Rock 'n' Roll Animal

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Rock n Roll Animal
Live album by Lou Reed
Released	February 1974
Recorded	December 21, 1973
Genre	Rock
Length	40:32 (original) 48:12 (remaster)
Label	RCA
Producer	Steve Katz & Lou Reed
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
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. The ornate polish applied to the four Velvet Underground tracks is in jarring contrast to the VU's minimal approach to the songs.

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 1 Track listing 1.1 Original version 1.2 Remastered version 2 Personnel 3 Charts

[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

• Lou Reed – vocals
• Pentti Glan – drums, percussion
• Steve Hunter – guitars
• Prakash John – bass, vocals
• Dick Wagner – guitar, vocal
• Ray Colcord - keyboards

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1974	Billboard Pop Albums	45

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