walking down the street in Toronto ,stumbled on this concert about to begin. rush opening the show, they were energetic for sure. then the show began, Lou and the FANTASTIC band blew us away,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, for 3.50$. WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow is right! Sounds like it was a super bargain to see those guys tearing it up, live, back in the day. I never got to see them live, so I had to record my own version of the song... Stop back to my YT channel for more classic videos, @KennysClassics
Thanks, MesaEddie, I agree, mine too... That intro has always had a rock and roll, majestic vibe to it. I just had to bring it back for those like yourself who have loved it, and for those that have never heard it before.
Yes, I agree, Kevin. I have been in love with those harmony solos in the intro and the alternating counterpoise of their individual solos for 50 years now. It was a masterpiece, and a hidden gem, of classic rock and roll music from the 1970's.
Thank you my friend. I had to preserve this masterpiece of a song and guitar solos to carry on into the 21st century...I really appreciate your comments!
The best intro for the best song of all history of rock n roll with the masters of guitar: Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter and the greats Prakash John on bass and Pennty Whitney Glan on drums.
This is hands down the best live recording of a song ever!!!! Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner were guitar masters. When the boys at Guitar Center are hanging around talking about " tone", this is what they are trying to achieve.
@@KennysClassics You did a great job. I have been telling people about these two guys forever. Ever since I first heard this song, I wanted other people that were into music to know about them.
Until today I didn’t know about Dick Wagner; had only known about Hunter’s work on the tour/LP for Rock & Roll Animal. Phenomenal guitarist! And let’s not forget Prakesh John’s bass playing!! He was bassist/singer for a band called, Bush. Saw them as an opening act for some band in the early 70s. Can’t remember - having slept a time or two since then.
You absolutely nailed that guitar sound; hats off to you Sir. And you are right, it's by a country mile the best ever twin guitar exposition in rock music.
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This is one of the best things ever posted to UA-cam. Fantastic. Always considered this one of the best guitar solos/duos of all time. Great homage to some ridiculous licks.
Thank you sandpointcinema7557, I really appreciate your comments. I agree with your assessment as one of the best duo solos of all time. That is why I recorded this remake. It needed a 21st century upgrade from the early 70's version. So glad you enjoyed it. Subscribe or stop back often for more classic videos, @kennysclassics...
@@KennysClassics Definitely. Another fantastic opening lead from Steve Hunter is the live version of Viscious. Also remember him from Night of the Guitar.
Thanks, midi1529! Yes, bringing this tune back is very nostalgic for me as well, during the era of Bowie, Lou, and others. I never cared that much for some of Lou Reed's songs, but this tune was very popular among my high school friends in the early 70's. I also played this song out in some of my early bands. However, we can't forget the superb job of the 70's rock and roll guitar playing by Hunter and Wagner!
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My opinion this was definitely one of the best recordings I’ve ever heard-- and a Fantastic Album very very underrated. Brilliant musicians 10/10 👍👍👍👍👍🏆🎸
@@KennysClassics - Thank You, Kenny - James is my son - former Nashville bassist/keyboardist. Still in Nashville but is now studying law in his final year of law school. Best regards, Jim
Nice job. Maybe still my favorite guitar solo-duet. If it weren't for the lousy singer, I could have been a big Lou Reed fan. Ha! Only years later did I learn it wasn't Lou playing the guitar, but Hunter and Wagner. Wish I had paid attention sooner, would have tried to catch them.
Thanks Paul, I agree with you regarding Lou. Glad I could share a light on who the real rock stars were, the guitar players in his band...Hunter and Wagner...
Thank you Todd! You and I, as well as many other people from that era understand and know what a powerful tune that Hunter and Wagner created in their rocking version of this song. However, there are so many that have never heard of those two guitar players, or have never heard this live version of Sweet Jane. This is why I had to bring it back and recreate their version for a new generation to hear. Thank you for your comments...
Being over 70 myself, I can completely relate to this brilliant song featuring THE best guitar intro I've ever heard. Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner were beyond brilliant. I wore two vinyl copies of "Rock'n'Roll Animal" out . . mainly listening to this masterpiece. I still listen to this song regularly. Your own guitar work is fabulous. Great touch. However, there is one element of this brilliant intro that should be recognized. The BASS lines provided by PRAKESH JOHN. Prakesh is Canadian and not overly well known but it's impossible to listen to this intro without hearing his searing bass rims. some of rock music's finest. Distinctive. Clean and clear. How I envy those who were at that little NYC theater on that Dec '73 night. They witnessed an extraordinary event. Steve, Dick and Prakesh were so good that Lou Reed felt upstaged and he was . He dumped that band because he knew they would outshine him. You've honored this song well with exceptional guitar skills of your own. it must have been a lot of fun to recreate.
