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Lou Reed
Lou Reed is a rock artist from Brooklyn, New York, USA formed in 1964. 49 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Best rock albums
- 49
- Releases
- 1972–2023
- Active years
- 1964
- Formed
Discography
46
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Transformer
1972 · 11 tracks
Berlin
1973
New York
1989
Songs for Drella
1990
Coney Island Baby
1976
The Blue Mask
1982
Lou Reed
1972
Magic and Loss
1992
Sally Can't Dance
1974
Perfect Night: Live in London
1998
Street Hassle
1978
Metal Machine Music
2007
Animal Serenade
2004
Ecstasy
2000
New Sensations
1984
Rock and Roll Heart
1976
Set the Twilight Reeling
1996
The Bells
1979
The Raven
2003
Legendary Hearts
1983
Mistrial
1986
Growing Up in Public
1980
I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos
2022
Live At Alice Tully Hall (January 27, 1973 - 2nd Show)
2021
Rock 'n' Roll Animal (Live)
2015
The Studio Album Collection:1989-2000
2015
The Sire Years: Complete Albums Box
2015
The Sire Years: The Solo Collection
2014
The Essential Lou Reed
2011
Perfect Day
2009
Berlin (Live at St. Ann's Warehouse)
2008
Hudson River Wind Meditations
2007
Greatest Hits: NYC Man
2004
Take No Prisoners - Live
2002
The Definitive Collection
1999
The Very Best Of
1999
Different Times: Lou Reed in the 70s
1996
Between Thought And Expression
1992
Live In Italy
1992
Retro: Best of Lou Reed
1989
Lou Reed Live
1989
Pop Classics
1988
Rock and Roll Diary 1967–1980
1980
Live: Take No Prisoners
1978
Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed
1977
Rock n Roll Animal
1974
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About
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed (2 March 1942, Brooklyn, New York, USA - 27 October 2013, Southampton, New York, USA) was an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He was best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his solo career, which spanned several decades. Though the Velvet Underground were a commercial failure in the late 1960s, the group gained a considerable cult following in the years since its demise and has gone on to become one of the most widely cited and influential bands of the era. As the Velvet Underground's principal songwriter, Reed wrote about subjects of personal experience that rarely had been examined so openly in rock and roll, including sexuality and drug culture.
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After his departure from the group, Reed began a solo career in 1971. He had a hit the following year with "Walk on the Wild Side", although he subsequently lacked the mainstream commercial success its chart status seemed to indicate. Reed's work as a solo artist frustrated critics wishing for a return of the Velvet Underground. In 1975, Reed released a double album of feedback loops, Metal Machine Music, upon which he later commented, "No one is supposed to be able to do a thing like that and survive." In 2008, Reed married performance artist Laurie Anderson.
Lou Reed in brief
- How many Lou Reed releases are on Riffiter?
- 49 releases are catalogued, spanning 1972 to 2023.
- When was Lou Reed formed?
- Lou Reed formed in 1964, in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- What genre is Lou Reed?
- Lou Reed is catalogued under Rock.
- What is the most recent Lou Reed release on Riffiter?
- Open Invitation, released in 2023.