- rock, experimental
- 40 min
- 9 tracks
- Arista
The Bells is the ninth solo studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released in May 1979 by Arista Records. It was recorded in binaural sound at Delta Studios in Wilster, West Germany.
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Grave, spare, character-led and contemporary.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3/4 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography5/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Select1/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10
- The Village VoiceB+
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Tracks
- 1Stupid Man2:32
- 2Disco Mystic4:29
- 3I Want to Boogie With You3:54
- 4With You2:24
- 5Looking for Love3:27
- 6City Lights3:22
- 7All Through the Night4:59
- 8Families5:57
- 9The Bells9:18
9 tracks, 40 minutes.
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