A Night with Lou Reed

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Summary: Great Show
Review: This DVD has good atmosphere. It is fullscreen, and shot as video, so the quality is as good as it gets, but that is pretty good for a 1983 era show. The song selection is great, and Lou puts in great versions of Kill Your Sons, Turn Out The Lights, and Waves of Fear. The only drawback is the length at 60 minutes. On DVD they should have extended the show, but you can't everything. If you like Lou, this is a great DVD to get. Both the picture and sound quality are much enhanced from the VHS version. Absolutely no extras!

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Summary: A Hot Night with Lou
Review: This is just the kind of Lou Reed concert you wish you could have been present at. And fortunately, someone filmed it, so you can get as close as the mists of time will allow. Lou's playing for his peers in NYC, like Andy Warhol, and pulling out all the stops. The band, with Fernando Saunders on bass, and Robert Quine on Guitar, absolutely melts together, they're so tight. Lou was on an upswing here, having just released one of his best solo albums ever, THE BLUE MASK, and showing off what turned out to be his live sound for the next 15 years. In interviews, Lou called this "Adult Rock and Roll", but really, it could also be called punk jazz. Or maybe, it defies classification. However, if you love Lou Reed, and want to see him at work reproducing his best solo work of the 80s, then here you go. After seeing the show, you realize it's a loss to the history of rock, that more films of his live work from the 60s onward don't exist. So what is around, is all the more valuable.

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Summary: Nice Experience.
Review: This is my first Lou Reed Video. I can honestly say that I enjoyed it. I have gained some new perspective on Lou's music. He is a true professional. Before I turned it on, I knew I would like my favorites, Sweet Jane and Walk on the Wild Side, but I found myself enveloped in the other songs, which I had never heard before. I was a casual Lou Reed Fan.
I think if I liked it, then a real hardcore fan will love it.
The video is high quality and the sound is great, it's like having a front row seat. I'm glad I purchased this one.

Rating:
Summary: Nice Experience.
Review: This is my first Lou Reed Video. I can honestly say that I enjoyed it. I have gained some new perspective on Lou's music. He is a true professional. Before I turned it on, I knew I would like my favorites, Sweet Jane and Walk on the Wild Side, but I found myself enveloped in the other songs, which I had never heard before. I was a casual Lou Reed Fan.
I think if I liked it, then a real hardcore fan will love it.
The video is high quality and the sound is great, it's like having a front row seat. I'm glad I purchased this one.

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Summary: A Night with Lou Reed
Review: When I was first introduced to Lou Reed about 2 years ago I had mixed feelings about the man and his music. In June of 2000 I was treated to a live performance by Lou and Co. in Portland, Or. while he was on tour to promote the release of Ecstasy! That night was a stand on your feet, foot stomping night to remember and I came away a true Lou fan! I mention this because I have that same feeling every time I watch "A Night with Lou Reed." Lou's great, the music's great and the film is flawless. It's easy to see that Lou is having fun and the electricity is freely flowing between artist and audience! Once again I am captivated by the man's ability to capture and hold on to an audience from the beginning to the end of a truely great show!! I highly recommend "A Night with Lou Reed" to anyone who wants to experience the feel of sitting in the front row at a performance by one of America's true Rock and Roll Animals!