Art & experimental rock, proto-punk.
Reed's sweet vocals murmur texts that meant to experiment with music the way The Velvet meant to experiment with life. Add to that Nico's rough singing capacities and Warhol's claws, the end result is often disturbing and meant to be so. The album is a pearl that would have shone brighter had its originality sounded a little more natural. "Sunday morning," "Venus in furs," "Run run run," are fine pieces but it's "I'm waiting for the man," "Femme fatale," "Heroin," "There she goes again" and "I'll be your mirror" that make the album a Pearl
Art, experimental rock. Proto-punk.
In this 4th album they seem to have found their thing, mixing their cherished weirdness with a more rock'n'roll sound. Aimed at a more radio audience, it doesn't carry the consistently melodious sadness of their 1st album but then, the tracks are more diverse. Apart from "I found a reason" which sounds too much like the Beatles at their least best and "Train round the bend" and "New age," both pretty weak as stand-alone songs, the album carries itself without much effort yet, with a lot of success. While "Who loves the sun" is closer to their initial attempt (and to the Beatles at their almost-best) "Cool it down," "Rock & roll," "Sweet Jane," "Head held high" and the terribly beautiful "Oh! Sweet nuthin'" are individual pearls which when gathered produce a diamond. Pearl P.S. Belle and Sebastian really took their style from that "Who loves the sun" sound !
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