Rock And Roll Animal
In 1974, after the commercial disaster of his album Berlin Lou Reed needed a hit, and Rock N Roll Animal was a rare display of commercial acumen on his part, just the right album at just the right time. Recorded in concert with Reed s crack road band at the peak of their form, Rock N Roll Animal offered a set of his most anthemic songs (most dating from his days with the Velvet Underground in arrangements that presented his lean, effective melodies and street-level lyrics in their most user-friendly form (or at least as user friendly as an album with a song called "Heroin" can get). Early-'70s arena rock bombast is often the order of the day, but guitarists Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter use their six-string muscle to lift these songs up, not weigh them down, and with Reed s passionate but controlled vocals riding over the top, "Sweet Jane," "White Light/White Heat," and "Rock 'n' Roll" finally sound like the radio hits they always should have been. Reed would rarely sound this commercial again, but Rock N Roll Animal proves he could please a crowd when he had to. [The revised CD reissue of Rock N Roll Animal released in 2000 offers markedly better sound than the album's initial release, along with two bonus cuts that give a better idea of how this band approached the material from Berlin on-stage, as well as an amusing moment of Reed verbally sparring with a heckler.] ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide
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Rock And Roll Animal
- UPC:
- 078636794822
- Label:
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RCA Records Label
- Released:
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5/29/2000
- Rating:
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0
- Disc:
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1
- Genre:
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Music
| | Title | Time |
Preview
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| 1 | Intro | 5:20 |
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| 2 | Heroin | 13:13 |
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| 3 | How Do You Think It Feels | 5:41 |
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| 4 | Caroline Says I | 3:55 |
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| 5 | White Light / White Heat | 5:21 |
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| 6 | Lady Day | 3:54 |
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| 7 | Rock And Roll | 9:33 |
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Credits »
Joe Lopes - Tape Operator
Fabio Berruti - Graphic Design
Fabio Berruti - Artwork
Acy Lehman - Art Direction
Gus Mossler - Engineer
Ralph Moss - Production Assistant
Steve Katz - Producer
Lou Reed - Main Performer
Lou Reed - Producer
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