A Night With Lou Reed

Starring:Lou Reed
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

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This 1983 concert film was shot during Lou Reed's legendary stand at the Bottom Line in New York City. Reed got his start in Greenwich Village, and indeed this show has a strong air of a hero's return. The former Velvet Underground frontman greets the crowd with a tidy-but-tough "Sweet Jane," then smoothly skips through his then-catalogue of pre- and post-solo career records. "I'm Waiting for the Man" takes us back to the well, while "Wild Side," "Don't Talk to Me About Work," "Waves of Fear," and a stunning version of "Kill Your Sons" reflects something of the scope of Reed's development. A blistering "White Light/White Heat" reminds one of the Velvets' magnificent sting, and the show closes out with an epic take on "Rock 'n' Roll." Reed is backed by a spare ensemble, including the outstanding Robert Quine on guitar, Fred Maher on drums, and Fernando Saunders on bass. Clearly and cleanly photographed, this performance is riveting to see and hear. Keep watching after Reed leaves the stage; his post-show comments about some special moments in front of the audience are well worth catching. --Tom Keogh
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A Night with Lou Reed is an intimate visual record of Reed's legendary 1983 sold-out engagement at The Bottom Line in New York City. Fronting the most musically articulate band he had ever assembled--Reed and Robert Quine on guitar, Fernando Saunders on bass and Fred Maher on drums--Reed performs a treasure trove of his best hits. The energy and interplay on stage is so intense that it grabs the raw nerve of rock 'n' roll urgency. Songs: Sweet Jane, I'm Waiting for the Man, Martial Law, Don't Talk to Me About Work, Women, Waves of Fear, Walk on the Wild Side, Turn Out the Lights, New Age, Kill Your Sons, Satellite of Love, White Light White Heat, Rock and Roll.

A Night With Lou Reed
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Robert Quine, the guy who revitalized Lou's career

A Night With Lou Reed
Starring: Lou Reed
Manufacturer: Lightyear
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ASIN: B000PAAI98
Release Date: 2007-06-05

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Robert Quine, the guy who revitalized Lou's career.......2007-05-22

A relic from the Robert Quine days of Lou's career, and...along with the excellent "Live In Italy" CD...the only other "official" concert release. Quine is rightfully credited as the man who got Lou to pick up the guitar again, and that revived interest produced some pretty entertaining "right channel, left channel" battles. 4 stars instead of 5 because Lou never really cuts loose here like he did on the "Live In Italy" 17-minute medley of "Some Kinda Love / Sister Ray." You do get Lou "floating" (as he describes it backstage after the show) during the guitar solo to "Kill Your Sons." Like Ringo Starr said in a recent issue of Rolling Stone, in regard to seeing Bob Dylan in concert, "You go to Bob's gig, and you get what Bob wants to give you." Same holds true for Lou. On some nights the genius comes out. On other nights, the genius phones it in. On the "Night With Lou Reed" DVD, you'll see about 4/5ths of the genius...not bad, not definitive, just Lou on one New York night, and worth every penny of the $13.49 that Amazon is charging. LOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

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sad
Sheer perfection
Great Show
If you have never seen Lou Reed Live
Reed shines in an otherwise dim area of his career

A Night With Lou Reed
Starring: Lou Reed
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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Binding: DVD

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Lou Reed - Live at Montreux, 2000
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII
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The Blue Mask

ASIN: 6305210888
Release Date: 1999-01-12

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This 1983 concert film was shot during Lou Reed's legendary stand at the Bottom Line in New York City. Reed got his start in Greenwich Village, and indeed this show has a strong air of a hero's return. The former Velvet Underground frontman greets the crowd with a tidy-but-tough "Sweet Jane," then smoothly skips through his then-catalogue of pre- and post-solo career records. "I'm Waiting for the Man" takes us back to the well, while "Wild Side," "Don't Talk to Me About Work," "Waves of Fear," and a stunning version of "Kill Your Sons" reflects something of the scope of Reed's development. A blistering "White Light/White Heat" reminds one of the Velvets' magnificent sting, and the show closes out with an epic take on "Rock 'n' Roll." Reed is backed by a spare ensemble, including the outstanding Robert Quine on guitar, Fred Maher on drums, and Fernando Saunders on bass. Clearly and cleanly photographed, this performance is riveting to see and hear. Keep watching after Reed leaves the stage; his post-show comments about some special moments in front of the audience are well worth catching. --Tom Keogh

