According to Blabbermouth.net, Metallica and Lou Reed performed on Tuesday, November 8 on BBC's television show "Later... With Jools Holland".
The former Velvet Underground singer and the heavy metal titans appeared together on the program to promote their new collaborative album "Lulu", which was released last week.
Metallica and Reed performed the song "Iced Honey" off "Lulu" before joining forces for a rendition of The Velvet Underground classic "White Light/White Heat".
Check out video footage of the performance below.
"Lulu" is likely to sell between 12,000 and 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on November 1 via Warner Bros. Records (one day earlier in the rest of the world through Universal Music).
"Lulu" is based on two plays by early 20th century German author Frank Wedekind about an amoral woman.
Both Metallica and Reed have downplayed the scathing reviews that the album has gotten, with Reed saying that Metallica fans are "threatening to shoot me". Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich defended the project, saying, "It's not for everyone, but I think it's a fantastic record."
Notice how Kirk and Rob haven't said dick about this record AT ALL. I don't think they even want to try to defend it. Kirk looks bored and embarrassed as well haha
Notice how Kirk and Rob haven't said dick about this record AT ALL. I don't think they even want to try to defend it. Kirk looks bored and embarrassed as well haha
Nah, watch the latest Lulu EPK and they both share some words on it
Notice how Kirk and Rob haven't said dick about this record AT ALL. I don't think they even want to try to defend it. Kirk looks bored and embarrassed as well haha
Actually, everyone except Lars seems to be going through the motions a little bit. The Het just seems to be trying a little harder than Kirk and Rob.
I consider myself to be very open-minded when it comes to music... But I just can not get into this record. I won't stoop so low as to say that its terrible. I'll just say that the lyrical content, the repetitive riffs, and particularly Lou Reed's out-of-key spoken word verses just make this record "difficult" to enjoy listening to.
I suppose that is the most generous comment I can honestly make regarding the "LuLu" album. :\
Well, now ive heard it for myself finally i gotta say that its trully poor Bot to take anything away from either artist but this collaboration was misguided at best.
When listening to it it sounds like two completely different songs playing at once, particularly the first one
Lou Reed - Just terrible...this isn't any different than when he first hit the scene though. He's probably one of the most over-rated musicians/lyricists.
Also, Hetfield, I don't mind short hair my man but a FauxHawk? Really?
just read my post and is riddled with spelling errors!
"Well, now ive heard it for myself finally i gotta say that its truly poor not to take anything away from either artist but this collaboration was misguided at best.
When listening to it it sounds like two completely different songs playing at once, particularly the first one "
I know Lou Reed is a respected musician and all that Jazz, but I am only making an observation here when I say it looks like he is that 12 year old kid we once were playing chords and singing along to 'Time of Your Life' for the very first time. He does not look comfortable strumming that G-Tar.
on a more positive note, the instrumental section of this is
Well, now ive heard it for myself finally i gotta say that its trully poor Bot to take anything away from either artist but this collaboration was misguided at best.
When listening to it it sounds like two completely different songs playing at once, particularly the first one
The 'scathing reviews' remark isn't quite true. They seem to vary quite dramatically, from really positive to really negative. Personally, I enjoyed Lulu for its weirdness, safe in the knowledge that it's not intended as a Metallica album.
this was actually pretty good, i do hope for any other live performances they have some kind of stage show elements to the album. I can seriously see it being fantastic in that respect. As for listening to just the album...well take it or leave it
"According"
What, like. Us here at UG don't know if it happened or not, but Blabbermouth says it happened.
I had a friend who managed to get back stage (she works with journalism in music)
Said she couldn't stand it and almost left. They played first. . . she almost Jools holland because Lou and Metallica sounded THAT bad.
I quite enjoyed the music. Take Lou's vocals away and this would be damn good. I especially enjoyed the parts where James sang.
Who knows, maybe it's one of those albums that you gotta listen to a lot for it to grow on you.
It's a pity really. Iced Honey has the making's of a half decent rock song and then Lou Reed has to come along and start warbling over it. He's really not for me.
Ok, seeing them play live, actually lightened my mood for 'Lulu'. It feels good, because It sounds like a jam session. Im actually head-banging to this.. wtf? I hated this 10 min ago.. It just sounds heavier live, all im saying, and easier to ease Reed's vocals into my ears. 8/10
Actually sounds much better performed live. I think i finally get it, it's supposed to be spoken word poetry over a metallica backing track... Wait, i dont think i get it at all...
