- American Poet (album)
Infobox Album |
Name = American Poet
Type = Live album
Artist =Lou Reed
Released =June 26 ,2001
Recorded =December 26 ,1972
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Pilot
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0a2gtq1zpu45 link]
Last album = "Very Best of Lou Reed " (2000)
This album = "American Poet" (2001)
Next album = "Legendary Lou Reed " (2002)American Poet is an
album of an early solo concert byLou Reed , recorded live at the Hempstead Theatre, New York onBoxing Day -26 December ,1972 during the "Transformer" tour. The backing band are The Tots. It features material from that album, The Velvet Underground, his1972 solo debut "Lou Reed". The version of "Berlin" is from that debut album. American Poet was released in2001 .The album's cover photo is by
Mick Rock , evidently from the same shoot that yielded the "Transformer" cover.Track listing
All tracks composed by Lou Reed
# "
White Light/White Heat "
# "Vicious"
# "I'm Waiting For The Man "
# "Walk It Talk It"
# "Sweet Jane "
# "Interview"
# "Heroin"
# "Satellite of Love "
# "Walk on the Wild Side"
# "I'm So Free"
# "Berlin"
# "Rock 'N' Roll"
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