After a 28-year old Lou Reed quit the Velvet Underground in the Summer of 1970, he must have figured that rock n' roll was on its way out as he took a job as a typist with his father's Accounting firm. Thankfully, for Lou and the rest of us, that lasted less than a year. In 1971, he signed a recording contract and ended up starting his long and critically-acclaimed solo career.
His second solo album, Transformer, released in 1972 was a particular success. One of the lesser-heralded songs on that album was Wagon Wheel. You can check out the studio version here.
While that song was well-done, including some real quiet parts and subtlety, I enjoy the live version that Lou did with his touring band, The Tots, during his 1973 tour. Check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsZ88dsFH4g
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