10 Times Rock Musicians Appeared On Other Artists' Albums

10. Lou Reed - Plastic Beach (Gorillaz)

For a band consisting of animated beings who reside in a virtual world, Gorillaz have made one hell of an impression in the realm of music.

Britpop poster boy Damon Albarn and visual virtuoso James Hewlett created the concept as a response to MTV's hyper-focus on celebrity-led sensationalism. With the help of the alluring visuals of an anime stylised band, Albarn and Hewlett stripped away the idea of celebrity icon, and allowed the music to speak for itself.

With all that said, the project was as well known for its collaborations with monumental figures in hip hop as it was for the cooky animation. But, when you have Del the Funky Homosapien and MF DOOM teaming up with the frontman from Blur, you're gonna draw some attention.

For the third album, Albarn managed to secure the spoken-word stylings of Lou Reed, who featured on the track Some Kind Of Nature. Set to a post-modern beat, Reed delivered a quintessentially Velvet Underground sounding performance, skipping over the backing melody to fit unconventionally into the music in that instantly recognisable Lou Reed way.

In a move that screamed bohemian New York artist, Reed supposably wrote the lyrics in the back of a New York taxi while on the way to the recording sessions.