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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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CD =Remastered 1973 Album + 2 Bonus Tracks=
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Dash Riprock
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.
20 of 23 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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
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. This release adds two more tracks from the same live concert and leaves you begging for more. The 8 minute version of "Sweet Jane" has to be the highlight of Lou Reed's career and this is due entirely to Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner on guitar and Prakash John on bass. The lengthy introduction building up to Lou's unseen arrival on stage just makes hairs stand up on the back of your kneck. A 13 minute version of "Heroin" might then seem similarly indulgent but this is about pure music. This band are so good they take the songs apart and turn them into something transcendental. "White Light/White Heat" in 5 minutes invents punk rock - just like that. A relatively short "Lady Day" leads to a simply gobsmacking rendition of "Rock'n'Roll" which is just so infectious in a primal way that I challenge anyone to remain stationary when listening to it. The musical break which sees a play off between a staccato lead guitar and bass is both ingenious and exhilirating and Reed brings the house down when it's over.
The two extra tracks are also pure gold. I presume they were left out partly because the other tracks were so long that they wouldn't have fitted on a vinyl release and partly because Reed fluffs a line at the beginning of Caroline Says. However, to hear him bark "Shut up!!" at his own audience is a classic Reed moment. Add the dark eye makeup and a studded dog collar and what you have is, perversely, a proto-punk performance backed by a virtuoso band. Absolutely indispensible.
The two extra tracks are also pure gold. I presume they were left out partly because the other tracks were so long that they wouldn't have fitted on a vinyl release and partly because Reed fluffs a line at the beginning of Caroline Says. However, to hear him bark "Shut up!!" at his own audience is a classic Reed moment. Add the dark eye makeup and a studded dog collar and what you have is, perversely, a proto-punk performance backed by a virtuoso band. Absolutely indispensible.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Linnaeus
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The opening intro to "Sweet Jane" should be by rights used as a teaching aid for all budding axemen who are looking for a sound worth emulating, this is Classic Lou Reed at the Pinnacle of his career, after this nothing much of note has come our way, so snap this up before it gets deleted or something similar that happens to old rock and rollers.
I particularly like "Heroine" not the drug,only the song which accurately states "It's my wife and it's my life" this song should probably be banned because sadly it almost glorifies everything mum and dad hope their sons and daughters will not get into
but ironically it's cautionary as well because it speaks of the highs and lows I like it it's dirty street wise feeling.
It has a cracking tongue in cheek song "Rock And Roll" which ends the set and could so easily be misunderstood "Despite all the amputation you a can dance to a rock and roll station" only Lou Reed could write that.
I particularly like "Heroine" not the drug,only the song which accurately states "It's my wife and it's my life" this song should probably be banned because sadly it almost glorifies everything mum and dad hope their sons and daughters will not get into
but ironically it's cautionary as well because it speaks of the highs and lows I like it it's dirty street wise feeling.
It has a cracking tongue in cheek song "Rock And Roll" which ends the set and could so easily be misunderstood "Despite all the amputation you a can dance to a rock and roll station" only Lou Reed could write that.
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Class
I saw this concert live and remember Lou walking on to the stage to Sweet Jane, fantastic! Guys a legend
Published 3 months ago by Mr. M. Annable
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A Good Album Let Down by a Couple of over-long Songs
A good live rock album with versions of two wonderful Velvet Underground songs: Sweet Jane and White Light White Heat. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mark Syder
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Lou reed
My partner was made up with this as part of his birthday present, as I am not keen on him.
Published 5 months ago by Jayne
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Simply The Best
Genius.Together with the Grateful Dead's two early live albums and also the Allman Brothers Fillmore East live album, this album sits at the Pantheon of the best live albums of all... Read more
Published 11 months ago by peter230456
2.0 out of 5 stars
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 13 months ago by Z. W. Morris
2.0 out of 5 stars
just like marmite...
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... Read more
Published 15 months ago by yerblues
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 16 months ago by Mr. Noel J. G. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 17 months ago by R. Payne
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 18 months ago by Keith M
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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 20 months ago by Walter92
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