Lou Reed - Sad Song - Live Amsterdam 070621

A classic song from a genial album in a great live performance from the Berlin Live set, simple recording but it works. The band, the orchestra, the choir and Lou Reed is outstanding !
Go SEE it !

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• lou
• reed
• live
• berlin
• amsterdam

[paretsky]

I wonder if I am watching and especially listening to something different to all the others who have made comments here?? I love this song - but this version is (to my ears) a massacre! guitars all over the place and no balance in the arrangement... Strange, really strange...

[martinirosen]

I guess it´s a matter of taste, I definately don´t agree with on any of your criticism

regarding either the guitars or Lou´s vocals.

Then again it´s live right ? And apart from the magnificent feeling of hearing Berlin livewith Lou, the band, orchestra and that beautiful choir, I´m sure there are flaws.

I just don´t hear them.

To me the raw power at the end gives it

a new edge that makes it even stronger.

But hey, you can always go back to the album from 1973 !

:)

[swanstep]

Wow, thanks for posting this martinirosen... this concert looks simply amazing... Good Lord, Lou getting to do Berlin live, who would have thought it!? Stupendous stuff. Thanks again. (Now if only Abba would reunite for a bit....)

[martinirosen]

There´s a tour going on in Europe now, think it started in Australia late -06. check out his Myspace page or loureed(dot)com for details. I saw him the first time in Stockholm -74 which is a couple of years ago

- really glad I caught this one...

[tjcopley]

thank you for posting this...i was there singing ..its great to hear and see myself...wasn't it such fun

[martinirosen]

I was singing with you !

:)

We went from Stockholm to see it and it´s one of

the best trips I made, apart frpm a couple of nice days in Adam it was one of the best Lou Reed gigs

I ever saw...classic album, classic gig !

[spotswoodthenewt]

Well, I just dig it, and have always loved the album. Despite the avalanche of criticism it received at the time. Thanks for posting, it looks like an amazing tour to me. I know he's releasing it on DVD. 5*****'S

~ Tim

[elodiefan]

Still think the best version he ever did of this is on the album lou reed live. Without choir or flutes and strings, but in my opinion far more intense. Reed's singing is better, and the two lead guitarist really nail it down, especially in the outro. Check that version out, you won't regret it!

[elodiefan]

guess he broke a snare there... messed the fine solo up there indeed ;)

[venisfurs]

are you kidding? lou's great live! he's made some of the best live recordings ever!

[ruiluispinto]

Lou Reed is a living God!

[NicoDraak74]

As much as I love Lou Reed, I've always hated his live singing

[moccasin11]

lacking in jive.

[ritter1808]

So did he release it?

[Camuze]

I think they have some technical problems. At 1.43 the lead guitarist makes a mess of it, at 1.58 he waves for a new guitar.

[Jellybeantiger]

I justheard this on local radio and it got me outta bed-blew me away.

[liketheleaf]

I love it too ;)