Because it wouldn't be fair for the discussion to exist on one artist thread and not the other.
http://www.metallica.com/news/20110615_news.asp
June 15, 2011Secret Recording Project?
A few months ago our own Kirk Hammett hinted at a new Metallica project that's "not really 100 percent a Metallica record." While Kirk may have jumped the gun a little (and has since been properly punished with a series of push-ups!), we are more than proud to announce that we have just completed recording a full length album that is a collaboration with none other than the legendary Lou Reed.
Ever since we had the pleasure of performing with Lou at the 25th Anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Madison Square Garden in October of 2009, we have been kicking around the idea of making a record together. Some of you astute Bay Area residents may have picked up news of recent Lou Reed sightings in the greater San Francisco area and we have indeed been working at our home studio at HQ on and off over the last few months. In what would be lightning speed for a Metallica related project, we recorded ten songs during this time and while at this moment we're not exactly sure when you'll hear it, we're beyond excited to share with you that the recording sessions wrapped up last week.
A true innovator and easily one of the most influential songwriters, musicians, and performers in rock music history, Lou's work with the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist has such an enduring quality that he has long been revered and respected by us and many of our peers. We can't wait for you to listen to the finished record, so as we like to hear ourselves say around here, keep watching this spot for updates . . . we'll be back with more details as they come together.
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
THR says the sessions were at least partially produced by Hal Willner
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
where's markers?
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/alternate-take/exclusive-metallica-and-lou-reed-join-forces-on-new-album-20110615
The result is at once unpredictable and viciously tight. "Pumping Blood" opens with a drone that breaks into a crunching march, goes into speed-metal gear and breaks into free-fall sections – all over seven minutes, cut live in one take. Another track, "Mistress Dread," features Reed singing across a relentless staccato riff played at manic velocity. "It doesn't feel like we're his backup band," Hammett claims. "It feels like we're a different band, in a situation we've never been in before." And, Trujillo notes, "it's making us a better band."
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
"A marriage made in heaven," Reed says in his first interview about the project, in the studio lounge during a break. "I knew it from the first day we played together: 'Oh, man, this is perfection, right in front of me.' "
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
At least Mo only joined the Tea Party
― Letsby Avenue (Tom D.), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Pumping Blood" opens with a drone that breaks into a crunching march, goes into speed-metal gear and breaks into free-fall sections – all over seven minutes, cut live in one take.
This sounds awesome, but, then, so did the idea of St. Anger before I heard it.
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
Some Kind Of Transformer
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
Mistrial Of Puppets
Satellite Of Load
And to think nobody predicted it when we had this thread: What Would An Elvis Costello/Lou Reed Collabo Sound Like?
― James & Bobby Quantify (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
Kill 'Em All Tomorrows Parties
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
Metallica Machine Music
― cloaca flocka flame (NickB), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
Waiting For My Sandman
― Letsby Avenue (Tom D.), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
I really hope they credit this to Loutallica
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Cliffie Says"
― James & Bobby Quantify (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Some Kind of Monster II: Reed the Lightning"
― Neil S, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ride Sally Ride The Lightning
― cloaca flocka flame (NickB), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
something lexically apt about it being credited to Relica
― stately, plump bunk moreland (schlump), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's all going to fall apart when Lou demands they replace Trujillo with Fernando Saunders
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
Haha
― James & Bobby Quantify (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
"The Unforgiven IV: Coney Island Baby"
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Some kinda lars...
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
So who does Doug Yule replace?
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
whip it on me, jameswhip it on me, james
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
Lars Yulerich
― Letsby Avenue (Tom D.), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Suckin-a on my ding-dong-UH"
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
Mark E Smith in on team Reedtallica too?
― Neil S, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
The glory of Lars the glory of Larswill see us through
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
That would make it even better, but I was thinking more about latter-day Hetfield (i.e "ain't my bitch-AHH") doing "Sister Ray".
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
the unforgiven go doo doo-doo doo-doo doo-doo doo-doo
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
irl lol
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
LandmineHas taken my sightTaken my speechTaken my ding dong
― cloaca flocka flame (NickB), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
Cale 'Em All
― Letsby Avenue (Tom D.), Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
Reed The Lightning
― brio, Thursday, 16 June 2011 14:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
Imploded Classic Inevitable.
― bendy, Thursday, 16 June 2011 15:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
I am going to choose to be excited about the possibility that this is good.
― censored my own brad whitford joke (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
I dunno. I kind of wish THIS had happened
― Vendo Caramelos A Veces Sin Dinero (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
Trust I seek and I find in Lou
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
"the thing that should not be"
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
And then we spoke of kids on the coastand different types of organic soapAnd the way suicides don't leave notesThen we spoke of Mustainealways back to Mustaine
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
Batteray
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
Robert Trujillo had reached his limit. It was now mid-June which meant that he had been playing bass for Metallica for more than eight years. Eight years, and all he had to show were three grueling world tours and one very self-parodistic album. It was more than the human mind could bear.
