In Praise Of...Lou Reed "Take No Prisoners"

hmm that's edited weird, not the complete scene he appears in

but yeah the club he was a regular at is the same club Woody Allen plays clarinet at every week

also btw how gay is this
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc187/boogiewoody/The%20Paragons%20meet%20The%20Jesters/Front.jpg

WPIX broadcast also discussed on these threads:
Search And Destroy: Lou Reed
John Cale S/D

Oops. I see the man himself posted the PIX link himself--I just put it in those other two unbeknownst of this one. Sorry!

Think this may have been the first time I heard "I Wonder Why" all those years ago. Awaiting the bizarre interchange with the caller discussed on the John Cale thread.

Funny how Lou was being more upfront about being gay ca 1979 and then, whoops, next thing you know, he's married! That's Lou for ya!

Everyone zinging Jimmy Carter in 1979 ;_;

Is there an open thread just for musician drop-ins to radio stations, taking calls & being kind of fun, pompy dickheads? <3 hearing these, especially the calls.

Funny how Lou was being more upfront about being gay ca 1979 and then, whoops, next thing you know, he's married! That's Lou for ya!

― Le petit chat est mort (Tom D.), Saturday, February 16, 2013 10:13 AM (59 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Feel like he's just doing what he usually did, where he isn't saying "I'm gay/queer" but rather "So I was at this gay club dancing with a bunch of hunky sweaty guys all around me all of us appreciating each other's bodies and ..."

his future wife is there in the studio with him, too...

On another note, his name is Lewis Alan Reed, right? Where did the Louis "Butch" Firbank stuff come from?

Also, burning up precious minutes listening to this when I could be watching Hulu Criterions.

Ronald Firbank is a cult figure gay writer from the early 20th century, I assume he's just doing a hip namecheck there

"... that's what they say about disco - the lyrics are stupid and it's repetitious. Yeah, well, SO? What's wrong with that?"

Right on, Lou

Thought "DIsco Mystic" was ridiculous when I first heard it, but it has grown on me over the decades. Also something amusing about the fact that it doesn't really have a disco beat or a disco bass or guitar- the only thing that makes it disco is the words "disco mystic" being repeated over and over again.

It's like a throwback to his Pickwick Records days- "Hey, let me cash in on the disco craze."

"But don't spend too much effort writing the tune. We've got to record it fast and strike while the iron is hot. Time's a-wastin'"

Wait, do they actually have "The Jeweler" on this? I didn't hear it and see it in the listings.

Lou: "We were talking about Einstein's brain, E= what? Energy, mc². What did that mean? It didn't mean the MC5, kids. What did mc² mean, John?"
John: "Mike Curb."
Lou: "Mike Curb. He won. He won. And he banned me on my own label when I wasn't even there to defend myself."

Oh, it must have been before the guy started recording. Lou mentions it when reading emails right before "I Wonder Why."

"I'd like to send this one out to Wayne at the Sunoco gas station in New Jersey."

"I'm 15"

Is this the man who sung "lonesome cowboy bill"?

xxxpost
Lou's so far ahead of everything and everyone, reading emails in 1979 ;-)

The live version of "Leaving it up to you" is incendiary

xpost No, that was Doug.

Won't be buying Squeeze then

Ha. Αnd ha, I typed "emails." Probably thought it too. Listener phone-ins.

And you are otm about that version of "Leaving It Up To You"

Yeah i was mystified by the email bit

That whole Cale mini-set is awesome. So the band as announced is
Allen Lanier, Bruce Brody, Ritchie Fliegler, Ivan Krall, and Jessie Chamberlain. Who is playing bass? Was John playing it at that time? Or one of those guitar players

It's in very much in the vein of his live performances at the time, ummmmmm, untrammelled. Pretty sure Tyler has already provided the bootlegs to confirm it too!

Also are there any more of these WPIX-FM 'Radio Radio' shows floating around, David Johansen, maybe, or Lou's archenemy, Xgau?

OK, finally digging into Tyler's web page. There goes my day off. While probably have to subscribe to Hulu in the end to watch those Criterions. Anyway, slow Jam Fairport "Reno, Nevada" is awesome.

