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Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Born: Mar 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY
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Genre: Rock
Styles: Classic Rock, Experimental Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Alternative, Oldies, Pop, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Art Punk/Noise Rock, Proto-Punk, Punk Rock, Regional Mexico/Tejano, Rock and Roll, Pop/Rock
Biography: The career of Lou Reed defies capsule summarization. Like David Bowie (whom Reed directly inspired in many ways), he has made over his image many times, mutating from theatrical glam rocker to scary-looking junkie to avant-garde noiseman to straight rock & roller to your average guy. A firmer grasp of ...Read full biography
Coney Island Baby [30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]
Released: 2006
Label: RCA Records
Critics' Rating:
From 1972's Transformer onward, Lou Reed spent most of the '70s playing the druggy decadence card for all it was worth, with increasingly mixed results. But on 1976's Coney Island Baby, Reed's songwriting ...Read full review
Animal Serenade
Released: 2004
Label: Warner Bros.
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Apparently the notion of Lou Reed reinterpreting the works of Edgar Allan Poe didn't strike a positive chord with many folks, given the chilly commercial and critical reception accorded to Reed's 2003 ...Read full review
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