Rock N Roll Animal es un álbum de Lou Reed, publicado en 1974 por RCA Victor. El disco incluye 7 canciones, entre ellas «Intro/Sweet Jane», «Heroin», «How Do You Think It Feels - (previously unreleased)» y «Caroline Says I - (previously unreleased)».
Sobre el álbum
La discografía de Lou Reed explota con la energía electrizante de "Rock N Roll Animal", un álbum en vivo que, de inmediato, se convirtió en un referente del rock más crudo y potente. Este disco captura la fuerza y el carisma de Lou Reed sobre el escenario, presentando versiones redefinidas de sus clásicos con una nueva intensidad. Se siente como un puñetazo en el estómago, una descarga de adrenalina pura.
Las guitarras suenan con una distorsión abrasiva, mientras que la sección rítmica impulsa cada tema con una ferocidad inigualable. Las interpretaciones de "Sweet Jane" o "Heroin" adquieren una nueva dimensión, con arreglos más complejos y solos de guitarra virtuosos que demuestran la habilidad de la banda. Por otra parte, la voz de Lou Reed, llena de una actitud desafiante, se convierte en el epicentro de un espectáculo inolvidable. El álbum no solo es un concierto, sino una declaración de principios rockeros.
"Rock N Roll Animal" no solo consolidó la reputación de Lou Reed como un intérprete en vivo excepcional, sino que también demostró su capacidad para reinventar su propio material. Su impacto en la historia del rock es innegable, influenciando a innumerables bandas por su sonido y su actitud. Para cualquier amante del rock con garra y la energía en directo, este disco es una joya imprescindible. Es una prueba irrefutable de la fuerza y la genialidad de Lou Reed sobre el escenario.
Listado de Canciones
- Intro/Sweet Jane7:57
- Heroin13:16
Letra
I don't know just where I'm going But I'm goin' to try for the kingdom if I can 'Cause it makes me feel like I'm a man When I put a spike into my vein Then I tell you things aren't quite the same When I'm rushing on my run And I feel just like Jesus' son And I guess I just don't know And I guess that I just don't know I have made very big decision I'm goin' to try to nullify my life 'Cause when the blood begins to flow When it shoots up the dropper's neck When I'm closing in on death You can't help me not you guys All you sweet girls with all your sweet talk You can all go take a walk And I guess I just don't know And I guess I just don't know I wish that I was born a thousand years ago I wish that I'd sailed the darkened seas On a great big clipper ship Going from this land here to that I put on a sailor's suit and cap Away from the big city Where a man cannot be free Of all the evils in this town And of himself and those around Oh, and I guess I just don't know Oh, and I guess I just don't know Heroin, be the death of me Heroin, it's my wife and it's my life Because a mainer to my vein Leads to a center in my head And then I'm better off than dead When the smack begins to flow Then I really don't care anymore About all the Jim-Jims in this town And everybody putting everybody else down And all of the politicians makin' crazy sounds All the dead bodies piled up in mounds, yeah Wow, that heroin is in my blood And the blood is in my head Yeah, thank God that I'm good as dead Ooohhh, thank your God that I'm not aware And thank God that I just don't care And I guess I just don't know And I guess I just don't know - How Do You Think It Feels - (previously unreleased)
- Caroline Says I - (previously unreleased)
- White Light/White Heat5:11
- Lady Day4:00
Letra
When she walked on down the street She was like a child staring at her feet But when she passed the bar and she heard the music play She had to go in and sing it had to be that way She had to go in and sing it had to be that way And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day After the applause had died down And the people drifted away She climbed down off the bar and went out the door To the hotel that she called home It had greenish walls a bathroom in the hall And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day And I said no, no, no oh, Lady Day ... - Rock 'N' Roll