Best 3 LIVE albums ever all from 1970s- Humble Pie Rockin the Filmore 1971, The Mothers Filmore East June 1971, and Lou Reed Rock n Roll Animal (1974). Take your pick.
This one's a Rock N Roll locomotive at full throttle, no brakes and heading for a wall. This one and "Kick Out the Jams" (The MC5) has all the subtilty of a solid concrete block tossed through a plate glass window. Simply bruisin'! Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner were a formidable duo. Prakesh John on bass is incredible. I remember buying "Rock N Roll Animal" when it debuted. I wore it out in short order. Lou Reed (RIP)
Everyone agrees this is great--except for Lou Reed. I read that Lou Reed resented being upstaged--maybe resented it as early as during the live shows or maybe when the LP became a hit (he enjoyed commercial success at last--he probably asked himself "Have I sold out?"). He viewed this hot band as a mistake. It was like he was pushed to the side, a mere vocalist between guitar solos, not the star performer. He performed with these skilled musicians but did not know ahead of time that these guys would get so much applause (I'm not sure he personally hired them--maybe someone else such as Bob Ezrin did the hiring). In 1972, before being with these amazing musicians, Lou Reed's live shows had weak musicians. Those shows were a snooze, and Lou Reed's career was stalling. Then magic with the late 1973 Rock and Roll Animal concerts.. Audiences listening to FM radio felt Lou Reed struck gold with Wagner, Hunter, Prakash John (amazing bass player), and Penti Glan (great drums). But Lou didn't feel that way. From 1975 onwards Lou Reed would never again let others upstage him. He would NOT allow great musicians like Wagner and Hunter to steal shows. The result in Lou Reed's later years: mediocre records, disappointing live shows. Lots of people went to Lou Reed live shows in the late 1970s expecting THIS kind of hot show (the Rock and Roll Animal lp was a big hit, as I said), but audiences at shows from 1975 onwards felt disappointment. By the way, I had a friend who went to a Lou Reed live show around 1974 or 1975 with the expectation that it would be like Rock and Roll Animal. My friend was amazed that Lou Reed was shooting up heroin on the stage. Ah, but maybe it was medicine for diabetes--or nothing. Was real heroin being used, or was this mere theater (like in an Alice Cooper show)? Nobody can know for sure except for Lou Reed.
First time I heard a Maestro phase shifter on the guitar intro to Sweet Jane. Talk about a galvanizing moment! Only thing better was a Uni-vibe on Machine Gun on Band Of Gypsies or Clapton rockin' a wah wah. Man I was blessed to hear those pedals! Thankyou soooo much for making me spend ALL my money on guitar effects. I salute the men.who brought them to life. Oh...Behave! Killer stomp box inventors! 😜
Far and away the very best version of this song ever released. Where the original captured the pulsating, orgasmically charged rush of slamming methamphetamine, this embodies the relentless euphoria and feeling of super-soldier invincibility brought on from smoking ice. For all the talk about glam’s obvious influence on Lou’s sound in this era, I hear this song in particular as more of a proto-hardcore punk reimagining. As near as I can tell, Lou ditched this version-along with most of the RNRA adaptations-because of how almost comically these tracks showcase the backing band’s outrageous talent vs. Lou’s vocals, which meld perfectly but obviously lack the technical proficiency on full display everywhere else. What a shame. I’ve always been surprised more bands haven’t chosen to cover this song-specifically this version.
The very same band appeared in the Bette Midler movie "The Rose", as her backing band. Strange, but true! Great shots of Penti Glan playing a bizarre -looking Camco drum set. Then, Alice Cooper heard this very album and stole the band away from Lou Reed. You can see this band on Alice's "Welcome to My Nightmare". Aye, rock n' roll is a harsh mistress.
One of the best live albums ever released.
Absolutely!
Great group
Never leaves the top of my Play List.
Desert island album...
I agree. My third favourite of all time, not far behind the Stones’ ya yas at number 2, and The Who’s incomparable Live at Leeds at number 1
My favourite versión by far, the bass is wicked
WICKED! 🤙
Prakash John on bass
Le morceau de légende mes amis !!!
Ça groove monstrueux du début à la fin et ça monte monte monte....
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Best 3 LIVE albums ever all from 1970s- Humble Pie Rockin the Filmore 1971, The Mothers Filmore East June 1971, and Lou Reed Rock n Roll Animal (1974). Take your pick.
Lou with two incredible lead guitarists, Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner. With these gentlemen playing together, it's hand you can't beat.
Prakash John on bass.
I think Peter Gabriel had some of his band on his first album.
I really wish I had met Lou Reed. He was the genius of punk music.
