Lou Reed | MAGIC & LOSS | CD

Personnel: Lou Reed (vocals, acoustic & electric guitar); Mike Rathke (guitar); Rob Wasserman (bass); Michael Blair (drums, percussion, background vocals); Roger Moutenot, Little Jimmy Scott (background vocals).
Recorded at The Magic Shop, New York, New York on April 1-27, 1991.
Personnel: Lou Reed (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Mike Rathke (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar synthesizer); Rob Wasserman (electric guitar, electric bass); Michael Blair (drums, percussion, background vocals); James Scott, Roger Moutenot (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Lou Reed; Mike Rathke; Roger Moutenot.
Recording information: Magic Shop, New York, NY (04/01/1991-04/27/1991).
In the wake of Reed's artistic and commercial comeback NEW YORK, fans were eager to see where Uncle Lou would journey next. As it turns out, he traveled deep into the valley of death. Essentially a concept album about mortality, MAGIC AND LOSS was inspired by the passing of two of Reed's friends, the unspecified "Rita" and legendary songwriter Doc Pomus, who lost a long battle with cancer. Most of the NEW YORK band returns here, and sonically it's a similarly stripped-down affair, essentially a Velvets-ish two guitars-bass-and-drums approach. Reed examines every aspect of death, from hospital sickbed to funeral, cremation and beyond, with his usual lyrical precision and (with a few notable exceptions) a more low-key dynamic than on his previous album.

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop
• Released: 01/14/1992
• Released: 1/14/1992