Lou Reed (born March 2, 1942, married to musician-artist Laurie Anderson) is an American rock artist originally from Brooklyn, New York. Especially while a member of the The Velvet Underground in the 1960s, Reed broke new ground for the rock genre in several important dimensions, introducing more mature and intellectual themes to what was then considered a music genre for children and teenagers. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of The Velvet Underground. The band, which lasted from 1965 until 1973 (with Reed departing in late 1970 after the Loaded sessions), gained relatively little notice during its life but is often considered the seed from which most alternative and underground traditions of rock music sprang. As the Velvet's songwriter, Reed wrote about such taboo subjects as S&M (Venus in Furs), transvestites and transsexuals (Sister Ray, and Lady Godiva's Operation), prostitution (There She Goes Again), and drug addiction (
Álbumes
1 | Good Evening Mr. Waldheim | New York |
2 | White Light/White Heat | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
3 | Xmas In February | New York |
4 | Goodby Mass - In A Chapel Bodily Termination | Magic And Loss |
5 | Dorita - The Spirit | Magic And Loss |
6 | Rock & Roll | A Rock & Roll Life |
7 | Sweet Jane | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
8 | There Is No Time | New York |
9 | Romeo Had Juliette | New York |
10 | Nowhere At All | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
11 | Halloween Parade | New York |
12 | Tarbelly And Featherfoot | Sweet Relief-A Benefit For Victoria Williams |
13 | Wild Child | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
14 | I'm Waiting For The Man | A Rock & Roll Life |
15 | What's Good - The Thesis | Magic And Loss |
16 | Street Hassle | A Rock & Roll Life |
17 | Hold On | New York |
18 | Coney Island Baby | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
19 | Cremation - Ashes To Ashes | Magic And Loss |
20 | How Do You Think It Feels | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |