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Ecstasy

~ Lou Reed
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (3 April 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Reprise
  • ASIN: B00004S4P9
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 27,261 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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As founder-member of the Velvet Underground, anything Lou Reed does is shadowed by that massively influential band--but since his eponymous solo debut Reed has gone his own way. Real commercial success came with 1972's Transformer, and critical acclaim followed in 1973 with Berlin. Subsequently, his solo career has been patchy, but Ecstacy is certainly on a par with his 1989 masterpiece New York. For all his innovation with the Velvets, Reed is, at heart, a rock & roll animal--utilising guitars, bass and drums and refusing to bow to modern styles. The material here is by turns intriguing (the title track, "Modern Dance", "Big Sky"), infuriating (the 18 minute "Like A Possum") and enchanting ("Baton Rouge"); but with his gritty, no-nonsense delivery and lyrics fashioned from hard-boiled American fiction, Reed never fails to involve the listener. --Patrick Humphries


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Lou Reed's first album of the 2000 decade is one of the strongest efforts of his solo career--an unflinching, plain-spoken meditation on jealousy, lust, and the general state of affairs between men and women. ECSTASY sounds like vintage Lou. The bass, drums and guitar are there, but the songs are unfailingly catchy, stylistically varied (the title song is abossa nova) and more harmonically sophisticated than usual.The extra instrumental touches around the edges--'60s soul horns on "Tatters", Laurie Anderson's electric violin on "Mad"--register with maximum impact. Velvet Underground fans will be delighted to hear that the album's centrepiece, "Like a Possum", is an 18-minute, two-chord fuzz guitar work out; it's probably the most extreme thing Reed's recorded since the original "Sister Ray" on WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT. A triumph.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A mature and wonderful album, 27 May 2000
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This album is a grown-up rock album which tackles big themes. The music is classic Lou Reed with clear guitars one minute and big heavy guitars the next. 'Baton Rouge' is a song about wasted opportunities and love turning to hate, all in a kind of parallel domestic life Lou Reed never lived. 'Tatters' is a beautiful and soulful song about relationships which builds up to a wonderful ending. The opening track, 'Paranoia Key of E' is a ripping guitar and drums piece with poetic lyrics over the top. Surprisingly, there is no self-pity or false emotion to be found on this album. One of his best.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Top Drawer Lou, 12 April 2000
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Great, just great. 1st few seconds, rumbling bass then a raw cranked 3 chord riff of pure fuzzed up dirty Lou Reed patented guitar and we're off. Paranoia Key Of E, great lyrics, great tight loud sound stripped right down. Next song he's managed to get down to just the 1 chord but its still quintessential Lou genius. The production is immense; it sounds like they are in the room playing live in front of me. No let up in quality all the way in here, Lou picking apart the debris of his personal relationships histories, and holding them up to the light warts and all. The title track is the highpoint, slow and moody great support from Tony Smith on the drums. Like a Possum is 17 minutes of bleak grinding guitar undertow that even Neil Young would baulk at but hey it seems like it's only been going a few minutes when my cd display tells me it's at the 13 minute mark. This is as good as New York and Magic and Loss which is high recommendation indeed. In fact imagine if every song on Set The Twilight reeling had been as good as Riptide. Ecstasy is that album...
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars High point of Lou Reed's long career, 24 Aug 2008
By Charles A. Miller (Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
Lou Reed has had an uneven career overall. Needless to say, it certainly started with a big bang (The Velvet Underground) and there is not dud in the bunch.

His solo career is another matter however. While mostly on the positive side of the fence, there have been disappointing knock-offs wherein it is obvious that Mr. Reed did not put much effort into the projects or where it just didn't work for whatever reason. Some releases that come to mind is his first self-titled solo album and Sally Can't Dance (wherein Lou Reed himself admitted that he wasn't really there; just adding the vocals to previously recorded instrumental tracks). Later misfires include Mistrial and Set The Twilight Reeling.

