American Poet is a live album by Lou Reed.
It was recorded at the Hempstead Theatre in New York on Boxing Day, 26 December 1972.
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Songs On Lou Reed American Poet
- White Light White Heat – 4:04 (originally on the studio album White Light White Heat by the Velvet Underground)
- Vicious – 3:13 (Transformer)
- I’m Waiting for My Man – 7:14 (The Velvet Underground & Nico)
- Walk It Talk It – 4:04 (Lou Reed)
- Sweet Jane – 4:38 (Loaded by The Velvet Underground)
- Interview with Lou Reed – 5:01
- Heroin – 8:34 (The Velvet Underground & Nico)
- Satellite of Love – 3:28 (Transformer)
- Walk on the Wild Side – 5:55 (Transformer)
- I’m So Free – 3:52 (Transformer)
- Berlin – 6:00 (Berlin)
- Rock ‘n’ Roll – 5:14 (Loaded by The Velvet Underground)
This live recording comes from the Transformer tour so it’s a shame that there aren’t more songs from that well known album beyond the four covered. Instead we have five classics from The Velvet Underground albums, one from his self-titled debut album and a preview of the title track from Berlin. There is also an interview positioned in the middle and I’d have preferred this at the end.
A good performance and more traditional and respectful that the heavy metal Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal style that appeared in 1973.
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Buying Lou Reed American Poet
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