Lou Reed Rock N Roll Animal 11/17/14 " casting it in prayerful

" casting it in prayerful and heartfelt solemnity

I was finally ready to record an album of original Christmas songs

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" a synth-slathered ballad unlike anything in Zeppelin's catalog due not only to its keyboards but its vulnerability

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Lou Reed Rock N Roll Animal 11/17/14 " casting it in prayerfulIn 1974, after the commercial disaster of his album Berlin, Lou Reed needed a hit, and Rock N' Roll Animal was a rare display of commercial acumen on his part, just the right album at just the right time. Recorded in concert with Reed's crack road band at the peak of their form, Rock N' Roll Animal offered a set of his most anthemic songs (most dating from his days with the Velvet Underground) in arrangements that presented his lean, effective