everyone, but for fans of Lou Reed (and Edgar Allan Poe), and for those interested in stretching the boundaries of popular entertainment, it is a must. (Written by staff member Stephen J. Finn.)
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
LOU REED performs POEtry with RAVEN.
By sanctum sanctorum comix on July 9, 2003
Format: Audio CD
I won't go into too much detail here, but I will try to shed some light on a few aspects of this disc that are little-known to many others.
First and foremost, this is NOT your typical LOU REED album.
It's not your typical album...period!
What this is, is a tour de force combining the mind and music of LOU REED, his inner demons mingling with those of the writings of like-mind; EDGAR ALLEN POE.
How many times have you encountered a performer who was brave (and cool) enough to include POETRY (spoken verse) and conceptual tracks interspersed with his musical interpretions?
Not very often at all, I can assure you.
This album; RAVEN, was ORIGINALLY performed ON STAGE (in a spectacle of sound and fury) as a PLAY written by LOU REED.
It was conceived in Germany for the THALIA THEATRE and was later brought to the U.S. for the Brooklyn Academy of Music (B.A.M.), where I saw it performed at the Howard Gilman Opera House in December of 2001.
I have been searching for this album ever since.
(It was to be released shortly thereafter...assumidly under the name of POEtry, but obviously it never manifested.)
I can only assume (until I do more research) that there was some contractual problems that prevented a "cast-album", and instead graced us with celebrity voice-overs from the likes of WILLEM DEFOE (SHADOW of the VAMPIRE & SPIDER-MAN) and STEVE BUSCEMI (FARGO, RESEVOIR DOGS & ANY Adam Sandler flick).
I for one, as a POE fan, as well as one who enjoyes REED's darker musical tendancies, will enjoy hearing the haunting melodies once again (nearly 2 years after the live performance)!
Will I listen to this again and again?
To this, the RAVEN could not say; NEVERMORE.
Oh No...the only response is...EVER more!
Enjoy!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Reed's best album but you have to give it (a lot of) time...
By "matthewb2003" on February 21, 2003
Format: Audio CD
Initially I hated this album and was sorely disappointed. After listening to it for three weeks, it has won me over completely. This is Lou Reed in all of his glory and with all of his frequently aggravating excesses. You have to take The Raven as a package: 12 great songs, 6 mediocre songs and 3 fine poetry readings with verses added by Reed.
The album starts off poorly: the instrumental "Overture" may work in concert but is just filler here. The show tune, "Edgar Allen Poe," is a somewhat clever but mostly grating summary of Poe's work set to the tune of "Future Farmers of America." It is fun to hear Reed, with his NY accent, naturally rhyme "Poe" with "Door."
Things then get better. "Call on Me" starts off pretentiously, discussing the "other selves' mournings", but becomes a thing of beauty, transitioning into a stanza of verse read by Laurie Anderson and concluding with her singing the refrain. The instrumental, "A Thousand Departed Friends," sounds not like "Metal Machine Music" as some have suggested, but more like the instrumental conclusion of "What Goes On" on "1969 Live," where musical repetition grows ever so slightly in intensity and tempo and you wish it would never end. An apt tribute to the victims of 9/11.
Reed's stripped down remake of "The Bed" from "Berlin" is perfect: it captures the original's pathos while eschewing its bathos. Speaking of remakes, Reed has a singer name Antony perform "Perfect Day"; Antony's warbly high tenor is almost surreal in its beauty: I've never heard anyone quite like him. When Antony sings background vocals on tracks like "Science of the Mind" and "Guardian Angel," the combination of Reed's voice and his is almost a religious experience.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

A great release.

Art rock at it's finest. I could see this being difficult to swallow for an idiot. Anyone else should have no problem.

Published 3 months ago by Thingfish33
Five Stars

If you were a fan of Lou Reed you would want this badly.

Published 4 months ago by Lawrence S. Boucher
Very cool take on Poe. Like only Lou Reed could do it.

Does the 2 disc version have an insert (information)? Just received it from a seller and was disappointed that it did not. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Melodyman
Some of my fellow Lou Reed fans hate this album

Some of my fellow Lou Reed fans hate this album. I don't think they get it. It's not a "hit generator," it's people reading Poe with some music. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Andrew Glivic
Underated Reed Concept Masterwork

Maybe I am in the minority here, but this is my second fav Lou album behind "Street Hassle." Perhaps it needs a listen in a dark room to appreciate, with a candle lit. Read more

Published 21 months ago by zzajmusic
Lou is Lou and Poe is Poe...together they are Loupoe and Loupoe...

A brave endeavor..dramatic and atmospheric...I love Lou and Ed...and this is a grand project...fun to listen to while you are pretending to be driving down hwy. Read more

Published 23 months ago by Julia
Oh, gash! and gollies! My kind of cd!

Any album that reunites David Bowie and Lou Reed is okay with me. Hop Frog. Any album that has Willem Dafoe doing Poe's the Raven with added extras is okay with me. Read more

Published on June 21, 2012 by Jerry Dunham
"....a dream within a dream...." Lou Reed meets Edgar Allan Poe

This is another concept album from Reed that will not be for everyone, obviously. Another work of ART that was and is misunderstood by many, just like LULU. Read more

Published on February 19, 2012 by Keene
Magic ^_^

I love Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground. This album is now my favourite =]

His version of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven", read by Willam Dafoe, is fantastic --... Read more

Published on October 8, 2009 by E. C. Cornforth
LEAVE YOUR EXPECTATIONS HOME

"The Raven" is an album so stylistically varied that everyone is going to find something to love and hate about it. Read more

Published on September 20, 2008 by Linda C. Nakhleh

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