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 | Coney Island Baby | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
2 | Romeo Had Juliette | New York |
3 | Good Evening Mr. Waldheim | New York |
4 | This Magic Moment | Lost Highway |
5 | Sally Can't Dance | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
6 | Beginning Of A Great Adventure | New York |
7 | Last Great American Whale | New York |
8 | Sweet Jane | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
9 | Satellite Of Love | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
10 | Halloween Parade | New York |
11 | Dime Store Mystery | New York |
12 | I Love You | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
13 | Goodby Mass - In A Chapel Bodily Termination | Magic And Loss |
14 | A Conversation With Lou Reed | A Rock & Roll Life |
15 | I Love You, Suzanne | A Rock & Roll Life |
16 | Home Of The Brave | A Rock & Roll Life |
17 | How Do You Think It Feels | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
18 | Cremation - Ashes To Ashes | Magic And Loss |
19 | Rock & Roll Heart | A Rock & Roll Life |
20 | Street Hassle | A Rock & Roll Life |