The week’s most talked-about album is the one that almost nobody likes: Lulu, the batshit new collaborative album from Lou Reed and Metallica. Of course, both Lou and Metallica are old hands at pissing off their fanbases, so god knows we’ll never get any explicit acknowledgement from these guys that they made a total turd of an LP, let alone an apology. But in a new interview, both Reed and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich at least offer some acknowledgement that a whole lot of people will hate the sludge/spoken word pile-up they’ve just tossed out into the world.
Talking to USA Today, Reed says that many Metallica fans are after his neck. According to Reed, they’re “threatening to shoot me, and that’s only because I showed up. They haven’t even heard the record yet, and they’re recommending various forms of torture and death… I don’t have any fans left. After Metal Machine Music, they all fled. Who cares? I’m essentially in this for the fun of it.”
Meanwhile, here’s Lars, attempting to rationalize what he’s just made: “In 1984, when hard-core Metallica fans heard acoustic guitars on ‘Fade to Black,’ there was a nuclear meltdown in the heavy-metal community. There have been many more since then. This is something they’ve never heard. Nobody hears rhythms or delivers poetry the way Lou does. It’s not for everyone, but I think it’s a fantastic record.” (Ulrich is, however, adamant that this isn’t a Metallica album but a “new collective,” so maybe there’s some attempt to protect the name there.)
And at least one of these co-conspirators wants to make more of this. Here’s Reed again: “No one wants Lulu Part 2, but on Radio Lou, in my head where I hear these songs, I want more of it.”
The rest of the story is right here.
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“But on Radio Lou, in my head where I hear these songs, I want more of it.”
No Lou, that’s just the regular radio, but you are correct — Nobody wants to listen to it anymore.
This would have been an awesome album if not for James Hetfield’s awful backing vocals.
I don’t know about that, but there’s no disputing that he is the table.
Seriously, why did this get a downvote? Whoever is out there randomly downvoting completely unwarranted comments: You’re a dick.
Oh wait, was this not facetious?
“In 2003, when hard-core Metallica fans heard loud steel drumming on ‘St. Anger,’ there was a nuclear meltdown in the heavy-metal community.”
Old Hands, indeed.
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if that wasn’t sarcasm, then clearly there’s a lot of lou reed you haven’t listened to
NO ONE is infallible. See: most of Hail to the Thief.
If only Lester Bangs were around to critique this one….I’m sure he and Lou would have had a nice back and forth…
“I don’t have any fans left. After Metal Machine Music, they all fled. Who cares? I’m essentially in this for the fun of it.”
take note metallica fans, the band you so adamantly defend, literally doesn’t give a shit about you.
andycasablancas where are yoooooooouuuuuu!???
“Just do the line, kid.”
“Something Something Malicious gay faggotry something something.”
I think this album is the audio equivalent of the the wicker man. Really bad, unintentionally hilarious.
I hope you’re referring to the Nicholas Cage version!
Yeah that’s what I meant. Almost forgot about the original, but I’ve never seen it so don’t know.