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Classic Albums - Lou Reed: Transformer

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Genre	Rock, Music Video & Concerts
Format	Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Contributor	Bob Smeaton
Language	English
Number Of Discs	1

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This episode of the CLASSIC ALBUMS series takes a track-by-track look at the making of the record with both Reed and his engineer Ken Scott poring over the original multi-tracks for the album. Additionally, there is archival footage of the Velvet Underground, an interview with the Eurythmics' Dave Stewart and a discussion with bassist Herbie Flowers about the origins of the famous bassline for "Walk on the Wild Side."

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This installment of the Classic Albums series looks at the making of Lou Reed's seminal glam-rock solo album, Transformer, featuring a relaxed Reed (though decidedly less glam than he was in '72) looking like he's having the time of his life as he reminisces and isolates separate tracks to illustrate how the album came together. Bassist Herbie Flowers demonstrates how he recorded the swingy, impossibly catchy bass riff in "Walk on the Wild Side," and coproducer David Bowie makes a brief appearance, as do many of Reed's contemporaries and fellow musicians. Many express delight that the tracks sound as fresh as they did when they were recorded, especially "Vicious" and "Perfect Day." DVD bonus interviews include a fascinating tale from Reed on how he first met Andy Warhol--while he and the Velvet Underground were playing in a seedy Village café, being attacked by drunken sailors offended by one of their songs. --Anne Hurley

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.94 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 3276655
Director ‏ : ‎ Bob Smeaton
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 20 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ December 4, 2001
Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Eagle Rock Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005QJIB
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Dedicated Follower of Ray

Worth it just to see Herbie Flowers demonstrate the "Wild Side" bass lines.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 24, 2016

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Lou doesn't appear in this, but it's still very much worth watching to see the various musicians talk about their experience playing on the album. This "Classic Albums" series is excellent and worth watching virtually any episode, even if you're not a huge fan of a particular album. To me, the highlight of this episode was watching bassist Herbie Flowers play his famous "Walk on the Wild Side" bass solo today. I did not know he played two basses on the track.

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Brad

Nice presentation.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 16, 2020

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A most important period of music coming from New York!

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Edward Cobb

Lou Reed ~ Rules

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 16, 2019

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It’s Lou Reed. Just shut up and buy it..

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Carolyn K McCanna

Terrific DVD

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 19, 2013

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If you are a fan of Lou Reed and this album in particular then this is a must have DVD. The interviews with Lou are very good and seeing up close how this album was made is insightful.

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Brett R Andersen

Good Watch

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 13, 2019

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Good documentary, miss Lou Reed RIP

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Jack Sullivan

Doesn't work here

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 1, 2019

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Wrong country code. Doesn't play in the U.S.
Wenger into the garbage can.

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Gregor von Kallahann

Transformed

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 31, 2013

OK, so I'm probably in the minority here, but TRANSFORMER never really was my favorite Lou Reed album, but for many people--those who need landmarks--this was THE Lou Reed album, just as THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO remains THE Velvet Underground. Hardly matters anyway. I'm actually quite glad that there's at least one Reed record that remains something of a cultural touchstone to this day. And to some extent, a documentary like this helps even someone as skeptical as me see why.]

And you can't deny that there's something new to be learned from this doc. I mean, "Walk On the Wild Side," was famously about Warhol habitues, but what always puzzled me was the focus on people like Holly Woodlawn, Joe Dallesandro and Candy Darling, who to my knowledge, were relative latecomers to the Factory scene and were not the likely the people Lou hung around with in '67. Lou, famously, claimed to write about the people he KNEW--a claim that's reiterated a few times in the course of this film. BUT when D'Alessandro and Woodlawn are actually interviewed on the camera here, they maintain that that--honored as they were to have inspired the song's composer--they scarcely knew the guy. Turns out, that he knew them--and their personae--mainly from the movies that they made with Warhol wannabe, Paul Morrissey. In other words, Lou scarcely wasn't REALLY writing about people he knew: he was writing about people he's seen in the movies. He scarcely knew them any better than we did. Difference is, he got a great song out of it.

