THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
PROG ROCK USA 60s / LOU REED: ROCK US 1970s
While Frank Zappa’s Mothers Of Invention set the tone of the experimental underground rock subculture with their albums ‘Freak out‘ (1966) and ‘Absolutely free‘ (1967), The Velvet Underground shortly leads the scene with Lou Reed as leader and main songwriter. The band releases 36 songs in 4 studio albums between 1967 and 1970, does not achieve commercial success but becomes cult with an avant-garde style heralding the punk rock genre, a.o. with its famous songs ‘I’m Waiting for the Man‘ and ‘Run run run‘ (1967) or ‘White light white heat‘ and ‘Sister Ray‘ (1968). Lou Reed subsequentely produces 250 songs in 20 solo LPs in 1971-2007, the best known of which is ‘Transformer’ (1972) with its track ‘ Walk on the wild side‘.
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∙ 1967 ∙ THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO ∙ Sunday morning ∙ I’m waiting for the man ∙ Femme fatale ∙ Venus in furs ∙ Run run run ∙ All tomorrow’s parties ∙ Heroin ∙ There she goes again ∙ I’ll be your mirror ∙ European son ∙ 1968 ∙ WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT ∙ White light/white heat ∙ Here she comes now ∙ I heard her call my name ∙ Sister Ray ∙ The gift ∙
∙ 1969 ∙ THE VELVET UNDERGROUND III ∙ Candy says ∙ What goes on ∙ Some kinda love ∙ Pale blue eyes ∙ Jesus ∙ Beginning to see the light ∙ I’m set free ∙ That’s the story of my life ∙ The murder mystery ∙ After hours ∙ 1970 ∙ LOADED ∙ Who loves the sun ∙ Sweet Jane ∙ Rock & roll ∙ Cool It down ∙ New age ∙
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LOU REED solo career :
∙ 1972 ∙ TRANSFORMER ∙ Walk on the wild side (live) ∙ Satellite of love ∙ Perfect day ∙ 1973 ∙ BERLIN ∙ Lady day ∙ Men of good fortune ∙ Caroline says I ∙ How do you think it feels ∙ 1974 ∙ SALLY CAN’T DANCE ∙ Ride sally ride ∙ 1975 ∙ CONEY ISLAND BABY ∙ Coney Island baby ∙
∙ 1982 ∙ THE BLUE MASK ∙ Women ∙ 1984 ∙ NEW SENSATIONS ∙ I love you, Suzanne ∙ My red joystick ∙ 1986 ∙ MISTRIAL ∙ No money down ∙ The original wrapper ∙ 1989 ∙ NEW YORK ∙ Romeo had Juliette ∙ Dirty Blvd ∙ Busload of faith ∙ 1990 ∙ SONGS FOR DRELLA (LP with John Cale) ∙ Smalltown ∙
∙ 2000 ∙ ECSTASY ∙ Modern dance ∙ 2003 ∙ THE RAVEN ∙ Call on me ∙ 2011 LULU (LP with Metallica) ∙ Junior Dad ∙
