Lou Reed and Metallica

[Anamnesis]

Their album Lulu hits stores November 1st. The songs are inspired by the play from Frank Wedekind.

Lou Reed & Metallica: The View (30-second Preview) - YouTube

Hmm. So far I'm not enthused with this. Reed's vocals really don't mesh well with the music.

 

[beer good]

That didn't sound half as bad as I've imagined it could sound, but I'm not sure it sounds good either. I'm a huge Lou Reed fan, so I'll end up buying it regardless, but... really, how the hell did they come up with this idea?

LOU REED - Ecstasy (2000) - YouTube

Aaah. That's better.

 

[lenny nero]

but... really, how the hell did they come up with this idea?

I think the seed was sown when they played 2 of Reed's songs, with Reed, at that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden a couple of years ago.

 

[Sneezy]

Oh hi music forum. I didn't see you hiding down here.

I felt the same way when I first heard Alison Krauss and Robert Plant would be collaborating. NO WAY that can work, right? Turned out pretty darned good though.

This one seems equally unlikely, but I will certainly give it a shot. There is no such thing as a bad form of music, only music done in bad form.

 

[SFG75]

NPR review of the collaboration.

 

[Anamnesis]

Reviews have been pouring in.

 

[beer good]

This sounds rather over the top.

Metallica's fans "are threatening to shoot me, and that's only because I showed up," he says. "They haven't even heard the record yet, and they're recommending various forms of torture and death.