Lou Reed - "Heroin" live 1978. Does anyone else have an eargasm listening to this?
I recently discovered this rare clip of Lou Reed playing Heroin in 1978, with an undisclosed band, at Detroit's old Masonic Temple, and I have an eargasm whenever I hear the song from 9:17-9:22, especially when Reed sings "it's my wife and it's my life because a main into my vein" partially because I love how he sings it so fast (it usually has commas: "heroin....it's my wife and it's my life, because a main, into my vein, leads to a center in my head"). Does anybody else agree? Of course, it is best if you listen to the whole clip, but I love that part at 9:19 when Reed sings "because a main into my vein" and then the guitar has a brief solo note, before Reed continues "don't you know it leads to a center in my head."
Here's the clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY7yIcuQBIs
This is my favorite song by Reed, and this is definitely the best live version of it, in my opinion. Does anyone agree?