This guy says that the tapes went missing: http://www.smoe.org/cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr?user=ivan%40stellysee.de&passw=&list=audities&extra=2007072/102%201&func=archive-get-part-clean

On Sunday nights Dan Neer
and John Ogle hosted "Radio Radio," an incredibly fun three hours during which
artists would stop by and guest DJ. One show I remember had guest jocks
Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and Clem Burke being joined later in the program by
David Johansen. Other guests were Ric Ocasek, Cindy Bullens, Rockpile, Squeeze,
the Police, the Ramones, etc. On one show Genya Ravan mixed a track on the air.
I wish I could track down some "Radio Radio" tapes. When management dropped
the format they locked the DJ's out of the building. So Neer and Ogle were
unable to retrieve any of the tapes.

But some cassette tapes made off the radio seem to be buried in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame James Brawley collection, along with some interesting live recordings the guy made: http://catalog.rockhall.com/catalog/ARC-0045

Which is perhaps the source of this show we have been listening to:
http://catalog.rockhall.com/catalog?page=2&q=%22Radio+radio%22&search_field=all_fields.
Maybe the David Byrne one will surface as well.

Look at this stuff the guy recorded:
http://catalog.rockhall.com/components?ead_id=ARC-0045&parent_ref=ref734

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Richard Lloyd Quartet, Club Mud, New York City, 1979 January 5
Location:Box: 9, Cassette: 41-43 (Audio)
Zappa, Frank, live on WNEW-FM, New York City, 1979 January 14
Location:Box: 9, Cassette: 44 (Audio)
Blondie with Rush at the Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1979 January 21
Location:Box: 9, Cassette: 45-47 (Audio)
The Delinquents (Johnny Thunders) at Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1979 January 26
Location:Box: 9, Cassette: 48 (Audio)
The Heartbreakers, Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1979 February 8
Location:Box: 9, Cassette: 49-51 (Audio)
Cale, John, CBGB, New York City, 1979 February 14
Location:Box: 9, Cassette: 52-53 (Audio)
South East Asia Refugee Benefit at the Palladium, New York City, 1979 February 16
Location:Box: 9, Cassette: 54-58 (Audio)
The Clash, Palladium, New York City, 1979 February 17
Location:Box: 9, Cassette: 59 (Audio)
Nico with John Cale at CBGB's, New York City, 1979 February 19
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 1 (Audio)
Erasers with the Necessaries at the Rocker Room, New York City, 1979 February 24
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 2-3 (Audio)
Radio Radio, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 February 25
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 4-6 (Audio)
John Cale Group, My Father's Place, Roslyn, N.Y., 1979 March 1
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 7-8 (Audio)
Richard Lloyd Quartet, CBGB, New York City, 1979 March 4
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 9-11 (Audio)
Sappho and Birdland at Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1979 March 9
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 12 (Audio)
Nico, CBGB, New York City, 1979 March 10
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 13-15 (Audio)
Patti Smith Group, Stoneybrook, Long Island, N.Y., 1979 March 17
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 16-18 (Audio)
WKCR Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1979 April 1
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 19-20 (Audio)
The Police, CBGB, New York City, 1979 April 8
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 21-23 (Audio)
Radio Radio, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 April 15
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 24-27 (Audio)
Soft White Underbelly at The Bottom Line, New York City, 1979 April 22
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 28-33 (Audio)
Angel, Jimmy, and the Wise at CBGB, New York City, 1979 May 3
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 34 (Audio)
Rock Against Racism, New York City, 1979 May 5
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 35-37 (Audio)
No Nukes Benefit, Washington D.C., 1979 May 6
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 38-40 (Audio)
Sainte-Marie, Buffy, at the Bottom Line, New York City, 1979 May 13
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 41 (Audio)
Radio Radio, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 May 13
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 42 (Audio)
The Necessaries, CBGB, New York City, 1979 May 18
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 43-44 (Audio)
Richard Lloyd Quartet, West 30 Club, New York City, 1979 May 19
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 45-47 (Audio)
Krystal, Hilly, radio interview, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 May 20
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 48 (Audio)
Patti Smith Group, CBGB, New York City, 1979 May 24
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 49-51 (Audio)
Richard Lloyd Quartet, CBGB, New York City, 1979 May 26
Location:Box: 10, Cassette: 52-54 (Audio)
Radio Radio featuring Lou Reed, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 May 27
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 1-2 (Audio)
The Necessaries, Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1979 June 2
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 3 (Audio)
Radio Radio featuring John Cale, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 June 3
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 4 (Audio)
The Dead Kennedys at Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1979 June 7
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 5 (Audio)
Ryder, Mitch, Club 57, New York City, 1979 June 8
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 6 (Audio)
John Cale Band, CBGB, New York City, 1979 June 14-16
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 7-13 (Audio)
Radio Radio, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 June 17
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 14-16 (Audio)
Shirts, CBGB, New York City, 1979 June 19
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 17-19 (Audio)
Voidoids, CBGB, New York, 1979 June 22
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 20-22 (Audio)
Radio Radio, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 July 1
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 23-25 (Audio)