Thank you kiltedwolf2! I am honored by your comments, and I agree with everything you stated about the song and the album. Yes, you are right, Prakesh, deserves a round of applause as well. He was the bass player with the dark bushy mustache as seen in several videos of the band at that time. But, yes, it was fun to recreate this tune into a storytelling video, with the music as close to the original as I could make it. It was a lot of work, but well worth the time, especially for fans like you and I who can appreciate their work.
@@KennysClassics Yeah, Kenny. Prakesh John did sorta resemble Jim Croce with that dark moustache. .only with a ton more talent. ha For me, it's just hard to NOT to recognize Prakesh's brilliant bass work in the intro to Sweet Jane. He's right there with Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner. I really wish that band had been able to stay together longer. They needed a good lead singer. Lou Reed wasn't going to share the stage with more talented musicians, so he canned them. Alice Cooper picked them up for a while but he too had a massive ego. Every time I listen to this song, which is often, I dissect the parts of every musician playing on this incredible musical icon. You have a gift. You seem to FEEL what you want to create via your fingers on a guitar fret board. Carlos Santana said this years back. I'm thinking you'll concur. To be able to transfer thoughts into music as well as you can craft them is art. I admire your talents immensely. Rock on. --Michael Wolf
@@kiltedwolf2 , thanks again Michael...You are right, Lou Reed really wasn't that good of a musician. It was his band that got him over with the fans...Keep checking my UA-cam page for more awesome videos in the future. My current video, Going Down, by Jeff Beck has been well received as well. It is what I call "Classic" Rock and Roll!
How well you describe it all!!! Thank you for your precious intake, as a national of Brasil, and being also an American, I take off my hat for your impressions and I completely agree with you! Thank you, friend!
Great job! You’re very talented. Rock and Roll Animal is in regular rotation on my playlist. That intro to Sweet Jane, you’ll never hear a better solo than that.
Yea, I agree. I think it was the product of my imagination, as I started recording this video, that built upon itself into this final product that you see in the completed video. Evidently, it turned out to be a successful video here on UA-cam, with almost 10,000 views. Thanks Jackson for your comments.
Thank you Terry! It is appreciative viewers like yourself that motivates me to put the time into each and every video I post. I try to cover all of the bases, video, audio, the song, and the story...Thanks for your comments...
If there ever was a true Rock & Roll anthem, this would have to be it. The guitar work on the Rock & Roll Animals album was beyond incredible! I've been working on it with my guitar, and this video was a BIG help. I listen to this song several times a month. Just can't get enough of it. Thanks so much for honoring Steve Hunter & Dick Wagner with your video. Love it! 💖😍🎤🎸🎼🎵😎
Thank you Michael! Well after 50 years I noticed that no one since then has covered those solos and the song with any justice. So, I had to do something about that...😉 Stop back to my UA-cam channel again or subscribe for more classic video recreations, @kennysclassics
all I can say is I was at the Lou Reed show where this was recorded. I was about 20 and trying with a good measure of success to get a cute foxy thing to come home with me. Point is this was a part of the soundtrack to our lives and we didn't give it a second glance as the musical history it would become. But isn't that true of everything? I drove down to the show in a 4spd RoadRunner that had I kept would have been a good down payment on a house now. We just had no clue.
Yes I agree...Yesterday's memories, things, music, and people become classic treasures in our future lives. Which is why I like to hold to as many of those memories and things as I can. You never know their value later on...
@bigfootsboggybottomlodge4954 just saw this. It was a 72'. I had friends at Chrysler so i was able to get some good parts. Enough goods to have it at 11.80's in the drags. Pretty stout!
Thanks MJM, that's one of the reasons I reproduced this masterpiece so every note of that fantastic lead duo performance could be heard and appreciated... Stop back often for more videos!
What an audacious thing to do - a cover version of the opening song of the greatest Rock n Roll album of all time! I saw this lineup perform in Melbourne in the 70s following the "support" act, AC/DC. 🤔 That Lou Reed concert remains the best rock n roll concert I've seen. Well done, Kenny!
Thanks Eddie! I really appreciate your comments. I wish I could have seen that concert in Melbourne. I bet it was great. I fact I wish I could see your country once in my lifetime, but that will probably never happen. Check back often for more classic videos, or better yet subscribe. By the way I watched a couple of your videos. Your finger picking style is very disciplined. I loved it. I wish I could pick like that but I think the key is to let your nails grow out a bit and I always cut mine down. I'll have to let them grow out a bit one of these days and give it a whirl again, then I'll see if I can be that disciplined, lol...
Thank you thank you. I am an 71 yr old, former drummer and now guitarist. I have this album and cherish it dearly. This track and your love for it shines thru. Thanks again Great song...
