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. 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. It was recorded in san rafael, california, during april to june 2011, after reed had. Lou reed and metallica the view lyrics genius lyrics.
Feb 06, 2020 lou reed sounds like he has a fork in his throat and gary busey wrote the lyrics. Hammett, whose father died in april, remembers when reed recorded his vocal for lulus closing elegy, junior dad. Neo808 said, this is not a metallica album now with that said. The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in before his death in october 20. Lulu is a story of a young woman whos seen quite a bit. Im not saying this is the best album ever, but sure one of the greatest cds in the last 5 years. The riffs may seem somewhat limited compared to classic metallica albums, but it complements lou reed s spoken word style really well.
In many ways metallica have for a long time been not one, but two bands. Nov 01, 2011 metallica and lou reed have created in this album a complete masterpiece destined to become a cult album. Here you can find lou reed discography zip shared files. Highly anticipated 2011 two cd collaboration between rock legend lou reed and the heavy metal monolith that is metallica. Lou reed and metallica lulu lyrics and tracklist genius. Nov 02, 2011 together, lou reed and metallica come up with an album that, well, isnt as terrible as everyone assumed it would be. Originally conceived as a berlin theater production by avantgarde director robert wilson, lulu is an interesting collaboration between two iconoclastic rock acts. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Lulu is a musical collaboration between lou reed and metallica. This is actually pretty good by lou reed standards.
Directed by natalie johns highlights from the lulu listening party that took place on october 24th in new york city. 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. It both works, and really, really doesnt at the same time. I have just modified 2 external links on lulu lou reed and metallica album. Lulu lou reed to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on qobuz. 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. In the summer months they are the worlds premiere fullblooded rock act, content to bask at such locations as yankee stadium in the legacy. The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in. I consider myself a huge fan of both lou reed and metallica, but for whatever reason, when lulu came out in 2011, i didnt rush out to buy it. 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. Originally conceived as a berlin theatre production by avantgarde director robert wilson, lulu is an interesting collaboration between two iconoclasts, lou reed and metallica. It was released on october 31, 2011 by warner bros.
Coproduced by reed, metallica, engineer greg fidelman and reed s longtime collaborator hal willner, lulu is almost like two languages, ulrich says. Lou reed and metallica softcover guitar tab cherry lane music notefornote transcriptions of all the guitar parts from theexperimental collaboration between lou reed and metallica. The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in before his death in. Anton corbijn 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 high. This album sounds like metallica and vic reeves aka pub singer. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Reed narrates and sings most of the material, with metallicas james hetfield providing backing vocals. Junior dad in late 2011, the musical giants metallica and lou reed released the. Im so pleased i managed to play some samples before i purchased. Since the metal legends made the news public on their website last june. Lulu lou reed to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Users who ignore this rule will be banned from the site. Metallica pay tribute to late musician, lulu producer.
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. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Maybe it was the critical drubbing that the album was already receiving. I cant say that its good, but i also cant say that its bad. 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. About the view this song is one of the tracks from the collaboration between lou reed and metallica, known as lulu. Dont get me wrong, i am a huge metallica fan and their musical input is technically as good as always. Metallica lyrics the view with lou reed i am a chorus of the voices. So lulu is the bizarre and unexpected collaboration between lou reed and metallica that has no reason to be. 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.
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. It is strictly forbidden to share links to albums via file sharing sites magnet, torrent, kingdom leaks etc. Lulu is a collaboration album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band metallica. Lou reed decide di lavorare con i metallica per lulu. Lou reed guitars, continuum, vocals james hetfield guitars, vocals lars ulrich drums kirk hammett guitars robert trujillo bass. The av club gave it a d, rolling stone gave it a lukewarm three stars, and even today it sits at a 45 on metacritic. If it was an odd idea, the result, lulu, was even more baffling. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Lulu, an album by lou reed, metallica on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Reed narrates and sings most of the material, with metallica s james hetfield providing backing vocals and. Lulu is a collaborative album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band metallica. Lou reed and metallica pumping blood lyrics genius lyrics. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
The news that lou reed and metallica were to collaborate was met with no small dose of trepidation. From ed sheeran to taylor swift, lady gaga to katy perry, adele to bruno mars you dont have to go back far to revisit the best that this decade has to offer. Includes highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Lou reed and metallica s strange collaboration has been done on the stealth from the moment they decided to work together. Oct 27, 20 theres a new youtube music web player for desktop. 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. Many say they find it repetitive, but the mighty metallica is in absolute true form here. Lulu is a music studio album recording by metallica prog relatedprogressive rock released in 2011 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Zero redeeming qualities, zero moments that bring a smile to the listeners face unless they happen to be completely insane. Oct 28, 2011 this wound goes unaided by producers reed, metallica, et al.
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. If it werent for some savvy waitresses in the san francisco bay area who spotted them dining en masse we would have never suspected that they knew each other, let alone were working together. 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. In essence, bok darklords lulu is a revisionist concept album that attempts to replace the. The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in before his death in 20. 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. Just wait, it will be like lou reeds 1973 album berlin. Reed and the guys were probably sitting around getting wasted and thought this would be a funny joke. Just wait, it will be like lou reed s 1973 album berlin. 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. Oct 30, 2011 lulu is a collaborative album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band metallica. 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. Download lou reed discography zip files tradownload. Then again, reed s fans may be scratching their heads, too lulu is a purposefully difficult album, one.
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