I am the SPONGE that soaks up the RESIDUE of the long-spent careers of the contributors.
people get old and sound old, it doesn’t mean you get irrelevant, I think you have to accept the way lou Reed sounds, it’s pretty ugly, but pretty amazing
Sure. I mentioned Johnny Cash before, and he sure as hell sounded old on his last three albums. But unlike Mr. Reed he didn’t sound tone deaf and he picked material (or had Rick Rubin pick material) that was suited to his age and range at the time.
Or, to pick an example you can relate to personally, Timothy Leary and WS Burroughs worked for RevCo and Ministry because, though old timers, they didn’t try to attempt things that were outside their abilities for that time in their lives.
The one sentence answer is this - it’s not so much that he’s old, it’s that he can’t carry a tune and it’s painful.
“Spermless . . . like a Giiiiirrrrrrlllll!!!”
[reply]people get old and sound old, it doesn’t mean you get irrelevant, I think you have to accept the way lou Reed sounds, it’s pretty ugly, but pretty amazing
Sure. I mentioned Johnny Cash before, and he sure as hell sounded old on his last three albums. But unlike Mr. Reed he didn’t sound tone deaf and he picked material (or had Rick Rubin pick material) that was suited to his age and range at the time.
Or, to pick an example you can relate to personally, Timothy Leary and WS Burroughs worked for RevCo and Ministry because, though old timers, they didn’t try to attempt things that were outside their abilities for that time in their lives.
The one sentence answer is this - it’s not so much that he’s old, it’s that he can’t carry a tune and it’s painful.[/reply]
It’s not the fact that he’s old. The lyrics are something a teenager wouldn’t even write. And he can’t keep up with the music. Sounds like he recorded the vocals without even hearing the music.
“Spermless . . . like a Giiiiirrrrrrlllll!!!”
Is that an actual lyric?
[reply]“Spermless . . . like a Giiiiirrrrrrlllll!!!”
Is that an actual lyric?[/reply]
Yeah, it really is. It’s pretty funny. It’s off my favorite track of the collection. Of course, I don’t remember the name of the song. I’ll look it up . . . hang tight.
http://www.loureedmetallica.com/listen-to-lulu.php
“Frustration” If you can’t sit through it, at least forward to 2:30 and let it play for 20 seconds. He says the phrase another 20 times later in the song. It’s hilarious, and has become my new favorite insult.
That is…
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[laugh]
I’ve listened to clips of other songs and it seems some of the tunes could be interesting without vox (well certainly without Reed anyway). But with Reed it is just the worst.
But at least we have that line.
Everyone seems hung up on the “I AM A TABLE!!!” stuff (to be fair this was from the first sample track) but “Spermless . . . like a girrrrrrlllll!!!” is one of the greatest single lyrics ever written. Pure magic.
Oh, Jesus. Like a girl.
[laugh]
That is true lol factor.
I think when something is SO bad that it inspires all these inside jokes and is hilarious, that means it’s really good in a way.
I’d love to hear that song done by Hulk Hogan.
Garbage days re-revisited.
Holy Crap In My Pants!!
This has a combined average score of 1.5 on rateyourmusic.
http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/lou_reed_and_metallica/lulu/
Lower than St Anger.
Listening to Lulu, in future generations, could end up becoming some sort of bachelor party dare. Like drinking a glass of beer that someone has used to put out their cigarette or being gaffe taped naked to a lamp post.
Instead, you have to endure 5 minutes of Lulu - and have to appear to be enjoying it.
That woould be hard.
Listening to Lulu, in future generations, could end up becoming some sort of bachelor party dare. Like drinking a glass of beer that someone has used to put out their cigarette or being gaffe taped naked to a lamp post.
Instead, you have to endure 5 minutes of Lulu - and have to appear to be enjoying it.
That woould be hard.
Or, if you will, one’s “straight man’s” dare replacement - Metal Machine Music.
I love it but, we’re an eclectic bunch and that thing was panned thirty years ago!
My sophomore year college roommate was shocked when I was playing “Beers Steers And Queers” and “Let’s (Talk) Physical” came on. Apparently as part of the hazing for his frat, the pledges had to sit blindfolded in a room and endure that song.
Gotta admit…some of it’s starting to grow on me some… SOME!
Junior Dad is very good. If the entire album was like that I’d buy it. Dragon has its moments too.
The rest sounds like two different recordings sandwiched together. At least half the album is cringeworthy.
The songs that I originally said suck, still sucks. But the ones that I didn’t have much of an opinion of seem a little better than before. Like they recorded the album track by track, and it Reed started to get his bearings as the album went on. Lou Reed’s known to sort of ramble to begin with, but some of the songs are just too much, The View being a perfect example of that. But some of the later tracks seem like he was starting to pick up momentum and actually keep up (in his own way). Maybe it’s denial kicking in (HUGE VU fan here).
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
This is an improvement!