This one's a Rock N Roll locomotive at full throttle, no brakes and heading for a wall. This one and "Kick Out the Jams" (The MC5) has all the subtilty of a solid concrete block tossed through a plate glass window. Simply bruisin'! Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner were a formidable duo. Prakesh John on bass is incredible. I remember buying "Rock N Roll Animal" when it debuted. I wore it out in short order. Lou Reed (RIP)
Rock n roll animal is one of the best live albums ever badsss band two badass guitar s
Steve Hunter 's best job ever!! He has put his name on this one !
Everyone agrees this is great--except for Lou Reed. I read that Lou Reed resented being upstaged--maybe resented it as early as during the live shows or maybe when the LP became a hit (he enjoyed commercial success at last--he probably asked himself "Have I sold out?"). He viewed this hot band as a mistake. It was like he was pushed to the side, a mere vocalist between guitar solos, not the star performer. He performed with these skilled musicians but did not know ahead of time that these guys would get so much applause (I'm not sure he personally hired them--maybe someone else such as Bob Ezrin did the hiring). In 1972, before being with these amazing musicians, Lou Reed's live shows had weak musicians. Those shows were a snooze, and Lou Reed's career was stalling. Then magic with the late 1973 Rock and Roll Animal concerts.. Audiences listening to FM radio felt Lou Reed struck gold with Wagner, Hunter, Prakash John (amazing bass player), and Penti Glan (great drums). But Lou didn't feel that way. From 1975 onwards Lou Reed would never again let others upstage him. He would NOT allow great musicians like Wagner and Hunter to steal shows. The result in Lou Reed's later years: mediocre records, disappointing live shows. Lots of people went to Lou Reed live shows in the late 1970s expecting THIS kind of hot show (the Rock and Roll Animal lp was a big hit, as I said), but audiences at shows from 1975 onwards felt disappointment. By the way, I had a friend who went to a Lou Reed live show around 1974 or 1975 with the expectation that it would be like Rock and Roll Animal. My friend was amazed that Lou Reed was shooting up heroin on the stage. Ah, but maybe it was medicine for diabetes--or nothing. Was real heroin being used, or was this mere theater (like in an Alice Cooper show)? Nobody can know for sure except for Lou Reed.
For sure I remember him in a Q interview stating he was not shooting up anything, it was theatre to “wind up the pigmies”.
First time I heard a Maestro phase shifter on the guitar intro to Sweet Jane. Talk about a galvanizing moment! Only thing better was a Uni-vibe on Machine Gun on Band Of Gypsies or Clapton rockin' a wah wah. Man I was blessed to hear those pedals! Thankyou soooo much for making me spend ALL my money on guitar effects. I salute the men.who brought them to life. Oh...Behave! Killer stomp box inventors! 😜
Reed rocks
Wunderbare Seite... Vielen Dank fürs Runterladen ( Rock `n Roll did save my Live )...
Wunderbare, damn straight
Shit Kickin' guitar play!
This song is so badass how am i the first to comment on it.
I commented on it decades ago when it first came out
Far and away the very best version of this song ever released. Where the original captured the pulsating, orgasmically charged rush of slamming methamphetamine, this embodies the relentless euphoria and feeling of super-soldier invincibility brought on from smoking ice. For all the talk about glam’s obvious influence on Lou’s sound in this era, I hear this song in particular as more of a proto-hardcore punk reimagining.
As near as I can tell, Lou ditched this version-along with most of the RNRA adaptations-because of how almost comically these tracks showcase the backing band’s outrageous talent vs. Lou’s vocals, which meld perfectly but obviously lack the technical proficiency on full display everywhere else. What a shame. I’ve always been surprised more bands haven’t chosen to cover this song-specifically this version.
From the 2012 movie Lawless.
The very same band appeared in the Bette Midler movie "The Rose", as her backing band. Strange, but true! Great shots of Penti Glan playing a bizarre -looking Camco drum set. Then, Alice Cooper heard this very album and stole the band away from Lou Reed. You can see this band on Alice's "Welcome to My Nightmare". Aye, rock n' roll is a harsh mistress.
I him in Iowa City around 1974. Any pretended he was shooting up and he wrapped the microphone cord around his arm.
Need to go from this to Train Kept A Rollin' from Aerosmith (well, sorta), for SURE!!
you must be kidding me. aerosmith grade school compared to this
Prakash John machine
Da quando l'ho sentita la prima volta ogni tanto la devo mettere su
🤷
Who is the Bassist? Great Job here!!
Prakash John, he's awesome. He went on to play on several Alice Cooper albums & tours.
Thanks!!
@@TheSchmidty63 And played with George Clinton
Dude, that bass blow my mind
@@realwario Found out...His name is Prakash John....
perfectly describes the first hit of heroin, you chase the dragon forever after
this song was written about amphetamines
Better leave that PCP alone!!!
Don't need it to appreciate this disk!
On en aurait bien besoin d'un peu plus de clarté!
Jeff Bezos...are you listening? I'm just drinking and crying and I can't do anything
Long life to heroin!!!
The song's about meth
A little meth goes along way.