I'm 67 & from Russia. I fame the the politic russion tsar. But when 50 years ago i heard Beatles, RS, CCR&rock-n-roll, i heard music of The Lìberty! I don't understand the lyrics, but the music have very big power and i understand - it's my music and my way to The Liberty from darkness this time...
Reed is dying, literally, but I have seen Reed since the old VU. Never saw Lou happier and the band more charged. The Czech Republic and its love for Lou go back to the '60s. Havel the poet/president and freedom fighter said the music was an inspiration for the young people and Prague Spring. Later Lou was honored. It must have been special for him to play this gig. This band loves Lou and is playing their butt off. I love the little Sly medley at the end.
Totally agree, every live show you go to you hope you see a band giving it everything like these guys are. Such infectious energy. I love seeing everyone smiling as they're playing.
y'know, i think you're right-ish.... i was just following some stuff of my late buddy michael fonfara, and this popped up, so i let it run.... and yeah, it's......ebullient.... his early 80s band were all toronto guys, that. i knew to one extent or another, as a roadie i guess.... so i was kinda over-focussed on that period, nice to see this growth in him..... i'm sure michael would agree, were he here....
oh, ps, i've seen michael more than once when he was terminal..... and we hung out...... and talked about the old days..... and he had a lot of ......... love..... for lou
Must have been a huge honour for the younger musicians to play a classic tune with Lou a fantastic songwriter and legend, great live musicianship taking the song away and feeling that infectious riff, if I’d have been on stage playing my guitar with Lou to this I would have played my heart out.
Only Lou would do this: classic American Punk rock before anyone knew what punk was! And doing it on the 4th of July in a foreign country- the ultimate Punk F-you statement! LOVE IT!
@@bishlap Lou Reed Live 75 is actually from 1973 and is the rest of the Rock and Roll Animal concert. They should put both records together as a single album.
@@haybill3000 Really? I have both albums and even bought LR Live on cd last yr. I honestly thought they were 2 different recordings bc LR Live sounds better to me - does that make sense? I know it's the same band, that's why I bought them both back in the '70's. Lou put together one of the greatest live bands ever. Anyway, I can't dig out my album from storage so I'll take your word for it. Thanks.
@@bishlap both of them were recorded December 21st 1973 Howard Stein Academy New York. The audio from Rock and Roll animal is much better than Lou Reed live for some reason. The interesting thing about rock and roll animal the audience Applause were taken from a John Denver concert! Cheers
Toujours surprenant , excellente version. Lou Reed restera comme un des plus grand si ce n'est le plus grand.Depuis plus de 40ans je le découvre encore et je vibre toujours autant. I love to much your music.
I remember the first time I went to NYC and turned onto Lexington, this immediately jumped into my head. It wore on my buddy’s nerves I sang it so much (and poorly).
Boy, Lou looks rough in this video. Maybe that's when his liver started to fail? The band is nice and tight. They look like they really enjoying playing for Lou. I don't know if this were his regular people? RIP Lou!!
Tony Thunder Smith on drums. And Rob Wasserman on bass. Others are the late band he toured with for the very last two years. But hard core fans can correct me.
@@crypto2slash872 not a hardcore fan but the short haired guitarist is Aram Bajakian, the keyboard player at the back is Sarth Calhoun, sax could be Ulrich Krieger. Some articles name Kevin Hearn as a keyboard player on this tour but this doesn't look like h. Not sure on the rest barring Smith and Wasserman who have already been named
Lou wouldn't have liked the RIP.😉 Checkout See that my grave is kept clean.WOW. You're right.I believe he was already sick here.On the Dylan tribute he looked a little tired too & in the end it says In Memoriam several of the artists that had passed since then.Unfortunately Lou was one of them.
I love Lou Reeds music. He is a rare performer that IMO is meant to perform live. Most performers make a live albums and it is not as good as the studio version.....not Reed, he is always at his best live. Such a great band he always seems to be able to put together with all the different sounds...and none of his songs sound alike as with so many musicians.
For those who hear the original and say '8 beats to the bar over and over - simple', watch this and see how strong little Moe really was, compared to some big guy. :)
I saw the Velvet Underground in the 60's and Rock And Roll Animal in the 70's, and while watching this clip I couldn't help wondering if this clip was recorded before or after Lou had passed...!!!
I think you would have to combine "Rock and Roll Animal" with "Lou Reed Live". Same concert, different songs. In think the guitars are swapped left-right between each album.
Not Luberts best rendition of the song. My favorite part is 4:15 into the tape. The reason why if I am ever lucky enough to perform in Europe the Czech republic will be one of those stops!
