Back in 1973, Lou Reed seemed to be well on his way to become a successful solo act after the final dissolution of the Velvet Underground, but no one, it seem was prepared for
Berlin. RCA, the label that had released Reed's previous album,
Transformer, was hoping for another Top-20 hit along the lines of "Walk on the Wild Side," but instead got a tawdry, downbeat concept album about a bruised and doomed German prostitute name Caroline and her junkie lover. Hit single? The most straightforward "rock song" on the album -- "How Do You Think It Feels" -- was a none-too-subtle ode to amphetamine use, and the rest of the record dealt frankly with violence, se...
Released:
2008
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins