I thought it was bad when I first heard it, but after seeing them on Jools Holland I can definitely say it's some of the worst music I've ever heard! True Story!
Ok, I enjoy 'Avant Garde' (for want of a better phrase) music, weird shit, you might call it, and I'm a big fan of Lou Reed, but this is just awful. I was actually embarrassed for both LR and Metallica when I watched Jools Holland the other night.
However, I predict that in 20 years this'll be hailed as a classic.
Ok, I enjoy 'Avant Garde' (for want of a better phrase) music, weird shit, you might call it, and I'm a big fan of Lou Reed, but this is just awful. I was actually embarrassed for both LR and Metallica when I watched Jools Holland the other night.
However, I predict that in 20 years this'll be hailed as a classic.
Its hailed as a classic not because its great but because it was a new idea. and in some regard considered the first noise/ambient album. lulu presents nothing new and will probably be less remembered than lou reeds the bells which is one of the first albums to use binaural recording (but not even lou's first at this) but at least that album had some good tracks. i mean the bells is a pretty awesome song itself.
lulu has no clever ideas thrown in, nothing new, and nothing great. it would be something else if the album took advantage of a 5.1 or 7.1 soundscape or something. the album might have even worked if the channels of lou talking and the music were separated enough that it sounded like someone talking to another person in a bar with a band playing in the background. but you cant pull off an illusion like that with stereo recording. in stereo it just sounds like a bigger mess than what vu tried to do with the murder mystery.
i got my so what lulu issue a couple of days ago. i bought the album when it came out. i had been delaying listening to it because of what i'd read & knew that it was going to be a challenge. after reading the mag & gaining some perspective i decided that i was ready. i love it. it's weird as shit, it's fucked up, dark, avant garde, verite' (i think that's the word i'm looking for)..raw. i also love st. anger for a lot of these same qualities. the only thing that could've been different is the end of junior dad. trim it down, so it would've fit onto 1 disc. but lou reed is lou reed & i get what he was going for. the music that metallica provides for the story is fitting. aggression at it's finest. a couple of the songs are actually catchy. will it be something i listen to daily? no. i will give it a frequent spin when the mood hits, though. i might even get the vinyl.
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As a huge Metallica fan I want to thank everyone who posted in this thread for saving me $12 on this album. With the reviews I have read, I will save my ears the trauma of listening to this. Thanks.
noooo
im listening now for the first time and i like it. i'm a simple dude who likes hard rock metal shit. this is nice and i am happy. reminds me of the album of the grateful dead doing bob dylan tunes.
so far i have listened to... white light white heat, and iced honey. all on youtube and both live versions. very nice.
i'd think anyone buying new music today for their collection of different sounding stuff, and whom enjoys metallica's and lou reed's musical sound would purchase this. if i did not just spend all my money on christmas gifts i would gift this album to myself.
i'd think anyone buying new music today for their collection of different sounding stuff, and whom enjoys metallica's and lou reed's musical sound would purchase this. if i did not just spend all my money on christmas gifts i would gift this album to myself.
anyone know if this is on vinyl?
Yeah...classified as "now shipping" at acousticsounds.
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I would normally say that's not enough, but I'm really surprised anybody could make it through even that much.
Yeah normally I'd say the same, that you have to give it more of a chance than that. But I only listened to one sample when it first came out and it was so bad I didn't even complete the clip.
I cant beleive this record has it s own Thread LOL
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And you would be right! I don't think Metallica fans are saying they are into avant garde records.
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However, I predict that in 20 years this'll be hailed as a classic.
Exhibit A:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I5OtlKjzJo
Its hailed as a classic not because its great but because it was a new idea. and in some regard considered the first noise/ambient album. lulu presents nothing new and will probably be less remembered than lou reeds the bells which is one of the first albums to use binaural recording (but not even lou's first at this) but at least that album had some good tracks. i mean the bells is a pretty awesome song itself.
lulu has no clever ideas thrown in, nothing new, and nothing great. it would be something else if the album took advantage of a 5.1 or 7.1 soundscape or something. the album might have even worked if the channels of lou talking and the music were separated enough that it sounded like someone talking to another person in a bar with a band playing in the background. but you cant pull off an illusion like that with stereo recording. in stereo it just sounds like a bigger mess than what vu tried to do with the murder mystery.
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im listening now for the first time and i like it. i'm a simple dude who likes hard rock metal shit. this is nice and i am happy. reminds me of the album of the grateful dead doing bob dylan tunes.
so far i have listened to... white light white heat, and iced honey. all on youtube and both live versions. very nice.
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
anyone know if this is on vinyl?
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
Yeah...classified as "now shipping" at acousticsounds.
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Is that what they'll pay us to buy it? or what we have to pay them?
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I would normally say that's not enough, but I'm really surprised anybody could make it through even that much.
Yeah normally I'd say the same, that you have to give it more of a chance than that. But I only listened to one sample when it first came out and it was so bad I didn't even complete the clip.