Lou Reed's Transformer Springsteen as Elvis enthralled a nation

as Elvis enthralled a nation with his seductive low moans and bump-and-grind twists

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Lou Reed's Transformer Springsteen as Elvis enthralled a nationTransformer, Lou Reed's most enduringly popular album, is described with varying labels: it's often called a glam rock album, a proto punk album, a commercial breakthrough for Lou Reed, and an album about being gay. And yet, it doesn't neatly fit into any of these descriptors. Buried underneath the radio friendly exterior lie coded confessions of the subversive, wounded intelligence that gives this album its staying power as a work of art. Here Lou