I’ve been consumed by Lou Reed’s The Blue Mask of late and finally made time for the 1983 live document A Night With Lou Reed. The DVD finds Reed live in an intimate setting (The Bottom Line) in his native NYC, sparsely backed by guitarist Robert Quine, Fernando Saunders on bass and Fred Maher on drums — who collectively were a shot in the arm rolling through both VU and Reed classics. Lou Reed fans: If you have yet to see this, do so.
I grabbed it at Netflix, but just noticed it is available in its entirety, piecemeal, via YouTube.
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A Night With Lou Reed :: Sweet Jane (Live at The Bottom Line, NYC)
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This was shown on TV in Ireland back in the late 80s, and I was transfixed by it. Thanks for reminding me about it. The DVD is for sale via onlie retailers too – must buy it !
1 | Blue Koyote October 18th, 2009 at 7:38 pmThe Blue Mask kills. KILLS.
And I love this DVD.
2 | TW October 19th, 2009 at 9:52 amTHE SONG “BLUE MASK” IS BRILLIANT, NOISY, REVERBED, SCREACHING, SURGING AND GOD DAMN CLOSE TO PUNK ROCK.
THIS IS A GREAT ALBUM.
THANKS VERY MUCH FOR POSTING.
3 | PENTABIKE October 19th, 2009 at 8:31 pmI bought a cassette tape of this show at Bleeker Bob’s record store in Greenwich Village in ’88. Loved the Quine guitar.
4 | Don Coyote October 21st, 2009 at 3:12 amThanks for the recovered memory.
I still have this on Beta and I recentley bought it on DVD.
5 | Philco Brothers October 23rd, 2009 at 4:03 pmIt’s a good Lou Reed performance and a great band.
Legendary Hearts and New Sensations have just been reissued on CD.