Lou Reed - "Sister Ray" w/ Hunter & Wagner (RnR Animal tour, 1973)

[@bobgray1226]

where are all the rock and roll animals at? the fans!!!!! they couldn't all be dead right? I'm 61 and still living eating and sleeping to this awesome music from the 70s.... could I please see more comments build up? wow I'm blown away from this performance... I never heard this one... thank you for sharing this...

[@weaponsetc]

Right? 31 here and I’m one. Gimme a request for an exceptional performance of a song of your choice from the Hunter/Wagner tour and I’ll upload one for you!

[@bobgray1226]

his band was so unreal and so tight and so professional... and I that god I got to see him one time 1986 I say in PGH... new sensations album tour

[@weaponsetc]

@@bobgray1226 any song from the RnR Animal tour you’d like me to upload a rare but fantastic performance of?

[@bobgray1226]

surprise me buddy... I trust you could again.... I can't believe I never heard this sister ray performance before 👍 thank you again

[@bobgray1226]

and I hope you have but if you never heard of Rory Gallagher look him up

[@kay8388]

K's Dadd here, saw Lou 3/4 times in the 70's. Saw this tour and this album has to be one of the best live Rock albums ever! It still sends shivers down my spine.

[@albanyorganics3030]

Nothing tops the Hunter/Wagner intro to 'Sweet Jane'.

[@Jef-sj6zc]

I agree !!!!!

[@natetheannihilnater1886]

No one talks about Sterlings intro on the original.

[@Jef-sj6zc]

@@natetheannihilnater1886 The only other intro from Sweet Jane I know is 3 chords so that make sense

[@stephenbleach4668]

I would love to see the ultimate Rock N Roll Animal released, with all of the songs performed on this tour. I may be dreaming but it's a good dream.

[@gothiccowboy]

I have the recording of the whole show at the Academy Of Music, NYC Dec.21,1973 of which the RockNRoll Animal and Lou Live albums were cut from. If you search hard enough you should be able to find it.

[@stephenbleach4668]

@@gothiccowboy The whole concert is on youtube. Remastered too, and you can tell the difference. I'm wondering why RCA (who still holds the rights if memory serves) has not thought of releasing the complete deal? I'm sure it would sell.

[@ronaldsmith1484]

I believe I seen that on KZbin rock and roll animal live the full show.... it's not bad but I think the original version it's a little better

[@stephenbleach4668]

@@ronaldsmith1484 I heard this one after I posted about it a while back. I'm not sure about the sound differences or if I feel they are better or not, having heard the full concert online once. Either way, it would be up to RCA ( as far as I know) to release this complete show. I'm sure there would be many fans who would purchase this. I know many don't use CDs anymore, but I do, and I know other music fans do; as streaming often has a horrible compression problem. Also, people are into vinyl again so who knows?

[@ronaldsmith1484]

@Stephen Bleach the original rock and roll animal is the best version.... it flows better..... original version has Dick Wagner on guitar and another good guitarist I forgot..... that's what makes this album so special..... when Lou Reed toured around the world on this tour he had different bands backing him up thank the gods of Rock that they recorded this show

[@smidon]

Wow! This has just popped up in my feed - amazing

[@dto71]

Holy crap! Sister Ray done by Hunter/Wagner? Thanks for finding this!

[@lildoggi7649]

they were going nuts on those guitars, love it

[@weaponsetc]

Whats up lil doggi :) funny running into you here

[@Espacemtl]

Unbelievable guitar work and finesse.

[@jameskennedy721]

Any stray tracks from this phase of Lou's career are most welcome . This is when he really mattered .

[@scooter2377]

Guitar Guitar Guitar!!!!!! What a F**KN TREAT!!!!!! WHAT A BAND! LOU AND IGGY AND BOWIE Always hired the best Gunslingers in the biz!!!!

[@lfader]

Mick Ronson Whitey Krist 💥💥

[@58andyr]

Get my rocks off to this and others of its ilk every time without fail. This is effing genius!

[@phillipanderson7398]

This makes me appreciate the original from 1968 even more.

[@666marquis]

Hunter and Wagner are the best hard rock guitar duets of all time.

[@kimspanswick883]

I am sitting in Brixton listening to The Late Great Lou Reed ( have had a gulp of vodka and a smoke ) Long Live Rock n Roll 🎸🎵

[@marktrainor5678]

Absolutely wot a great sound 61 myself Sister Ray do it for me

[@no834]

the best rock guitarist duo bar none

[@TheYeastMaster1]

Lou Reed: Vocals Dick Wagner: Guitar Steve Hunter: Lead Guitar Peter Walsh :Bass Ray Concord: Keyboards Pentti Glan: Drums

[@weaponsetc]

Almost! This was during the European leg of the tour - during which Peter Walsh was playing bass. Prakash John played bass on the American tour leg beginning in November that fall 🙂

[@TheYeastMaster1]

@@weaponsetc ty for letting me know

[@billfrancis7501]

Steve Hunter was the true LEAD GUITAR AS BAND DIRECTOR..LOKK IT UP !!!!!

[@phillipanderson7398]

@@weaponsetc There is a video on KZbin with Lou and Prakash John on bass playing live ( I think from 1974) and Lou is taunting him as " a foreigner ". I hope Lou was joking.

[@weaponsetc]

@@phillipanderson7398 Wow, that’s not cool. Even if he was joking that’s not ok. Lou was a great musician but he treated a lot of people terribly. Do you know which video it’s on? I know Prakash feels fondly about Lou, but still, as an immigrant myself I feel uncomfortable with the thought of Lou saying something like that. Not cool.

