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 | I Love You | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 2 | Heroin | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 3 | Coney Island Baby | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 4 | Cremation - Ashes To Ashes | Magic And Loss |
| 5 | You'll Know You Were Loved | Friends Original Television Soundtrack |
| 6 | Walk On The Wild Side | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 7 | Busload Of Faith | New York |
| 8 | Strawman | New York |
| 9 | Wild Child | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 10 | Sick Of You | New York |
| 11 | Good Evening Mr. Waldheim | New York |
| 12 | Street Hassle | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 13 | Rock & Roll | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 14 | There Is No Time | New York |
| 15 | Goodby Mass - In A Chapel Bodily Termination | Magic And Loss |
| 16 | Men Of Good Fortune | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 17 | Hold On | New York |
| 18 | Sally Can't Dance | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 19 | How Do You Think It Feels | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 20 | Rock & Roll Heart | A Rock & Roll Life |