American Poet (album)
American Poet | ||||
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Live album by Lou Reed | ||||
Released | June 26, 2001 | |||
Recorded | December 26, 1972 | |||
Venue | Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, New York | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 61:20 | |||
Label | Easy Action | |||
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American Poet is an album of an early solo concert by American rock musician Lou Reed, recorded live at the Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, New York, on Boxing Day 1972 during the Transformer tour. The backing band are the Tots. It features material from The Velvet Underground's first album, The Velvet Underground & Nico, and Reed's first two 1972 solo albums, debut Lou Reed and Transformer. The version of "Berlin" is the arrangement from that debut album. American Poet was released in 2001. It is an unauthorized release.
The album's cover photo is by Mick Rock, from the same photo shoot as the Transformer cover.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Lou Reed
- "White Light/White Heat" (4:04)
- "Vicious" (3:06)
- "I'm Waiting for the Man" (7:14)
- "Walk It Talk It" (4:04)
- "Sweet Jane" (4:38)
- "Interview" (5:01) Remote broadcast from Ultra Sonic Recording Studios for Tuesday Night Concert series WLIR-FM
- "Heroin" (8:34)
- "Satellite of Love" (3:28)
- "Walk on the Wild Side" (5:55)
- "I'm So Free" (3:52)
- "Berlin" (6:00)
- "Rock & Roll" (5:13)
Personnel
- Lou Reed – lead vocals and rhythm guitar
- The Tots[2]
- Vinny Laporta – guitar
- Eddie Reynolds – guitar, backing vocals
- Bobby Resigno – bass guitar
- Scottie Clark – drums
References
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- Lou Reed
- Transformer
- Berlin
- Sally Can't Dance
- Metal Machine Music
- Coney Island Baby
- Rock and Roll Heart
- Street Hassle
- The Bells
- Growing Up in Public
- The Blue Mask
- Legendary Hearts
- New Sensations
- Mistrial
- New York
- Magic and Loss
- Set the Twilight Reeling
- Ecstasy
- The Raven
- Hudson River Wind Meditations
- Le Bataclan '72 (with John Cale and Nico)
- Songs for Drella (with John Cale)
- The Stone: Issue Three (with John Zorn and Laurie Anderson)
- Lulu (with Metallica)
- Rock 'n' Roll Animal
- Lou Reed Live
- Live: Take No Prisoners
- Live in Italy
- Perfect Night: Live in London
- American Poet
- Animal Serenade
- Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse
- The Creation of the Universe
- Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed
- Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980
- City Lights
- Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits
- Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s
- The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground
- A Retrospective
- Perfect Day
- Retro
- The Definitive Collection
- The Very Best of Lou Reed
- Legendary Lou Reed
- NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967–2003)
- The Essential Lou Reed
- "Walk on the Wild Side"/"Perfect Day"
- "Satellite of Love"
- "Vicious"
- "Sweet Jane"
- "Street Hassle"
- "I Love You, Suzanne"
- "My Red Joystick"
- "High in the City"
- "September Song"
- "The Original Wrapper"
- "No Money Down"
- "Dirty Blvd."
- Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology
- The Velvet Underground
- John Cale
- Nico
- Ostrich guitar
- Metal Machine Trio
- Live at Montreux 2000
- Loureedia
- Rock & Rule
- Rachel Humphreys
- Laurie Anderson
- The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed
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