[@union4everdixienever]

As with White Light / White Heat, this is my favorite era for this song-strong hardcore punk antecedents throughout, even though it always gets (mistakenly) labeled as ‘glam’. Sister Ray is such an over-indulgent track at its core, both lyrically and structurally reflecting essential elements of using speed. Something about the relentlessly manic energy of the guitars and the four-wheel-driving rhythm of the toms marking the drum fills here brings the 1969 classic VU track roaring into a new era.

[@Lost_Johnny]

Amazing. Why haven't I hard this before? :)

[@drychaf]

One of my favourite ever albums just got an upgrade with this (to me) new material. Love the comments here too.

[@bobgray1226]

and it's no wonder why Lou and Zappa didn't see eye to eye with eachother... they was no doubt the only 2 genius artists at the same time/era that mattered

[@billd.8082]

I always thought so...

[@stealthsadhu306]

Robert. Zimmerman.

[@shadowplay2801]

Was at the late show when they recorded Rock an Roll Animal in nyc.

[@weaponsetc]

Endlessly jealous of you! Favorite moment of the show?

[@shadowplay2801]

@@weaponsetc encore "Rock and Roll

[@Slo-ryde]

LR made a huge mistake by letting that iconic band go after the RR animal tour….they brought his songs to another level!….he thought he could do better but he outsmarted himself, as he was never able to recapture that energy, chemistry and success!

[@charlesmyers8150]

Yeah, they weren't the same with Alice Cooper. Hunter and Wagner did Black Widow guitar duels that were great. I wish there was film of Rock and Roll Animal. About 10 years ago I had emails with Prakesh John , he was very nice and a bass hero of mine.

[@Slo-ryde]

@@charlesmyers8150 the only thing LR ever did consistently, was to always get in his own way….. I am sure P John would probably agree!

[@markcraven3842]

I think I read somewhere during this tour he thought of himself as just a singer in a band. I think he wanted to change and grow. Particularly growth in his guitar playing.

[@animalrocker-p6b]

They leave fore Lou dont pay them

[@irwinansher8428]

One of the ten best albums of all time

[@kirby711]

Lou is the man RIP

[@billmay7364]

LOU REED ❤ Godfather of Punk . Sister Ray says it All. Rock n Roll Animal.

[@erikthefox]

Thank you for uploading this gem! 😎

[@massimolauria1480]

Raw power

[@dleetr]

Yeah, they're not messing around.

[@machoninny2960]

I love the still image.

[@plrndl]

The Hunter - Wagner combination did some great work with Lou, but the two best guitarists to play this, or any other Velvet's song, are Lou & Sterl.

[@kanjiwooowooo3202]

Fantastic rendition

[@davegilmore7420]

Love it,Love it, Love it...

[@stevenachandler]

Fantastic, thanks for this!

[@timide4645]

I miss Lou!

[@hakanlundberg3383]

i get this recording ut its little dtfferent its from the sane tour lou was fantastic on this tour im so sorry that dtck and steve mot was with him in stockholm

[@themillwall442]

Great stuff

[@Jef-sj6zc]

This is great stuff !!!

[@arnewoodman]

First time I heard this - absolutely amazing how did this get left off the record?

[@andrewheaton-smith4409]

I'm 68 and a big Lou fan. Which concert is this from please?

[@TheYeastMaster1]

Do you have any other Lou Reed 1973 stuff

[@antonioribeiro3480]

Muito bom

[@gordonlyon2351]

Lou was very very drunk at this show, but the band are super-tight!

[@bobgray1226]

how do you know that? I've never once saw Lou raise alcohol to his lips

[@gordonlyon2351]

@@bobgray1226 Lou's drinking increased steadily from early 73 onwards. At this show in Glasgow in September 1973 he was so drunk he had to be helped on and off stage. See his first wife Bettye Kronstad's book "Perfect Day" for a first hand account of these times! He slowly transferred his allegiance from booze to amphetamines and by November/December 1973 he was like a toothpick. His speed habit went on till 1978 or so then he moved back to the booze. His 2nd wife Sylvia weaned him off the booze in the early 80s.

[@bobgray1226]

wow I had no idea... since his songs and music was so polished perfect during the 70s

[@hiraeth1340]

@@gordonlyon2351 Yea it's not widely known how bad of an alcoholic he was in the 70s. Played a big part in his eventual death.

[@grahamsw2]

@@bobgray1226 you're kidding, right? He was a massive alcoholic, and wrote about it plenty - Underneath the Bottle, Power of Positive Drinking, etc, etc, etc

[@hiraeth1340]

Thanks very much for uploading this. I had no idea this band played Sister Ray. Are there other Lou or VU songs they played that never made it on to RnRA or Lou Reed Live?

[@animalrocker-p6b]

Steve and dick the best gitarrist in the70s

[@animalrocker-p6b]

😅🎉

[@kendallevans4079]

Reed was the Worhol of music.....and that is NOT a compliment!

[@johnnyd63]

Wagner was a bad mofo.

[@animalrocker-p6b]

Lou Reed is not R.R.A

[@animalrocker-p6b]

Lou is more than R.R.A

[@4windstfj]

ALL WRONG! SORRY, BUT NOT SISTER RAY! ALL WRONG!

[@velvetfan]

I thought it wasn’t Sister Ray till I heard the lyrics! It is Sister Ray! Never heard this I don’t think!

[@janjacobs8260]

💋🚬I Am Right Here With You 🩰 Just turned 65 . .Hell-To-The-Yeah