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Lewis Allan Reed March 2 1942 – October 27 2013 Was An American Musician Songwriter And Poet. He Was The Guitarist Singer And Principal Songwriter For The Rock Band The Velvet Underground And Had A Solo Career That Spanned Five Decades. Although Not Commercially Successful During Its Existence The Velvet Underground Became Regarded As One Of The Most Influential Bands In The History Of Underground And Alternative Rock Music. Reed's Distinctive Deadpan Voice Poetic And Transgressive Lyrics And Experimental Guitar Playing Were Trademarks Throughout His Long Career. Having Played Guitar And Sung In Doo-Wop Groups In High School Reed Studied Poetry At Syracuse University Under Delmore Schwartz And Had Served As A Radio DJ Hosting A Late-Night Avant Garde Music Program While At College. After Graduating From Syracuse He Went To Work For Pickwick Records In New York City A Low-Budget Record Company That Specialized In Sound-Alike Recordings As A Songwriter And Session Musician. A Fellow Session Player At Pickwick Was John Cale Together With Sterling Morrison And Angus MacLise They Would Form The Velvet Underground In 1965. After Building A Reputation On The Avant Garde Music Scene They Gained The Attention Of Andy Warhol Who Became The Band's Manager They In Turn Became Something Of A Fixture At The Factory Warhol's Art Studio And Served As His "house Band" For Various Projects. The Band Released Their First Album Now With Drummer Moe Tucker And Featuring German Singer Nico In 1967 And Parted Ways With Warhol Shortly Thereafter. Following Several Lineup Changes And Three More Little-Heard Albums Reed Quit The Band In 1970. After Leaving The Band Reed Would Go On To A Much More Commercially Successful Solo Career Releasing Twenty Solo Studio Albums. His Second Transformer 1972 Was Produced By David Bowie And Arranged By Mick Ronson And Brought Him Mainstream Recognition. The Album Is Considered An Influential Landmark Of The Glam Rock Genre Anchored By Reed's Most Successful Single "Walk On The Wild Side". After Transformer The Less Commercial But Critically Acclaimed Berlin Peaked At No. 7 On The UK Albums Chart. Rock 'n' Roll Animal A Live Album Released In 1974 Sold Strongly And Sally Can't Dance 1974 Peaked At No. 10 On The Billboard 200 But For A Long Period After Reed's Work Did Not Translate Into Sales Leading Him Deeper Into Drug Addiction And Alcoholism. Reed Cleaned Up In The Early 1980s And Gradually Returned To Prominence With The Blue Mask 1982 And New Sensations 1984 Reaching A Critical And Commercial Career Peak With His 1989 Album New York. Reed Participated In The Re-Formation Of The Velvet Underground In The 1990s And Made Several More Albums Including A Collaboration Album With John Cale Titled Songs For Drella Which Was A Tribute To Their Former Mentor Andy Warhol. Magic And Loss 1992 Would Become Reed's Highest-Charting Album On The UK Albums Chart Peaking At No. 6. He Contributed Music To Two Theatrical Interpretations Of 19th Century Writers One Of Which He Developed Into An Album Titled The Raven. He Married His Third Wife Laurie Anderson In 2008 And Recorded The Collaboration Album Lulu With Metallica. He Died In 2013 Of Liver Disease. Reed Has Been Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Twice As A Member Of The Velvet Underground In 1996 And As A Solo Act In 2015. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Lou_Reed Studio Albums
Lou Reed 1972 Transformer 1972 Berlin 1973 Rock 'n' Roll Animal 1974 Sally Can't Dance 1974 Metal Machine Music 1975 Coney Island Baby 1975 Rock And Roll Heart 1976 Street Hassle 1978 The Bells 1979 Growing Up In Public 1980 The Blue Mask 1982 Legendary Hearts 1983 New Sensations 1984 Mistrial 1986 New York 1989 Magic And Loss 1992 Set The Twilight Reeling 1996 Ecstasy 2000 The Raven 2003 Hudson River Wind Meditations 2007
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Lewis Allan Reed March 2 1942 – October 27 2013 Was An American Musician Songwriter And Poet. He Was The Guitarist Singer And Principal Songwriter For The Rock Band The Velvet Underground And Had A Solo Career That Spanned Five Decades. Although Not Commercially Successful During Its Existence The Velvet Underground Became Regarded As One Of The Most Influential Bands In The History Of Underground And Alternative Rock Music. Reed's Distinctive Deadpan Voice Poetic And Transgressive Lyrics And Experimental Guitar Playing Were Trademarks Throughout His Long Career. Having Played Guitar And Sung In Doo-Wop Groups In High School Reed Studied Poetry At Syracuse University Under Delmore Schwartz And Had Served As A Radio DJ Hosting A Late-Night Avant Garde Music Program While At College. After Graduating From Syracuse He Went To Work For Pickwick Records In New York City A Low-Budget Record Company That