Lou reed and metallica may at first seem to be a pairing at odds with what old fans of either new yorks god of rock and roll, or the black album chart toppers would think prudent until you watch these two colossal entities in the same room together, through the lens of director darren aronofsky if there was something incongruous about the idea, aronofskys menacing camera puts that. Lulu lou reed to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. The first fulllength taste of lou reed and metallica s collaborative album, lulu, is here. Watching interviews with lou and metallica made some of us understand how much this project meant to them, and made me personally spend a great deal of time listening to the lyrics and the music. It is inspired by german expressionist writer frank wedekinds plays earth spirit and pandoras box, which tell the story of a young abused dancers life and relationships, and are now collectively known as the lulu plays. Lous first idea was to record some lost lou reed jewels, continues lars, and wed do whatever it is. The unlikely musical pairing has teamed up for the. Download lou reed complete studio album discography all 320 djcollection torrent or any other torrent from mp3 category. Lou reed doesnt just write about squalid characters, he allows them to leer and breathe in their own voices, and he colors familiar landscapes through their own eyes. Metallicas instrumental track for the view, cut that day in the same room where they made 2003s st. Metallica ran around the world three times finishing their death magnetic commitments, and were ready. Watch the music video of the view from metallica and lou reed directed by oscar nominee darren aronofsky. Lulu lou reed to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on qobuz. Download or listen to free music and audio this library contains recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to grateful dead concerts, to old time radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users.
It was released on october 31, 2011 by warner bros. Lou reed born march 2, 1942 in brooklyn, new york, usa died october 27, 20, southampton, new york, usa was an american rock musician, songwriter and photographer. Lulu is a musical collaboration between lou reed and metallica. The view directed by darren aronofsky from the album lulu. Download lou reed complete studio album discography all. Metallica and lou reed release album cover cbs news. Lulu is a music studio album recording by metallica prog relatedprogressive rock released in 2011 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. I was really struck by this idea that there are these two big names on the spine of the albummetallica and lou reedand the record ends with a long stretch of viola, where youre not. Especially while a member of the the velvet underground in the 1960s, reed broke new ground for the rock genre in several important dimensions, introducing more mature and intellectual themes to what was then considered a largely simplistic genre of music. Lou reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american rock artist originally from brooklyn, new york, usa. This video contains content from loureedmetallicatv.
Lou reed biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The cd works, it downloaded onto my pc and i could share it onto my phone so. C 1972 rca records a division of sony music entertainment. Licensed to youtube by emi music publishing, solar music rights management, audiam publishing, global music rights llc, umpi, bmi broadcast music inc. Lou reed and metallicas collaborative album based on german playwright frank wedekinds plays about a socialclimberturnedprostitute has been preemptively crowned the worst album of all time. The group soon became a part of andy warhols factory scene, which housed a great number of the most freaked and experimental artists at the time. I am a chorus of the voices that gather up the magnets set before me i attract you and repel you a science of the heart and blood and meaning the coldness of most beauties is a challenge that our youth must quickly conquer there is no time for guilt or second guessing, second guessing based on feeling i am the truth, the beauty that causes you to cross your sacred boundaries i have no morals. Deftly leaps from intimacy to grandeur, from joy to heartwrenching sadness and across the full emotional spectrum while maintaining a stylistic and thematic unity.
The album is the final fulllength studio recording project that reed was involved in before his death in october 20. It was recorded in san rafael, california, during april to june 2011, after reed had. Metallica and lou reed streaming new song, the view. With kirk hammett, james hetfield, metallica, lou reed. When we first learned that lou reed and metallica had gone and made an entire album together, just about everyone asked the same. For a comprehensive list of releases by reed as a member of the velvet underground, see the velvet underground discography. A promotional video for lou reed and metallicas 2011 single the view. The discography of the american rock musician lou reed consists of 22 studio albums and live albums, and 44 singles. The career of lou reed defied capsule summarization. Lulu is a musical collaboration between lou reed and metallica, based on frank wiedekind. In the process, reed has created a body of music that comes as close to disclosing the parameters of human loss and recovery as were likely to find. In this interview from 2011, reed and metallica defended their controversial collaboration album lulu to neil mccormick.
Many of these audios and mp3s are available for free. It is strictly forbidden to share links to albums via file sharing sites magnet, torrent, kingdom leaks etc. The entire the view song taken from the forthcoming musical collaboration between lou reed and metallica, lulu can be streamed in the youtube clip below. It stars master ren guang yi, lous longtime tai chi teacher, and. Lulu by lou reed and metallica lou reed and metallica cbs with each piece of news released by lou reed and metallica, the idea of what their.
The conception of the collaboration project began in 2009 when both metallica and lou reed performed at the rock and roll hall of fames 25th anniversary concert. Much advance word of lou reed and metallicas excursion has been one of. The news that lou reed and metallica were to collaborate was met with no small dose of trepidation. Stephan berwick, friend and tai chi brother of lou, has launched a kickstarter campaign to fund a featurelength version of final weapon final weapon was originally released in 2010 as a short film. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the velvet underground, and his subsequent solo career spanned five decades. The guardian view columnists letters opinion videos. Lou reed sweet jane from rock n roll animal youtube. The combination of metallicas aforementioned troubles mixed with the fact that reed is a mere blip on the relevance radar was a stark early warning to many. I am a chorus of the voices that gather up the magnets set before me i attract you and repel you a science of.
Few would deny reed s immense importance and considerable achievements. Lulu is a collaboration album between rock singersongwriter lou reed and heavy metal band metallica. This is the first song to be released from lulu, a joint album between american heavy metal band metallica and new york rock musician lou reed. After that performance, the two entities began kicking around the idea of making a record together, but didnt start working togethe.
The first full track from metallicas controversial collaboration with lou reed has been emerged. He formed the group the velvet underground with welsh multiinstrumentalist john cale, second guitarist sterling morrison, and drummer maureen tucker in new york in 1965. Lewis allan reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american musician, singer, songwriter and poet. Metallica may receive collaborative billing, and reed has made canny use of the bands skill set, but its clear after the first ten minutes that he is the auteur on this project, and most metallica fans are going to be awfully puzzled by lulu. Music video by lou reed performing walk on the wild side audio. And offcourse lou reed and all the members of metallica. Blog points us to a soundcloud stream of the album track the view, which you can. Metallicas always been autonomous, and lou reed is the godfather of being an outsider, being autonomous, marching to his own drum, making every project different from the. Lou reed performing at the arlene schnitzer concert hall in portland, oregon. Paris and london in the 1890s, whirl between the points of view of lulu, a. He was the rhythmlead guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the velvet. For the welsh rugby player, see lou reed rugby player.
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