Live In Italy is an album by American musician Lou Reed recorded live over two nights in September 1983 (on the 7th in Verona and on the 10th, at the ruins of Circus Maximus, in Rome) using the Rolling Stones Mobile Unit.Discogs - Live in Italy 2012-07-24th reissue CD Italy It was issued on vinyl only in Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan. At the time, Reed and his band were on a world tour to promote the album Legendary Hearts. A live video, A Night with Lou Reed, filmed at a New York concert, was also released to coincide with the album. The video omitted the songs "Betrayed", "Sally Can't Dance", "Average Guy" and "Some Kinda Love"/"Sister Ray" from the 10th show, while adding "Don't Talk to Me About Work", "Women", "Turn Out the Light" and "New Age" from the 7th.
In 1996, the album was reissued under the title Live in Concert.
Reception
From contemporary reviews, the NME wondered why the majority of the songs came from Reed's Velvet Underground years, asking if it was, "because in Robert Quine, Lou Reed has at last found another simpatico guitarist, and he's just delighted to spar with him on "Sister Ray" and all those other great old songs which, frustratingly, just haven't been played right for years?" Ken Tucker of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave Live in Italy a five out of five star rating, declaring it "a wonderful encapsulation of Reed's career" finding Reed's vocals "tart and witty" and that "his phrasing loses very little subtlety in this huge-arena context." Tucker also praised Robert Quine who "delivers some of the finest, roughest, most caustic rock guitar playing I've ever heard."
Track listing All songs written by Lou Reed except as indicated.
Side one "Sweet Jane" (3:46) "I'm Waiting for My Man" (4:00) "Martial Law" (4:06) "Satellite of Love" (5:06)
Side two "Kill Your Sons" (5:35) "Betrayed" (3:05) "Sally Can't Dance" (3:24) "Waves of Fear" (3:16) "Average Guy" (2:54)
Side three "White Light/White Heat" (3:10) "Some Kinda Love / Sister Ray" (Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker) (15:30)
Side four "Walk on the Wild Side" (4:28) "Heroin" (8:34) "Rock & Roll" (6:10)
Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Lou Reed – vocals, guitar Fred Maher – drums Robert Quine – guitar Fernando Saunders – bass guitar
Production Pietro Di Silvestro – artwork Rossella AntonelliDiscogs – Rossella Antonelli profile and discography – cover artwork Fabio Berruti – Artwork, Graphic Design Piero NannucciDiscogs – Piero Mannucci profile and discography – mastering and cutting engineering, RCA Studios, Rome Guido HarariDiscogs – Guido Harari profile and discography – Photography Luciano VitiDiscogs – Luciano Viti profile and discography – photography Antonio La RosaDicogs – Antonio La Rosa profile and discography – remasteringDiscogs – Live in Italy 2001 CD Europe Toshikazu OhtakaDiscogs – Toshikazu Ohtaka profile and discography – liner notesDiscogs – Live in Italy 2006–09–20th reissue CD Japan Carlo BasileDiscogs – Carlo Basile profile and discography – executive coordinator, RCA Italiana
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