Lou Reed Discography
Lou Reed was the musical embodiment of New York City in all its various dichotomies: crass, intellectual, crazy, cunning, homosexual, heterosexual, senator, strung-out…
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[Review] Lou Reed (1972)
Loaded with leftovers from Velvet Underground, Lou Reed’s first is pretty eggcellent if not quite as electrifying as Transformer.
[Review] Lou Reed: Transformer (1972)
Reed joins the ranks of the glammer twins (Bowie, Iggy) on this breakout album. A walk on the wild side, indeed.
Lou Reed: “Walk On The Wild Side” (1972)
How cool does a song have to be to make you want to buy a Subaru Forrester? That’s how cool this song is.
[Review] Lou Reed: Berlin (1973)
Reed recycles some old bits into a brilliant concept album about domestic abuse, produced by the king of the concept album, Bob Ezrin.
Lou Reed: Rock n Roll Animal (1974)
Epic renditions of V.U. classics including thirteen minutes of “Heroin.” You’re only getting five songs, but nearly 50 minutes of pure awesomeness.
[Review] Lou Reed: Sally Can’t Dance (1974)
Lou Reed and half a Rhinoceros make a record, but it’s the lack of inspiration that serves as the elephant in the room.
[Review] Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music – The Amine β Ring (1975)
From La Monte Young’s dream comes Lou Reed’s 60-minute nightmare.
Lou Reed: Coney Island Baby (1975)
Good enough to wash away from the bad feelings from his last record, this is the lamb offered after the lion’s slaughter.
Walk On The Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed (1977)
Lou Reed’s greatest hit… plus ten other tracks that were apparently pulled out of a fancy French beret. Not his best side.
[Review] Lou Reed: Street Hassle (1978)
Lou Reed and Iggy Pop, back on top? It was a fairy tale come true.
[Review] Lou Reed: Growing Up In Public (1980)
This is Lou Reed’s From The Inside: scenes from a troubled mind set to a surprisingly melodic score.
[Review] Lou Reed: Legendary Hearts (1983)
Before Romeo had Juliette, we had this album from Lou Reed: funny, romantic, tragic and befitting a legend.
Lou Reed: Mistrial (1986)
Lou Reed’s career has been marked by lapses into laziness, which he manages to shake off every few albums. Mistrial is the trail…
Lou Reed: “Video Violence” (1986)
The trouble with Mistrial, most Lou Reed albums really, is the appalling absence of horns. Apparently. So RCA released a Special AOR Remix…