Quine and Saunders are legends but I'm not sure about the drummer and keyboard player. Especially the drummer - basic stuff and not in an endearing way like Tucker was.
I believe this is Fred Maher, who had worked with Quine in the Voidoids and with Reed afterwards. His sound is excellent, not quite eighties, not quite seventies. I am disappointed by "A Gift", maybe because it does not fit Lou's involvements at the time, or because it is simply not such a good song as "Doin the thing..". The latter bears indeed very well the horrible accordion.
thsim1,the drummer is defo NOT Fred Maher.I'm not keen on this drummer either,but I feel Maher is a better drummer than Mo Tucker,in any case.Just a matter of opinion though.I fully respect yours m8.Quine,I miss with all my heart.What a cool,miserable(lol) motherfucker he was.A true guitar great.
By defo do you mean a drummer named defo or simply "definitely"? Anyway, I quite like his enthusiastic and unpretentious style, he's probably some new-yorker buddy or so. I agree that Mo Tucker (the nicest of all though) is somewhat overrated as a musical personnality, just like, in some sense, the velvets with respect to Lou's glorious career in the 70's and the 80's, an example of which is this video. (I don't know what he did afterwards and prefer not knowing.)
1st off, (disclaimer) I love Lou. Seen him play live. Got the records etc etc + this live version is pretty darn good. But...I saw him doing a reading here in T.O. back in the 1980s at which he read the lyrics to "Doing the Things That We Want To" & there were 4 of us sitting there near the front who couldn't look at each other during it because we were TRYING not to burst out laughing. That is (unfortunately?) how I always "hear" this song now. Lou also read "I Love you Suzanne" that night.
That's an interesting story about Lou reading the lyrics. I'm curious, when you saw him doing that, was Robert Quine his guitar player for that tour, or was it just a speaking (reading) concert without music? I read an interview with Quine where he said that that was one of the things that he disliked about Lou, was that Lou wanted to be remembered as a poet. Quine said that when Lou tries to write "poetic" songs, the songs aren't as good as when he doesn't worry about being "poetic".
Quine was just about the coolest dude on the planet.
I didn't really care too much for this album / phase in the mid 80's but "Doing the things" has always stuck in my mind lyrically and musically (particularly for the great accordion).
I miss Bob more than he'll ever know. If he saw this post, he'd fucking sneer, and kick me in the ass - just like he did on the Max's Kansas City stage. I miss you, you curmudgeonly bastard!
i truly wish were a gift to the women of this world, lol
soundsofsilence232 2 years ago
The Drummer here is called "LENNY FERRARI" . Not Fred Maher.
streethassled 2 years ago 2
absolutely magical that we can bear witness to this fuckin rock god
BEnnyQzhu 3 years ago
Quine and Saunders are legends but I'm not sure about the drummer and keyboard player. Especially the drummer - basic stuff and not in an endearing way like Tucker was.
mkqp 3 years ago
I believe this is Fred Maher, who had worked with Quine in the Voidoids and with Reed afterwards. His sound is excellent, not quite eighties, not quite seventies. I am disappointed by "A Gift", maybe because it does not fit Lou's involvements at the time, or because it is simply not such a good song as "Doin the thing..". The latter bears indeed very well the horrible accordion.
thsim1 3 years ago
thsim1,the drummer is defo NOT Fred Maher.I'm not keen on this drummer either,but I feel Maher is a better drummer than Mo Tucker,in any case.Just a matter of opinion though.I fully respect yours m8.Quine,I miss with all my heart.What a cool,miserable(lol) motherfucker he was.A true guitar great.
GunnerGraham 3 years ago
By defo do you mean a drummer named defo or simply "definitely"? Anyway, I quite like his enthusiastic and unpretentious style, he's probably some new-yorker buddy or so. I agree that Mo Tucker (the nicest of all though) is somewhat overrated as a musical personnality, just like, in some sense, the velvets with respect to Lou's glorious career in the 70's and the 80's, an example of which is this video. (I don't know what he did afterwards and prefer not knowing.)
thsim1 3 years ago
Yes I meant 'definitely',sorry about that m8.
GunnerGraham 3 years ago
1st off, (disclaimer) I love Lou. Seen him play live. Got the records etc etc + this live version is pretty darn good. But...I saw him doing a reading here in T.O. back in the 1980s at which he read the lyrics to "Doing the Things That We Want To" & there were 4 of us sitting there near the front who couldn't look at each other during it because we were TRYING not to burst out laughing. That is (unfortunately?) how I always "hear" this song now. Lou also read "I Love you Suzanne" that night.
moonshake23 3 years ago
That's an interesting story about Lou reading the lyrics. I'm curious, when you saw him doing that, was Robert Quine his guitar player for that tour, or was it just a speaking (reading) concert without music? I read an interview with Quine where he said that that was one of the things that he disliked about Lou, was that Lou wanted to be remembered as a poet. Quine said that when Lou tries to write "poetic" songs, the songs aren't as good as when he doesn't worry about being "poetic".
HumGuitar 3 years ago
It was Lou solo reading. no music.
moonshake23 3 years ago
Bob Dylan said that "Doin the things that we want to" was so well written he wished he had written it lol.
Great song.. never gonna forget it
Silentstep66 3 years ago
love doin' the things we want to at 3 25
caitlin21meeenie 3 years ago
Sure is, and I thought i was alone on that one!
ReallyBigFatLarry 3 years ago
Quine was just about the coolest dude on the planet.
I didn't really care too much for this album / phase in the mid 80's but "Doing the things" has always stuck in my mind lyrically and musically (particularly for the great accordion).
ReallyBigFatLarry 3 years ago
Agree with you about Quine, cool is not about long hair or having tatoos, its about being yourself, and playing kicka** guitar.
I disagree about "New Sensations". It's my favorite Lou Reed album. I wish so bad they would remaster and reissue it on cd. I can't find it anywhere.
I read an interview with Quine, he said that he and the accordian player hated each other's guts. That's hilarious.
HumGuitar 3 years ago
Where the fuck's 3/5?Has it been removed?.jahnbon,I miss Robert Quine too,I wish I would have had the pleasure of seeing him live.
GunnerGraham 4 years ago
Yeah Lou, you move like it...bolts coming ouch
your neck and head like Frank.
realnoid 4 years ago
I miss Bob more than he'll ever know. If he saw this post, he'd fucking sneer, and kick me in the ass - just like he did on the Max's Kansas City stage. I miss you, you curmudgeonly bastard!
jahnbon 4 years ago
I've been hangin out to see "live in jersey" for donkey's years! Love "Doin the things that we want to". Your like a good wine Lou!
streethassled 4 years ago
merci merci. you just saved my day :)
xxxfiretear 4 years ago