Metallicas james hetfield opens up about lou reed to marc. Lou reed and metallica and the first official video of the project lulu. Zero redeeming qualities, zero moments that bring a smile to the listeners face unless they happen to be completely insane. As though that didnt make any sense, lou reed being a man about to enter his seventies sings about the character lulu in the first person point of view rather than the third. If they were looking for songs, songs that were melodic, unifying, and had their lyrics in the right spots, it makes you question why they recorded it. After that performance, the two entities began kicking around the idea of making a record together, but.
Lou reed and metallicas collaborative album based on german playwright frank wedekinds plays about a socialclimberturnedprostitute has been preemptively. Lou reed performing at the arlene schnitzer concert hall in portland, oregon. The news that lou reed and metallica were to collaborate was met with no small dose of trepidation. Then again, reeds fans may be scratching their heads, too lulu is a purposefully difficult album, one. Like much of reeds lateperiod work, this is abstract and literary but even by his standards, lulu is gruelling.
The riffs may seem somewhat limited compared to classic metallica albums, but it complements lou reeds spoken word style really well. Lou reed sweet jane from rock n roll animal youtube. The view is a single by american singer lou reed and american heavy metal band metallica. It was recorded in san rafael, california, during april to june 2011, after reed had. I am a chorus of the voices that gather up the magnets set before me i attract you and repel you a science of the heart and blood and. Many say they find it repetitive, but the mighty metallica is in absolute true form here. Especially while a member of the the velvet underground in the 1960s, reed broke new ground for the rock genre in several important dimensions, introducing more mature and intellectual themes to what was then considered a largely simplistic genre of music. Lewis allan reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american musician, singer, songwriter and poet. 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. Lulu is a collaboration album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band metallica. 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.
Best rock songs vietnam war music best rock music of all time 60s and 70s rock playlist duration. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the velvet underground, and his subsequent solo career spanned five decades. Often, metallica simply fall in behind them in a freeform drone. This wound goes unaided by producers reed, metallica, et al. The career of lou reed defied capsule summarization. C 1972 rca records a division of sony music entertainment. The unlikely musical pairing has teamed up for the.
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. The first full track from metallicas controversial collaboration with lou reed has been emerged. Much advance word of lou reed and metallicas excursion has been one of bewilderment and dismissal. In february 2011, metallica guitarist kirk hammett announced that in may 2011 the group.
Lou reed, american singersongwriter whose place in the rock pantheon rests primarily on his role in guiding the velvet underground, a new york citybased quartet that produced four poorselling but enormously influential studio albums under reed s direction from 1965 to 1970. When metallica met lou reed rolling stone music, film. For the welsh rugby player, see lou reed rugby player. A promotional video for lou reed and metallicas 2011 single the view. Although the response to lulu has been has been not as warm as expected, it doesnt mean that. 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. The fruits of the collaborative album lulu by lou reed and metallica are now available for all the world to hear. I have just modified 2 external links on lulu lou reed and metallica album. The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in before his death in october 20. Darren aronofsky will direct a video for lou reed and metallica posted on thursday, november 3rd, 2011 by russ fischer metallica has worked with some pretty impressive people in the film and art.
It was released on october 31, 2011 by warner bros. Lou reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american rock artist originally from brooklyn, new york, usa. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. 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. Discovered this gem after watching a film about anton corbijn who shot photos for this collaboration. Lulu with lou reed is a heavy metal music album recording by metallica released in 2011 on cd, lpvinyl andor cassette.
Music video by lou reed performing walk on the wild side audio. Lulu is a music studio album recording by metallica prog relatedprogressive rock released in 2011 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. 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. Metallica is simply a backing band for lou reed on this album. Im so pleased i managed to play some samples before i purchased. For a comprehensive list of releases by reed as a member of the velvet underground, see the velvet underground discography. Lou reed says he wants to make a second album with metallica this article is more than 8 years old grizzled icon not bothered by reaction of the. Lars ulrich, robert trujillo, kirk hammett, and james hetfield with lou reed center in new york, september 2011. It is the only single taken from the studio album lulu, released on september 27, 2011. Lou reed biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. On nearly every cut, reeds wavering, emotionless, melodyfree vocals undermine any potential musical power that the band can muster.
With kirk hammett, james hetfield, metallica, lou reed. George thorogood one bourbon, one scotch, one beer 751984 capitol theatre official duration. Reed babbles like hes leaving a frustrated voice mail, while metallica vamps. Below, you can watch the darren aronofskydirected music video for the view, from lou reed and metallicas joint lp lulu via ifc. The two discussed the bands 2011 album with lou reed, lulu. 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. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Lulu is a musical collaboration between lou reed and metallica. The view directed by darren aronofsky from the album lulu. 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. Lou reed just doesnt seem to mesh with metallicas sound, and its very apparent on the view and rhythmically, everywhere else.
Lou reed says he wants to make a second album with. Metallica lyrics the view with lou reed i am a chorus of the voices that gather up the magnets set before me i attract you and repel you a science of the heart and blood and meaning the coldness of most beauties. Metallica and lou reed record joint album music the. Lou reed born march 2, 1942 in brooklyn, new york, usa died october 27, 20, southampton, new york, usa was an american rock musician, songwriter and photographer.
He was the rhythmlead guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the velvet. The discography of the american rock musician lou reed consists of 22 studio albums and live albums, and 44 singles. After that performance, the two entities began kicking around the idea of making a record together, but didnt start working togethe. Metallicas lars ulrich says lou reed was devastated by.
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. Licensed to youtube by emi music publishing, umpi, global music rights llc, bmi broadcast music inc. Lulu is a collaboration album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band. Few would deny reed s immense importance and considerable achievements. Metallica the halcyon days part one full music documentary duration. In this interview from 2011, reed and metallica defended their controversial collaboration album lulu to neil mccormick. Dont get me wrong, i am a huge metallica fan and their musical input is technically as good as always. That last fact alone gives ample reason to ridicule the album without even listening to it and you wouldnt even be blamed for it. Lulu is out 1031 worldwide, and 111 in the us via warner bros. This album sounds like metallica and vic reeves aka pub singer. It may well be, though, that in the fullness of time this is an album that is given the praise.
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