Metallica lulu why

What should shock people is a double album of avant garde, part-spoken-word post-metal, conceptually based on the writings of an expressionist German playwright of the early s.

The reason so many feel so negatively towards it is because they want it to be something else. Which is ridiculous. Metallica, as per usual, were on a hiding to nothing. Of course, with no context, James Hetfield professing to be a table does sound confusing, and yeah, pretty hilarious.

Have you researched Frank Wedekind? Have you read about the themes of his work? Have you actually seen the Lulu plays on which this album is based? Sure, Lulu is a difficult record. It was painful to listen through; admittedly I've only heard it once. It seems to me that you included it on the end of year list because you knew you'd get a senselessly negative response, and would be able to post this snarky defence of its inclusion.

To be honest, it made me lose a degree of respect for The Wire. This post is hardly a defense of Lulu - I don't say that I like it or dislike it anywhere - what's being discussed is the reaction to it. When you say that we included it in the end of year lists purely for the reaction, you're wrong.

We ie, the editorial team didn't "choose" to include it in the end of year charts. If you scroll down just a bit further you'll be able to see how we worked out the chart in the previous post, and that was via votes cast by contributors - I doubt they somehow came together collectively to "choose" to include it. I do expect someone to be able to tell me why they hate something, the same as I expect people to say why they love something.

It's those reasons that'll inform me best as to whether I might like it or not. Sorry, I'd only seen this post, it seems even more bizarre to me that it would've ended up in the list after a vote! And er, I didn't really mean to give a very developed critique of it after one listen! It's not that Lulu is "shocking" to Wire readers. It's not that Lou Reed has pulled off some sort of coup and "gotten up the noses and under the skin" of hipsters yet again.

Following on with what Stephen has written, this feels like a moment where Wire got ahead of the lede and for all intents 'jumped the shark. To be perfectly honest, even trying to fit Metallica into the Wire's oeuvre gives one the shakes. However, the backlash its placement received meant I was inclined to listen and I was actually surprised by how much I enjoyed it; it seemed more of a Lou Reed album with Metallica in the position of backing band. The seemingly improvised riffage combined with Reeds at times spluttering street- preacher-gone-mad delivery and abstract lyricism made it far more compelling than other rock albums that had gained mass critical praise.

It resonates with me through some kind of ludicrous joy: the sound of a band enjoying themselves. They haven't even heard the record yet, and they're recommending various forms of torture and death. The thing that bugs me the most, aside from the perceived prejudice, is the immaturity towards the project as a whole many youtube comments refer to Reed as a paedophile amongst other things.

Lou Reed speaking of his own fan following said "I don't have any fans left… after Metal Machine Music, they all fled. Who cares? I think people need to get over themselves and realise that some releases produce different reactions. As its musically cosmopolitan contributors conceived the poll based on individual votes, The Wire should be revered for its lack of editorial fascism. Lulu is a masterpiece. The lyrics are full of passionate energy. The music is fresh and challenging.

It is a truly intense experience. It is a genuinely new sound, certainly to my ears. There is rage but it is controlled. And there is a type of sympathy for Lulu and a type of contempt for all the men who when they couldn't control her had to try and destroy her. Last night I watched again a documentary on the British painter William Turner. Practically all the critics of his day hated his best work, particularly The Slave Ship. I find the response to Lulu both funny and sad.

But in the end, it matters little. In the story, the character of Lulu becomes a prostitute, is sold into slavery and is killed by Jack the Ripper. Ultimately, Metallica and Reed decided to focus solely on Lulu to create a full-fledged collaboration. That's why it seemed so effortless. We've never been part of a particular movement or adhered to a particular style people want from us. Lulu debuted at No.

There was no further promotion. Not everyone reacted so badly to Lulu. This is his masterpiece. Just wait, it will be like Berlin. It will take everyone a while to catch up.