{"product_id":"lou-reeds-transformer-by-ezra-furman-9781501323058","title":"Lou Reed's Transformer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransformer\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuried 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 Reed managed to make a fun, accessible rock'n'roll record that is also a troubled meditation on the ambiguities—sexual, musical and otherwise—that defined his public persona and helped make him one of the most fascinating and influential figures in rock history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough close listening and personal reflections, songwriter Ezra Furman explores Reed's and \u003cem\u003eTransformer\u003c\/em\u003e's unstable identities, and the secrets the songs challenge us to uncover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424946569452,"sku":"9781501323058","price":21.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781501323058.jpg?v=1774768284","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/lou-reeds-transformer-by-ezra-furman-9781501323058","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}