Lou Reed - Geneva Theatre, Geneva, New York, October 30, 1976

Lou Reed - Geneva Theatre, Geneva, New York, October 30, 1976“This place has the worst fuckin’ acoustics in the world, man,” Lou Reed complains midway through his set just about 50 years ago up in Geneva, NY. And then: “Lou Reed’s show on Saturday night was the worst ‘musical’ event I’ve ever witnessed,” one reviewer wrote. But guess what?! The surviving tape sounds pretty damn good — both in terms of acoustics and performance. What a difference a half-century makes, I guess. So listen in with me, fellow Lounatics, as our hero takes the then-brand-new Rock and Roll Heart LP on the road. It’s kind of funny, with “rock and roll” being top of Lou’s mind that this is perhaps the least guitar-centric band he ever had. Lou primarily sticks to rhythm guitar, letting sax man Marty Fogel and keyboardist Michael Fonfara handle the solos. With drummer Michael Sukorsky and bassist Bruce Yaw filling out the lineup, things get fairly funky! Check out the super-stretched out “How Do You Think It…