From my opinion the imagery of this album was pretty dark in comparison to the context of the songs and the stories that were depicted through them. With such lyrics bringing to life stories about a mans efforts to obtain heroin and the effects that it has on people and the type of highs that you receive. With at least four songs on the album foreshadowing drugs and the use of them, Im pretty sure that was the direction they were going in. Lou Reed was responsible for writing majority of the albums lyrics and being a fan of poetry, he could easily translate that content over to rock and roll music. Reed always was an English major studying at Syracuse University. Now John Cale was more responsible for the “sound” of the album and really took on a big role with being experimental and trying some new innovative things. He would often tune the guitars down a whole step to produce a lower, fuller sound that he called “sexy”. Although Andy Warhol was credited as the producer for the album, he really did not have much direct input on it besides paying for the recording sessions. However John Cale and Tom Wilson were better known for the acting producers, handling majority of the albums musical arrangements. Far as some characteristics of the album I feel as though it was ahead of its time for when it was released due to its lacking debut success. It was fresh, new, and very experimental and I feel as though sometimes and takes the music industry and its listeners to catch up to the hears of the artists to grasp what was really a great album and what was not. My impression on the album comes with all high regards. I appreciate the realism of its stories and the truth behind the times and era that was depicted.
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