Then there were the misunderstood albums; specifically, Metal Machine Music, and more recently, Hudson River Wind Meditations. These are actually excellent, experimental works that many who wanted to hear the Rock 'N Roll Animal over and over again just don't get. The Raven may or may not fall into this catagory. It's either a great album or a pretentious effort to add to his already secured legacy. You decide.

Finally, the masterpieces, of which there are plenty. To name a few: Coney Island Baby, Street Hassle, The Blue Mask, New York, and Ecstasy, the summit of Lou Reed's long career. As was the case with all his great albums that have gone before, Mr. Reed is in fine form on this greatest of all releases, bringing to the recording studio his ability to write lyrics that are really true poetry, backed with the distinctive Lou Reed sound that only he can create.

Virtually all of the songs feature Mr. Reed's best lyrics to date, with Rock Minuet standing out as one of the most intense listening experiences of all time. No one else in the musical industry could have pulled this off. It's Lou Reed's territory alone.

Some may complain of the length of Possum Day, while not getting the significance of a very long, somewhat repetitive track that harkens back to his roots with The Velvet Underground (i.e.: Sister Ray). Indeed, to have such a long song for the first time since the Arista years was more than welcomed.

Musically, this is one of the strongest releases as well. It features that distinctive Lou Reed sound that only seems to occur every five years or so these days. Certainly in the league with VU records and the other masterpieces mentioned above. The songs are well-crafted and the playing is as good as it gets.

Overall, lyrically and musically, this is Lou Reed's best album to date. So good in fact, that it may never be equaled again. Ecstasy is to be recommended to both long-standing fans as well as to newcomers as it is so good, it will certainly have them coming back for more.

In summary, I realize nobody is reading this review in that it is being written 7 years after its original release. At this point, either you own Ecstacy or you don't and never will. But let's get the record straight: despite the numerous duds, overall Lou Reed was, is and will be a greater influence on rock and roll than any other artist. The likes of Madonna and Britney Spears at best will be footnotes in some future music history books, while Lou Reed will get his own chapter.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mature and Literate Songwriting for Grownups
I won't go on too long, just enough to say this album is worth buying. It's an ambitious collection of songs from Reed which are a testament to his surprising workrate and... Read more
Published 5 days ago by John Rafferty

4.0 out of 5 stars Acts that have been going this long shouldn't be this good...
Here we go again. Never write Lou Reed off. By now, well into his sixties, he should be slipping into his musical pipe and slippers. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2006 by Og Oggilby

4.0 out of 5 stars Fine Effort From Lou
'Ecstasy' is Lou's second fine album in a row following on the heels of 'Set The Twilight Reeling'.
It's a little rawer and more guitar orienated than his previous more... Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2006 by Jervis

5.0 out of 5 stars way above average
when in an album there are more than three songs that are good, three or four stars rating is deserved, this one, 18 songs in total, which is amazing, plus, more than five songs... Read more
Published on 12 April 2005 by Wang Xi

4.0 out of 5 stars Great work!
This is quite a dense album so it took about 7 listens to really get into it, but it comes close to his best work. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2002 by Pieter

1.0 out of 5 stars Lou is old and tired
I was so looking forward to the release of 'Ecstacy'... hmmm... alas, not quite worth the wait. What a disappointment this album is. Boring. Repetitive. Dated. Read more
Published on 7 May 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars Lou Reed time travels back to the early 80's
Lou Reed spent much of the early 80's writing pitifully uninspiring albums, each of which had their better tracks, but which overall were pretty poor. Read more
Published on 19 April 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Lou, a must for real rock lovers
More vintage stuff, he still has it. If you liked any of his recent albums you will like this. Well up to the standard of New York and Twilight. Read more
Published on 4 April 2000 by ianthatiam@netscapeonline.co.uk

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ecstacy of Lou Reed
Although it has been a while since Lou Reed graced us with a new album, it has definitely been worth the wait. Read more
Published on 3 April 2000 by bdonald313@aol.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Mad (with horns)
Okay, this is a straight-out-of-the-box-and-on-to-the-player review. Just one listen and hit the pc. This is one barmy album. Read more
Published on 3 April 2000

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