Lou Reed & Metallica - Lulu Poll

Supreme violation

psychic savagery

i want lovers like the rain
so many of them, so much the same

I would cut my legs and tits off
When I think of Boris Karloff and Kinski
In the dark of the moon
It made me dream of Nosferatu
Trapped on the isle of Doctor Moreau
Oh wouldn't it be lovely

This has been the quickest ten years ever.

"pumping blood" would be a really good wrestler entrance theme

Finally spiritually ready to listen to Lulu

this is the greatest journey a man can make

^^^^^^^

I love that Lou Reed loved it. It's wild that the tracks on the second half of the record have Spotify plays between like 160k - 260k, those are indie numbers.

It's easy to see why fans on both sides hated or wrote it off. It's not cool, it's loose in the areas where Metallica is usually tight, it feels tight where Lou usually has a looseness, it's lyrical and sexual in ways that are antithetical to how people traditionally listen to metal (maybe there are some goth or doom exceptions to this? Idk). I'm honestly surprised it hasn't had its critical re-evaluation yet, we've even passed the 10th anniversary (!).

Junior Dad flies by, shortest 20 min song ever.

Also the best 20 min song

I remain convinced that this will one day be as revered as, say, Trout Mask Replica: the “difficult” album that slowly worms its way into the canon.

I would cut my legs and tits off when that happens

the audience for an old man warbling about pussy over disconnected riffing is always going to be a niche one

Jokermen podcast finally did their Lulu reclamation episode, after doing every other Lou Reed & John Cale record.

https://podcastaddict.com/jokermen/episode/171949829

There's a Patreon ep with Robert Trujillo...would have been amazing to get Lars, but that's pretty cool.

A little off topic, but Laurie Anderson plays Junior Dad live at most of her concerts. If anyone is on the fence of seeing her live, its worth it just for that.

psychic savagery

just heard she did Junior Dad at Big Ears

for the second time!

She played it again in LA last night, but cut off the recording before "get the coffee / turn the lights on / say hello to Junior Dad," which for me was always the climax. Still deeply moving, though... and I love that she recognizes the power of this in-some-ways absurd song from this in-many-ways absurd project.

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she also projected some of her own lyrics from "World Without End" in the background:

When my father died we put him in the ground
When my father died it was like a whole library burned down

Yeah that was genuinely moving, having a Lou presence in the set.