"Singer-songwriter Lou Reed documented carnal desire and drug addiction, decadence and redemption, with a pop wisdom he learned as a song-factory composer for Pickwick Records. Cale introduced the ...

I almost feel for the guy who yelled "Judas" at Bob Dylan in 1966. That single word managed to articulate the then common view that it was impossible to say anything artistic with an electric guitar.

The German-born model and singer Nico is certainly of a time. Her voice hearkens to an era when music was simply different—and candidly, not so overproduced. She is part Bob Dylan and part Lou Reed.