Lou Reed

Full Name: Lewis Allen Reed

Born: March 2, 1942

Home: Brooklyn, NY

Website Link(s): Official Site

Instrument(s)

 * Vocals
 * Guitar

Genre(s)

 * Rock
 * Experimental
 * Psychedelica
 * Noise
 * Glam

Label(s)

 * Verve

RIYL

 * Velvet Underground
 * John Cale
 * Talking Heads
 * Warren Zevon
 * Bob Dylan

Member of

 * Velvet Underground

Has Notably Worked with

 * Laurie Anderson
 * John Cale
 * Nico
 * Mo Tucker
 * Penn Jillette
 * Sterling Morrison
 * Doug Yule
 * Willie Alexander
 * Angus MacLise
 * Walter Powers
 * David Bowie

Musician Biography
One of the co-founders (with John Cale) of the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed has a legion of fans of his varied solo career, including Glam, straight Noise and experimental music in with relatively straight-forward rock and R&B-influenced stuff. His first recording was a novelty single, though it quickly blossomed into the Velvet Underground. They've gotten together a few times after the breakup, but he and John Cale have had a series of fallings out, and whether or not the band will ever get back together in earnest (minus the dead Sterling Morrison) is severely doubtful.

=Discography=

Albums

 * Lou Reed
 * Transformer
 * Berlin
 * Sally Can't Dance
 * Metal Machine Music
 * Coney Island Baby
 * Rock 'N' Roll Heart
 * Street Hassle
 * The Bells
 * Growing Up In Public
 * The Blue Mask
 * Legendary Hearts
 * New Sensations
 * Mistrial
 * New York
 * Magic And Loss
 * Set The Twilight Reeling
 * Ecstacy
 * The Raven
 * Rock N Roll Animal
 * Lou Reed Live
 * Live: Take No Prisoners
 * |Live in Concert (a/k/a Live In Italy)
 * Perfect Night: Live In London
 * American Poet
 * Animal Serenade
 * Walk On The Wild Side: The Best Of Lou Reed
 * Rock And Roll Diary
 * City Lights
 * Walk On The Wild Side & Other Hits
 * Between Thought And Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology
 * Different Times: Lou Reed In The '70s
 * Retro
 * A Retrospective
 * The Definitive Collection
 * Perfect Day
 * Very Best Of Lou Reed
 * Legendary Lou Reed
 * NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967-2003)

Compilations

 * Live On Letterman

Soundtracks

 * Velvet Goldmine
 * Blue In The Face