![]() There’s the sound of a match head roughly grazing the striking surface of a matchbox, fizzling into life, followed by a laconic, closely-miked Noo Yoik voice intoning, “Sorry we were late, but we were just tuning” – the unmistakeable tones of the man David Bowie once called ‘the King of New York’, Lou Reed, open the city’s street poet’s second* official live album, ‘Lou Reed Live – Take No Prisoners’, later described by Reed biographer Mick Wall as “One of the greatest, most brutally honest and fantastically funny live rock albums ever released.”Īnd what a live album it is. Oh boy – we’ll mug you later, does that make you feel better?” – Lou Reed: ‘Take No Prisoners’ “I know, so now everybody’s gonna say Lou Reed’s mellowed, he’s older. ![]() Cover art by Nazario for the Lou Reed live album. “one of the funniest live albums ever recorded.” – Rolling Stone, 1979. It’s not only the smartest thing I’ve ever done, it’s as close to Lou Reed as you’re probably ever gonna get, for better or for worse.” – Lou Reed. And if I dropped dead tomorrow, this is the record I’d choose for posterity. After all, that’s what I write – tales of the city. “I think of it as a contemporary urban blues album. ❉ We Are Cult on Lou Reed’s obnoxious, hilarious aural verité live album.
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