Thank you so much BillyBob!!! Really appreciate your comments. Stop back often to my UA-cam channel, @KennysClassics, for more classic R&R, R&B, and Blues, videos!
I retract my last comment because some of those backdrops a really cool and I apologize for just everything that I said earlier thank you you guys a great
Thanks for your comments Bernie! Yea, I know I could have just done a video so other musicians or music lovers could just watch me play it. However, from being in many show bands on the road for years when I was younger, I learned that not every one is listening that close to the music and there are those that are looking at the entire presentation visually and audibly. This creates a complete story or concept to invoke even more passion to the viewer. I therefore try to create visual story lines to go along with all of my videos. This way my production has something in it for everybody. Please subscribe to my channel and check my other videos I have posted. Thanks again for your comments!
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When Twisted Sister was a bar band, on the precipice of their own becoming, I saw them play Into and Sweet Jane at a club called Hammerheads in West Islip NY around 1978 or so. They nailed it so perfectly it was like a trip back in time. Being a fan of RnR Animal since I was about 13 1974-75, I .never thought I would ever hear anyone play that live, but they blew me away. It was unbelievable.
I too was in to Twisted Sister and saw them a bunch of times during their bar band days in the late 1970s on L.I.( Hammerheads, Speaks, The Mad Hatter) They did a great cover of this song among others ( Diamond Dogs, Jail break, Riot in Cell Block #9, Johnny B. Goode, Tie Your Mother Down, Vicious) Great shows.
@@johncitonaki Interesting... I wish I could have heard their rendition of this song. It must have been good, since you are the second person on my page here that has mentioned it...
Great job!! Not only is this a great recording but the video is very imaginative also. I would be hard pressed to find a better cover of any song, just excellent!
Thank you Gregory! I am humbled by your comments. So glad you enjoyed it. Please subscribe or check back often to my UA-cam channel for more classic rock videos. A new one was just posted last week!
Thanks bud! Really appreciate your comments. I see you also appreciate this outstanding duo guitar solo of all time, by Hunter and Wagner. Regarding my background video, I decided every video I do has to have some type of visual story line behind it. I found this especially so, since I am normally video taping myself with out the band other than their studio audio parts. It makes for a more interesting presentation...
Reminds me of cruising in my 1970 383 Cuda during warm Iowa summer nights...til 3:00 AM...listening to Rock and Roll Animal over and over...great job Sir!
Thanks Dwight, I can relate. This song always reminded me of cruisin' in my 1969 Chevy Impala, on some warm Ohio nights, listening to this tune over and over again, with a little Bowie and some Stones thrown in between....lol.
Thanks for your comment, Henry! Yea, not too many live, hit tunes, start off with a gang buster live solo section right off the bat, and then go into the first verse and chorus, etc...
I'm 65 years young now, Sweet Jane and Rock And Roll are two my all time favorites. My third favorite guitar rock song is Train Kept a Rolling, which is so good everyone on the planet thinks Aerosmith invented it, even Jeff Beck couldn't believe it when he heard fans calling it an Aerosmith Song. I've been listing to these 3 songs since the 70's And didn't know until 5 years ago Hunter & Wagner did all three. I'm one of their biggest fans now, and I was very disappointed with Rolling Stone Magazine's list of 100 greatest guitarist, as these two were not mentioned but Lou Reed made the list.
Doug, I get it! I am 68 years young, and I agree with your comments. The fact that these two guitar soloists have been pretty much ignored in the classic rock media, is one of the main reasons I did this video, which was to give them the kudos they deserved. The second reason I did this video was, like you, I loved these dueling solos and feel that it was one of the greatest performances in classic rock history. Like one of the commentators on my UA-cam channel said, "This was a true Rock and Roll anthem if there ever was one...one of the best live recordings and solos ever..." Regarding Lou Reed, the only thing we can really credit him and his manager for is getting this gig originally which made this live recording possible...Thanks for your thoughts Doug, and stop back often for more videos, and subscribe to my channel! 😎
your homage to one of the greatest intros in rock history has got to be among the best, if not THE best covers out there. so beautifully crafted. if i played guitar i'd be insanely jealous. bravo to you, kenny, bob and brad. thanks for keeping this little piece of the magnificent music and times of the 70's alive.
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My man, you tore that up!! Well, well done, and thanks for taking the time to do a tribute to those two guys. I was in the 3rd grade on Dec 21, 1973 as my mom and her boyfriend relocated us in a VW van up I-5 to Albany, Oregon. My mom had the coolest music, including the Bad Company album with "Ready for Love" which made me rock the house at 9, and of course Rock N' Roll Animal which I continue to learn more and more about to this day. As I entered the USAF in 1984 I started purchasing my own music and Rock N' Roll Animal immediately entered the collection. I don't have to tell YOU, that whole album is great. Thanks again, you nailed it. Respectfully, JD
Thank you JD! I am humbled by your comments. Your story and those comments are much appreciated. Stop back often or subscribe to my channel for more classic video remakes...
