Listening to this album feels like choking to death over and over again, like being stuck in the deepest, darkest hole in Dante's Inferno, suffering the hellish torture of Satan for eternity and beyond. Actually Lulu could make a nasty torture device for ISIS or any other terrorist organization, since it works every time without leaving any visible marks. Success guaranteed.

It's really THAT bad.

Written by Wiillak on 27.09.2011 at 13:36

It,s suck

Finally gave this album a chance, and holy shit you guys are wrong. There is a lot to like here. It is closer to excellent than it is to shit.

This is not a Metallica album, but that doesn't mean its bad. Its the most interesting music the band has released in a long time, but it is still not Metallica.

I am very proud to announce that I am the 1000th rating on this album

Written by Roman Doez on 30.09.2020 at 22:04

I am very proud to announce that I am the 1000th rating on this album

Just dropping by to congratulate you and let you know that had you rated it anything above a 2, I'd be contractually obligated to ban you.

Worst Metallica album by far...

Doesn't deserve to be called the worst metal album of all time, in fact its not even Metallica's worst.

Okay, I've finally actually listened to the whole album, and I was surprised by how much I like it. I can't call it a good album as it has some serious flaws in the vocal performance and couple tracks that are actually bad, but the songwriting is just so much more interesting than what I usually hear out of Metalica. I especially like the drone elements of the album, not what you'd expect from a thrash band at all.

A sublime work of art.

I enjoyed Lou Reed's work with The Velvet Underground, that was before he went solo and became all sissy, and I enjoyed Metallica's music up to the black album, before they went into mainstream rock, but there is some things that even a legendary band, and legendary musician do that is not good at all, and for me and many others Lulu is one of those albums, the collaboration was never going to work for me, or most Metallica, and Lou Reed fans for that matter, I can understand them trying new things though.

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 24.12.2021 at 10:20

that was before he went solo and became all sissy

Not sure about ALL of his solo albums. He released some good stuff back in the 70's & 80's.

Written by gavdann on 24.12.2021 at 12:01

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 24.12.2021 at 10:20

that was before he went solo and became all sissy

Not sure about ALL of his solo albums. He released some good stuff back in the 70's & 80's.

Yes I thought some of his stuff back in the day was alright, and some not so good, but his Velvet Underground days during the late 60's and his early 70's stuff, will always be my favourite era of his.

Most overhated album of all time. Many Metalheads already hate it for it's reputation without listening to it. Also it's mostly a Lou Reed album NOT a Metallica album. Lulu is a masterpiece!

Written by Jack_Torrance on 26.01.2022 at 00:58

Most overhated album of all time. Many Metalheads already hate it for it's reputation without listening to it. Also it's mostly a Lou Reed album NOT a Metallica album. Lulu is a masterpiece!

Have you ever considered a lobotomy?

Written by Boxcar Willy on 26.01.2022 at 06:03

Written by Jack_Torrance on 26.01.2022 at 00:58

Most overhated album of all time. Many Metalheads already hate it for it's reputation without listening to it. Also it's mostly a Lou Reed album NOT a Metallica album. Lulu is a masterpiece!

Have you ever considered a lobotomy?

I'm fine thank you

Written by Jack_Torrance on 26.01.2022 at 00:58

Most overhated album of all time. Many Metalheads already hate it for it's reputation without listening to it. Also it's mostly a Lou Reed album NOT a Metallica album. Lulu is a masterpiece!

I don't agree with all of this but I applaud the courage. What's your fav track from it?

Written by RaduP on 26.01.2022 at 18:13

Written by Jack_Torrance on 26.01.2022 at 00:58

Most overhated album of all time. Many Metalheads already hate it for it's reputation without listening to it. Also it's mostly a Lou Reed album NOT a Metallica album. Lulu is a masterpiece!

I don't agree with all of this but I applaud the courage. What's your fav track from it?

Probably Cheat On Me or Dragon.

Written by Jack_Torrance on 26.01.2022 at 18:25

Dragon.

That was probably the one I enjoyed the most.

Jack_Torrance is officially the bravest user on the site

Written by Alex F on 26.01.2022 at 21:49

Jack_Torrance is officially the bravest user on the site

any of us that sat through the whole album is brave.

Literally just as bad as people say. The almost 90 minute runtime is unjustifiable. Metallica's parts suck, and they sound awful with Lou Reed's incoherent rambling on top. This album would have been better had it been 30 minutes of Lou Reed just doing slam poetry with no backing track.

Normally Men buy sports cars, travel the world or similar for their midlife crises - I guess rich musicians who have already done those create garbage "edgy" albums like this

Not as bad as people say.

Same as the above comment. Quite avant-garde actually.
I can see people claiming this as a masterpiece in 20 years.

Written by Twisted steel on 12.09.2022 at 21:46

Same as the above comment. Quite avant-garde actually.
I can see people claiming this as a masterpiece in 20 years.

I very much doubt that. The people that enjoy this are very few, they are a small minority.

Written by JoHn Doe on 12.09.2022 at 21:48

Written by Twisted steel on 12.09.2022 at 21:46

Same as the above comment. Quite avant-garde actually.
I can see people claiming this as a masterpiece in 20 years.

I very much doubt that. The people that enjoy this are very few, they are a small minority.

Not as small as it once was. As time goes on music will sound more and more the same whereas this will always be somewhat unique. Masterpiece is an exaggeration but I do think people will in time regard this as a decent release

Written by Twisted steel on 12.09.2022 at 22:34

Not as small as it once was. As time goes on music will sound more and more the same whereas this will always be somewhat unique. Masterpiece is an exaggeration but I do think people will in time regard this as a decent release

Dogg, it has over 1000 ratings with an average of 2.1 after over 10 years… it’s not going to happen

Well I finally listened to this notorious album here's my thoughts:

It's not the worst metal album I've heard, but everything aligned is really awful. The only positive thing I can say is the song "The View". It's hilarious because it spawned the "I am the table" meme and listening to it now gives me ironic entertainment equivalent to St. Anger.

However, everything is awful. The music is repetitive and wanders everywhere with random improvisation, the lyrics are just so cringe, and of course who can forget Lou Reed shitting all over this album. His performance is awful and apparently I couldn't tell if it was James Hetfield or if it was Lou Reed as Reed tries to do his signature sound, but falls incredibly flat.

Compared to St. Anger, this is more forgetful whereas St. Anger is at least so bad its entertainment where I can fall back on to laugh at the album.... this is just drab and poorly performed even with the nugget of "The View" is there to get me laughing.

Also that album cover is so fucking creepy. It stares into my soul...

BEST ALBUM EVER

This album is an interesting piece of shit. I can't say that I get no entertainment out of listening to it. It's not quite the same enjoyment as with "so bad they're good" movies like The Room, but it is something similar.