Did You Like Or Hate The Lou Reed & Metallica Album Lulu

Justthefacts · 02-01-2013, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

I like it a lot... I think it is funny that Lou Reed and Metallica would troll the whole Universe.

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

I think it's an average album. Nothing much more or less 5 or 6 out of 10.

Not what you said more than a year ago...

**Goofle** · 02-01-2013, 04:07 PM

I don't really think those quotes are particularly contradictory. I basically went down from a 7 to a 6 and didn't mention how funny it was in terms of the effect on snobby music fans and fanboys of either artist.

Vertigo · 02-02-2013, 06:37 AM

One of those albums I've no intention of ever listening to. Just such a strange mix of styles that I can't see how it can possibly come out good.

**Goofle** · 02-02-2013, 06:57 AM

It's not really all that bad. The last few tracks are really good.

Vertigo · 02-04-2013, 10:59 AM

I keep getting this vision of James Hetfield riffing away, shouting "Satellite's gone up to the sky-ya, ooh things like drive me out of my mind-da!!"

That, in itself, is enough to put me off listening to any Reed/Hetfield collaboration.

timihaze · 08-29-2018, 11:55 AM

when I first heard it when it came out I hated it, but years later I heard it playing before a Tenacious D concert, and by this time I was familiar with Lou Reed. I revisited it after the concert and had a new appreciation for it.

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-29-2018, 12:01 PM

Back then, I listened to the whole thing several times on that official website where the album was (is?) freely available for streaming.

It's mostly awful because of Metallica and in particular because of Hetfield.

**Frownland** · 08-29-2018, 12:03 PM

Ja, when you tune out Hetfield, it's a solid record.

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-29-2018, 12:07 PM

It had it's moments. The worst were chunky riffs and Hetfield mooing over them. The best were more low key, atmospheric moments.

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-29-2018, 12:46 PM

it's far too long (90 minutes or something?)

Not sure how I made it through several times back then.

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Vertigo Music Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: North West England Posts: 167	One of those albums I've no intention of ever listening to. Just such a strange mix of styles that I can't see how it can possibly come out good.

02-04-2013, 10:59 AM	#155 (permalink)
Vertigo Music Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: North West England Posts: 167	I keep getting this vision of James Hetfield riffing away, shouting "Satellite's gone up to the sky-ya, ooh things like drive me out of my mind-da!!" That, in itself, is enough to put me off listening to any Reed/Hetfield collaboration.

08-29-2018, 12:01 PM	#157 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Back then, I listened to the whole thing several times on that official website where the album was (is?) freely available for streaming. It's mostly awful because of Metallica and in particular because of Hetfield.

08-29-2018, 12:07 PM	#159 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	It had it's moments. The worst were chunky riffs and Hetfield mooing over them. The best were more low key, atmospheric moments.

08-29-2018, 12:46 PM	#160 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	it's far too long (90 minutes or something?) Not sure how I made it through several times back then.