Thank you, Peter! I appreciate your comments. Check out my UA-cam page, or subscribe, for a variety of classic rock songs I have done. I have a new one being released this coming week. Thanks again...
Thank you for your comments. Yes, this song really got me going back in the 70's. When I wanted a boost, I would pop in my 8-track of Lou's, Rock and Roll Animal album, which included this tune, into my old Chevy Impala, and I would crank it up as loud as that car stereo would go at the time...It was fantastic to listen to in then and still is today... The 8-track's car stereo speakers just couldn't handle it back then, so I hooked up a 100 watt, (2) 12" guitar speaker cabinet in the back seat to the existing car stereo speaker wires. That did the trick! It was glorious...lol...
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walking down the street in Toronto ,stumbled on this concert about to begin. rush opening the show, they were energetic for sure. then the show began, Lou and the FANTASTIC band blew us away,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, for 3.50$. WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow is right! Sounds like it was a super bargain to see those guys tearing it up, live, back in the day.
I never got to see them live, so I had to record my own version of the song... Stop back to my YT channel for more classic videos, @KennysClassics
Very cool
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THE best INTRO in rock music.
Thank you Nevigo! I agree 100%...
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Has always been my favorite intro ever since the first time I heard it in 1975.
Thanks, MesaEddie, I agree, mine too... That intro has always had a rock and roll, majestic vibe to it. I just had to bring it back for those like yourself who have loved it, and for those that have never heard it before.
@@KennysClassics Sorry I didn’t comment on the incredible job you did very impressive. Thanks for the post.
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@@KennysClassics I certainly will thanks.
Sweet Jane intro probably one of the best solos of all time seriously.
Yes, I agree, Kevin. I have been in love with those harmony solos in the intro and the alternating counterpoise of their individual solos for 50 years now. It was a masterpiece, and a hidden gem, of classic rock and roll music from the 1970's.
Obra Maestra del R"n'R.Unique.
@@albertoracaj2718 Gracias por tu comentario, Alberto. Sí, es una obra maestra de la música vintage rock and roll.
Absolutely positively beyond a shadow of any doubt the superlative of rock and roll music in the 20th and 21st centuries
Nuff said
Mind totally blown. Takes me back note for note. Outstanding….
Thank you my friend. I had to preserve this masterpiece of a song and guitar solos to carry on into the 21st century...I really appreciate your comments!
The best intro for the best song of all history of rock n roll with the masters of guitar: Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter and the greats Prakash John on bass and Pennty Whitney Glan on drums.
Yes, I agree 100%!
Those two guys really made a great song a spectacular song! They do deserve the credit they never really got. This video is way too awesome too!
I definitely agree Antonio! Thanks for your comments...
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This is hands down the best live recording of a song ever!!!! Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner were guitar masters. When the boys at Guitar Center are hanging around talking about " tone", this is what they are trying to achieve.
That's right...You understand where I'm coming from! This is my tribute to those guitar masters...
@@KennysClassics You did a great job. I have been telling people about these two guys forever. Ever since I first heard this song, I wanted other people that were into music to know about them.
Until today I didn’t know about Dick Wagner; had only known about Hunter’s work on the tour/LP for Rock & Roll Animal. Phenomenal guitarist! And let’s not forget Prakesh John’s bass playing!! He was bassist/singer for a band called, Bush. Saw them as an opening act for some band in the early 70s. Can’t remember - having slept a time or two since then.
And Jhon Paskash
The BEST rock intro ever!!!
I agree Albert, 100%! Thanks for your comments and thanks for watching!
The best solo EVER!!!
Yes, I agree...!
absolutely brilliant version keny xx sitting by the fire xx
Thank you Vic!
It's quite an accomplishment to play this part, but to come up with it is on a complete different level.
Thank you for your comments. Yes, I agree. Stop back for more classic videos on my YT channel, @kennysclassics.
Great job. Man, I wish I could play it that well.
Thanks Slick! So glad you appreciate my recreation of this classic R&R dual solo tribute...Stop back again soon and subscribe for more classic videos.
Wow Kenny, You Nailed It,
The most exquisite intro to a R&R Song, Hands Down, Nuff Said!!
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Thanks for watching!
You absolutely nailed that guitar sound; hats off to you Sir. And you are right, it's by a country mile the best ever twin guitar exposition in rock music.
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Bravo!
Thank you Joseph, much appreciated!
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This is one of the best things ever posted to UA-cam. Fantastic. Always considered this one of the best guitar solos/duos of all time. Great homage to some ridiculous licks.
