简介：ThisinstallmentoftheClassicAlbumsserieslooksatthemakingofLouReed'sseminalglam-rocksoloalbum,Transformer,featuringarelaxedReed(thoughdecidedlylessglamthanhewasin'72)lookinglikehe'shavingthetimeofhislifeashereminiscesandisolatesseparatetrackstoillustratehowthealbumcametogether.BassistHerbieFlowersdemonstrateshowherecordedtheswingy,impossiblycatchybassriffin"WalkontheWildSide,"andcoproducerDavidBowiemakesabriefappearance,asdomanyofReed'scontemporariesandfellowmusicians.Manyexpressdelightthatthetrackssoundasfreshastheydidwhentheywererecorded,especially"Vicious"and"PerfectDay."DVDbonusinterviewsincludeafascinatingtalefromReedonhowhefirstmetandyWarhol--whileheandtheVelvetUndergroundwereplayinginaseedyVillagecafé,beingattackedbydrunkensailorsoffendedbyoneoftheirsongs.--AnneHurleyLouReedwiththehelpofAndyWarholatthe'Factory',madeTheVelvetUndergroundamassivelyinfluentialband.HoweveritwasTransformer,LouReed'ssecondsoloalbum,whichtookhimfromcultheroofTheVelvetUndergroundtointernationalsuperstarstatus.Theprogramtakesatrack-by-tracklookatthealbum,whichwasproducedbyDavidBowieandMickRonson.InanexclusiveinterviewinNewYork,LouReedtalksofthemakingofthealbumandtogetherwithKenScott,theoriginalengineer,takesusthroughthemulti-tracktapesof"PerfectDay""Vicious","SatelliteOfLove"and"WalkOnTheWildSide"amongstothers.InLondonHerbieFlowersshowsushowthebasslineon"WalkOnTheWildSide"wasrecorded,creatingwhatisoneofthemostfamousriffsinpopularmusic.DaveStewartoftheEurythmicstalksofLouReed'sinfluenceonhimasasongwriterandmusician.TheprogramisillustratedthroughoutwitharchivefootageofLouReedinconcert,TheVelvetUnderground,AndyWarholandthe'Factory'andfeaturesexclusivenewacousticmaterialfromLou.ThisprogramprovidesauniqueinsightintotheprocessbehindtherecordingofTransformer,whichperfectlycapturedthespiritoftheearly1970's,andillustrateswhytodayitisstillconsideredatrulyClassicAlbum.
