Take No Prisoners

by Lou Reed

Take No Prisoners cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1978
  • Label: Arista
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:38:29
  • Community rating: 3.35/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded during a residency at the Bottom Line in New York City, this album features Reed utilizing a groundbreaking binaural recording system. The musical performances frequently take a back seat to his extended, highly confrontational, and often hilarious spoken-word tirades against rock critics and public figures.

Genres

Descriptors: vulgar

Tracklist

  1. Sweet Jane - Live at the Bottom Line, New York, NY - May 1978 (10:43)
  2. I Wanna Be Black - Live at the Bottom Line, New York, NY - May 1978 (6:28)
  3. Satellite of Love - Live at the Bottom Line, New York, NY - May 1978 (7:07)
  4. Pale Blue Eyes - Live at the Bottom Line, New York, NY - May 1978 (7:36)
  5. Berlin - Live at the Bottom Line, New York, NY - May 1978 (6:14)
  6. I'm Waiting for the Man - Live at the Bottom Line, New York, NY - May 1978 (13:58)
  7. Coney Island Baby - Live at the Bottom Line, New York, NY - May 1978 (8:40)
  8. Street Hassle - Live at the Bottom Line, New York, NY - May 1978 (13:17)
  9. Walk On the Wild Side - Live at the Bottom Line, New York, NY - May 1978 (16:54)
  10. Leave Me Alone - Live at the Bottom Line, New York, NY - May 1978 (7:27)

Credits

  • Brent Bailer - artwork
  • Chrissy Faith - backing vocals
  • Ellard Boles - backing vocals, bass
  • Angela Howell - backing vocals, tambourine
  • Michael Suchorsky - drums
  • Michael Fonfara - electric piano
  • Stuart Heinrich - guitar, backing vocals
  • Nazario - illustration [cover, uncredited]

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