Blondie, Convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey, 1979 July 7
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 26-28 (Audio)
Blondie, Belmont Park, Queens, New York City, 1979 July 8
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 29 (Audio)
Radio Radio, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 July 8
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 30-31 (Audio)
Blondie, Wolman Rink, Central Park, New York City, 1979 July 9
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 32-33 (Audio)
Destroy All Monsters at CBGB, New York City, 1979 July 10
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 34 (Audio)
Radio Radio, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 July 15
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 35-37 (Audio)
Suicide, Club 57, New York City, 1979 July 21
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 38 (Audio)
Radio Radio, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 July 22
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 39-44 (Audio)
Murphy, Elliott, at Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1979 July 23
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 45 (Audio)
Shirts, CBGB, New York City, 1979 July 26
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 46-47 (Audio)
Nylon, Judy, CBGB, New York City, 1979 July 27
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 48 (Audio)
Chrome, Cheetah, and the Casualties at Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1979 July 31
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 49 (Audio)
WBAI Benefit, Club 57, New York City, 1979 August 2
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 50-52 (Audio)
Radio Radio, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 August 5
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 53-54 (Audio)
Blackwell, Otis, at Club Lorelei, New York City, 1979 August 9
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 55-56 (Audio)
Patti Smith Group, Calderone Concert Hall, Hempsted, New York, 1979 August 10
Location:Box: 11, Cassette: 57-60 (Audio)
Patti Smith Group, CBGB, New York City, 1979 August 11
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 1-3 (Audio)
Radio Radio, with David Byrne, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 August 12
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 4-6 (Audio)
The Cramps, Club 57, New York City, 1979 August 18
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 7-8 (Audio)
Fashion at Club 57, New York City, 1979 August 19
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 9 (Audio)
Radio Radio, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 August 19
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 10-11 (Audio)
VHF, Hurrah's, New York City, 1979 August 24
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 12-13 (Audio)
Laughing Dogs, Great Guildersleeves, New York City, 1979 August 25
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 14-15 (Audio)
Radio Radio, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 August 26
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 16-17 (Audio)
Rock Against Racism benefit, Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1979 August 26
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 18-19 (Audio)
The Buzzcocks, The The, and Gang of Four at Club 57, New York City, 1979 September 1
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 20-23 (Audio)
B-52's, Club 57, New York City, 1979 September 6
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 24 (Audio)
The Heartbreakers, Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1979 September 7
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 25-26 (Audio)
Radio Radio, WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 September 9
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 27-30 (Audio)
Mission of Burma at Hotel Diplomat, New York City, 1979 September 15
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 31 (Audio)
Lloyd, Richard, at CBGB, New York City, 1979 September 15
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 32-33 (Audio)
The Clash, Palladium, New York City, 1979 September 21
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 34-35 (Audio)
Helen Wheels Band, CBGB, New York City, 1979 September 21
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 36-37 (Audio)
Voidoids, CBGB, New York City, 1979 September 28
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 38 (Audio)
The Rattlers at Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1979 September 28
Location:Box: 12, Cassette: 39 (Audio)
WPIX-FM radio shows, New York City, 1979 October-1979 December
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 1-24 (Audio)
Box: 12, Cassette: 40-55 (Audio)
Flirt at Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1979 October 27
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 25 (Audio)
Pop, Iggy, My Father's Place, Roslyn, N.Y., 1979 November 4
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 26 (Audio)
Student Teachers, CBGB, New York City, 1979 November 10
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 27 (Audio)
Talking Heads, Capitol Theatre, Passaic, N.J., 1979 November 17
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 29-30 (Audio)
The Cramps, My Father's Place, Roslyn, N.Y., 1979 November 20
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 31-32 (Audio)
Zappa, Frank, DJ on WPIX-FM, New York City, 1979 November 22
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 33-38 (Audio)
The Lords at CBGB, New York City, 1979 November 28
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 39 (Audio)
The Contortions, Max's Kansas City, New York City, 1979 November 30
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 40 (Audio)
U.K. Subs at CBGB, New York City, 1979 December 2
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 41-42 (Audio)
Richard Lloyd Quartet, CBGB, New York City, 1979 December 9
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 43-46 (Audio)
Bad Brains at CBGB, New York City, 1979 December 25
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 47 (Audio)
Maroons at CBGB, New York City, 1979 December 25
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 48-49 (Audio)
John Cale Band, CBGB, New York City, 1979 December 28-1979 December 31
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 50-52 (Audio)
VHF, CBGB, New York City, 1979 November 16
Location:Box: 13, Cassette: 28 (Audio)
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ha, that looks like a good list. ...

