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 | White Light/White Heat | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 2 | Heroin | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 3 | Tell It To Your Heart | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 4 | All Through The Night | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 5 | Magician - Internally | Magic And Loss |
| 6 | Men Of Good Fortune | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 7 | The Day John Kennedy Died | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 8 | A Conversation With Lou Reed | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 9 | Romeo Had Juliette | New York |
| 10 | Beginning Of A Great Adventure | New York |
| 11 | Xmas In February | New York |
| 12 | Pale Blue Eyes | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 13 | I Love You, Suzanne | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 14 | New York Telephone Conversation | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 15 | Power Of Positive Drinking | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 16 | Wild Child | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 17 | Endless Cycle | 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 | Strawman | New York |