Coney Island baby
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1975 |
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| Label (s) | RCA Records | |||
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CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
8th |
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running time |
35m15s |
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Lou Reed, Godfrey Diamond, Steve Katz |
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Coney Island Baby is the sixth solo studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed . It was released in December 1975 in the USA and in February 1976 in Europe .
History of origin
The experimental album "Metal Machine Music", which consisted only of guitar feedback, which Lou Reed recorded and had released in 1975, was to remain his last rebellious work for the time being. "Coney Island Baby" formed the prelude to a series of rather reserved, pop-oriented albums that were mostly criticized as unbalanced by the critics. This is attributed to his increasing drug problems and the fact that the record companies, probably also under the impression of "Metal Machine Music", gave him little leeway in terms of music.
Style and reception
On “Coney Island Baby” Lou Reed changed his preferred terrain from depression and human fate, as it was on “Berlin” a few years earlier, to unchanged emotional, but gentle stories of longing and love. The song Kicks is an exception :
“When the blood comma 'down his neck…
Don't you know it was better than sex, now, now, now
It was way better than getting mean
' cause it was the final thing to do, now”
The otherwise unusually conciliatory sounds were appropriately honored by critics and the audience; the Rolling Stone about missed 5 of 5 stars and particularly emphasized the singing and guitar playing Lou Reed:
“(...) Reed himself has even managed to rekindle his intense, individualistic guitar playing of the late sixties. Better yet, he has shelved his recent FM-DJ vocal style in favor of confident, expressive singing. "
“(…) Reed himself even managed to revive his strong, individualistic guitar playing of the late 1960s. Even better, he has put his radio DJ singing style aside in favor of confident, expressive singing. "
Track list
- Crazy Feeling (2:56)
- Charley's Girl (2:36)
- She's My Best Friend (6:00 am)
- Kicks (6:06)
- A Poison (3:47)
- Ooohhh baby (3:45)
- Nobody's Business (3:41)
- Coney Island Baby (6:36)
Bonus Title 30th Anniversary Edition :
- Nowhere at All (3:17)
- Downtown Dirt (4:18)
- Leave Me Alone (5:35)
- Crazy Feeling (2:39)
- She's My Best Friend (4:08)
- Coney Island Baby (5:41)
Trivia
- The name of the album refers to the Coney Island peninsula , which Lou Reed had already sung about with The Velvet Underground ( Coney Island Steeplechase appeared on the compilation "Another View").
- Lou Reed's former bandmate Doug Yule can be heard on guitar and bass on the bonus tracks Downtown Dirt , Crazy Feeling , She's My Best Friend and Coney Island Baby .
Web links
- Coney Island Baby on Allmusic (English)
- Coney Iceland Baby on Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul Nelson: Rolling Stone: Coney Island Baby by Lou Reed. Retrieved August 15, 2010 .