http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2664&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe Velvet Underground may have influenced hundreds of bands since the late 1960s, but it was Lou Reed's second solo album <I>Transformer</I> (1972) that contained "Walk on the Wild Side," a surprise hit single that introduced the iconoclastic New Yorker to the general public. That uneven album set the stage for much of his career -- Reed's personal, commercial and artistic interests change faster than the times. His despairing <I>Berlin</I> (1973) is a key "darkside of the counterculture" album, while the live <I>Rock N' Roll Animal</I> introduced millions to revved-up versions of such classic VU songs as "Sweet Jane." Even as he started working with top session players and recording warm, evocative songs like "Coney Island Baby," the fledgling art rock and punk scenes embraced Reed with the same enthusiasm that their London counterparts had for his friend David Bowie. With this strong cult following, Reed entered the '80s as a respected and vital elder statesman and continued to change stylistic hats. Praise for his often hyperrealistic and brutal lyrics obscures the fact that Reed has written some of the best songs of the last three decades, many as sweet as the family dedication "Little Sister." - Nick DedinaPunk Pioneersen720Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:02:58 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2664&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss The Velvet Underground may have influenced hundreds of bands since the late 1960s, but it was Lou Reed's second solo album <I>Transformer</I> (1972) that contained "Walk on the Wild Side," a surprise hit single that introduced the iconoclastic New Yorker to the general public. That uneven album set the stage for much of his career -- Reed's personal, commercial and artistic interests change faster than the times. His despairing <I>Berlin</I> (1973) is a key "darkside of the counterculture" album, while the live <I>Rock N' Roll Animal</I> introduced millions to revved-up versions of such classic VU songs as "Sweet Jane." Even as he started working with top session players and recording warm, evocative songs like "Coney Island Baby," the fledgling art rock and punk scenes embraced Reed with the same enthusiasm that their London counterparts had for his friend David Bowie. With this strong cult following, Reed entered the '80s as a respected and vital elder statesman and continued to change stylistic hats. Praise for his often hyperrealistic and brutal lyrics obscures the fact that Reed has written some of the best songs of the last three decades, many as sweet as the family dedication "Little Sister." - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1271524&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 1271524 tra.1271524 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Walk On The Wild Side & Other Hits alb.135132 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/3/5/1265383_170x170.jpg 1992-03-24 00:00:00.0 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Walk On The Wild Side tra.1271524 252000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1271524&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1271524&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972378&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 1 Jan 1974 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 1972378 tra.1972378 Lou Reed art.2664 0.0 Rock 'N' Roll Animal alb.228746 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/5/7/3/1263758_170x170.jpg 2000-03-21 00:00:00.0 1974-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Intro / Sweet Jane tra.1972378 468000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972378&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972378&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848211&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Thu, 1 Jun 1972 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2848211 tra.2848211 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Transformer alb.320686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/8/2/1262864_170x170.jpg 2002-10-22 00:00:00.0 1972-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Walk On The Wild Side tra.2848211 256000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848211&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848211&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848209&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Thu, 1 Jun 1972 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2848209 tra.2848209 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Transformer alb.320686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/8/2/1262864_170x170.jpg 2002-10-22 00:00:00.0 1972-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Perfect Day tra.2848209 226000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848209&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848209&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848207&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Thu, 1 Jun 1972 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2848207 tra.2848207 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Transformer alb.320686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/8/2/1262864_170x170.jpg 2002-10-22 00:00:00.0 1972-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Vicious tra.2848207 178000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848207&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848207&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27707608&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 27707608 tra.27707608 Lou Reed art.2664 0.0 Adventureland alb.27706224 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/3/5/1625367_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 true Satellite Of Love tra.27707608 219000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27707608&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27707608&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848213&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Thu, 1 Jun 1972 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2848213 tra.2848213 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Transformer alb.320686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/8/2/1262864_170x170.jpg 2002-10-22 00:00:00.0 1972-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Satellite Of Love tra.2848213 221000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848213&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848213&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037330&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Mon, 1 Jan 1973 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2037330 tra.2037330 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Berlin alb.260309 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/5/4/5/1265451_170x170.jpg 1998-03-24 00:00:00.0 1973-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Berlin tra.2037330 204000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037330&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2037330&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3165653&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sun, 5 Feb 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 3165653 tra.3165653 Lou Reed art.2664 0.0 New Sensations alb.268138 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/4/6/1376496_170x170.jpg 1991-09-30 00:00:00.0 1984-02-05 00:00:00.0 true I Love You, Suzanne tra.3165653 197000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3165653&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3165653&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972384&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 1 Jan 1974 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 1972384 tra.1972384 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Rock 'N' Roll Animal alb.228746 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/5/7/3/1263758_170x170.jpg 2000-03-21 00:00:00.0 1974-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Rock 'N' Roll tra.1972384 621000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972384&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972384&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848208&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Thu, 