Thank you sandpointcinema7557, I really appreciate your comments. I agree with your assessment as one of the best duo solos of all time. That is why I recorded this remake. It needed a 21st century upgrade from the early 70's version. So glad you enjoyed it. Subscribe or stop back often for more classic videos, @kennysclassics...
@@KennysClassics Definitely. Another fantastic opening lead from Steve Hunter is the live version of Viscious. Also remember him from Night of the Guitar.
Thanks for the post … saw the original in Brisbane in 70’s … favorite 😊
Thanks RD, I appreciate your comments.
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Lots of fun. The live rock n roll animal version. My hi school band in the 70s we'd play this sucker at keggers all the time. Good times well done
Thanks, midi1529! Yes, bringing this tune back is very nostalgic for me as well, during the era of Bowie, Lou, and others. I never cared that much for some of Lou Reed's songs, but this tune was very popular among my high school friends in the early 70's. I also played this song out in some of my early bands. However, we can't forget the superb job of the 70's rock and roll guitar playing by Hunter and Wagner!
I don’t feel worthy, but thank you for sharing. I will cherish this
Thank you Joanne!
Sweet indeed.
Thanks Richard for your "sweet" comment!
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very well done!
Thank you Chuck! Much appreciated...
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Coming next week will be my classic rendition of BADGE written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison.
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Nic work. Thanks.
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My opinion this was definitely one of the best recordings I’ve ever heard-- and a Fantastic Album very very underrated. Brilliant musicians 10/10 👍👍👍👍👍🏆🎸
Thank you Rick! I agree 100%. Stop back often for more classic videos.
❤❤❤Fabulous!!!❤️❤️❤️
Thanks James! Very kind of you... By the way you are quite an accomplished piano player.
I checked out a couple of your videos.👍
@@KennysClassics - Thank You, Kenny - James is my son - former Nashville bassist/keyboardist. Still in Nashville but is now studying law in his final year of law school.
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Jim
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Oh - well done.
Thank you David for your comment!
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Audacious. 😁
Thanks so much Rob! Glad you liked it.
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@@KennysClassics Done
excellent...
Thank you Karel!🍺 Much appreciated...(I bet you get that beer icon a lot, eh?)😉
@@KennysClassics no in fact it's pronounced bear
Karel, My apologies, guess I should not assume pronunciations. Thank you for correcting me. Take care...
very very good !!!!
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Still KICKS ASSS after MANY times of watching and listing, 👀
Ride Captain Ride, 👍
Nice job. Maybe still my favorite guitar solo-duet. If it weren't for the lousy singer, I could have been a big Lou Reed fan. Ha! Only years later did I learn it wasn't Lou playing the guitar, but Hunter and Wagner. Wish I had paid attention sooner, would have tried to catch them.
Thanks Paul, I agree with you regarding Lou. Glad I could share a light on who the real rock stars were, the guitar players in his band...Hunter and Wagner...
Only the 'old ones' could get the trip ...!!!
I love knowing that other people love this version of this song as much as I do! Excellent tribute. Well-done!
Thank you Todd! You and I, as well as many other people from that era understand and know what a powerful tune that Hunter and Wagner created in their rocking version of this song. However, there are so many that have never heard of those two guitar players, or have never heard this live version of Sweet Jane. This is why I had to bring it back and recreate their version for a new generation to hear. Thank you for your comments...
Being over 70 myself, I can completely relate to this brilliant song featuring THE best guitar intro I've ever heard. Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner were beyond brilliant. I wore two vinyl copies of "Rock'n'Roll Animal" out . . mainly listening to this masterpiece. I still listen to this song regularly. Your own guitar work is fabulous. Great touch. However, there is one element of this brilliant intro that should be recognized. The BASS lines provided by PRAKESH JOHN. Prakesh is Canadian and not overly well known but it's impossible to listen to this intro without hearing his searing bass rims. some of rock music's finest. Distinctive. Clean and clear. How I envy those who were at that little NYC theater on that Dec '73 night. They witnessed an extraordinary event. Steve, Dick and Prakesh were so good that Lou Reed felt upstaged and he was . He dumped that band because he knew they would outshine him. You've honored this song well with exceptional guitar skills of your own. it must have been a lot of fun to recreate.
Thank you kiltedwolf2! I am honored by your comments, and I agree with everything you stated about the song and the album. Yes, you are right, Prakesh, deserves a round of applause as well. He was the bass player with the dark bushy mustache as seen in several videos of the band at that time. But, yes, it was fun to recreate this tune into a storytelling video, with the music as close to the original as I could make it. It was a lot of work, but well worth the time, especially for fans like you and I who can appreciate their work.
