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Oct 27, 2013 · Lou Reed: 20 Essential Tracks. A look back at the legendary rocker's best moments from the Velvet Underground and beyond. Lou Reed performs at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Michel Linssen...
- "Walk on the Wild Side" Really, is there any other way to walk when you’re strolling with Lou Reed? "Wild Side" documents the seedy underbelly of New York life in the '70s, touching on subjects like narcotics, male hookers and oral sex.
- "Satellite of Love" The second single from Transformer is another solo Reed song that he originally played with the Velvet Underground.
- "Sweet Jane" From 'Rock n Roll Animal' (1974) Originally a Velvet Underground tune, Reed reworks "Sweet Jane" on his live album Rock n Roll Animal, adding a noodling, Grateful Dead-like intro jam that runs three minutes before kicking into those familiar three chords.
- "Perfect Day" "Perfect Day" paints a picture of a surprisingly normal day of simple pleasures: visiting the zoo, going to the cinema, a walk in the park.
Feb 27, 2024 · Mercurial, contradictory, vaulting from throwaway garage-candy to high art concepts and back again, Lou Reed’s enthralling, provocative solo catalogue remains, more than a decade after his death – Oct 27, 2013 – aged 71, as fascinating, frustrating and full-on as the man himself.
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades.
- Satellite of Love’ There’s no doubt that Transformer proved to be a seminal moment for Reed. The singer had finally left the band behind him and, with the help of David Bowie, had found a way to turn his unique viewpoint into something the kids wanted to not only hear but actually buy too.
- Walk on the Wild Side’ Taken from Lou Reed’s iconic solo album Transformer, a record we could’ve picked five or six from alone (‘Perfect Day’ deserves a special mention), ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ has become an anthem for the outsiders of society.
- Coney Island Baby’ Having spent much of the seventies rejecting the notion of writing music to pay the bills, instead, preferring to keep his music pure and unadulterated, by 1976, Reed was broke.
- Perfect Day’ Somehow passed up for consideration as a single from Transformer, the song ‘Perfect Day’ has gone on to be recognised as one of Reed’s greatest.
Apr 5, 2013 · Here’s a look at ten of the best Lou Reed solo songs, and a starting point for what cannot fail to be a fascinating discussion. He’s just a gift to the listeners of this world. 10.
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Lewis Allan “Lou” Reed was the front man for The Velvet Underground and had a successful solo career spanning several decades.