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
hahaha
― am0n, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
Kirk Hammett had reached his limit. It was now Mid-August which meant he had been separated from Jason Newstead for more than two months. Two months, and all he had to show was three dog-eared letters and two very expensive long-distance phone calls. True, when Jason had left the band and he'd returned to Battle Creek, Michigan, and Kirk to San Franciscio, he had sworn to maintain a certain fidelity. He would date occasionally, but merely as amusement. He would remain faithful.
OH GODDAMMIT ANTHONY
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
scooped because i actually took the time to look up jason newstead's hometown
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
a real metallica fan would have known that already
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Jason came from Battle Creek, MI eh?
― cloaca flocka flame (NickB), Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm Sticking with Cthulu
― Heady Snobbin (Pillbox), Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, June 16, 2011 9:20 AM
asleep, BUT I'M HERE NOW
― markers, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
may he stay forever Lou
― tylerw, Friday, 2 March 2012 17:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
Exactly 20 years older than Jon Bon Jovi.
― pplains, Friday, 2 March 2012 17:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
SMALL TOWN GIRLLLLL
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Friday, 2 March 2012 17:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
from The Raven to Lulu -- Lou's 60s were nutty! Will his 70s keep the streak alive? Never stop, Lou, never stop.
― tylerw, Friday, 2 March 2012 17:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
happy birthday lou you are the greatest person
― the wild eyed boy from soundcloud (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 2 March 2012 17:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.soundearphones.com/collections/frontpage/products/klipsch-x10i-lou-reed-signature-edition-headphones
― markers, Monday, 19 March 2012 15:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
"These are my Klipsch."
― tylerw, Monday, 19 March 2012 15:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
klipsch OTM:
An undeniable truth comes through in Lou's music-a gritty passion mixed with beautiful surrealism. You can hear it with your gut as much as your ears.
― konybrony (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 19 March 2012 16:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
i need Klipsch gutphones.
― tylerw, Monday, 19 March 2012 16:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
― pplains, Wednesday, 28 March 2012 21:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
lars is the best
― the penultimate prophets (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 28 March 2012 21:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
Lou and band will perform material from Reed’s entire cannon of songs ranging from the Velvet Underground to his recent Metallica collaborative album LULU.what a radical concept -- he'll play his greatest hits and some songs from his latest album!
Last night's set in Amsterdam
Brandenburg GateHeroinWaiting for the ManSenselessly CruelThe ViewMistress DreadStreet HassleCremationThink It OverWalk On the Wild SideSad SongJunior Dad--Sweet Jane
It was awesome, except for it being a seated event (but then again, that's why I was able to take notes on the setlist). I've still not heard a single note from Lulu but based on last night I should remedy that asap (album was not available at the marketing booth when I arrived) - man I loved those songs, esp. "The View" (great delivery by Lou) and Junior Dad. Vocals very weak/false at the start, but they improved later on. Even though he can barely sing anymore, the power of his voice is at times impressive. Guitar skills were left to the 2/3 other guitarists (loved the band, Joan As Policewoman was in there too) and I got the feeling that they killed Lou's output at the mixing board at times. More bandleader than guitarplayer.
First four songs were half of the performance! Both "Heroin" and "Waiting.." went on for 20 odd minutes, didn't feel the former that much, the latter was fantastic. The sax player played a prepared saxophone that made some incredible artifical noises which I didn't really like most of the time but I was so impressed by his stamina during "Waiting.." during which he played the same two-bar riff the piano/keyboard does throughout the song. 20 minutes!
"Street Hassle" opened the second section of the show, which was way more 'easy on the ears' than the first (as you can guess from the setlist) and for which most of the audience probably came (a few people left during the first hour and I saw quite some people being shocked/not able to process the Lulu stuff). "Street Hassle", "Cremation", "Sad Song" and "Junior Dad" were the highlights of the second hour. Fun night! Lou had fun too. And loved us, he said.
― willem, Friday, 15 June 2012 11:38 (11 months ago) Permalink
sounds awesome, wish he'd consider taking this show to the states
― bronytheus (some dude), Friday, 15 June 2012 11:44 (11 months ago) Permalink
There's probably some sort of Hal Wilner/Lulu/guest vocalist live-collab performance thingy on the way, I was told over the weekend (while in Amsterdam, as it happens). Won't be for a few months yet, though.
