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Metallica - Lulu [Collaboration]



2.1 | 1107 votes |
Release date: 31 October 2011
Style: Alternative metal

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Disc I
01. Brandenburg Gate
02. The View
03. Pumping Blood
04. Mistress Dread
05. Iced Honey
06. Cheat On Me

Disc II
01. Frustration
02. Little Dog
03. Dragon
04. Junior Dad

Bottom 20 albums of all time: 1

Additional info
Composed by Lou Reed with significant arrangement contributions by Metallica.

Produced by Lou Reed, Metallica, Hal Willner and Greg Fidelman.

Recorded by Greg Fidelman and Mike Gillies
Additional engineering by Jim Monti, Dan Monti, Sara Lyn Killion and Kent Matcke.
Mixed by Greg Fidelman.
Assisted by Geoff Neal.

Recorded at Metallica HQ.
Mixed at Sunset Sound.

Mix coordination by Lindsay Chase.

Mastered by Vlado Meller at Masterdisk.

Wax mannequin (about 1900) and other objects: collection of Werkbundarchiv - Museum der Dinge, Berlin.

All music by Lou Reed and Metallica.
All lyrics by Lou Reed.
All Songs © 2011 Lou Reed Music (BMI)/Creeping Death Music (ASCAP).

© 2011 Sister Ray Enterprises Inc/We're Only In It For The Music.

Staff review by
Daniell
Rating:
2.0
Some people righteously claim that this is not a real Metallica release and thus it can't be viewed as such. I agree. Metallica decided to co-operate with Lou Reed in his interpretation of Alban Berg's opera based on Frank Wedekind's plays "Erdgeist" and "Die Büchse der Pandora". The history behind that opera is as complicated and dramatic as one can imagine, assuming what a dark story it tells.

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published 04.11.2011 | Comments (163)

Guest review by
AndMetalForAll
Rating:
4.3
Lulu brings back Metallica in a collaboration album with Lou Reed. A German visionary named Frank Wedekind wrote a collection of plays about a woman called Lulu who was both a muse and a mystery, the first form of woman. Most of the songs have death, sexuality, love and spite themes. Although it's not a Metallica album, the expectation was off the charts but the result is terrible.

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published 14.11.2011 | Comments (18)

Guest review by
ScreamingSteelUS
Rating:
7.4
The worst thing you can possibly do is treat this like a Metallica album. It is not. Lulu is a Lou Reed album that just so happens to feature the guys from Metallica as his backing band. Of course, Metallica still had to go and put their name on it, which recklessly raised people's expectations, and the heavy criticism weighed at this album is largely true no matter how you spin it. Nonetheless, while this was a disappointment, it is not totally devoid of merit, and more of an interesting experiment than a Son-of-St. Anger-sized failure.

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published 17.08.2013 | Comments (13)

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10.11.2011 - 03:11
Rating: 1
Troy Killjoy
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Written by [user id=28526] on 10.11.2011 at 03:09
I want to spam and give Lulu a 10.

That's trolling, not spamming.
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10.11.2011 - 03:13
JD
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 10.11.2011 at 03:11

That's trolling

Let's troll then.
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10.11.2011 - 03:16
Rating: 1
Troy Killjoy
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Written by [user id=28526] on 10.11.2011 at 03:13
Let's troll then.

I vote by years and I rated Lulu a 1 before I finished rating 2005 albums. Reverse trolling.
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10.11.2011 - 03:19
JD
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 10.11.2011 at 03:16

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You quoted yourself but you were too fast and removed it before I quote you, yeah I can't prove it.
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10.11.2011 - 03:21
Rating: 1
Troy Killjoy
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Written by [user id=28526] on 10.11.2011 at 03:19
You quoted yourself but you were too fast and removed it before I quote you, yeah I can't prove it.

Ya I got a notification from Troy Killjoy and was like

I bet this is the most trolled, torn apart thread in MS history. Nothing compares to Lulu. Literally the worst at everything.
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10.11.2011 - 03:26
JD
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 10.11.2011 at 03:21

I bet this is the most trolled, torn apart thread in MS history. Nothing compares to Lulu. Literally the worst at everything.

Add Too Extreme to that, and now it's perfect. Worst song in the metal history.
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10.11.2011 - 03:41
JD
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Okay, now I've heard everything.
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10.11.2011 - 03:43
Rating: 1
Troy Killjoy
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10.11.2011 - 03:44
Kap'N Korrupt
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I wonder who came to who to save which one's career on this one...we will never know...
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10.11.2011 - 04:02
Rating: 1
Troy Killjoy
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Troll.

Anyway, we're venturing off topic. III discussion should be continued in the III album thread.
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10.11.2011 - 06:17
Angelic Storm
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Written by [user id=28526] on 10.11.2011 at 03:26
Add Too Extreme to that, and now it's perfect. Worst song in the metal history.


Yep, "Too Extreme!" is amazingly, even worse than everything on "Lulu"... had the whole album been like that, it'd have been worse than "Lulu", but they saved themselves by putting some decent stuff on there as well.

