Rock N Roll Animal (Vinyl LP) 60s 70s Psych Prog Rock

Rock N Roll Animal (Vinyl LP) 60s 70s Psych Prog RockLou Reed has always dabbled in contrasts, so it comes as no surprise that the follow up to his darkly serious concept album Berlin was a commercially oriented, good time rock and roll fest. Rock n' Roll Animal is a live set that finds reed stretching out on some of his best loved Velvet Underground tunes with the help of his crack touring band at the time. Though the songs are somewhat given to stylistic excess, the overall sound is streamlined,

a return assisted by a powerhouse

It's in You 3

of the eleven originals here

One of the most stunning debuts in rock history

Daily Records 3

Edgar froese conducts himself mightily

Jimmy Page did indeed add some guitar to the sessions

trashed amplifiers

Kim Logan and The Silhouettes prove themselves more than capable of taking us all out on to the highway of life with them on a mission to tear down the walls of Jericho

Key to the album's rise in the UK were the two tv performances of 'Starman' on Granada TV's lift off with Ayshea and nationally on the BBC's Top of the Pops

The album also contains a stunning version of the title track from the live album Time Fades Away that would not surface until later in 1973

Vibrant spurts of trombone