Lou Reed and Metallica record an album together

[nec13]

I'd be much more excited about this collaboration if they had chosen to remake "Take No Prisoners."

[ChrisRawk]

I saw Lou during the 'Ecstacy' tour and him and his band were really great.  The guitars were really cranked up and almost bordered on being metal-ish.  I'm cautiously optimistic at best after seeing that Hall of Fame clip, though.  Lou just sounds bored out of his mind, while Kirk tries to make up for it with more solos.   

I'm still a big Lou fan, though.  Even if it's a travesty we'll always still have 'New York'. 

[cavorting with nudists]

Lou just sounds bored out of his mind

I love "Sweet Jane," you love "Sweet Jane," EVERYBODY loves "Sweet Jane." But dead Jesus on a stick, can you even fucking imagine what it must be like to sing any song as many times as he's sung "Sweet Jane"

[ChrisRawk]

Lou just sounds bored out of his mind

I love "Sweet Jane," you love "Sweet Jane," EVERYBODY loves "Sweet Jane." But dead Jesus on a stick, can you even fucking imagine what it must be like to sing any song as many times as he's sung "Sweet Jane"

Oh for sure, I imagine it getting old.  That must be why the Royal Teens didn't last long after 'Short Shorts'. 

[Ojingeo]

Sweet Jesus' Son, that clip killed all curiosity I had about this project. The horror!

[ChrisRawk]

Sweet Jesus' Son, that clip killed all curiosity I had about this project. The horror!

I'm still curious, personally, but yeah, I know what you mean. 

I'm on iTunes right now clicking and I accidentally clicked on track 4 from 'Metal Machine Music'.  For a second I thought it was my ceiling fan breaking and making weird noises before collapsing. 

[buffcoat]

It's funny, I have an appreciation for much of Lou Reed's later stuff.  New York, yes, of course, but also Set the Twilight Reeling and Magic and Loss.

I want *that* to be "Adult Contemporary."  It's not too musically adventurous or loud, and it explores concepts that it would seem to me are more in line with what people in their late 40s to mid 60s think about.  I don't know why actual Adult Contemporary has to be so milquetoast.

[ChrisRawk]

Yeah, I love Lou's 90's output up until 'Ecstacy'.  I never really got into 'The Raven' or whatever came afterwards.  'Set the Twilight Reeling' has some really great songs.  'NYC Man' is really great. 

'Ecstacy' has some awesome stuff too.  A lot of dark stuff.  It feels a little like a middle-aged/post rehab 'Berlin'. 

[Steeley Chris]

Lou just sounds bored out of his mind

I love "Sweet Jane," you love "Sweet Jane," EVERYBODY loves "Sweet Jane." But dead Jesus on a stick, can you even fucking imagine what it must be like to sing any song as many times as he's sung "Sweet Jane"

I wish the whole song sounded like the first 15 seconds - the waterfall guitars. The rest of the song - eh.
Eater did the best version.

[roubaix]

I enjoyed this ... Lou Reed shows his tender side in this BBC interview (from the Adam and Joe podcast)




Lou & Lauren

[Mark in Helsinki]

You never know, they could do something interesting... but given that Metallica is one of the biggest ($$$£££€€€) live bands out there, I'm a little suspicious.

However I won't judge until I see some fudge.

[Kormod]

http://www.avclub.com/articles/lou-reedmetallica-album-due-nov-1,60713/

That collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica is creeping ever so closely to seeing the light of day—it now has a title, Lulu, and release date, Nov. 1. The unlikely tandem has even taken to calling itself "Loutallica," taking away the job of coming up with ridiculous monikers for this project from the rest of us. Some more details on Lulu: It's a concept album inspired by the plays Earth Spirit and Pandora's Box by Frank Wedekind, which concern "a young abused dancer's life and relationships." Reed originally conceived it as theatrical production, but decided to recruit Metallica after playing with them at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame shows in New York in 2009. Songs from the record include "Junior Dad," "Pumping Blood," and "Mistress Dread." We don't have streaming audio yet, but believe us, we'll share as soon as we get it, whether you want it or not. [Via Spin]

I can't fucking wait to hear "Junior Dad."

[Smelodies]

He wants some of that Metallica dough.  He'd have probably been better off doing this 20 years ago.

[nec13]

Where's Doug Yule?

[Steeley Chris]

Where's Doug Yule?

Who needs Doug Yule when you have Robert Trujillo?