Lou reed and metallica lulu lyrics and tracklist genius. Lulu is a musical collaboration between lou reed and metallica. Best rock songs vietnam war music best rock music of all time 60s and 70s rock playlist duration. In this interview from 2011, reed and metallica defended their controversial collaboration album lulu to neil mccormick. Junior dad in late 2011, the musical giants metallica and lou reed released the. The news that lou reed and metallica were to collaborate was met with no small dose of trepidation.
Lou and the band will play additional tv shows in europe. This is the best thing i ever did, and i did it with the best group i could possibly find on the planet. Coproduced by reed, metallica, engineer greg fidelman and reeds longtime collaborator hal willner, lulu is almost like two languages, ulrich says. Lulu is a music studio album recording by metallica prog relatedprogressive rock released in 2011 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Lulu is a collaborative album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band metallica. 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.
The riffs may seem somewhat limited compared to classic metallica albums, but it complements lou reed s spoken word style really well. Watching interviews with lou and metallica made some of us understand how much this project meant to them, and made me personally spend a great deal of time listening to the. The velvet underground was not a commercial success during its existence, but became regarded as one of the most influential bands in the. Lulu with lou reed is a heavy metal music album recording by metallica released in 2011 on cd, lpvinyl andor cassette. Pumping blood lyrics intro pumping blood, pumping blood. The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in before his death in. Oct 27, 20 theres a new youtube music web player for desktop. The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in before his death in october 20. The riffs may seem somewhat limited compared to classic metallica albums, but it complements lou reeds spoken word style really well. Then you have metallica, who create this insane, paranoiainducing musical hellscape. Oct 20, 2011 lulu was initially destined to be a covers album of a dozen or so lesserknown items from reed s catalogue, with metallica on board to provide backup.
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. Oct 20, 2011 metallica and lou reed made an album together about a prostitute character developed by a german playright. 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. Metallica and lou reed record joint album music the. Metallica and lulu made one of the biggest piles of putrid aural garbage ever conceived. It was recorded in san rafael, california, during april to june 2011, after reed had. Then again, reed s fans may be scratching their heads, too lulu is a purposefully difficult album, one. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Lulu is a collaboration album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band metallica.
I have just modified 2 external links on lulu lou reed and metallica album. I listened to the first four songs and had to pause the album because i thought i was about to have a panic attack. Metallica and lou reeds lulu is actually excellent. The guy who spent years doing blow off the backs of hookers and a vast array of trannies with fellow nutcase andy warhol should not be criticized anymore for poor decision making. We pushed as far as we possibly could within the realms of reality. It was released on october 31, 2011 by warner bros. 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. Metallica and lou reeds lulu is actually excellent the. Metallica and lou reed record joint album this article is more than 8 years old noiserock pioneers collaborate on project inspired by german playwright in. Lou reed and metallicas collaborative album based on german playwright frank wedekinds plays about a socialclimberturnedprostitute has been preemptively.
He was the lead guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the velvet underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Lulu lou reed to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on qobuz. 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. Stand too close to lulu, lou reed and metallica s new collaborationconceptalbum, and you risk collateral brickbats. Lou reed and metallica pumping blood lyrics genius lyrics. Lulu is a music studio album recording by metallica. The musical collaboration between lou reed and metallica, lulu, is coming your way this fall and this space will be your spot for all things loutallica. When lulu first came out, it seemed only lou reed admirers appreciated the enormous potential of this album. Stand too close to lulu, lou reed and metallicas new collaborationconceptalbum, and you risk collateral brickbats. After that performance, the two entities began kicking around the idea of making a record together, but didnt start working togethe. In essence, bok darklords lulu is a revisionist concept album that attempts to replace the original. Lulu is a collaboration between metallica and lou reed. And offcourse lou reed and all the members of metallica.
The conception of the collaboration project began in 2009 when both metallica and lou reed performed at the rock and roll hall of fames 25th anniversary concert. Lou reed s cryptic poetry is unnerving, haunting, disturbing. Rooted in lou reeds 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. If the red hot chili peppers acoustically covered the. Sep 30, 2011 coproduced by reed, metallica, engineer greg fidelman and reeds longtime collaborator hal willner, lulu is almost like two languages, ulrich says. An odd collaboration to say the least, the lyrics to lulu are based on a play, but the track listing oddly doesnt follow the story in any chronological order which makes me feel as if this isnt a concept album for the most part, many metallica fans were not pleased with lulu and ill be honest and admit that i am not particularly.
Lulu isnt even acceptable as a piece of surrealist comedy, or antiart the word metallica in the artist name metallica and lou reed invalidates such pretense, by suggesting the potential for a compelling and enjoyable listening experience. Lewis allan reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american musician, singer, songwriter and poet. Includes highquality download in mp3, flac and more. It would be like backhanding a retard for not scoring a 1600 on their sats. Many say they find it repetitive, but the mighty metallica is in absolute true form here. Lou non e nuovo ne alla sperimentazione, metal machine music ne al rap poetico. 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. Lou reeds cryptic poetry is unnerving, haunting, disturbing. Then again, reeds fans may be scratching their heads, too lulu is a purposefully difficult album, one. Much advance word of lou reed and metallicas excursion has been one of. This album was more for lous fans rather metallicas fans. Metallica and lou reed made an album together about a prostitute character developed by a german playright. 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 was initially destined to be a covers album of a dozen or so lesserknown items from reeds catalogue, with metallica on board to provide backup.
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