Lou Reed is 70 years old, an age at which most of his contemporaries are dead, retired or resting on their laurels. He's singing on the new single by Metric, working with Metallica and touring with an avant-garde noise jazz ensemble. Here we pick 11 lesser-known but brilliant tracks from his vast discography.
There She Goes Again The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico |
Temptation Inside Your Heart The Velvet Underground - VU |
I Found A Reason The Velvet Underground - Loaded |
Charley's Girl Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby |
My Old Man Lou Reed - Growing Up in Public |
Work Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs For Drella |
Dreamin' Lou Reed - Magic and Loss |
HookyWooky Lou Reed - Set the Twilight Reelings |
Turning Time Around Lou Reed - Ecstasy |
I Wanna Know Lou Reed (Featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama) - The Raven |
Junior Dad Lou Reed and Metallica - Lulu |
YEAH!!
8:05 PM, August 22nd, 2012