IntroBerlinLady DayMen of good fortuneCaroline says, pt. IHow do you think it feelsOh, JimCaroline says, pt. IIThe kidsThe bedSad songCandy saysRock minuetSweet Jane
Beskrivelse
Live-optagelser, St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, New York City 15.-16. december 2006
"It's exhilarating to hear Berlin back and alive, but then again, it was more exhilarating to see it back and alive: an option now available to whoever cares to pick up Schnabel's DVD. It's a miracle Reed was able to turn one of the most hermetic albums of all time into a communal experience, but Live at St. Ann's was also a one-time-only slight of hand: Berlin will forever be a record best enjoyed alone"
"This live recording seems to trade a roughly equal number of new flaws for those of the original album, but this performance sounds like a legitimate attempt by Reed to revisit his past without being shackled to it, and on that level it's a brave and compelling experiment that (often) works"
"Slutresultatet er blevet en blanding af pæn professionel kunst og en række ulidelige jamsessionsagtige guitarsoli. Dermed kommer man som lytter slet ikke i nærheden af det poetiske drama, som man finder på den gode gamle plade"
"While it lacks the clinical studio intensity of the original, this live performance carves its own muscular drama and dark poetry out of Reed's dystopian lyrics and coruscating music, the latter helped by the return of original collaborator Steve Hunter on electric guitar. Reed himself remains his timeless self: dour, po-faced, emotionally underplayed and vocally colourless but acutely acerbic and astringent"
