Favorite Records: #8 & #7 (updated)

Transfomer, by Lou Reed. Lou Reed began his career as the leader of The Velvet Underground. His solo career has been rather erratic (see, Metal Machine Music) but any failures of shortcomings should be forgiven if only because this is the guy who wrote and recorded Transformer. The album was produced by David Bowie, so it doesn't sound like The Velvet Underground at all. Instead it is a collection of simple, fun songs that have been fancied up by David Bowie's slick production. My favorite song of the album: "Satellite of Love".

Lou Reed - Satellite Of Love




Kid A, by Radiohead. with this album, Radiohead went from being the best rock band on the planet to the BEST BAND PERIOD on the planet (To the best of my knowledge they are also better than any band from the moon). After trading in their electric guitars and drumkits for synthesizers, laptops, and a rhodes piano, Radiohead locked themselves away in a recording studio and FREAKED OUT! I remember the first time I heard this record. It was a semi-religious experience. The muted, reverberating synth, the glitchy, manipulated vocals, and the crystal clear melody of the first track, "Everything In It's Right Place", basically changed my life! Here is the song with the music video. (Note: there are catchier songs on the record, but I love this one.)



THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, by Radiohead