A Night With Lou Reed |  | Actor: Lou Reed
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  18 reviews
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 6305210888
UPC: 014381478723
EAN: 9786305210887
Theatrical Release Date: July 1, 1991
Release Date: January 12, 1999
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This 1983 concert film was shot during Lou Reed's legendary stand at the Bottom Line in New York City. Reed got his start in Greenwich Village, and indeed this show has a strong air of a hero's return. The former Velvet Underground frontman greets the crowd with a tidy-but-tough "Sweet Jane," then smoothly skips through his then-catalogue of pre- and post-solo career records. "I'm Waiting for the Man" takes us back to the well, while "Wild Side," "Don't Talk to Me About Work," "Waves of Fear," and a stunning version of "Kill Your Sons" reflects something of the scope of Reed's development. A blistering "White Light/White Heat" reminds one of the Velvets' magnificent sting, and the show closes out with an epic take on "Rock 'n' Roll." Reed is backed by a spare ensemble, including the outstanding Robert Quine on guitar, Fred Maher on drums, and Fernando Saunders on bass. Clearly and cleanly photographed, this performance is riveting to see and hear. Keep watching after Reed leaves the stage; his post-show comments about some special moments in front of the audience are well worth catching. --Tom Keogh
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A Night with Lou Reed is an intimate visual record of Reed's legendary 1983 sold-out engagement at The Bottom Line in New York City. Fronting the most musically articulate band he had ever assembled--Reed and Robert Quine on guitar, Fernando Saunders on bass and Fred Maher on drums--Reed performs a treasure trove of his best hits. The energy and interplay on stage is so intense that it grabs the raw nerve of rock 'n' roll urgency. Songs: Sweet Jane, I'm Waiting for the Man, Martial Law, Don't Talk to Me About Work, Women, Waves of Fear, Walk on the Wild Side, Turn Out the Lights, New Age, Kill Your Sons, Satellite of Love, White Light White Heat, Rock and Roll.
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 A Near Perfect Day December 27, 2008
W. B. O'Neill (Philadelphia, PA United States)
This may be the perfect Lou Reed primer. It is all there. All of the accessible music from the VU days up to the early 80's. The late Robert Quine on guitar and Fernando Saunders on bass act as amazing foils to Lou's wonderful simple and oh so complicated songs. If you are a fan of Lou's music or just looking ot better understand why he is so often mentioned as the father/grandfather of modern and post modern rock, this is the first step to understanding.
Lou Reed June 15, 2008
Earl Tom Moreland
This has all my Reed favorites. Incredible performance. At one point between songs, the camera settles on who I believe is Andy Warhol in the crowd.
Robert Quine, the guy who revitalized Lou's career May 21, 2007
Mike (San Jose, CA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
A relic from the Robert Quine days of Lou's career, and...along with the excellent "Live In Italy" CD...the only other "official" concert release. Quine is rightfully credited as the man who got Lou to pick up the guitar again, and that revived interest produced some pretty entertaining "right channel, left channel" battles. 4 stars instead of 5 because Lou never really cuts loose here like he did on the "Live In Italy" 17-minute medley of "Some Kinda Love / Sister Ray." You do get Lou "floating" (as he describes it backstage after the show) during the guitar solo to "Kill Your Sons." Like Ringo Starr said in a recent issue of Rolling Stone, in regard to seeing Bob Dylan in concert, "You go to Bob's gig, and you get what Bob wants to give you." Same holds true for Lou. On some nights the genius comes out. On other nights, the genius phones it in. On the "Night With Lou Reed" DVD, you'll see about 4/5ths of the genius...not bad, not definitive, just Lou on one New York night, and worth every penny of the $13.49 that Amazon is charging. LOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
 sad March 7, 2006
Daniel S. Runyan (okc, oklahoma)
1 out of 11 found this review helpful
a long time lou reed fan was so looking forward to recieving this dvd. if you are entrenched into the talent and feeling and soul of the lou reed album rocknroll animal, you will be so disapointed with this dvd. sweet jane and rocknroll i swear could be played better by a holiday inn cover band. save your money.
Sheer perfection March 3, 2005
Maria H. R. Souza (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
What we have here is simply the greatest band that Reed has ever assembled in his entire solo career , playing some of his strongest material in an outstanding fiery way. Alongside Reed's ever charimastic performance, mr. Robert 'Voidoid' Quine is in IMHO really the main force at this concert, delivering his trademark blistering guitar solos all over the place, backed by the solid rhythm section of Saunders and Maher. The song selection is very good, ranging from VU to "Blue Mask", the sound quality is nice and the shooting have an adequate sparse elegance.
Well, folks, this is SHEER PERFECTION for Lou Reed's fans!!!
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