Specialized In Sound-Alike Recordings As A Songwriter And Session Musician. A Fellow Session Player At Pickwick Was John Cale Together With Sterling Morrison And Angus MacLise They Would Form The Velvet Underground In 1965. After Building A Reputation On The Avant Garde Music Scene They Gained The Attention Of Andy Warhol Who Became The Band's Manager They In Turn Became Something Of A Fixture At The Factory Warhol's Art Studio And Served As His "house Band" For Various Projects. The Band Released Their First Album Now With Drummer Moe Tucker And Featuring German Singer Nico In 1967 And Parted Ways With Warhol Shortly Thereafter. Following Several Lineup Changes And Three More Little-Heard Albums Reed Quit The Band In 1970. After Leaving The Band Reed Would Go On To A Much More Commercially Successful Solo Career Releasing Twenty Solo Studio Albums. His Second Transformer 1972 Was Produced By David Bowie And Arranged By Mick Ronson And Brought Him Mainstream Recognition. The Album Is Considered An Influential Landmark Of The Glam Rock Genre Anchored By Reed's Most Successful Single "Walk On The Wild Side". After Transformer The Less Commercial But Critically Acclaimed Berlin Peaked At No. 7 On The UK Albums Chart. Rock 'n' Roll Animal A Live Album Released In 1974 Sold Strongly And Sally Can't Dance 1974 Peaked At No. 10 On The Billboard 200 But For A Long Period After Reed's Work Did Not Translate Into Sales Leading Him Deeper Into Drug Addiction And Alcoholism. Reed Cleaned Up In The Early 1980s And Gradually Returned To Prominence With The Blue Mask 1982 And New Sensations 1984 Reaching A Critical And Commercial Career Peak With His 1989 Album New York. Reed Participated In The Re-Formation Of The Velvet Underground In The 1990s And Made Several More Albums Including A Collaboration Album With John Cale Titled Songs For Drella Which Was A Tribute To Their Former Mentor Andy Warhol. Magic And Loss 1992 Would Become Reed's Highest-Charting Album On The UK Albums Chart Peaking At No. 6. He Contributed Music To Two Theatrical Interpretations Of 19th Century Writers One Of Which He Developed Into An Album Titled The Raven. He Married His Third Wife Laurie Anderson In 2008 And Recorded The Collaboration Album Lulu With Metallica. He Died In 2013 Of Liver Disease. Reed Has Been Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Twice As A Member Of The Velvet Underground In 1996 And As A Solo Act In 2015. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Lou_Reed Studio Albums
Lou Reed 1972 Transformer 1972 Berlin 1973 Rock 'n' Roll Animal 1974 Sally Can't Dance 1974 Metal Machine Music 1975 Coney Island Baby 1975 Rock And Roll Heart 1976 Street Hassle 1978 The Bells 1979 Growing Up In Public 1980 The Blue Mask 1982 Legendary Hearts 1983 New Sensations 1984 Mistrial 1986 New York 1989 Magic And Loss 1992 Set The Twilight Reeling 1996 Ecstasy 2000 The Raven 2003 Hudson River Wind Meditations 2007 read less
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Lou Reed 1972 Transformer 1972 Berlin 1973 Rock 'n' Roll Animal 1974 Sally Can't Dance 1974 Metal Machine Music 1975 Coney Island Baby 1975 Rock And Roll Heart 1976 Street Hassle 1978 The Bells 1979 Growing Up In Public 1980 The Blue Mask 1982 Legendary Hearts 1983 New Sensations 1984 Mistrial 1986 New York 1989 Magic And Loss 1992 Set The Twilight Reeling 1996 Ecstasy 2000 The Raven 2003 Hudson River Wind Meditations 2007 read less
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Transformer Is The Second Solo Studio Album By American Recording Artist Lou Reed. Produced By David Bowie And Mick Ronson The Album Was Released In November 1972 By RCA Records. It Is Considered An Influential Landmark Of The Glam Rock Genre Anchored By Reed's Most Successful Single "Walk On The Wild Side" Which Touched On Then-Controversial Topics Of Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Prostitution And Drug Use. Though Reed's Self-Titled Debut Solo Album Had Been Unsuccessful Bowie Had Been An Early Fan Of Reed's Former Band The Velvet Underground And Used His Own Fame To Promote Reed Who Had Not Yet Achieved Mainstream Success. As With Its Predecessor Lou Reed Transformer Contains Songs Reed Composed While In The Velvet Underground Here Four Out Of Eleven . "Andy's Chest" Was First Recorded By The Band In 1969 And "Satellite Of Love" Demoed In 1970 These Versions Were Released On VU And Peel Slowly And See Respectively. For Transformer The Original Up-Tempo Pace Of These Songs Was Slowed Down. "New York Telephone Conversation" And "Goodnight Ladies" Were Played Live During The Band's Summer 1970 Residency At Max's Kansas City The Latter Takes Its Title Refrain From The Last Line Of The Second Section "A Game Of Chess" Of T. S. Eliot's Modernist Poem The Waste Land "Good Night Ladies Good Night Sweet Ladies Good Night Good Night" Which Is