― mike t-diva, Friday, 15 June 2012 11:50 (11 months ago) Permalink
i would love to witness the power of lulu live
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 15 June 2012 15:19 (11 months ago) Permalink
Depends on who they get to be the table.
― cwkiii, Friday, 15 June 2012 15:24 (11 months ago) Permalink
Senselessly Cruel
hilarious deep cut to pull out - awesome
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 15 June 2012 15:38 (11 months ago) Permalink
Mistress DreadStreet Hassle
This is a brilliant one-two punch!
― chr1sb3singer, Friday, 15 June 2012 15:41 (11 months ago) Permalink
yeah that's really brilliant.
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 15 June 2012 15:52 (11 months ago) Permalink
man i wish i could have seen this!
There's some pretty good footage from the Luxembourg show from a couple of days ago on Youtube, eg:
― Zaireeka Badu (NickB), Friday, 15 June 2012 15:58 (11 months ago) Permalink
sax!
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 15 June 2012 16:04 (11 months ago) Permalink
oh shiittttttttlou is doing tai chi during this song. rules.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 17:23 (10 months ago) Permalink
wtf is Lou wearing
also who is that band that is not metallica
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 17:26 (10 months ago) Permalink
3:37 KARATE PUNCH
different/more lyrics too
fireworks!
why do they applaud for the line "stars that never last forever/stars that burn out and disappear"? (other than the fact that lou rules)
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 17:45 (10 months ago) Permalink
i think because of the fireworks? not sure if that's the videographer being clever or whether the fireworks actually went off at that point. lou was probably like "whoa did i just create a new planetary system again?!"
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 17:47 (10 months ago) Permalink
I keep hoping this gets bumped due to the announcement of a sequel.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 18:27 (10 months ago) Permalink
RE-LOU
― da croupier, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 18:30 (10 months ago) Permalink
Electric BoogaLULU
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 18:34 (10 months ago) Permalink
i had a weird thought when this got bumped, speculating what the interviews w/ metallica members are going to be like when lou dies
― ♆ (gr8080), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 18:37 (10 months ago) Permalink
i was just wondering what they're going to be like when they have a new record to promote and every interviewer inevitably asks "sooooo what was up w/ Lulu." I imagine the answer will be something vague along the lines of "it was a great experience." and then a soundbite about how the new record is the best thing they've ever done.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 18:42 (10 months ago) Permalink
here's another clue for you lamesthe table was james
― da croupier, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 18:44 (10 months ago) Permalink
lol
― some dude, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 18:45 (10 months ago) Permalink
― ♆ (gr8080), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 18:54 (10 months ago) Permalink
da croupier wins the internet today
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 17 July 2012 19:16 (10 months ago) Permalink
LouYe?
― tylerw, Saturday, 8 September 2012 18:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
Lou looking a bit like Cale there.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 8 September 2012 18:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
Songs for Yella
― Earth, Wind & Fire & Alabama (Eazy), Saturday, 8 September 2012 19:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
oh i did "iced honey" at karaoke a few months ago. it ruled
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Saturday, 8 September 2012 19:46 (8 months ago) Permalink
You went to a Karaoke bar that had LULU tracks on file?
― pplains, Saturday, 8 September 2012 19:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
UR1NE
― manic pixie, mercy, yo chick she's so quirky (some dude), Saturday, 8 September 2012 19:53 (8 months ago) Permalink
Brad that is amazing
I wish I got to curate an ATP, the first thing I would do is get Loutallica doing LULU in its entirety
― Jandek at the Disco (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 8 September 2012 19:55 (8 months ago) Permalink
yep! place in midtown manhattan with a really unique book, every song from speak now, an unusual amount of radiohead b-sides, major stratovarius collection, etc.
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Saturday, 8 September 2012 20:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
new york city, city of dreams
― tylerw, Saturday, 8 September 2012 20:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
Lulu karaoke....and ppl say this isn't the greatest country in the world anymore
― Jandek at the Disco (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 8 September 2012 23:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
Kind of upset by these purges of Lulu in the Democratic Party's platform this year.
― tylerw, Saturday, 8 September 2012 23:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
No shit, maybe obamas saving it for when romney asks ”are you better off than you were 4 years ago?”
― Jandek at the Disco (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 9 September 2012 01:41 (8 months ago) Permalink
SMALL TOWN GIRLLLL
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 9 September 2012 18:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
Romney: Are we better off than we were 4 years ago? Obama: I want to see your suicide, I want to see you give it up, give it up, your life of reason
― tylerw, Sunday, 9 September 2012 20:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
Ryan: I guess I would just put the onus and the burden on them to explain why they did all this, these purges of God.Biden: The liquid exchange of our heart. Are we both dead now?
― tylerw, Sunday, 9 September 2012 20:32 (8 months ago) Permalink