Lou Reed and Metallica record an album together

[ChrisRawk]

Everybody saw this, I assume?

http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2011/11/08/lou-reed-at-starbucks-an-illustrated-account

This is amazing. 

My Lou breakdown:

VU- altogether pretty great output from beginning to end (I don't count the reunion live album).  I haven't revisited in awhile.

Lou solo-

Albums I love:

The Blue Mask- Robert Quinne's (sp) guitar work and Fernando Sanders' bass are fantastic.  The songs are great.  'Waves of Fear' in particular is pretty chilling. 

New York- I love the stripped down feel of it.  This probably my go to Lou album.

Berlin- Ezrin's production is amazing.  And the songs just rip your guts out. 

Ecstacy- It's like Berlin crossed with New York.  A lot of relationship-falling-apart songs.  As someone else pointed out, though, he needs to stop playing 'Rock Minuet'.  But most of the album is great.  Even 'Like a Possum' is good for the first few minutes.  I think his whole output from 'New York' to this one is pretty great actually.  Set the Twiling Reeling, Magic and Loss

Animal Seranade- I like the "no drummer" format.  And the version of 'Tell it to Your Heart' here is pretty beautiful.

Songs for Drella- I like the concept.  The songs are great too.  You can tell even by the cover that Lou and John just totally hate each other.

Like:

Transformer- The one with the hits.  Weirdly this one I never got as into. 

New Sensations- Total guilty pleasure all the way.  Love those fake 80's drums.  Actually this probably belongs on the love list. 

Confused by/couldn't get into:

The Raven- I tried getting into the double album.  It's pretty daunting.  Haven't listened in awhile, though.  I do remember lyrics like "This is the story of Edgar Allan Poe.  Not just your regular joe."

Take No Prisoners- I've tried listening to this many times over the years.  I don't think I've ever finished it.

Metal Machine Music- years ago I bought a copy of this on vinyl (I was young and did things like this).  In corresponding with the seller he told me that "track two is easily the best".  So take that as you will.

[Ojingeo]

Metal Machine Music- years ago I bought a copy of this on vinyl (I was young and did things like this).  In corresponding with the seller he told me that "track two is easily the best".  So take that as you will.

HAHA! That's great. The emphasis track on Metal Machine Music was track two. That thing just wasn't marketed properly. I love how Lou Reed describes it via Lester Bangs: something like music times a thousand Beethovens, both in quality and quantity.

Howie Klein said that Lulu is a masterpiece. I can't seem to find the link to where he said that. Maybe he gave it a second listen.

[cavorting with nudists]

Lester Bangs also quoted Lou telling Flo & Eddie (re: MMM) "Well, anyone who gets to the end of Side 4 is dumber than I am."

[cavorting with nudists]

Everybody saw this, I assume?

http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2011/11/08/lou-reed-at-starbucks-an-illustrated-account

This is amazing. 

I just realized that the version I posted a link to is abridged.  Here is the longer, much funnier version:

http://read.mtvhive.com/2011/11/07/lou-reed-terrorizes-a-starbucks-tweet-illustration/

Does anyone know who the guy in the last panel, entering as Lou is leaving, is supposed to be (if anyone)?

[ChrisRawk]

"He's yelling at someone (Doug Yule?)"

Genius.

[Stupornaut]

Everybody saw this, I assume?

http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2011/11/08/lou-reed-at-starbucks-an-illustrated-account

This is amazing. 

I just realized that the version I posted a link to is abridged.  Here is the longer, much funnier version:

http://read.mtvhive.com/2011/11/07/lou-reed-terrorizes-a-starbucks-tweet-illustration/

Does anyone know who the guy in the last panel, entering as Lou is leaving, is supposed to be (if anyone)?

Bob Dylan?

[Rick in Salt Lake]

REALLY pumped that Robert Trujillo is still part of Metallica.

I really wish there was a follow up to Some Kind of Monster (One of the best documentaries ever made, IMHO, as Bob Rock's sweaters influenced my fashion sensibilities for years to come. One complaint: Why wasn't it called Sad But True?) about this album. The conversations about art that Lou and Lars and Lars' dad must have had!

Didn't you find it odd that so many Metallica fans found the band members' varyingly opulent lifestyles angering? It was like they though Metallica were like The Monkees, all living together in some semi-crappy apartment...

But you're right about "Some Kind of Monster". I loved the interactions between Ulrich and the "life coach"...

[cavorting with nudists]

Bob Dylan?

Yeah, you are probably right. It would have been funny if it had been some other notoriously ill-behaved grump, like...uh, who? Not Dylan nowadays, though maybe in the  Don't Look Back era.

The only musicians I've ever heard described as being able to out-asshole even Lou Reed are Buddy Rich and John Lurie.

[masterofsparks]

Bob Dylan?

Yeah, you are probably right. It would have been funny if it had been some other notoriously ill-behaved grump, like...uh, who? Not Dylan nowadays, though maybe in the  Don't Look Back era.

The only musicians I've ever heard described as being able to out-asshole even Lou Reed are Buddy Rich and John Lurie.

Add Van Morrison to that list.

[cavorting with nudists]

Bingo! And probably even within the caricatural powers of that artist.  That woulda been a howl.

[snacoman]

The Loutallica version of White Light/White Heat on Jools Holland is pretty bad.  It seems like Lou Reed doesn't want to play that song.  Either that or he can't remember how it goes. 

[Smelodies]

I understand Dolly Parton is going to record an album with Anthrax.

[Omar]

I understand Dolly Parton is going to record an album with Anthrax.

I'm co-producing it with Mark Dodson. 

[nec13]

I understand Dolly Parton is going to record an album with Anthrax.

Dolly Parton+Anthrax=Panthrax?

[ChrisRawk]

I wished they actually called the project "Loutallica".

I remember reading "Transformer" by Victor Bockris years ago.  It was absolutely heartbreaking to find out that my musical hero was such a dick.  Although I think the writer kind of had it in for him.