the 1976 tour is kind of a mixed bag for me mostly because of the lack of Lou's playing. And sometimes it makes a huge difference, some songs sound empty. But it also has great moments like that Roxy Theatre intro jam with his great solo along with Don Cherry and that beautiful Marty Fogel's overamplified Sax. Sometimes I think about becoming an archivist of Lou Reed guitar playing. Somebody should highlight how delightful it can be. There's also that cracking rendition of Temporary Thing with the overpowering guitar that is a beauty.
I mean, sorry. I probably complain too much, but am also very eager to discuss these aspects of Lou Reed's tours. Thanks for sharing the recording! Great as always :D
Another take: this jazz-inflected period in the '70's yielded very little of lasting value to his catalogue - and I liked Street Hassle and The Bells (mostly). But, it was an undeniably marked drop off from his innovative writing and song composition from the VU days, just a few years earlier. "Oooh sweet mama?" This is embarrassing and it's the substances: whatever they did for him back then caught up with him here. For another thing (or is it the same thing?), he relies way too much on his band, but garage band "virtuosity" was never his appeal or the medium of his art. And is it worth saying that these songs are really quite abysmal? What did they call this stuff, "cock rock?" It's got E.D.
Brilliant
This show was so good
the 1976 tour is kind of a mixed bag for me mostly because of the lack of Lou's playing. And sometimes it makes a huge difference, some songs sound empty. But it also has great moments like that Roxy Theatre intro jam with his great solo along with Don Cherry and that beautiful Marty Fogel's overamplified Sax. Sometimes I think about becoming an archivist of Lou Reed guitar playing. Somebody should highlight how delightful it can be. There's also that cracking rendition of Temporary Thing with the overpowering guitar that is a beauty.
I mean, sorry. I probably complain too much, but am also very eager to discuss these aspects of Lou Reed's tours. Thanks for sharing the recording! Great as always :D
Another take: this jazz-inflected period in the '70's yielded very little of lasting value to his catalogue - and I liked Street Hassle and The Bells (mostly). But, it was an undeniably marked drop off from his innovative writing and song composition from the VU days, just a few years earlier. "Oooh sweet mama?" This is embarrassing and it's the substances: whatever they did for him back then caught up with him here. For another thing (or is it the same thing?), he relies way too much on his band, but garage band "virtuosity" was never his appeal or the medium of his art. And is it worth saying that these songs are really quite abysmal? What did they call this stuff, "cock rock?" It's got E.D.