What is going on with Lou Reed?
The Velvet Underground pop icon is walking on the wild side, teaming up with Metallica to produce an upcoming album called Lulu. I don't much details, outside of the tracklisting:
From news.weheartmusic.com, Metallica's guitarist, Kirk Hammett, had this to say: "We were very interested in working with Lou, I had these giant question marks: What’s it going to be like? What’s going to happen? So it was great when he sent us the lyrics for the Lulu body of work. It was something we could sink our teeth into. I could take off my singer and lyricist hat and concentrate on the music part. These were very potent lyrics, with a soundscape behind them for atmosphere. Lars and I sat there with an acoustic and let this blank canvas take us where it needed to go. It was a great gift, to be asked to stamp ‘TALLICA on it. And that’s what we did."
Hammett also added, "It’s definitely not a Metallica album, or a Lou Reed album."
In other Lou Reed news, he is selling some limited edition of his recent European tour poster, by El Jefe Design, strictly limited to 500 copies. First 50 posters will be signed by Reed. The price is $70, you can pick it up at www.loureed.com/posters.
As for Lou Reed & Metallica - all the details are at loureedmetallica.com.
The Velvet Underground pop icon is walking on the wild side, teaming up with Metallica to produce an upcoming album called Lulu. I don't much details, outside of the tracklisting:
1. Brandenburg Gate (4:19)
2. The View (5:17)
3. Pumping Blood (7:24)
4. Mistress Dread (6:52)
5. Iced Honey (4:36)
6. Cheat On Me (11:26)
7. Frustration (8:33)
8. Little Dog (8:01)
9. Dragon (11:08)
10. Junior Dad (19:28)
2. The View (5:17)
3. Pumping Blood (7:24)
4. Mistress Dread (6:52)
5. Iced Honey (4:36)
6. Cheat On Me (11:26)
7. Frustration (8:33)
8. Little Dog (8:01)
9. Dragon (11:08)
10. Junior Dad (19:28)
From news.weheartmusic.com, Metallica's guitarist, Kirk Hammett, had this to say: "We were very interested in working with Lou, I had these giant question marks: What’s it going to be like? What’s going to happen? So it was great when he sent us the lyrics for the Lulu body of work. It was something we could sink our teeth into. I could take off my singer and lyricist hat and concentrate on the music part. These were very potent lyrics, with a soundscape behind them for atmosphere. Lars and I sat there with an acoustic and let this blank canvas take us where it needed to go. It was a great gift, to be asked to stamp ‘TALLICA on it. And that’s what we did."
Hammett also added, "It’s definitely not a Metallica album, or a Lou Reed album."
In other Lou Reed news, he is selling some limited edition of his recent European tour poster, by El Jefe Design, strictly limited to 500 copies. First 50 posters will be signed by Reed. The price is $70, you can pick it up at www.loureed.com/posters.
As for Lou Reed & Metallica - all the details are at loureedmetallica.com.
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