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 | Rock & Roll Heart | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 2 | Saly Can't Dance | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 3 | Sick Of You | New York |
| 4 | Dorita - The Spirit | Magic And Loss |
| 5 | White Light/White Heat | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 6 | Satellite Of Love | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 7 | A Conversation With Lou Reed | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 8 | Sweet Jane | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 9 | Heroin | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 10 | Nowhere At All | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 11 | Power And Glory - The Situation | Magic And Loss |
| 12 | How Do You Think It Feels | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 13 | There Is No Time | New York |
| 14 | Lisa Says | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 15 | Men Of Good Fortune | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 16 | I Love You | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 17 | Cremation - Ashes To Ashes | Magic And Loss |
| 18 | What's Good - The Thesis | Magic And Loss |
| 19 | Rock & Roll | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 20 | New York Telephone Conversation | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |