I was 23 in 1974 and just got out of the Navy the previous year. This album blew me away. Especially the song "Heroin". I still have this recording in my pickup truck and listen to it often.
+Konig Corvus his name Prakash John he lives in Toronto has played with Bush Edgar Winter George Clinton, James Brown. Check out his bio the man is amazingly great. Needless to say a fantastic bass player.
+Bob Hatcher Good call! I looked him up and he played bass on the Rock and Roll Animal album and the like. He looked familiar for sure. He is actually my age. Crazy times back then! I only saw Lou once and he was acoustic in SF, maybe about 1980...
Here I am in 2023, half-way through my 7th decade on this planet and I HAVE to say this was PEAK Lou Reed right here. I hope the truly discerning appreciate it for what it is!
I didn't know Dick Wagner was with LR. He sure got around. Saw him with Alice Cooper in Detroit around '76. (According to Gene Simmons, he played uncredited on a Kiss LP when A Frehley wasn't showing up)
He couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, but he was a soulful artist that had that thing which makes the room change when you enter it. The French calll it "je ne sai qui". Or that certain something you can't explain. The It Factor
@@SmeeUncleJoe no,I ment '73 but I just looked up the release date and it came out Feb '74. So it was probably recorded in '73 to get it out by Feb '74. I was only 12 then so I wasn't rockin' yet😅
@@timhoovermusicman Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner recorded the studio album Berlin with Lou Reed. They toured with him in 1973 and recorded the famous rock and roll animal at Howard Stein Academy in December of 1973 that was released in February 1974. The show that you're watching here was recorded in Brussels Belgium, not in Paris featuring dangerous Danny Weiss from Iron Butterfly on guitar. This is 1974 Sally Can't Dance Tour. I told you I was old rock and roller! Cheers
@@KevinHallSurfing Mike lost to prostate cancer. Penti "Whitey" Glan the drummer also passed away, lung cancer, about 4 years ago, I think now, in Barrie Ontario. Prakash John , bass is still alive and well in Toronto area and Danny Weiss retired somewhere in the Collingwood area, an hour north of Toronto, despite being from California. Danny, who was also a founding member of Iron Butterfly looks to be a vision of health as does Prakash.
@@SmeeUncleJoe Whitey was the drummer on the tour in '74. Again didn't know. RIP Who didn't buy "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" when it came out! At least that's good news. Thanks
@@KevinHallSurfing Whitey was also the drummer on Rock & Roll Animal so I think he was with Lou for more than 1 tour. I'm not sure but I believe this Sally Can't Dance tour preceded the R&R Animal tour and Danny was not on it but replaced by Hunter et al. Most of these guys went on to play and tour with Alice Cooper. Danny also had left Iron Butterfly before their Gadda-Da-vita hit. By the way, hilariously, Gadda Da Vida was born of a member's drunken attempt at singing "Garden of Eden".
@@SmeeUncleJoe Haha wouldn't surprise me. I Saw the tour ticketed as "Sally Can't Dance" here in Sydney in August '74 on the back of the album "Rock 'n' Roll Animal" released earlier that year. This is after the '73 Rock 'n' Roll Animal tour. But that's Australia LOL
what I like best about seeing him play live is that every shot of him is a picture, he has such a strong bold image, how he wears those shades and his facial expressions, every move is a picture.
Kurt Knutsen ya know I was watching a movie tonight called cbgb they had some young dude with a little walk on role he was playing the part of lou reed
My Mom grew up listening to Lou reed..take a walk on the wild side, she never knew that all her kids loved the same man in The Velvet Underground..We will miss this amazing man! Lou Reed we love you!
I agree, I listen to the first 2:30 and wish there was more. Not that Lou's Jane is bad, but this isn't the best recording.. but best intro for sure. Wish there was more music like the intro though.
As a kid growing up in Liverpool - I was always a fan and remain so - This piece is pure as its gets in terms of a tight band - and R&R ...That base could pull me out of bed on a Sat morning -
According to the notes on a DVD, the band is: Bass - Prakash John Drums - Pentti "Whitey" Glan* Guitar - Danny Weis Keyboards - Michael Fonfara Vocals, Written-By - Lou Reed
Glann and John came from Toronto band Mandala, which evolved into Bush (long before the British band of that name). Domenic Troiano (RIP) (gtr./voc.) and Roy Kenner (voc.) were also in those bands. When Bush split, Troiano and Kenner took Joe Walsh's place in the James Gang, while Whitey and Prakash did Lou Reed and Alice Cooper ('Welcome to My Nightmare' era). Whitey (RIP) is also the drummer seen in Bette Midler's movie, 'The Rose'. Weis, originally with early Iron Butterfly, and Fonfara came from the Electra label supergroup Rhinosceros, best known for their hit instrumental 'Apricot Brandy'. Rhinosceros was a killer band!
@@MrCherryJuice Absolutely correct ! and the drum solo in "Department of Youth" from the "Welcome To My Nightmare" live concert DVD is jaw dropping...."Later..Hozen" :-)
When you got a tune you can listen to over & over again, you got something you want to hear, like again & again. I could listen to this one over + over, many times - for real - it's killer. I dig it !!!!
Like that with another girl another planet. If, ms. plumleigh, u r unfamiliar avec said track give it a spin 3 times in a row & then decide whether or not it is the best tune ever in the history of the world...ever! If however, ms. plumleigh, u r familiar avec said track u will know exactly wot i mean...xx
Totally agree. really great band...and that funk! Lou never knocked me out, as he always sounded like they pulled someone up from the audience...but what a great band, and he put his time in working his moves.
I think they are comparing the intro to SJ on Rock $ Roll Animal. I think both intros are awesome. And this performance once he comes on stage is better. Non the less I like both versions. But this one makes wants dance. Dunno, He was like Bowie. Always changing like a chameleon on a multi colored carpet.
Luv to return to this dazzling intro. 70s Porn staches, low down bass, riveting build up and Lou in his glorious bad 70s self! All heavenly wine and roses. RIP
