Rock 'n' Roll Animal
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| Live album by Lou Reed | ||||
| Released | February 1974 | |||
| Recorded | December 21, 1973, Howard Stein's Academy of Music, New York | |||
| Genre | Glam rock Hard rock |
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| Length | 40:32 (original) 48:12 (remaster) |
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| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Steve Katz, Lou Reed | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A− [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[3] |
Rock n Roll Animal is a live album by Lou Reed, released in 1974. In its original form, it features five songs from different periods of his creative career, including several songs by the Velvet Underground. The songs are all re-arranged into a powerful glam rock set. The musicians were Pentti Glan (drums) and Prakash John (bass) who would later form the second Alice Cooper band, Ray Colcord (keyboards), and Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter on guitars. The album was recorded live on December 21, 1973, at Howard Stein's Academy of Music in New York.
A remastered version was released on CD in 2000. It featured two tracks not included on the original LP or 1990 CD release.
Further excerpts from the same concert were released in 1975 as Lou Reed Live (between the remastered Rock 'n' Roll Animal and Lou Reed Live the entire show has been released, albeit in a different order than the original concert). This live album's stereo mix differs from its counterpart in that guitarist Dick Wagner is heard on the left channel, and Steve Hunter is on the right; this arrangement is reversed on Rock 'n' Roll Animal.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Original version
All songs written by Lou Reed unless otherwise indicated.
- "Intro/Sweet Jane" (Steve Hunter, Reed) – 7:55
- "Heroin" – 13:05
- "White Light/White Heat" – 5:15
- "Lady Day" – 4:00
- "Rock 'n' Roll" – 10:17
[edit] Remastered version
- "Intro/Sweet Jane" (Hunter, Reed) – 7:48
- "Heroin" – 13:12
- "How Do You Think It Feels" – 3:41
- "Caroline Says I" – 4:06
- "White Light/White Heat" – 4:55
- "Lady Day" – 4:05
- "Rock 'n' Roll" – 10:21
[edit] Personnel
- Lou Reed – vocals
- Pentti "Whitey" Glan – drums, percussion
- Steve Hunter – guitars
- Prakash John – bass, vocals
- Dick Wagner – guitar, vocal
- Ray Colcord - keyboards
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1974 | Billboard Pop Albums | 45 |
[edit] References
- ^ Deming, Mark. Rock 'n' Roll Animal at Allmusic
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Ferris, Timothy (1974-03-28). "Lou Reed: Rock 'N' Roll Animal : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20090218211800/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/loureed/albums/album/228746/review/5943093/rock_n_roll_animal. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