LR: But anyway, I was, I was, John, I was telling them about Rolling Stone and my great concern for good reviews, as I'm sure, like, they panned my latest album.
(door squeaks)
JC: What, again?

funny to read lester bangs' bells review a couple months later:
Lou Reed is a prick and a jerkoff who regularly commits the ultimate sin of treating his audience with contempt. He's also a person with deep compassion for a great many other people about whom almost nobody else gives a shit. I won't say who they are, because I don't want to get too schmaltzy, except to emphasize that there's always been more to this than drugs and fashionable kinks, and to point out that suffering, loneliness and psychic/spiritual exile are great levelers.

The Bells isn't merely Lou Reed's best solo LP, it's great art. Everybody made a fuss over Street Hassle, but too many reviewers overlooked the fact that it was basically a sound album: brilliant layers of live and studio work in a deep wash of bass-obsessive noise. Most of the songs were old, and not very good, with a lot of the same old cheap shots.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-bells-19790614#ixzz2Lk3RYMOY
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People always turn the volume up when they lack songs. Look at jamc, mbv, sonic youth and southoaw grammar (moz having learnt the lesson of KU). I like noise if done right.

Wow, Tyler, thanks. And here I thought nobody liked The Bells until ILX decided to rescue it. A heretofore underacknowledged moment in the Lou/Lester brouhaha.

i still sorta struggle with the bells -- i think the songs and sounds are good, but lou's vocals are so strange on there.

I haven't listened to it in forever but man even when I was a Lou fiend and loved even Sally Can't Dance I still thought The Bells was garbage.

See what you are saying Tyler, but at least he still trying to sing a recognizable tune and mostly succeeding, unlike some of the formless bellowing he might indulge in with later efforts.

god this WPIX set is so awesome, if this was on an LP I would buy it

the comic from whence the cover of take no prisoners came from
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOU-REED-AND-THE-VELVET-UNDERGROUND-ROCK-COMIX-SPANISH-ORIGINAL-1976-/171041743722?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27d2e1e36a

wtf

man 14-year-old me is spitting into the future toward present-day me's face for not immediately buying that but little dude I don't really need it ok

http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c6ce56933a530ce207508ef5d6cd1b0/tumblr_mmwr8g1jKM1qzy30io1_500.png
haha it is pretty freaky

kind of crazy that that was produced in Spain, which just a year prior was still under the boot of Franco

and then all of a sudden the people of Spain were under the shiny leather boot of Lou

mmhmm