33 1/3 - Lou Reed - Transformer Simone De Beauvoir Few understood the power of

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33 1/3 - Lou Reed - Transformer Simone De Beauvoir Few understood the power ofTransformer, Lou Reed's most enduringly popular album, is described with varying labels: it's often called a glam rock album, a proto punk album, a commercial breakthrough for Lou Reed, and an album about being gay. And yet, it doesn't neatly fit into any of these descriptors. Buried underneath the radio friendly exterior lie coded confessions of the subversive, wounded intelligence that gives this album its staying power as a work of art. Here Lou