Rock 'n' Roll Animal

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Rock n Roll Animal
Rock n Roll Animal cover
Live album by Lou Reed
Released February 1974
Recorded December 21, 1973
Genre Rock
Length 40:32 (original)
48:12 (remaster)
Label RCA
Producer(s) Steve Katz & Lou Reed
Professional reviews
Lou Reed chronology
Berlin
(1973)		 Rock n Roll Animal
(1974)		 Sally Can't Dance
(1974)


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) of the contemporary 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.

The level of musicianship and entertainment on this album is extremely high, with long adventurous guitar and bass solos, fast paced rhythms and amusing lyrics. There are versions considered outstanding on this album, including "Sweet Jane" and "Lady Day".

A remastered version was released on CD in 2000. It featured greatly improved sound quality, including 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.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original version

All songs written by Lou Reed unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "Intro/Sweet Jane" (Steve Hunter, Reed) – 7:57
  2. "Heroin" – 13:16
  3. "White Light/White Heat" – 5:11
  4. "Lady Day" – 4:00
  5. "Rock 'n' Roll" – 10:08

[edit] Remastered version

  1. "Intro/Sweet Jane" (Hunter, Reed) – 7:48
  2. "Heroin" – 13:12
  3. "How Do You Think It Feels" – 3:41
  4. "Caroline Says I" – 4:06
  5. "White Light/White Heat" – 4:55
  6. "Lady Day" – 4:05
  7. "Rock 'n' Roll" – 10:21

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1974 Billboard Pop Albums 45
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