@@KennysClassics Yeah, Kenny. Prakesh John did sorta resemble Jim Croce with that dark moustache. .only with a ton more talent. ha For me, it's just hard to NOT to recognize Prakesh's brilliant bass work in the intro to Sweet Jane. He's right there with Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner. I really wish that band had been able to stay together longer. They needed a good lead singer. Lou Reed wasn't going to share the stage with more talented musicians, so he canned them. Alice Cooper picked them up for a while but he too had a massive ego. Every time I listen to this song, which is often, I dissect the parts of every musician playing on this incredible musical icon.
You have a gift. You seem to FEEL what you want to create via your fingers on a guitar fret board. Carlos Santana said this years back. I'm thinking you'll concur. To be able to transfer thoughts into music as well as you can craft them is art. I admire your talents immensely. Rock on. --Michael Wolf
@@kiltedwolf2 , thanks again Michael...You are right, Lou Reed really wasn't that good of a musician. It was his band that got him over with the fans...Keep checking my UA-cam page for more awesome videos in the future. My current video, Going Down, by Jeff Beck has been well received as well. It is what I call "Classic" Rock and Roll!
How well you describe it all!!! Thank you for your precious intake, as a national of Brasil, and being also an American, I take off my hat for your impressions and I completely agree with you! Thank you, friend!
Magnificent. Thanks.
Thanks Bill! Much appreciated...
Yes a true masterpiece of a solo, I was dumbstruck when I heard it in the 1970s and still I am in awe, thanks for your masterful homage.
Thank you Frederico! That is very kind of you. Glad you enjoyed it...
Great job! You’re very talented. Rock and Roll Animal is in regular rotation on my playlist. That intro to Sweet Jane, you’ll never hear a better solo than that.
Thank you so much Vic! You are right, that intro solo to Sweet Jane is majestic!!!
Nicely Done!
Thank you Doug! Your comment is much appreciated...
Great job, in my top 5 favorite rock and roll songs.
Just superb
Thanks so much @pleaper1, really appreciate your response!
Crazy how such a simple studio song turns into something so crazy.
Yea, I agree. I think it was the product of my imagination, as I started recording this video, that built upon itself into this final product that you see in the completed video. Evidently, it turned out to be a successful video here on UA-cam, with almost 10,000 views. Thanks Jackson for your comments.
@@KennysClassics thank you for the wonderful music. It’s a great tribute to a great live performance!
@@jacksondrew960 Thanks again! I really appreciate that...
magnifique
Thank you so much!
Man I love this video. Great song, great music, great special effects. Watch it all the time. Thanks.
Thank you Terry!
It is appreciative viewers like yourself that motivates me to put the time into each and every video I post.
I try to cover all of the bases, video, audio, the song, and the story...Thanks for your comments...
Nice job!
Thank you Mr. Jones! I appreciate that.
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If there ever was a true Rock & Roll anthem, this would have to be it. The guitar work on the Rock & Roll Animals album was beyond incredible! I've been working on it with my guitar, and this video was a BIG help. I listen to this song several times a month. Just can't get enough of it.
Thanks so much for honoring Steve Hunter & Dick Wagner with your video. Love it! 💖😍🎤🎸🎼🎵😎
Great job covering one of the greatest guitar intros ever!!
Thank you Michael! Well after 50 years I noticed that no one since then has covered those solos and the song with any justice. So, I had to do something about that...😉
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all I can say is I was at the Lou Reed show where this was recorded. I was about 20 and trying with a good measure of success to get a cute foxy thing to come home with me. Point is this was a part of the soundtrack to our lives and we didn't give it a second glance as the musical history it would become. But isn't that true of everything? I drove down to the show in a 4spd RoadRunner that had I kept would have been a good down payment on a house now. We just had no clue.
Yes I agree...Yesterday's memories, things, music, and people become classic treasures in our future lives.
Which is why I like to hold to as many of those memories and things as I can. You never know their value later on...
4 spd Road Runner, KOOL, what year ?
@bigfootsboggybottomlodge4954 just saw this. It was a 72'. I had friends at Chrysler so i was able to get some good parts. Enough goods to have it at 11.80's in the drags. Pretty stout!
SWEET. 👍@@Mr39036ce
I really enjoyed this! My favorite rock & roll duet of all time!
Thanks so much, SoarNH...My favorite rock guitar duet of all time as well!
Easier to hear the Wagner part than in the original - love it!
Thanks MJM, that's one of the reasons I reproduced this masterpiece so every note of that fantastic lead duo performance could be heard and appreciated... Stop back often for more videos!
I remember this note for note. Under rated for sure. One of my all time favorites.
Thank you CRV for your comments! I agree with you 100%...
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As a Lou, Mott & Alice fan, v.v.v grateful for your efforts sir!
Thank you Martin, so glad you enjoyed.
The album Rock and Roll Animal opens up with a great guitar solo. Excellent album.
Thanks Joseph! Yes, I agree...