I never thought that "Satellite Of Love" was about a stalker either. Well, that's mainly ROLLING STONE critic David Fricke maintains. Lou's a little more circumspect in his own interpretation of his own work. He thinks it's about jealousy, BUT he says, "I could be wrong." Well, I personally always thought the satellite going "up to Mars" and that he "love(d) to watch things on TV" (which is SOO Warhol) was a shy man's way of focusing on something else when the object of his love is making time with "Harry, Mark and John." Jealousy? Sure! Stalker City? I doubt it. The narrator seems more likely to turn on the TV rather than stalk his beloved.

The passages on how "Walk On the Wild Side" came into being are just fascinating. The bassist, studio musician Herbie Flowers (great name!) didn't know anything about Lou or the Velvet Underground and came up with the elaborate bassline (stand up AND electric) pretty much on his own--and never complained that he got paid overtime for doing both parts. It fell together just right, of course. And Lou Reed was long overdue for at least some level of commercial success. Yeah, audiences might NOT have fully understood it. Or maybe we understood it better than we cared to admit. The world was pretty much ready for "Wild Side" by '72. Maybe we had to feign an ignorance we did not really possess. But we had an inkling.

But I never DID like "Andy's Chest" all that much. I did like individual lines, I'll admit, but the fact that the lyrics didn't hang together all that well always bothered me. So hearing Lou Reed the lyrics pretty much as a POEM--well, I just didn't care for it. Don't really want to learn that much more about a goof track like "New York Telephone Conversation" either. Cute song, but doesn't matter all that much in the final analysis.

Speaking of off-the-wall interpretations, someone just the other day criticized the Pope (the current one) for quoting "Perfect Day" in a Tweet. Well, I can see someone getting all in a tizzy if ANY Pope is quoting ANY rock star. But they claimed that it's all about "Heroin," and not just a love song. I don't wanna know from it. When Lou addressed drug themes directly, I accepted it. But I prefer to see "Perfect Day" as a love song to an idealized love object, who makes the narrator feel like "someone else, someone good." So pretty. And so sad.

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James Baker

A velvet goldmine of glam must-own!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 16, 2002

I tip my hat again and again to the makers of the Classic Albums series for including Transformer, a seminal album in the career of Lou Reed and of the glam rock genre. As in the other titles of this series, you are treated to interviews with the session musicians, producers, and engineers who took part in making the record, as well as rock critics who, as always, are more than happy to interpret another's intentions.
The true highlight of this DVD is the input of Reed himself, who seems to be completely enjoying himself, talking about the making of the album, sitting at the mixing board isolating various tracks, and playing some of the tunes solo. His dry wit will break you up, guaranteed. On top of this, there is plenty of concert footage from the early seventies, although sadly with no audio. Bowie fans should also take note that there is some very rare Ziggy Stardust footage here, but unfortunately the only Bowie interview clips to be found are few and far between, taken from the PBS biography of Reed produced five years ago. But this is a small gripe. If you have any interest in Reed you should see this.\
Now.. If they would only do Ziggy Stardust....

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Stevo

How to make a classic.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 12, 2014

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Lou Reed's Transformer album ,given the classic albums treatment. Produced by David Bowie & Mick Ronson
Transformer is Lou's best known statement by far. This program takes you through the tracks & looks at how they
Were Made. It even has Barry Wom ( of Ruttles fame ) behind the drum kit & Herbie Flowers on bass & anecdotes.
I'm not sure why Bowie gets a production credit, as he doesn't appear in the program to explain his role. He sings
Back up vocals, but the arrangement's ,strings & guitar work are all Ronson, who we know is a good Producer.
Even if your not a huge Lou Reed fan ( and I'm not ) it's well worth a view as most of this series is.

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JD Milton

You had to be there! Well, you were, now! A must own counterpart to 'Transformer' CD. I Highly recommend this DVD!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 16, 2016

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The making of one of rock's best albums. It's all right here. Insightful, entertaining, a great addition to the Album - and after this DVD, you will love the Album, Lou, and the talented artists that made it what it is, all the more. A must purchase! You had to be there - well, you were, now!
Highly recommended!

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Andrew Thorne

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 10, 2015

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Brilliant DVD glad I bought it. Love anything by or about Lou Reed

Chris Williams

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 12, 2014

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Excellent.

Jonathan Allard

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 14, 2014

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great

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