Description
Focuses on the album that initiated Lou Reed's commercial success and the ways that it demonstrates the artist's position as an ambiguous cultural icon during this period.
About the Author
Ezra Furman is a singer, songwriter and recording artist. She has released seven albums to critical acclaim. She lives in Berkeley, CA.
Reviews
What Furman has written serves as more than a mere essay on Lou Reed; it's also a consideration of how the notion of queerness has evolved over time and what Reed meant both to queer culture and to Furman as a person. In its exploration of the nature of art and the artist in its portrayal of marginalized communities, Transformer is a welcome addition to the ever-growing 33 1/3 library. * Spectrum Culture *
Rarely does longform music criticism get this personal, but Furman's willingness to be vulnerable as he excavates Transformer makes his debut book an incisive and necessary read. * Pitchfork *
...an intimate analysis... Arriving as it did, around the time of Grant Hart's death only serves to give the book deeper impact. * Palette *
Book Information
ISBN 9781501323058
Author Ezra Furman
Format Paperback
Page Count 184
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Weight(grams) 176g