the only thing lacking on Transformer is Lou's own guitar playing, which was a major feature of the Velvet Underground and doesn't show up in Lou's solo work until the late 70s ... not that it's required that he play guitar to make a great album, but I'm a guitar player and a fan of Lou's playing in particular ... his tones on his last clutch of records (Set The Twilight Reeling, Ecstasy) have been unbelievably, and the sound on even his (so-so) live acoustic record Perfect Night is incredible
That said, I also greatly enjoy Metal Machine Music in both its original (studio) and more recent (live) incarnations, and the improv / ambient stuff Lou is doing right now is wonderful as well
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