Lou Reed - 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 22 April 2008

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Lou Reed - 9:30 Club, Washington DC - 22 April 2008

Venue: 9:30 Club, Washington DC
Date: April 22, 2008

Recording Location: Balcony, DFC
Source: Church Audio Card's > CA-9100 Pre > iRiver H120 RockBox v.060803-2007
Editing: Tracking, EQ, and fades were all done while the show was laid in Soundforge as a wav file.
Compression: Trader's Little Helper v.2.2.1 (Build 151)

TRACKLIST: TIME:

01- Intro 01:01
02- Mad 07:40
03- Sweet Jane 04:53
04- I'm Set Free 05:28
05- Ecstacy Intro 01:17
06- Ecstacy 10:51
07- I'm Sticking With You 04:25
08- Power of the Heart 08:12
09- I Wanna Know (The Pit and the Pendulum) 07:38
10- Halloween Parade 04:32
11- Video Violence 06:33
12- Guardian Angel 06:08
13- The Summation 01:44
14- Band Intro 04:47
15- Perfect Day
GRAND TOTAL- 75:29

MISC NOTES: Great show, shame it was so short!
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Those are the notes from the taper. This is an EXCELLENT latter-day Lou Reed show, and at this point it is from the Lou's last (final?) North American tour. In 2008, Lou ran up and down the East Coast before heading over to Europe to tour "Berlin." Lou seemed to be in a great mood and the band was tight. I don't think I've ever heard a better sounding live show, and that is apparent in this recording. People have mistaken this for a radio broadcast. I would even venture to say it is the definitive live Lou recording of this tour.

My brother and I waited in line outside the 9:30 for a while before the doors opened, and once the place filled up it was packed to the rafters.

I am doubtful whether Lou will ever record a Rock album again, let alone tour. He may play an occasional NYC date or a Festival, but he doesn't seem to crave playing Rock & Roll anymore, which is a shame. All that makes me even happier I was able to see him.

Enjoy.


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