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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Lou Reed: Transformer (1972)
Whether or not you bought into the idea of Lou Reed the bisexual glam rocker, the transformation from underground hero to solo superstar…
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lou Reed: Street Hassle (1978)
Kronomyth 10.0: ANTI-HEROES. The infelicities of the forlorn are a Lou Reed specialty. Discussing the best way to ditch a dead body (“Street…
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…
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: “No Money Down” (1986)
Not a particularly strong case for purchasing Mistrial, just a walk through the mild side of Reed’s rock & roll muse. The 7-inch…