Rolling Stone (1/4/73, p.61) - "..Lou Reed is probably a genius..Real good stuff..."Walk On The Wild Side" is another winner.."

Rolling Stone (3/28/02, p.72) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...One of the all-time great fake Bowie albums....A glam manifesto as outrageous as Lou Reed himself..."

Q (1/03, p.56) - Included in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever"

Q (5/92, p.103) - 3 Stars - Good - "..bright and sassy.."

Mojo (Publisher) (1/03, p.106) - "...TRANSFORMER boasts four stone classics..."

NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #55 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'