What an audacious thing to do - a cover version of the opening song of the greatest Rock n Roll album of all time! I saw this lineup perform in Melbourne in the 70s following the "support" act, AC/DC. 🤔 That Lou Reed concert remains the best rock n roll concert I've seen. Well done, Kenny!
Thanks Eddie! I really appreciate your comments. I wish I could have seen that concert in Melbourne. I bet it was great. I fact I wish I could see your country once in my lifetime, but that will probably never happen. Check back often for more classic videos, or better yet subscribe. By the way I watched a couple of your videos. Your finger picking style is very disciplined. I loved it. I wish I could pick like that but I think the key is to let your nails grow out a bit and I always cut mine down. I'll have to let them grow out a bit one of these days and give it a whirl again, then I'll see if I can be that disciplined, lol...
Thank you thank you. I am an 71 yr old, former drummer and now guitarist. I have this album and cherish it dearly. This track and your love for it shines thru. Thanks again Great song...
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Amazing performances and vocals.
Thank you so much BillyBob!!! Really appreciate your comments.
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Great guitar playing.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it...
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I retract my last comment because some of those backdrops a really cool and I apologize for just everything that I said earlier thank you you guys a great
Thanks for your comments Bernie! Yea, I know I could have just done a video so other musicians or music lovers could just watch me play it. However, from being in many show bands on the road for years when I was younger, I learned that not every one is listening that close to the music and there are those that are looking at the entire presentation visually and audibly. This creates a complete story or concept to invoke even more passion to the viewer. I therefore try to create visual story lines to go along with all of my videos. This way my production has something in it for everybody.
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Great tribute, best intro ever to a song!!
Thanks Tim! I couldn't have said it better myself... Thanks for watching.
Well done..excellent rendition! They just don't make music like that anymore. Thankyou!
Thanks Marc! I couldn't agree more.
They don't make them like they used to... Stop back to my channel for more videos.
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I live for this song I'm jane😊
Cool! I hope your Sweet too...😎
That was a great video.😊
Thank you Gary! Much appreciated.
EPIC!!
Yes Sir!
Truly fabulous playing. All around great.
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One of my favourite songs, great work, subscribed :)
Thank you Ana! Thanks for your comments and, it is one of my favorites as well.
When Twisted Sister was a bar band, on the precipice of their own becoming, I saw them play Into and Sweet Jane at a club called Hammerheads in West Islip NY around 1978 or so. They nailed it so perfectly it was like a trip back in time. Being a fan of RnR Animal since I was about 13 1974-75, I .never thought I would ever hear anyone play that live, but they blew me away. It was unbelievable.
Thanks Eternal! Glad to hear other well known groups appreciated and played their music, as well, from the early 70's.
I too was in to Twisted Sister and saw them a bunch of times during their bar band days in the late 1970s on L.I.( Hammerheads, Speaks, The Mad Hatter) They did a great cover of this song among others ( Diamond Dogs, Jail break, Riot in Cell Block #9, Johnny B. Goode, Tie Your Mother Down, Vicious) Great shows.
@@johncitonaki Interesting... I wish I could have heard their rendition of this song. It must have been good, since you are the second person on my page here that has mentioned it...
Great job!! Not only is this a great recording but the video is very imaginative also. I would be hard pressed to find a better cover of any song, just excellent!
Thank you Gregory! I am humbled by your comments. So glad you enjoyed it.
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A new one was just posted last week!
Nice cover man. I just uploaded my own recently. I like your background, wish I thought to do something similar
Thanks bud! Really appreciate your comments. I see you also appreciate this outstanding duo guitar solo of all time, by Hunter and Wagner. Regarding my background video, I decided every video I do has to have some type of visual story line behind it. I found this especially so, since I am normally video taping myself with out the band other than their studio audio parts. It makes for a more interesting presentation...
Brilliant, really glad i found this video !!
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Reminds me of cruising in my 1970 383 Cuda during warm Iowa summer nights...til 3:00 AM...listening to Rock and Roll Animal over and over...great job Sir!
Thanks Dwight, I can relate. This song always reminded me of cruisin' in my 1969 Chevy Impala, on some warm Ohio nights, listening to this tune over and over again, with a little Bowie and some Stones thrown in between....lol.
One of the greatest solos ever!
I agree 100%! Thanks Gary for watching and your comments.
Nice one Ken,you ain't so bad yourself,right up there man
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Still my favorite live show opening on record.
Thanks for your comment, Henry! Yea, not too many live, hit tunes, start off with a gang buster live solo section right off the bat, and then go into the first verse and chorus, etc...
The greatest twin guitar work ever.
I agree Jim. Thanks for your comment.
It might be. Wishbone Ash does it regularly however. Their greatest example is the album “Argus”.
Asolutely wonderful!!
Thanks Drew! Much appreciated...
standing on a corner x love lou x rip x
Thanks Vic!
