Ecstasy (Lou Reed album)

Ecstasy is the eighteenth solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in 2000. It is a concept album about Reed's personal experiences with marriage and relationships and is his final rock album that is not a collaboration.[8]

Ecstasy
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 4, 2000
StudioSear Sound studios, NYC
GenreRock
Length77:15
LabelReprise
ProducerLou Reed, Hal Willner
Lou Reed chronology
Perfect Day
(1999)
Ecstasy
(2000)
The Very Best of Lou Reed
(2000)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Entertainment WeeklyB–[3]
Pitchfork Media(6.5/10)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Robert ChristgauA [6]
Spin4/10[7]

The cover photography is by Stefan Sagmeister, who instructed Reed to masturbate behind a curtain to express the feeling of unashamed ecstasy.[9]

Robert Christgau thought highly of the album, writing, "If his solo career produced a masterwork on the scale of whatever VU album you prefer, this de facto farewell is it."[8] On an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... featuring Lou Reed and Julian Schnabel as the guests, Schnabel recites the entirety of "Rock Minuet", citing it as one of his favorite Reed songs.

Track listing

All tracks by Lou Reed

No.TitleLength
1."Paranoia Key of E"4:28
2."Mystic Child"5:01
3."Mad"4:29
4."Ecstasy"4:25
5."Modern Dance"4:09
6."Tatters"5:55
7."Future Farmers of America"3:01
8."Turning Time Around"4:21
9."White Prism"4:00
10."Rock Minuet"6:56
11."Baton Rouge"4:54
12."Like a Possum"18:03
13."Rouge"1:00
14."Big Sky"6:32

German vinyl release

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Paranoia Key of E"4:28
2."Mystic Child"5:02
3."Mad"4:29
4."Ecstasy"4:25
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Modern Dance"4:09
2."Tatters"5:56
3."Future Farmers Of America"3:01
4."Turning Time Around"4:22
5."White Prism"4:00
Side three
No.TitleLength
1."Like A Possum"18:03
2."Rouge"1:01
Side four
No.TitleLength
1."Rock Minuet"6:55
2."Baton Rouge"4:55
3."Big Sky"6:32

Personnel

References

  1. "Ecstasy by Lou Reed". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. Deming, Mark. Ecstasy at AllMusic
  3. Sinclair, Tom (2000-04-07). "Ecstasy". Entertainment Weekly.
  4. Sage Rockermann, Kristin. "Lou Reed: Ecstasy: Pitchfork Review". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2002-06-19. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  5. Christgau, Robert (2000-04-13). "Lou Reed: Ecstasy : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  6. "Robert Christgau: CG: Lou Reed". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. Vowell, Sarah (2000-05-01). "Reviews". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 21–2.
  8. Christgau, Robert (October 27, 2013). "Toesucker Blues: Robert Christgau's Farewell Salute to Lou Reed". Spin. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  9. Sagmeister, Stefan (2013). Things I have learned in my life so far ([Updated edition]. ed.). New York: Abrams. ISBN 141970964X.
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