其中最廣富盛名的莫過於The Who於1969年、1973年先後推出的兩張搖滾歌劇《Tommy》與《Quadrophenia》,Pink Floyd也於1979年以當時創作主腦Roger Waters的親身經歷為骨幹而創作出半自傳性質的《The Wall》,妖異華麗歌手David Bowie亦於1972年推出集外星異體與搖滾歌手於一身的《The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars》。
專輯中單曲〈Walk on the Wild Side〉裡以輕鬆曲調如實捕捉了變性人、娼妓、騙徒、有色人種等社會邊緣人與外界格格不入、居無定所的沉重生活,因而一時受到廣大歡迎──在《搖滾芭比》裡,主角Hedwig也曾向這首歌致敬,將頭放在烤箱中一邊高喊:「Hey boy, take a walk on the side!」一邊逼尖嗓音唱起副歌Doo Doo Doo的悅耳和音。
樂團成員中就連一男一女的兩名合音歌手都大有來頭,分別請來了在歌壇中早就已闖出名號的Antony跟放克靈魂歌手Sharon Jones,齊力放下身段來屈居幕後為Lou Reed作嫁。Antony and the Johnsons主唱Antony更是早從Lou Reed的2003年專輯《The Raven》時期便時常擔任Lou Reed在錄音與現場表演時的合唱歌手。
Young-su leads a careless and fashionable high life in Seoul but when stricken with liver cirrhosis, his business and love affairs go down the drain. With his live-in girlfriend gone and his club business handed over to his friend, there’s nothing holding him back in the city.
一直深愛著你 I’ve Loved You for So Long
菲力普克勞戴Philippe Claudel
法France│2008│35mm│Color│117min
For 15 years, Juliette has had no ties with her family who had rejected her. Although life once violently separated them, Léa, her younger sister, takes her into her home which she shares with her husband Luc, his father, and their little girls.
Lou Reed's 2006 live concert performance of his 1973 concept album "Berlin", filmed over five nights at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York. The album Berlin in 1973 was a commercial failure. Over the next 33 years, he never performed the album live.