The Blue Mask
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| The Blue Mask | ||
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| Studio album by Lou Reed | ||
| Released | Feb 1982 | |
| Recorded | 1982 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 40:30 | |
| Label | RCA | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Lou Reed chronology | ||
| Rock and Roll Diary: 1967-1980 (1980) |
The Blue Mask (1982) |
Legendary Hearts (1983) |
The Blue Mask is the eleventh album by singer-songwriter Lou Reed. It was the first album released after Reed left Arista and returned to RCA. It returns to the stripped-down sound of his previous group Velvet Underground; with just guitars, bass and drums. It also follows VU stylistically by counterposing jarring feedback-driven rock with tender ballads. Unusually Reed's and Robert Quine's guitars are mixed completely separately in the left and right stereo channels. In 2000, a remastered version of the album has been released.
[edit] Track listing
- "My House" - 5:25
- "Women" - 4:57
- "Underneath the Bottle" - 2:33
- "The Gun" - 3:41
- "The Blue Mask" - 5:06
- "Average Guy" - 3:12
- "The Heroine" - 3:06
- "Waves of Fear" - 4:11
- "The Day John Kennedy Died" - 4:08
- "Heavenly Arms" - 4:47
[edit] Personnel
Lou Reed - Guitar, Vocals
Robert Quine - Guitar
Fernando Saunders - Bass
Doane Perry - Drums
