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May 22, 2008 · Watch Lou Reed perform his classic song Sweet Jane live in this stunning video that showcases his rock 'n' roll spirit.
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Best acoustic version ever of SWEET JANE - Rare Live 🎶 LOU REED. https://tinyurl.com/yxmttghoPLEASE SUBSCRIBELyrics:Standin' on a corner,Suitcase in my hand.Jack's in his corset and...
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- The Velvet Underground and The Start of “Alternative Rock”
- The Velvet Underground’s Live Version of Sweet Jane and Album Inclusion
- Lou Reed’s Greatest Live Version of Sweet Jane
- Loaded Getting Released Without Lou Reed
- The Version of Sweet Jane Found on Take No Prisoners
- Rock N Roll Animal
- Velvet Underground Bootlegs
- Cover Versions of Lou Reed’s Sweet Jane
The story of the Velvet Underground is part of folklore by now. A group combining rock with serious-minded art and sound experimentation to create a brilliant and, at the time, entirely unique body of work. Also quite famous to the story is that while the group never enjoyed much commercial success, they helped inspire the formation of a larger num...
Sweet Jane is one of the Velvet Underground’s most famous songs, not least of all because of the great melody and classic verse-chorus-verse song structure. It appeared on Loaded, the last Velvet Underground album to feature singer, guitarist, and main songwriter Lou Reed. The original studio album featured a more polished production than their fir...
New songs like Rock N Roll, New Age, andSweet Janefound their way into the Velvet Underground’s busy live schedule. After all, even at his worse, few writers could ape Loud Reed, let alone produce something as good. The songs would eventually also find inclusion on the group’s fourth album, Loaded. While witty as ever, they found the group favoring...
Loaded in August 1970 and was comprised mostly of Lou Reed-penned songs. While it’s a stretch to call the album a commercial breakthrough, it enjoyed a better run than its predecessors. So much so, that the band began touring in support of the album. Doug Yule had switched to lead vocals. Yule’s physical similarity to Reed further confused audience...
Sweet Jane is one of the songs that Lou Reed consistently played live throughout his excellent solo career. Sometimes he played it similar to the record, sometimes he let lead guitars solo all over it and sometimes he brutally messed the song up. And it’s the last of these that make some of the best Lou Reed live recordings. Witty and possessing sh...
Similarly of its time is Lou Reed’s first, and arguably most famous, live recording, Rock n Roll Animal,released in 1974, a neat precursor to punk rock. Here, Lou Reed, an accomplished guitarist himself, seems happy to share the spotlight with a guitar duo of the hard rock variety. It may sound counterintuitive, but Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter soa...
Velvet Undergroundlive albums are a treasured heirloom albeit a mixed-bag. Legends recall a rock band that at their best was virtually unbeatable. Yet, with recording equipment not easy to come by and the Velvets reputation surpassing the record-buying public’s interest, many memorable concerts live only in the recollection of those that saw them. ...
The song was covered by different artists, the most notable version being that by the Cowboy Junkies. It has also amassed many accolades such as being named as one of the greatest guitar tracks by the magazine Guitar World. And, if you want to enjoy another great version of the song, granted more focus and with Lou Reed singing it pretty straight, ...
Mar 1, 2013 · What Is your favorite version of the Lou Reed classic "Sweet Jane"? "Loaded" original by The Velvet Undergound. 76 vote (s) 40.6% "Rock & Roll Animal" live version by Lou Reed. 57 vote (s) 30.5% Cowboy Junkies cover. 32 vote (s) 17.1% Mott the Hoople cover. 22 vote (s) 11.8% Thread Status: Not open for further replies. Page 1 of 3. 1 2 3 Next >
This version's arrangement is based on the slower version of the song released on 1969. Lou Reed was often quoted as saying that the Cowboy Junkies' version was his favorite. [9] It appears on the soundtrack of Oliver Stone 's 1994 movie, Natural Born Killers
Dec 25, 2013 · While "Walk on the Wild Side" was Lou Reed's only official hit single, "Sweet Jane" may be his signature song. Today we hit replay on a dozen versions.
