The combination of metallica s aforementioned troubles mixed with the fact that reed is a mere blip on the relevance radar was a stark early warning to many. Metallica and lou reed have created in this album a complete masterpiece destined to become a cult album. Metallica and lou reeds lulu is actually excellent the. Lou reed and metallica pumping blood lyrics genius lyrics.
Lulu is a musical collaboration between lou reed and metallica. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. I have just modified 2 external links on lulu lou reed and metallica album. Lulu is a story of a young woman whos seen quite a bit. So lulu is the bizarre and unexpected collaboration between lou reed and metallica that has no reason to be. This is by far the worst album i have heard in all of 2011, and in the top ten personal worst of alltime, right up there with none other than, st. Rooted in lou reed s fascination with frank wedekinds plays dealing with the character lulu, this is an hour and a halfs walk on a wild side indeed, a fullbody, fullmind immersion in pain and. Get all the lyrics to songs on lulu and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Lulu was inspired by german expressionist writer frank wedekinds plays earth spirit and pandoras box, which tell a story of a young abused dancers life and relationships and are now collectively known as the lulu plays. Metallica may receive collaborative billing, and reed has made canny use of the bands skill set, but its clear after the first ten minutes that he is the auteur on this project, and most metallica fans are going to be awfully puzzled by lulu. The news that lou reed and metallica were to collaborate was met with no small dose of trepidation. I cant say that its good, but i also cant say that its bad. Lou reed and metallica lulu lyrics and tracklist genius. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information.
Im not saying this is the best album ever, but sure one of the greatest cds in the last 5 years. Beyond this point lulu consists of varying tempos, elongated musical interludes warning may contain jamming and noodling and thrash with reeds usual deadpan vocals and james hetfieldoccasionally adding raspy backing. Feb 06, 2020 lou reed sounds like he has a fork in his throat and gary busey wrote the lyrics. If it was an odd idea, the result, lulu, was even more baffling. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. If the red hot chili peppers acoustically covered the 12 worst primus songs. Lulu is a music studio album recording by metallica prog relatedprogressive rock released in 2011 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette.
Lou reed and metallica s collaborative album based on german playwright frank wedekinds plays about a socialclimberturnedprostitute has been preemptively crowned the worst album of all time. This was lou reeds baby, and he asked metallica to perform it for him. Lulu deluxe book edition metallica, lou reed release. Highly anticipated 2011 two cd collaboration between rock legend lou reed and the heavy metal monolith that is metallica. Holy shit right above, youll find the cover art for lou reed and metallica s hotly anticipated joint lp, lulu. This is actually pretty good by lou reed standards. The musical collaboration between lou reed and metallica. Lou came up with a concept, and wanted metallica to provide 90 minutes of music for it. A lot of words have been written, spoken, and yelled about lulu from the point of view of it being a metallica album and as far as metallica albums go, its pretty poor but i want to spend a little time to speak about it from the perspective of a lou reed fan. Zero redeeming qualities, zero moments that bring a smile to the listeners face unless they happen to be completely insane. Originally conceived as a berlin theater production by avantgarde director robert wilson, lulu is an interesting collaboration between two iconoclastic rock acts.
Originally conceived as a berlin theatre production by avantgarde director robert wilson, lulu is an interesting collaboration between two iconoclasts, lou reed and metallica. Just wait, it will be like lou reeds 1973 album berlin. The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in before his death in 20. The riffs may seem somewhat limited compared to classic metallica albums, but it complements lou reed s spoken word style really well. By andrew revord associate editorinchief metallica used to put a sticker on their 1986 album master of puppets parodying the early parental warning. Perhaps the heavy metal giants should have put a sticker on lulu, their collaboration album with avantgarde rock pioneer lou reed of velvet underground fame, warning listeners that this album will. Oct 28, 2011 this wound goes unaided by producers reed, metallica, et al.
First you have to realize this is not a metallica album. Even if this thing sucks, at least itll look good in your itunes. It is strictly forbidden to share links to albums via file sharing sites magnet, torrent, kingdom leaks etc. The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in before his death in. Lulu lou reed and metallica album sonicwbii wiki fandom. Users who ignore this rule will be banned from the site. This wound goes unaided by producers reed, metallica, et al. It was reviled by critics on release and baffled fans of both acts, but lou reed and metallica s collaborative album lulu has at least one highprofile fan. Then again, reed s fans may be scratching their heads, too lulu is a purposefully difficult album, one. Lulu is the landmark collaboration album between two of musics true heavyweights, but yet surprising artistic bedfellows, metallica and lou reed. Lulu is a collaborative album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band metallica. Reed and the guys were probably sitting around getting wasted and thought this would be a funny joke. Nov 01, 2011 lou reed and metallica s collaborative album based on german playwright frank wedekinds plays about a socialclimberturnedprostitute has been preemptively crowned the worst album of all time. Neo808 said, this is not a metallica album now with that said.
Lulu is a collaborative album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band metallica, released on october 31, 2011, on warner bros. Lulu is a collaboration album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band metallica. It was recorded in san rafael, california, during april through june 2011, after reed had played with. The combination of metallicas aforementioned troubles mixed with the fact that reed is a mere blip on the relevance radar was a stark early warning to many. Hammett, whose father died in april, remembers when reed recorded his vocal for lulus closing elegy, junior dad. Metallica pay tribute to late musician, lulu producer. Reed narrates and sings most of the material, with metallica s james hetfield providing backing vocals and.
I love velvet underground, and i love metallica, and have undying respect for lou reed, nico, david bowie, mick ronson, andy warhol, and mott the hoople, but this albums just strange. It both works, and really, really doesnt at the same time. While the riffage is all metallica, the album as a whole is reed s. The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in before his death in october 20. Nov 01, 2011 metallica and lou reed have created in this album a complete masterpiece destined to become a cult album. Nov 02, 2011 together, lou reed and metallica come up with an album that, well, isnt as terrible as everyone assumed it would be. It was released on october 31, 2011 by warner bros. Im not saying this is the best metallica and lou reed have created in this album a complete masterpiece destined to become a cult album. Lulu diehard fans of either may disagree, but the coming together of these two music giants has proved a shattering combination. Nov 16, 2011 stand too close to lulu, lou reed and metallica s new collaborationconceptalbum, and you risk collateral brickbats. Many say they find it repetitive, but the mighty metallica is in absolute true form here. The album, inspired by the plays of german dramatist frank wedekind, was derided by critics, but it demonstrated that reeds experimental tendencies remained as audacious as ever.
It was recorded in san rafael, california, during april through june 2011, after reed. It is inspired by german expressionist writer frank wedekinds plays earth spirit and pandoras box, which tell the story of a young abused dancers life and relationships, and are now collectively known as the lulu plays. Lulu lou reed to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Metallica remembered late producer, writer and composer hal willner as a truly inspirational collaborator and recalled working with him on their 2011 album with lou reed, lulu. Lou reed and metallicas lulu album cover consequence. Lou reed guitars, continuum, vocals james hetfield guitars, vocals lars ulrich drums kirk hammett guitars robert trujillo bass. Hammett, whose father died in april, remembers when reed recorded his vocal for lulu s closing elegy, junior dad. Lulu lou reed to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on qobuz.
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