@And yep, I've suspected for a while that Kvltness_94 is a troll, even that username is almost a dead giveaway....
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10.11.2011 - 23:16
Lit.
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Written by Kvltness_94 on 10.11.2011 at 07:06

^ DAT USENAME IS BECOZ IM TOO EXTREME \m/


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11.11.2011 - 04:38
Rating: 1
Xfushion
After st.anger I thoght "well it can´t get any worse than this right?" I was wrong
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11.11.2011 - 09:28
Rating: 2
Andr3sfc
Terrible! A new low for Metallica. Shit lyrics (sometimes bizarre) that Lou Reed mumbles over poor one-riff songs.

How anyone would pay for this is beyond me.
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11.11.2011 - 21:41
Elio
Red Nightmare
I don't really know if I should listen to this.

>.>

<.<

nah, guess the single was enough already.
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12.11.2011 - 20:14
RavenKing
I read an article about this album in the mainstream newspapers today. I've been surprised, considering that it is mainstream press and I thought they would praise the album as Metallica are involved. They gave it 0/5.
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12.11.2011 - 21:19
John Shock
Written by RavenKing on 12.11.2011 at 20:14

I read an article about this album in the mainstream newspapers today. I've been surprised, considering that it is mainstream press and I thought they would praise the album as Metallica are involved. They gave it 0/5.

That's what it deserves...next Metallica stuff it will better for sure...even if it's bad enough! But still i have no hopes from them anymore! ...I think they should take an definitive retirement at some rest grave! ...Go fuck yourself Metallica!
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13.11.2011 - 08:35
Fat & Sassy!
Elite
I really want to listen to this album... cus part of me wants to like it.

But I need someone to listen to it with. I mean, I figure I'll need someone to laugh at it with... or someone to take the gun out of my hand halfway through this mess. I need someone strong-willed, pure of heart, and deaf. I don't think my girlfriend is gonna cut it this time, guys. ;_;
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13.11.2011 - 08:55
JÄY
Metal slave
LULULU I'VE GOT SOME APPLES....
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13.11.2011 - 21:47
Rating: 1
AXA
Sorry ,,, this is not Metallica ..
this is some pure shit ,,, shit tunes and shit lyric ...
when i listen to it ,,, i really come back to the cd to be Sure if i listen to Metallica album .. or other shit band
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i had one question how can Metallica released like this album .. they should be shame from this shit
i know Metallica . stay live with the old memory ..like (The Black Album - Master Of Puppets - Kill 'em All )
and they are Focus abut how to get money ..from the concerts and ...Forgotten how they can make people more good work ,,,
...i think now the people should Forgotten Metallica after this shit album
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14.11.2011 - 05:39
Darkside Momo
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All this bashing and table comments made me curious. I should listen to it, someday.
Written by Fat & Sassy! on 13.11.2011 at 08:35

I really want to listen to this album... cus part of me wants to like it.

But I need someone to listen to it with. I mean, I figure I'll need someone to laugh at it with... or someone to take the gun out of my hand halfway through this mess. I need someone strong-willed, pure of heart, and deaf. I don't think my girlfriend is gonna cut it this time, guys. ;_;

Maybe at the same time as you... on the other side of the table pond
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14.11.2011 - 22:47
Rating: 8
Unhealer
Eclecticist
Wow man, the shitstorm still continues?
I was reading it until I saw two guys arguing whether ITCOTKC or Lulu is the best album.

This has gone way too far.
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16.11.2011 - 05:06
Rating: 1
AXA
Who the horse .. will buy like this album
.. like this shit i mean
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16.11.2011 - 05:37
Rating: 1
farfaramir
Written by RavenKing on 12.11.2011 at 20:14

I read an article about this album in the mainstream newspapers today. I've been surprised, considering that it is mainstream press and I thought they would praise the album as Metallica are involved. They gave it 0/5.

I challenge you to listen on song... Just one song. This album has a magic effect, there is not a single person I know, even the most die hard fanboys of Metallica that actually likes this album... (Well, some people here do, but well.. xD). Even the mainstream press will hate it, I assure you.
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16.11.2011 - 18:13
Angelic Storm
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^^ They could only go lower if they did a Morbid Angel, and went all techno...
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16.11.2011 - 19:53
Rating: 1
Troy Killjoy
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Written by Angelic Storm on 16.11.2011 at 18:13
^^ They could only go lower if they did a Morbid Angel, and went all techno...

Actually that would probably be an improvement.
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17.11.2011 - 02:38
Angelic Storm
Melodious
Written by Troy Killjoy on 16.11.2011 at 19:53
Actually that would probably be an improvement.


I don't agree... "Too Extreme!" is worse than anything on "Lulu" IMO. (even if as a whole, MA's latest is better by quite a margin)
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17.11.2011 - 10:26
TedManowar
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I really don't know what some people are still expecting from this "band"...

What a shite album to have under the Metallica brandname... Everything for the money, as always with these guys...
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18.11.2011 - 00:49
RavenKing
Written by [user id=124004] on 17.11.2011 at 10:26

I really don't know what some people are still expecting from this "band"...

What a shite album to have under the Metallica brandname... Everything for the money, as always with these guys...


I agree but Manowar is not different.
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They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end
But everybody's only looking out for themselves
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18.11.2011 - 14:24
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
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Written by RavenKing on 18.11.2011 at 00:49

Written by [user id=124004] on 17.11.2011 at 10:26

I really don't know what some people are still expecting from this "band"...

What a shite album to have under the Metallica brandname... Everything for the money, as always with these guys...


I agree but Manowar is not different.


the same thing I was thinking when I saw his nickname.
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