Lou Reed - Metal Machine Trio Live (2010)

I haven't posted any live bootlegs on the site yet, as that's not really what it's about, but I've been thinking of posting this one for a while now, if only for the reason that since I got it shortly after the concert at the Royal Festival Hall in 2010, I've never seen it appear on any other sites in the past eight years. This means that there could be Lou Reed fans out there who don't even know that it exists, and it should as it's a part of his long and varied career that shouldn't be overlooked. I know it will have a niche audience, as it's based on the controversial 'Metal Machine Music' album which divided fans throughout the world, but for the live concerts they had to make the music a bit more structured and so I find that I can listen to this live concert much easier than the parent album. The trio of Reed, Ulrich Krieger and Sarth Calhoun performed one 63-minute piece of improvised music, but it's really not as bad as that sounds, as they'd performed other gigs before this one so they were well practiced in what they were doing. For fans of Lou who've never heard it, or for anyone who has a fondness for experimental music, then do give this a listen. 

Track listing

01 Improvisation