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 | Last Great American Whale | New York |
| 2 | Sweet Jane | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 3 | Nowhere At All | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 4 | Tell It To Your Heart | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 5 | Strawman | New York |
| 6 | New York Telephone Conversation | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 7 | Xmas In February | New York |
| 8 | Dime Store Mystery | New York |
| 9 | Wild Child | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 10 | Tarbelly And Featherfoot | Sweet Relief-A Benefit For Victoria Williams |
| 11 | Sally Can't Dance | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 12 | This Magic Moment | Lost Highway |
| 13 | I'm Waiting For The Man | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 14 | All Through The Night | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 15 | Good Evening Mr. Waldheim | New York |
| 16 | The Day John Kennedy Died | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 17 | A Conversation With Lou Reed | A Rock & Roll Life |
| 18 | White Light/White Heat | Walk On The Wild Side - The Best Of Lou Reed |
| 19 | Goodby Mass - In A Chapel Bodily Termination | Magic And Loss |
| 20 | There Is No Time | New York |