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Track Listings
| 1. Intro |
| 2. Sweet Jane |
| 3. Intro / Sweet Jane |
| 4. Heroin |
| 5. How Do You Think It Feels |
| 6. Caroline Says I |
| 7. White Light / White Heat |
| 8. Lady Day |
| 9. Rock And Roll |
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well over 30 years old and this still rates as one of the genuinely great live rock albums. Okay, traditional Velvet-heads will turn their noses up, but there's no denying that Lou sounds like he's enjoying himself in front of a powerhouse line up of virtuoso musicians, guitarists Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner to the fore, very ably supported by Prakash John on bass. You could draw a parallel with pal Bowie's David Live set, in which Earl Slick's searing guitar notably - and frequently - let rip on some Bowie standards (and that didn't go down well with some Ziggy diehards either...). Hunter and Wagner dominate the set right from the start, with their mazy, melodic licks in the Intro seaming into the monster chords of Sweet Jane. Heroin is a slow burning epic, building up momentum into some blazing dual guitar interplay. Whilst White Light/White Heat is somewhat underpowered after such a start, the pace picks up again with Lady Day and the soaring closer Rock 'n' Roll, featuring more dazzling interplay between the leads. Lou would never claim to be from the Plant or Gillan school of rock vocalists, but he does a decent enough job in this untypically heavy setting. Overall - very highly recommended.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The greatest live album ever bar none? Listen to this and you will find that there are not that many concert albums that can better this. Granted most Velvet Underground snobs hate it because of the "rock outs" and the the extended guitar play of Wagner and Hunter. You sense in addition that Reed had been spending much time with David Bowie and some "rock god" influences have rubbed off. Yet "Rock n Animal" demonstrates that Reed was one of the great chameleon's of rock and could turn his hand to just about anything he wanted whether it be the avant garde to heavy metal.
Fully recognising the Velvets groundbreaking heritage and his great work with Nico and Wharhol should not distract from your enjoyment of this monster live album. The band is tighter than a shark with lock jaw, Reed's singing is fantastic and unlike "Take no prisoners" his endless and frankly irritating monologues are absent. The crowd are also well trained with no whooping or howling out of place. Clearly an audience who love the material and add to the occasion. I dare anyone not to marvel at the brilliance of "Sweet Jane" as Hunter and Wagner do an extended jazzy intro to be joined half way through by Lou Reed walking on stage to the crunchiest riff of all time and the audience losing the plot. "Heroin" is stunning and builds to such a crescendo you feel exhausted at the end of it. The best ever version of "Rock n Roll" is also included for good measure. All in all Reed doing what Reed does best, surprising the audience and moving the goalposts.
Fully recognising the Velvets groundbreaking heritage and his great work with Nico and Wharhol should not distract from your enjoyment of this monster live album. The band is tighter than a shark with lock jaw, Reed's singing is fantastic and unlike "Take no prisoners" his endless and frankly irritating monologues are absent. The crowd are also well trained with no whooping or howling out of place. Clearly an audience who love the material and add to the occasion. I dare anyone not to marvel at the brilliance of "Sweet Jane" as Hunter and Wagner do an extended jazzy intro to be joined half way through by Lou Reed walking on stage to the crunchiest riff of all time and the audience losing the plot. "Heroin" is stunning and builds to such a crescendo you feel exhausted at the end of it. The best ever version of "Rock n Roll" is also included for good measure. All in all Reed doing what Reed does best, surprising the audience and moving the goalposts.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
firstly i'd like to say that i have many lou reed and the velvet underground recordings- love the velvets 1969 live double for example but didnt take to 'rock and roll animal' at all, despite giving it a few listens.. there's no question that the songs are classics and the band are excellent musicians but their sound doesn't suit lou reed or the songs at all and comes across as very dated mid 70's prog/stadium rock... so horrible that i exchanged the cd for something else the following day........
still there are obviously many who love the album but its just not for me.... my advice is to hear samples before buying... As said, just like marmite......
still there are obviously many who love the album but its just not for me.... my advice is to hear samples before buying... As said, just like marmite......
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Glitz without heart.
The version of Heroin on this cd almost put me off of Lou. It's just too glam and heartless. As for the remainder of the cd well perhaps one day I'll give it a chance.
Published 22 days ago by Z. W. Morris
A Beast of an Album
I still have a vinyl edition of this album but the cd goes a couple of stages further by adding two tracks not on the original version. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Noel J. G. Jones
Lou Reed at his Peak
Recorded with Lou Reed at his peak, this live album from New York captures him perfectly. Consisting of only seven songs (five on the original), Reed takes us through an emotional... Read more
Published 4 months ago by R. Payne
The Best Live Album Ever?
Now I know the epithet 'the best live album ever' is not necessarily that ambitious a mantle to aim for - wasn't King Crimson's Earthbound cited as the nadir of this much derided... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Keith M
Lou Reed's Best Solo Work?
I'm neither a big fan of live albums (always disappointing) or of Lou Reed's solo work (always a struggle to get into), but this album is easily the best live album I've ever... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Walter92
Excellent album
I first heard this album on Capitol Radio on the Nicky Horne show, in those days when he played whole sides of albums, I was mesmerised and hooked. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2010 by Jabba the Cat
Brilliant - but not representative
When this album was released, I had possibly been too young to have been into the VU and I'd not been impressed with Lou Reed's previous offerings (although this changed over the... Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2009 by kkaammyy
Indispensible Rock
Only 5 songs on the original release - oh yes believe it. And what's more they are worth ten times the price paid for them. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2009 by John Rafferty
Great Album
I sent this as a birthday present to my son-in-law in NZ and was told it was thebest present he received.
Published on 6 Feb 2009 by Woo
good, in a funny way.......
a good album, but its very odd hearing songs like 'heroin' and 'white light/white heat' played with all the pomp of a classic queen song..... Read more
Published on 26 May 2008 by daniel gutt
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