Friday, September 25, 2020

LOU REED

An extraordinary document from Big O today. Lou Reed around the time of Coney Island Baby (1976) when Lou was touring with this fine fine band Michael Fonfara on keyboards, Bruce Yaw on bass, Marty Fogel on sax and Michael Suchorsky on drums. It start with the obligatory nearly ten minutes 'jazz' improvised introduction to 'Sweet Jane' that his not so much the Rock n Roll Animal stylie but fascinating none the less as we wait for Lou to finish what ever he's doing back stage (this is the time of his alleged full blown methamphetamine and alcohol addiction, his marriage to transexual Rachel and yet . . . . . .I always figured from Coney Island he was using a lot of coke but the story tells it otherwise . . . . . this set is smoking'!) This is Live Radio broadcast from the Roxy in Los Angeles 13 of the supposed 22 song concert. Very good KMET-FM the legendary boot 'Winter at The Roxy' from the Rock 'n' Roll Heart tour - enjoy!