Lou reed sweet jane from rock n roll animal youtube. Metallica lyrics mistress dread with lou reed im built like you are i have a dress and a train your snake cold lips make a harsh straight line that echoes through my brain youre perfect let me lift a glass high. The only unknown was, how cataclysmic would the collision be. Like an iceberg deciding to start a band with the titanic, lou reeds teamup with metallica seemed disastrous from its inception. Metallica is simply a backing band for lou reed on this album.
A promotional video for lou reed and metallica s 2011 single the view. It was recorded in san rafael, california, during april to june 2011, after reed had. All songs 2011 lou reed music bmicreeping death music ascap. Then again, reeds fans may be scratching their heads, too lulu is a purposefully difficult album, one. The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in before his death in october 20.
This wound goes unaided by producers reed, metallica, et al. Metallica wryly acknowledge lulu backlash on albums anniversary. So im hoping someone here does have more information about the wires view on the album. All songs on this album are based on songs originally written by lou reed for the play lulu. Wilson suggested otherwise, but reed looked to louise brookss portrayal of lulu in the 1929 film pandoras box. Lulu is een album van lou reed en metallica, uitgebracht op 31 oktober 2011. Anton corbijn it was reviled by critics on release and baffled fans of both acts, but lou reed and metallicas collaborative album lulu has at least one high. Would you come to me if i was half drowning an arm above the last wave would you come to me would y. Een gezamenlijk optreden in 2009, ter gelegenheid van het vijfentwintigjarig. Lewis allan reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american musician, singer, songwriter and poet. 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 is a challenge that our youth must quickly conquer there is no time for guilt or second guessing, second guessing based on feeling i am the truth, the beauty that causes you to cross your sacred boundaries i have no morals.
Kirk hammett, lars ulrich, lou reed, rob trujillo and. Lou reed mostly consisted of flaccid versions of songs dating back to the velvet days, and he could have really used the group to punch them up, as proved by the many outtake versions of these tunes that he actually recorded with the velvet underground some of which didnt surface until about 25 years later. Reactions to its charting have ranged from noisy retching to charges of conspiracy. The discography of the american rock musician lou reed consists of 22 studio albums and live albums, and 44 singles. 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. Best rock songs vietnam war music best rock music of all time 60s and 70s rock playlist duration. 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. Lou reed and metallicas collaborative album based on german playwright frank wedekinds plays about a socialclimberturnedprostitute has been preemptively. Full movie metallica making of death magnetic dvd 2008 duration. Lou reed biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Reed also released 5 video albums and 11 music videos. The two discussed the bands 2011 album with lou reed, lulu.
The view is a single by american singer lou reed and american heavy metal band metallica. He was the rhythmlead guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the velvet underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. If im pumping blood like a common state worker if i waggle my ass like a dark prostitute would you think less of me and my coagulating heart waggle my ass like a dark prostitute coagulating heart pumping blood would you top me off would you top me off as i deepen a curtsy while you yell out, mercy we grow apart would you rip and cut me. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. 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. Lou reed, byname of lewis allan reed, born march 2, 1942, brooklyn, new york, u.
Lou reed and metallica album lulu possibly the worst album ever. The view was released for streaming online in late september 2011. Lulu is a collaboration album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band metallica. Watch darren aronofskys video for the view, by lou reed. Metallica lyrics dragon with lou reed you dont actually care love for you is no beginning youre not really there hallucination i thought you were listening hallucination. Lulu is a musical collaboration between lou reed and metallica. When metallica met lou reed rolling stone music, film. Metallica and lou reed have spoken about their collaboration album lulu, which is set for. Lou reed says lulu is the best thing ive ever done.
It was released on october 31, 2011 by warner bros. 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. 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 is a challenge that our youth must quickly conquer. Music video by lou reed performing walk on the wild side audio. 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. Lous first idea was to record some lost lou reed jewels, continues lars, and wed do whatever it is. With kirk hammett, james hetfield, metallica, lou reed. Well, i warned you a couple weeks ago that darren aronofsky would be directing a video for a song from the lou reed and metallica record lulu. Metallicas kirk hammett, lars ulrich, lou reed, rob trujillo and james hetfield l ou reed and metallica were leaving madison square garden in. After that performance, the two entities began kicking around the idea of making a record together, but didnt start working togethe. Lulu is a collaboration album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band.
The transcendentally bad snippets dropped hints that reeds love of perversity, and metallicas love of shooting itself in the foot, had finally. This is by far the worst album i have heard in all of 2011, and in the top ten personal worst of alltime, right up there with none other than, st. Zero redeeming qualities, zero moments that bring a smile to the listeners face unless they happen to be completely insane. The riffs may seem somewhat limited compared to classic metallica albums, but it complements lou reed s spoken word style really well. It is the only single taken from the studio album lulu, released on september 27, 2011. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified 2 external links on lulu lou reed and metallica album. 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.