Animal Serenade

Infobox Album | Name = Animal Serenade
Type = Live album
Artist = Lou Reed


Released = March 23, 2004
Recorded = June 24, 2003
Genre = Rock, acoustic rock, art rock
Length =
Label = RCA
Producer = Fernando Saunders
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0nfexqwaldke link]
*Blender Rating|4|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=1973 link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/loureed/albums/album/5153797/review/5944059/animal_serenade link]
Last album = "The Raven"
(2003)
This album = "Animal Serenade"
(2004)
Next album = "Le Bataclan '72" (2004)|

Animal Serenade features Lou Reed onstage in Los Angeles at the Wiltern Theatre in 2003 after The Raven. The show features a drummer-less band (including Mike Rathke on guitar/synth, bassist Fernando Saunders and the cello of Jane Scarpantoni) and Reed delivers dramatic readings of some of his most compelling work. In addition, Antony Hegarty, of Antony and the Johnsons fame, contributes background vocals throughout and sings the lead on "Set The Twilight Reeling" and "Candy Says."

Three songs were performed during the concert, but did not appear on the album: "Sweet Jane", "The Last Shot" and "Perfect Day" (sung in duet with Antony).

Track listing

All tracks composed by Lou Reed; except where indicated

Disc one

# "Advice" – 2:07
# "Smalltown" (Reed, John Cale) – 6:04
# "Tell It to Your Heart" – 6:03
# "Men of Good Fortune" – 4:27
# "How Do You Think It Feels" – 8:09
# "Vanishing Act" – 5:31
# "Ecstasy" – 7:09
# "The Day John Kennedy Died" – 4:04
# "Street Hassle" – 6:59
# "The Bed" – 5:15
# "Revien Cherie" (Fernando Saunders) – 7:12
# "Venus in Furs" – 10:02

Disc: 2

# "Dirty Blvd." – 6:54
# "Sunday Morning" (Reed, John Cale) – 5:04
# "All Tomorrow's Parties" – 6:18
# "Call on Me" – 2:45
# "The Raven" – 9:33
# "Set the Twilight Reeling" – 9:08
# "Candy Says" – 6:04
# "Heroin" 9:11

Personnel

*Lou Reed: vocals, electric & acoustic guitar
*Mike Rathke: electric & acoustic guitar, Ztar synthesizer, guitar synthesizer
*Fernando Saunders: electric & acoustic bass, Roland drums, guitar, vocals on "Tell It to Your Heart" & "Revien Cherie", scat on "Sunday Morning"
*Jane Scarpantoni: cello
*Antony Hegarty: vocals on "Set the Twilight Reeling" & "Candy Says", backing vocals