Just listening to the Lou Reed "American Poet" live set from 72. Genius performance.
Must have been one of his most positive periods coming out of the studio having made "Transformer" and the album just out, knowing the elusive hit lp was as good as in the bag with at least four sure-fire contendors for radio play.
I far prefer this to the RnR Animal / Live sets or the 73/74 tour bootlegs as it retains more of the VU sound. It's almost as good as 69 Live. Almost.