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Soundboard 9.3 - Wonderful guitar tone is the highlight here, the magical guitar interplay throughout. Seriously, it’s as if Lou’s delivery is just a setup for the band to do their thing. One of the best I have heard, right here. -
Soundboard 8.9 - Gritty tone, I like this grungy guitar sound. Pretty good stuff. -
Audience 8.1 - I would call this a fine recording, it captures every performer on stage as it happened, although not in the clearest fidelity, but you can really still enjoy this because it is not the kind of problem that distracts. It’s a good, not great, recording. -
Audience 8.9 - Quite an interesting tape, the proximity to the stage makes the energy palpable - good mix of both guitars and the amazing tone they had at this time. I am happy to say that this is well balanced, with a decent sonic quality that makes it more interesting to the ears than a board tape. Lou Reed Lenox Arts Festival Music Inn Lenox, MA 1973.09.01 Disc One 01. Crowd 02. Intro 03. Sweet Jane 04. How Do You Think It Feels 05. Caroline Says 1 06. I'm Waiting For The Man 07. Satellite Of Love 08. Walk On The Wild Side 09. Oh, Jim 10. I'll Be Your Mirror 11. Pale Blue Eyes 12. Heroin Disc Two 01. White Light - White Heat 02. Vicious 03. Rock 'n' Roll 04. sister Ray Lou Reed - vocals Steve Hunter - guitar Dick Wagner - guitar Ray Colcord - organ Peter Walsh - bass Pentti Glan - drums -
Soundboard 9.2 - The band was really up for this show, it’s pretty hot. -
Soundboard 9.6 - A tight, expertly mixed board tape. I think how they mic’d this up to include audience was a great idea, it adds so much to this recording. Lou feeds off their excitement. Lou Reed - "Live At The Roxy" December 1,1976 Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles KMET FM Radio Broadcast Disc 1 01 Intro 02 Sweet Jane 03 I Believe In Love 04 Lisa Says 05 Kicks 06 She's My Best Friend 07 I'm Waiting For The Man Disc 2 01 A Sheltered Life 02 You Wear It So Well 03 Claim To Fame 04 Vicious Circle 05 Heroin 06 Walk On The Wild Side 07 Coney Island Baby Lou Reed - vocals, guitar Michael Fonfara - keyboards Bruce Yaw - bass Marty Fogel - sax Michael Suchorsky - drums -
Audience 8.2 - A somewhat average tape that is brand new to circulation and captures a good time for Lou when he had some great songs and great players with him. Plus side of the recording is that it is low gen and clear enough to hear the band although keyboards are quite behind in the stage mix. Lou is more prominent, with bass and guitar next. A good tape for a lo-fi cassette recorder snuck into the venue in the mid 70’s. Lou Reed Milwaukee Auditorium Milwaukee, WI. 10-31-1974 1. -Tuning 2. -Intro Jam 3. -Sweet Jane 4. -Vicious 5. -Ride Sally Ride 6. -Heroin 7. -Kill Your Sons 8. -N.Y. Stars 9. -Animal Language 10. -Sally Can't Dance 11. -Walk On The Wild Side 12. -White Light White Heat 13. -Goodnight Ladies -
Studio Quality 8.8 - Not quite ready for prime time, but very very good and nice to have in the collection. Some really good playing, and if you are a fan of Lou Reed, good singing…but that’s all pretty subjective isn’t it? Berlin Acetate Morgan Studios London, England 1973-06-22 - 07-17 01.Caroline Says I 02.How Do You Think It Feels 03.Looking Thru The Eyes Of Hate 04.Oh Jim 05.Birthday 06.Berlin 07.Berlin outro 08.The Kids 09.The Kids II 10.Caroline Says II 11.Caroline Says III 12.Sad Song -
Soundboard 9.7 - Just about as good as you’d ever want. -
