Lou Reed Live

Lou Reed Live
Lou Reed Live
Live album by Lou Reed
Released	March 1975
Recorded	21 December 1973
Venue	Howard Stein's Academy of Music, New York City
Genre	Glam rock
Length	37:49
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Steve Katz
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Chicago Tribune	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−^[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)^[3]

Lou Reed Live is a live album by Lou Reed, released in 1975. It was recorded at the same concert as Rock 'n' Roll Animal ; on December 21, 1973, at Howard Stein's Academy of Music in New York. It features three songs from Transformer, one song from The Velvet Underground & Nico (Reed's former band's debut album) and two songs from Berlin. Between this album and the remastered Rock 'n' Roll Animal, the entire show has been released, albeit in a different order than the original concert setlist.^[4]

In 2003, RCA/BMG re-issued this album under their "Extended Versions" series. The title was changed to reflect this, but the contents remained unchanged.

This live album's stereo mix differs from its counterpart "Rock 'n' Roll Animal" in that guitarist Steve Hunter is heard on the left channel, and Dick Wagner is on the right; this arrangement is reversed on Rock 'n' Roll Animal.

After the last song ("Sad Song") fades to crowd noise, someone can be heard shouting "Lou Reed sucks!".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Lou Reed

Side one

"Vicious" – 5:55
"Satellite of Love" – 6:03
"Walk on the Wild Side" – 4:51

Side two

"I'm Waiting for the Man" – 3:38
"Oh, Jim" – 10:40
"Sad Song" – 7:32

Personnel

Musicians

Lou Reed – vocals
Steve Hunter – guitars
Dick Wagner – guitar, vocal
Prakash John – bass, vocals
Pentti "Whitey" Glan – drums, percussion
Ray Colcord - keyboards
Rob Hegel — background vocals ("Sad Song" only)

Production and artwork

Gus Mossler - engineer
Bruce Somerfeld, George Semkiw - production assistance
Oliviero Toscani - cover photography

Charts

Chart(1975)	Peak Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	42
Dutch Album Chart^[6]	4

References

^ Kot, Greg (January 12, 1992). "Lou Reed's Recordings: 25 Years Of Path-breaking Music". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Nelson, Paul (June 5, 1975). "Lou Reed: Lou Reed Live : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
^ El otro blog de José Luis - Lou Reed recorded 1973 December 21st Friday, Howard Stein’s Academy of Music - (setlist)
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 249. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[Kot-1] Kot, Greg (January 12, 1992). "Lou Reed's Recordings: 25 Years Of Path-breaking Music". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2013.

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] Nelson, Paul (June 5, 1975). "Lou Reed: Lou Reed Live : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2011.

[4] El otro blog de José Luis - Lou Reed recorded 1973 December 21st Friday, Howard Stein’s Academy of Music - (setlist)

[aus-5] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 249. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[6] "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

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Discography
Studio albums	Lou Reed Transformer Berlin Sally Can't Dance Metal Machine Music Coney Island Baby Rock and Roll Heart Street Hassle The Bells Growing Up in Public The Blue Mask Legendary Hearts New Sensations Mistrial New York Magic and Loss Set the Twilight Reeling Ecstasy The Raven Hudson River Wind Meditations
Collaborations	Le Bataclan '72 (with John Cale and Nico) Songs for Drella (with John Cale) The Stone: Issue Three (with John Zorn and Laurie Anderson) Lulu (with Metallica)
Live albums	Rock 'n' Roll Animal Lou Reed Live Live: Take No Prisoners Live in Italy Perfect Night: Live in London American Poet Animal Serenade Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse The Creation of the Universe
Compilations	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980 City Lights Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground A Retrospective Retro The Definitive Collection The Very Best of Lou Reed Legendary Lou Reed NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967–2003) The Essential Lou Reed
Singles	"Walk on the Wild Side"/"Perfect Day" "Satellite of Love" "Vicious" "Sweet Jane" "Street Hassle" "I Love You, Suzanne" "My Red Joystick" "High in the City" "September Song" "The Original Wrapper" "No Money Down" "Dirty Blvd."
Featured singles	"Tranquilize"
Box sets	Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology
Related articles	The Velvet Underground John Cale Nico Ostrich guitar Metal Machine Trio Live at Montreux 2000 Loureedia Rock & Rule Rachel Humphreys Laurie Anderson The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed

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