Description

A Night with Lou Reed is an intimate visual record of Reed's legendary 1983 sold-out engagement at The Bottom Line in New York City. Fronting the most musically articulate band he had ever assembled--Reed and Robert Quine on guitar, Fernando Saunders on bass and Fred Maher on drums--Reed performs a treasure trove of his best hits. The energy and interplay on stage is so intense that it grabs the raw nerve of rock 'n' roll urgency. Songs: Sweet Jane, I'm Waiting for the Man, Martial Law, Don't Talk to Me About Work, Women, Waves of Fear, Walk on the Wild Side, Turn Out the Lights, New Age, Kill Your Sons, Satellite of Love, White Light White Heat, Rock and Roll.

Customer Reviews:

sad.......2006-03-07

a long time lou reed fan was so looking forward to recieving this dvd. if you are entrenched into the talent and feeling and soul of the lou reed album rocknroll animal, you will be so disapointed with this dvd. sweet jane and rocknroll i swear could be played better by a holiday inn cover band. save your money.

Sheer perfection.......2005-03-04

What we have here is simply the greatest band that Reed has ever assembled in his entire solo career , playing some of his strongest material in an outstanding fiery way. Alongside Reed's ever charimastic performance, mr. Robert 'Voidoid' Quine is in IMHO really the main force at this concert, delivering his trademark blistering guitar solos all over the place, backed by the solid rhythm section of Saunders and Maher. The song selection is very good, ranging from VU to "Blue Mask", the sound quality is nice and the shooting have an adequate sparse elegance.

Well, folks, this is SHEER PERFECTION for Lou Reed's fans!!!

Great Show.......2004-03-20

This DVD has good atmosphere. It is fullscreen, and shot as video, so the quality is as good as it gets, but that is pretty good for a 1983 era show. The song selection is great, and Lou puts in great versions of Kill Your Sons, Turn Out The Lights, and Waves of Fear. The only drawback is the length at 60 minutes. On DVD they should have extended the show, but you can't everything. If you like Lou, this is a great DVD to get. Both the picture and sound quality are much enhanced from the VHS version. Absolutely no extras!

If you have never seen Lou Reed Live.......2003-02-11

Lou Reed, Love him or Hate him. For many there is no in between. Having seen him live since the Velvet Underground, his shows range from brilliant to "let's leave." This dvd records for posterity a pretty decent show. While I remember one of his shows at the Roxy in LA as the best I ever saw, this dvd will provide the listener with an extremely enjoyable rememberance. Filmed in 1983, Lou is joined by frequent bandmates, Robert Quine on Guitar and Fernando Saunders on Bass plus Fred Maher on Drums.

Tracks include: Sweet Jane, I'm Waiting For The Man, Martial Law, Don't Talk to Me About Work, Women, Waves of Fear, Walk on the Wild Side, Turn Out the Lights, New Age, Kill Your Sons, Satellite of Love, White Light/White Heat, Rock N' Roll.

Don't expect the songs to be as released on studio versions or the band to be as tight as on "Rock & Roll Animal" and don't expect an encore. It would have been nice if the set list had been longer, but I really can't complain, except for some of the induced feedback reminiscent of "Metal Machine Music" but even that is only in small doses. Worth adding to the collection.

Reed shines in an otherwise dim area of his career.......2002-10-27

I find once reed started to talk about marriage and deepend his voice that his musical shelf life had halved. The Blue Mask is an excellent output, probably his last mandatory album of his old style and this DVD takes place shortly after said album's completeion. The sound quality is impecable and the song choice is excellent. Really a must for Reed fans whom wish to experience him live, but dont want to pay a grand a plate at some charity to see him.

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