Lou Reed

Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. After serving as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground, his solo career spanned several decades. After his departure from the group, Reed began a solo career in 1972. He had a hit the following year with "Walk on the Wild Side", but subsequently lacked the mainstream commercial success its chart status seemed to indicate. Reed was known for his distinctive deadpan voice, poetic lyrics and for pioneering and coining the term ostrich guitar tuning.

Links To Peel
Peel initially had an interest in Lou Reed's career after he left Velvet Underground, but by the 1980's, he had lost interest in his music. So critical was Peel of Lou's solo music career that on his show from 29 September 1995 after Hole did a cover of the Velvet Underground's 'Pale Blue Eyes', Peel humourously mentioned:


 * That's Courtney Love giving a Lou Reed song a good thrashing. Pity she can't do the same thing for Lou, really.

Other Shows Played
(The following list was compiled only from the database of this site and Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive and is certainly incomplete. Please add further details if known.)

1972

1978
 * 25 April 1972: I Can’t Stand It (LP – Lou Reed) RCA
 * 28 April 1972: Wild Child (LP – Lou Reed) RCA
 * 12 May 1972: Berlin (LP - Lou Reed) RCA
 * 19 May 1972: Ocean (LP - Lou Reed) RCA Victor
 * 09 June 1972: I Can’t Stand It (LP – Lou Reed) RCA
 * 27 June 1972: Wild Child (LP – Loud Reed) RCA

1980
 * 06 September 1978: I’m Waiting For My Man (LP – Lou Reed Live - Take No Prisoners) RCA


 * 26 May 1980: The Power Of Positive Drinking (LP – Growing Up In Public) Arista

 External Links


 * Wikipedia
 * Discogs
 * Official Website