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Nella carriera solista di Reed abbiamo la fortuna di avere vari live sia dai tempi subito post-velvet sia ai primi anni del nuovo millennio. Tutti molto validi, mai una caduta di stile, mai banali.
Questo doppio live del 1978 che mi accingo a recensire è unico in tutto il catalogo reediano. E' unico perchè diverso dagli altri. Eppure la scaletta è abbastanza prevedibile: si inizia con la solita "Sweet Jane" e poi via via tutti i classici sia di Trasformer ("Satellite of Love" e l'immancabile "Walk On The Wild Side") che della carriera da Velvet ("Pale Blue Eyes", "I'm Waiting For My Man") e brani più recenti come "Street Hassle" e "Coney Island Baby".
Il punto è nella forma in cui sono portate in scena queste canzoni. Si può parlare più di Talkin Blues che di Rock 'n' Roll. Sono passati solo 4 anni da Rock 'n' Roll Animal, ma ascoltando questo live sembrerebbero secoli.
Mai come in questo concerto Lou è stato tanto loquace con il pubblico rendendo la musica quasi un sottofondo per ciò che dice. E lo dice e canta quasi a mò di rap. Sembra quasi di assistere ad uno spettacolo di cabaret. Il suono è incredibilmente coinvolgente (molto più vicino a quello di "Street Hassle") con sax e coriste.
Le versioni di "Street Hassle" e "Coney Island Baby" sono davvero qualcosa di unico con la voce di Reed forte come non mai. Il pubblico è in delirio, in alcuni punti le urla sono davvero forti (vedere quando dice di trasmettere da radio Brooklyn a differenza della Smith che trasmette da radio Ethiopia).
In assoluto il live di Reed più bello insieme ad "Animal Serenade". Una chicca per tutti gli amanti dell ex-VU. Da avere assolutamente.
Elenco tracce testi e samples
01 Sweet Jane (10:44)
Standing on the corner, suitcase in my hand
Jack is in his corset, jane is in her vest
And me, I'm in a rock'n'roll band
Ridin'a stutz bearcat, jim
You know, those were different times
Oh, all the poets, they studied rules of verse
And those ladies, they rolled their eyes
Sweet jane, sweet jane, sweet jane
jack, he is a banker
And jane, she is a clerk
And both of them save their monies
when they come home from work
Ooh, they be sittin' down by the fire
Oh, the radio does play
The classical music, said jim, the `march of the wooden soldiers`
All you protest kids, you can hear jack say, get ready
Sweet jane, come on, baby
Sweet jane, sweet jane
Some people, they like to go out dancing
Other peoples, they have to work
Just watch me now
And there's some evil mothers
Well they're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt
You know, that women never really faint
And that villains always blink their eyes
And that, you know, children are the only ones who blush
And that life is just to die
But anyone who ever had a heart
Oh, they wouldn't turn around and break it
And anyone who's ever played a part
Oh, they wouldn't turn around and hate it
Sweet jane, sweet jane, sweet jane ...
02 I Wanna Be Black (06:28)
I wanna be black, have natural rhythm
Shoot twenty foot of jism too
and fuck up the jews
I wanna be black, I wanna be a panther
Have a girlfriend named Samantha
and have a stable of foxy whores
Oh, oh, I wanna be black
I don't wanna be a fucked up
middle class college student anymore
I just wanna have a stable of
foxy little whores
Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
Oh, oh, I wanna be black
Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
I wanna be black, wanna be like Martin Luther King
And get myself shot in the spring
And lead a whole generation, too
and fuck up the jews
I wanna be black, I wanna be like Malcolm X
And cast a hex
over President Kennedy's tomb
and have a big prick, too
Oh, I don't wanna be a fucked up
middle class college student no more
Yeah, I just wanna have a
stable of foxy little whores
Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
I wanna be black
I wanna be black
I wanna be black
I wanna be black
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I wanna be black
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, oh, oh)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, oh, oh)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, oh, oh)
(Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, oh, oh)
03 Satellite of Love (07:05)
Satellite's gone up to the skies
Things like that drive me out of my mind
I watched it for a little while
I like to watch things on TV
*BUM BUM BUM* Satellite of love
*BUM BUM BUM* Satellite of love
*BUM BUM BUM* Satellite of love
Satellite of
Satellite's gone way up to Mars
Soon it'll be filled with parkin' cars
I watched it for a little while
I love to watch things on TV
*BUM BUM BUM* Satellite of love
*BUM BUM BUM* Satellite of love
*BUM BUM BUM* Satellite of love
Satellite of
I've been told that you've been bold
With Harry, Mark, and John
Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday through Thursday
With Harry, Mark, and John
Satellite's gone up to the skies
Things like that drive me out of my mind
I watched it for a little while
I love to watch things on TV
*BUM BUM BUM* Satellite of love
*BUM BUM BUM* Satellite of love
*BUM BUM BUM* Satellite of love
Satellite of
Satellite of love
05 Berlin (06:15)
In Berlin, by the wall
you were five foot ten inches tall
It was very nice
candlelight and Dubonnet on ice
We were in a small cafe
you could hear the guitars play
It was very nice
it was paradise
You're right and I'm wrong
hey babe, I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
One sweet day
Oh, you're right and I'm wrong
you know I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
One sweet day
One sweet day
In a small, small cafe
we could hear the guitars play
It was very nice
candlelight and Dubonnet on ice
Don't forget, hire a vet
he hasn't had that much fun yet
It was very nice
hey honey, it was paradise
You're right and I'm wrong
oh babe, I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
One sweet day
You're right, oh, and I'm wrong
you know I'm gonna miss you now that you're gone
One sweet day
One sweet day
One sweet day, one sweet day
oh, one sweet day
One sweet day, baby-baby, one sweet day
one sweet day, one sweet day
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