Itself A Quote From Ophelia In Hamlet. As In Reed's Velvet Underground Days The Connection To Artist Andy Warhol Remained Strong. According To Reed Warhol Told Him He Should Write A Song About Someone Vicious. When Reed Asked What He Meant By Vicious Warhol Replied "Oh You Know Like I Hit You With A Flower" Resulting In The Song "Vicious". Transformer Was Produced By David Bowie And Mick Ronson Both Of Whom Had Been Strongly Influenced By Reed's Work With The Velvet Underground. Bowie Had Obliquely Referenced The Velvet Underground In The Cover Notes For His Album Hunky Dory And Regularly Performed Both "White Light/White Heat" And "I'm Waiting For The Man" In Concerts And On The BBC During 1971–1973. He Even Began Recording "White Light/White Heat" For Inclusion On Pin Ups But It Was Never Completed Ronson Ended Up Using The Backing Track For His Solo Album Play Don't Worry In 1974. Mick Ronson Who Was At The Time The Lead Guitarist With Bowie's Band The Spiders From Mars Played A Major Role In The Recording Of The Album At Trident Studios London Serving As The Co-Producer And Primary Session Musician Contributing Guitar Piano Recorder And Backing Vocals As Well As Arranger Contributing The String Arrangement For "Perfect Day". Reed Lauded Ronson's Contribution In The Transformer Episode Of The Documentary Series Classic Albums Praising The Beauty Of His Work And Keeping Down The Vocal To Highlight The Strings. The Songs On The Album Are Now Among Reed's Best-Known Works Including "Walk On The Wild Side" "Perfect Day" And "Satellite Of Love" And The Album's Commercial Success Elevated Him From Cult Status To Become An International Star. The Cover Art Was From A Mick Rock Photograph That Inadvertently Became Over-Exposed As He Was Printing It In The Darkroom. Rock Noticed The Flaw But Decided He Liked The Fortuitous Effect Enough To Submit The Image For The Album Cover. According To Rock "When I Showed Lou The Contact Sheets He Zeroed In On The Transformer Shot. I Made The Print Myself – As I Usually Did In Those Days. The First Test I Made Fell Out Of Focus In The Exposure. Lou Loved The Result. It Took Me Twelve Attempts To Reproduce This Accident For The Final Larger Print For The Album Cover". Karl Stoecker Who Also Shot The First Three Roxy Music Album Covers Took The Back Cover Photo Of A Woman And A Man. The Woman Is 1960s London Supermodel Gala Mitchel. The Man Is Portrayed By Ernie Thormahlen A Friend Of Reed . The Man Appears To Have A Noticeable Erection Although Reed Has Said This Was Actually A Banana Which Thormahlen Had Stuffed Down His Jeans Before The Photo Shoot. The First Single From The Album "Walk On The Wild Side" Became An International Success Despite Its Controversial Subject Matter. The Song's Lyrics Mention Transgender Issues Sex Acts And Drugs Causing It To Be Edited In Some Countries And Banned In Others. It Is Now Generally Regarded By Fans And Critics As Reed's Signature Tune. "Satellite Of Love" Was Issued As The Second Single In February 1973. In 2002 A 30th Anniversary Edition Of The Album Was Released In Addition To Demos Of "Hangin' Round" And "Perfect Day" It Includes A Hidden Track Featuring An Advert For The Album. Following Reed's Death In October 2013 Digital Sales Of Transformer "Walk On The Wild Side" And "Perfect Day" All Rose More Than 300% And "Walk On The Wild Side" Cracked The New Billboard Rock Digital Songs Chart At No. 38. In A Mixed Review For Rolling Stone Nick Tosches Noted The Songs "Satellite Of Love" "Vicious" "Walk On The Wild Side" And "Hangin' 'Round" Which He Felt Expressed A Stimulating Sexuality Saying "Reed Himself Says He Thinks The Album's Great. I Don’t Think It's Nearly As Good As He's Capable Of Doing. He Seems To Have The Abilities To Come Up With Some Really Dangerous Powerful Music Stuff That People Like Jagger And Bowie Have Only Rubbed Knees With." In A Retrospective Review For The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 2004 Tom Hull Remarked That Reed "wrote A Bunch Of Clever New Songs And Tried To Cash In On Producer David Bowie's Trendily Androgynous Glam Rock Which Worked Well Enough To Break 'Walk On The Wild Side.'" In 1997 Transformer Was Named The 44th Greatest Album Of All Time In A "Music Of The Millennium" Poll Conducted In The United Kingdom By HMV Channel 4 The Guardian And Classic FM. In 2000 It Was Voted Number 58 In Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. Transformer Is Also Ranked At Number 55 On NME's List Of "Greatest Albums Of All Time". In 2003 The Album Was Ranked At Number 194 On Rolling Stone's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time Maintaining The Rating In A 2012 Revised List And Is Ranked 109 On The 2020 List. It Is Also On Q Magazine's List Of The "100 Greatest Albums Ever". In 2018 33⅓ Published A Book By Musician Ezra Furman About Transformer.