1 Jun 1972 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2848208 tra.2848208 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Transformer alb.320686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/8/2/1262864_170x170.jpg 2002-10-22 00:00:00.0 1972-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Andy's Chest tra.2848208 201000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848208&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848208&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2456936&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2456936 tra.2456936 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Walk On The Wild Side: The Best Of Lou Reed alb.145132 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/7/0/1360757_170x170.jpg 1997-03-01 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Sweet Jane tra.2456936 269000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2456936&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2456936&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1271314&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Fri, 1 Jan 1982 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 1271314 tra.1271314 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 The Blue Mask alb.98632 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/8/9/1369845_170x170.jpg 1999-02-09 00:00:00.0 1982-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Gun tra.1271314 219000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1271314&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1271314&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848212&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Thu, 1 Jun 1972 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2848212 tra.2848212 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Transformer alb.320686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/8/2/1262864_170x170.jpg 2002-10-22 00:00:00.0 1972-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Make Up tra.2848212 181000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848212&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848212&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2686941&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2686941 tra.2686941 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 The Definitive Collection alb.120894 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/4/2/1422479_170x170.jpg 1999-08-24 00:00:00.0 1999-08-24 00:00:00.0 true Vicious tra.2686941 177000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2686941&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2686941&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972379&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 1 Jan 1974 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 1972379 tra.1972379 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Rock 'N' Roll Animal alb.228746 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/5/7/3/1263758_170x170.jpg 2000-03-21 00:00:00.0 1974-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Heroin tra.1972379 792000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972379&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1972379&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3296600&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 3 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 3296600 tra.3296600 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 NYC Man: The Collection alb.292115 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/6/3/1263690_170x170.jpg 2003-06-03 00:00:00.0 2003-06-03 00:00:00.0 true Walk On The Wild Side tra.3296600 251000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3296600&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3296600&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1271569&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 1271569 tra.1271569 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Street Hassle alb.125400 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/8/9/1369852_170x170.jpg 1991-10-22 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Street Hassle: Waltzing Matilda / Street Hassle / Slipaway tra.1271569 653000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1271569&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1271569&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848214&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Thu, 1 Jun 1972 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2848214 tra.2848214 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Transformer alb.320686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/8/2/1262864_170x170.jpg 2002-10-22 00:00:00.0 1972-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Wagon Wheel tra.2848214 201000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848214&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848214&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11572006&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sun, 1 Feb 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 11572006 tra.11572006 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Coney Island Baby alb.11571378 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/8/4/1264818_170x170.jpg 2006-09-19 00:00:00.0 1976-02-01 00:00:00.0 true Charley's Girl tra.11572006 159000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11572006&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11572006&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848210&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Thu, 1 Jun 1972 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2848210 tra.2848210 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Transformer alb.320686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/8/2/1262864_170x170.jpg 2002-10-22 00:00:00.0 1972-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Hangin' Round tra.2848210 215000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848210&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848210&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2845486&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Thu, 1 Jun 1978 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2845486 tra.2845486 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Take No Prisoners alb.128874 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/8/9/1369879_170x170.jpg 2002-09-24 00:00:00.0 1978-06-01 00:00:00.0 true Sweet Jane tra.2845486 644000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2845486&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2845486&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3848338&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 13 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 3848338 tra.3848338 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Platinum And Gold Collection alb.300103 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/3/3/0/1510335_170x170.jpg 2004-01-13 00:00:00.0 2004-01-13 00:00:00.0 true The Gun tra.3848338 221000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3848338&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3848338&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848216&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Thu, 1 Jun 1972 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2848216 tra.2848216 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Transformer alb.320686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/8/2/1262864_170x170.jpg 2002-10-22 00:00:00.0 1972-06-01 00:00:00.0 true I'm So Free tra.2848216 190000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848216&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2848216&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2686067&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss Singer-Songwriter Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Lou Reed on Rhapsody Online 2686067 tra.2686067 Lou Reed art.2664 0.99 Lost Highway alb.281938 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/1/3/1323190_170x170.jpg 1997-02-18 00:00:00.0 1997-02-18 00:00:00.0 true This Magic Moment tra.2686067 203000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2686067&variant=play&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2686067&variant=data&rws=%2Flou-reed%2Ftop-tracks.rss