That was excellent !
I'm 65 years young now, Sweet Jane and Rock And Roll are two my all time favorites. My third favorite guitar rock song is Train Kept a Rolling, which is so good everyone on the planet thinks Aerosmith invented it, even Jeff Beck couldn't believe it when he heard fans calling it an Aerosmith Song. I've been listing to these 3 songs since the 70's And didn't know until 5 years ago Hunter & Wagner did all three. I'm one of their biggest fans now, and I was very disappointed with Rolling Stone Magazine's list of 100 greatest guitarist, as these two were not mentioned but Lou Reed made the list.
Doug, I get it! I am 68 years young, and I agree with your comments. The fact that these two guitar soloists have been pretty much ignored in the classic rock media, is one of the main reasons I did this video, which was to give them the kudos they deserved. The second reason I did this video was, like you, I loved these dueling solos and feel that it was one of the greatest performances in classic rock history. Like one of the commentators on my UA-cam channel said, "This was a true Rock and Roll anthem if there ever was one...one of the best live recordings and solos ever..."
Regarding Lou Reed, the only thing we can really credit him and his manager for is getting this gig originally which made this live recording possible...Thanks for your thoughts Doug, and stop back often for more videos, and subscribe to my channel! 😎
DANG..... Well done Kenny..
Righteous cover of this epic classic, thanks! Subscribed to your channel. 👊🎶
Thank you John for your comments. I appreciate the kind words, and thank you for subscribing!
your homage to one of the greatest intros in rock history has got to be among the best, if not THE best covers out there. so beautifully crafted. if i played guitar i'd be insanely jealous. bravo to you, kenny, bob and brad. thanks for keeping this little piece of the magnificent music and times of the 70's alive.
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Very good.A )9.97 over 10
Excellent! 👍🏻🥰
Thank you so much Bosse!
Dude great cover, I have seen some solo covers, but never saw anyone play both parts. Must have been a labor of love
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Awsome
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Wow 🤩 Great ‼️
Thanks Warren, much appreciated!
My man, you tore that up!! Well, well done, and thanks for taking the time to do a tribute to those two guys. I was in the 3rd grade on Dec 21, 1973 as my mom and her boyfriend relocated us in a VW van up I-5 to Albany, Oregon. My mom had the coolest music, including the Bad Company album with "Ready for Love" which made me rock the house at 9, and of course Rock N' Roll Animal which I continue to learn more and more about to this day. As I entered the USAF in 1984 I started purchasing my own music and Rock N' Roll Animal immediately entered the collection. I don't have to tell YOU, that whole album is great. Thanks again, you nailed it. Respectfully, JD
Thank you JD! I am humbled by your comments. Your story and those comments are much appreciated.
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Just the best Kenny…
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Loved it! Really gave it your own style 😎
Thank you 612Taper, I did my best to give my style. I appreciate your comments...
Fantastic effort. Well done.
Thank you Owen! So glad you enjoyed it.
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Absolutely fabulous! Well done
Thank you, Peter! I appreciate your comments. Check out my UA-cam page, or subscribe, for a variety of classic rock songs I have done. I have a new one being released this coming week. Thanks again...
@@KennysClassics will do! How you worked out the lead tabs is a miracle in itself... And the video is just awesome,
@@pleaper1 Thanks again Peter! Check my YT channel again later today. My Jeff Beck tribute video is being released. I think you'll like it...
Until now. Well said. Oh yeah. 👍
Glad you caught that one...Thanks! Check back often for more videos.
Great playing. So much fun!!
Thank you!
Thank you, Kenny. A fitting tribute to Steve and Dick. "Intro" got me through college. I played it every morning.
Thank you for your comments. Yes, this song really got me going back in the 70's. When I wanted a boost, I would pop in my 8-track of Lou's, Rock and Roll Animal album, which included this tune, into my old Chevy Impala, and I would crank it up as loud as that car stereo would go at the time...It was fantastic to listen to in then and still is today... The 8-track's car stereo speakers just couldn't handle it back then, so I hooked up a 100 watt, (2) 12" guitar speaker cabinet in the back seat to the existing car stereo speaker wires. That did the trick! It was glorious...lol...
nice production ! nice guitars!
¡Gracias Gabriel! Me alegro de que te haya gustado.
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gracias por versionar uno de los discos, sino el que más me hizo disfrutar en mi vida, muy buena cover...
Muchas gracias, Rolle. Realmente aprecio eso. Suscríbase a mi canal de UA-cam, (Kenny Burch), y se le notificará cuando publique más videos.
Gracias al R'nR Animal me enamore del Rock and Roll.
Awesome.
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Nicely done
Thank you Chuck. I appreciate your comment.
Amazing. How’s he doing that?
Thanks Nick!
ooooohhhhhh!!!!!