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Soundboard 9.0 - A somewhat dated sounding board tape. It's good enough, it's better than a muddy, distant audience tape, but it is less than the typical crispness you expect out of a board tape. There's a very driving guitar tone on here though, and it really powers this show in a highly dynamic way. Lou Reed and the Tots Transformer Tour Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA Apr 20, 1973 SBD 01. Sweet Jane 04:53 02. Wagon Wheel 03:54 03. Andys Chest 04:09 04. Hangin' Round 03:46 05. White Light-White Heat 03:49 06. Make Up 02:30 07. Vicious 03:20 08. Satellite Of Love 04:08 09. Heroin (Cut-in) 08:05 10. I'm So Free 03:15 11. Walk On The Wild Side 05:31 12. Rock And Roll 06:09 13. Sister Ray 10:00 Lou Reed - guitar, vocals Vinny Laporta - guitar Eddie Reynolds - guitar Bobby Resigno - bass Scottie Clark - drums -
Audience 8.7 - Recoded on professional equipment and it shows. Crisp highs, and a good, lively atmosphere. You get a little bit of that big hall cavernous ambiance here that keeps vocals just behind the stage sound. -
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Soundboard 8.8 - This tape does not feature the greatest mix ever, but it’s functional and is a good full show. Question: Was Lou Reed really well known in Australia? A guy from the barrio of New York City, but well known in Australia somehow?!?! I think that is strange, haha! -
Audience 9.3 - A solid recording in a small venue that is very intimate, in fact it sounds like the drums aren’t even going through the mains they sound so natural. I could swear taper is seated right in front of the band…really surprised they aren’t discovered by Lou and arrested on the spot! Lou Reed The Bottom Line New York 5-11-77 Disc 1 1. Sweet Jane 2. I'm Waiting For The Man 3. Rock And Roll Heart 4. Heroin 5. Rock And Roll 6. Walk On The Wild Side 7. Shooting Star 8. You Better Dance, Dance, Dance Disc 2 1. Lisa Says 2. Satellite Of Love 3. Leave Me Alone 4. Coney Island Baby 5. Vicious 6. Berlin 7. Banging On My Drums -
Audience 8.7 - A New York venue hosts a venerable New York artist and the result is a wild evening by all accounts. Recording captures the event admirably although taper is fighting between small club packed with rowdy folk and loud rock and roll band – thankfully band wins! Lou Reed The Bottom Line NYC, NY. June 3, 1979 1. -Sweet Jane 2. -Medley -Waiting For The Man -Work With Me Annie -Sexy Ways -I Wanna Be Black 3. -I'll Be Your Mirror 4. -Perfect Day 5. -Men Of Good Fortune -
Cleveland 1978 SDBRD 9.7 - Great sound! Perfectly mixed, good live atmosphere (even though it is a board tape, the microphones do pick up the ambience). Cleveland 1980 SDBRD 9.3 - A very bright (almost too bright) recording, and it would have been a tragedy if this did not have anything else going but it does - it's got good guts, and yes even low end although it could use a touch more beefiness. Still, this is one hot sounding show, sure to please even the most jaded collector.
Lou Reed Cleveland Music Hall Cleveland, OH 1978-04-26 01. Gimme Some Good Times 02. Satellite Of Love 03. Leave Me Alone 04. I Wanna Be Black 05. Walk On The Wild Side 06. Coney Island Baby 07. Street Hassle 08. Sweet Jane 09. Rock And Roll Lou Reed: guitar, vocals Stuart Heinrich: guitar Michael Fonfara: keyboards Ellard "Moose" Boles: bass Marty Fogel: sax Michael Suchorsky - drums Angela Howard, Chrissie Faith: backing vocals Disc 2 Agora Theatre Cleveland, OH. 1980-05-27 01. Sweet Jane 02. I'm Waiting For The Man 03. Coney Island Baby 04. Vicious 05. Perfect Day 06. Heroin 07. How Do You Speak To An Angel 08. Berlin 09. The Kids Disc 3 10. How Do You Speak To An Angel 11. Heroin 12. The Power Of Positive Drinking 13. My Old Man 14. Applause and Crowd Banter 15. The Bells 16. Pale Blue Eyes - Band Intro - Pale Blue Eyes Lou Reed: guitar, vocals Chuck Hammer: guitar synthesiser Stuart Heinrich:guitar Michael Fonfara: keyboards Ellard "Moose" Bowles: bass Michael Suchorsky: drums