You know what, after listening to these songs more, and live, they sound interesting. I'll definitely listen to the record a lot to get used to it, because these artists deserve it.
I could care less about all the people hating on this...that sh*t is badass!!!! the saying is "I couldn't care less" what you said sounds ****ing retarded
Then apparently you must think DevilDriver are ****ing retarded for one of their best known songs being "I Could Care Less"
Trujillo and Hammett don't look like they want to be there. We all know that cry-baby Lars and James Hetfield make all the decisions for the band. Furthermore, I wonder what Lars' dad thinks of Lulu. His reaction to St. Anger was priceless in "Some Kind of Monster". And one more comment, I'm sure that if Loutallica didn't have their rep to back them up there would be no bar, theatre, or puppet show that would want to showcase this pure and utter garbage.
I could care less about all the people hating on this...that sh*t is badass!!!! the saying is "I couldn't care less" what you said sounds ****ing retarded
Then apparently you must think DevilDriver are ****ing retarded for one of their best known songs being "I Could Care Less"
Saying you 'could care less' when you really mean 'couldn't care less' just makes you sound unintelligent because you don't know the meaning of a very basic sentence
I always dig it when James takes over the single-note, more solo-ish parts. If anything, Kirk looked bored because he wasn't doing the leads (I only watched the first clip).
Overall, this wasn't too bad, from a purely musical perspective. But as it's not an exclusively Metallica project, I won't compare it to straight Metallica tunes.
to put it simply: lou reed might possibly be the worst singer/guitarist(i dont even think his guitar was turned on)/musician of all time
the bright side? metallica really only wasted about a month of their careers on this so no need to get real upset over it. we'll just pretend it didnt happen
If the CD is mixed to have his voice a little back this could be an awesome background driving record for long trips I think. I personally really like this combo and I don't care for Metallica so much, too many cookie cutter riffs for me. This is a lot like that too I suppose though
Hetfield is looking punk with that almost mohawk that he has going. Lou just looks like he's a really old guy playing with a band that has a lot of energy while he's just standing there barely able to hold an E or and A chord. Also Lou keeps looking down as if the lyrics are written out on a piece of paper on the floor so I don't think he has the lyrics memorized.
AND this is the first time ive seen Kirk Hammettt doing backing vocals.
Kirk does backing vocals on Nothing Else Matters as far as I know..when I saw/heard him doing that I thought his voice was decent..I kinda think all the members of Metallica should do solo albums. It'd be interesting to hear the different styles each one would bring to their solo albums.
Everyone looks fairly bored except for Lars.
I think the recording process had a completely different feeling for them then performing. It's that emotional disconnect where you say "Yeah! This is great" and then think "Oh my god what have I done?"
Plus I have 2 possible reasons for this collaboration.
1) Management (and Metallica for some part) thought that it would be a good bit of P.R.
2) They wanted to take a break from making "Metal" tunes to allow the creative juices to refresh. I remember hearing years ago that Kirk was into the idea of not always playing Metal.
The album is decent... if you ignore Lou Reed. Hetfield could have put better lyrical content to the backing track then him.
How can two amazing artists make something this piss poor? This is the first time I've turned by either Metallica or Lou Reed music off. I'm very disappointed...
The Iced Honey riff was actually pretty good... but then the vocals came in... and then they repeated that riff for four and a half minutes... and it instantly became mediocre.
The music was okay, Lou Reed is clearly tone deaf and rhythmically dead...
Remove the Reed and these songs have a little bit of hope.
Not to mention Kirk looks totally embarrassed... I feel sorry for him
if metallica werent playing on reeds album nobody would've paid it any attention at all, i don't like it, lars is only happy because the songs are easy for him to play! lol
ketangupta96 wrote:
I kinda think all the members of Metallica should do solo albums. It'd be interesting to hear the different styles each one would bring to their solo albums.
This would be a cool idea actually, release them all at the same time under the "Metallica" name, but have them be individual albums for each member. Actually didn't Kiss do something like this at one point?
**** man.. I SING BETTER THAN LOU REED and i'm ****ing awful
lol +1..it doesnt take talent to talk over music is an out of key voice. I can put on the Load and just say random things about bees and honey and there you have it, I have just made Lulu
The second video was hilariously awful. It sounded like a middle school "metal" band. If the first video evokes as much laughter as the second one, I'll have to take a look.
LOL!! Lou Reed is fuct haha! this is the 1st i've heard of this collaboration and i've heard alot of bad about Lou Reed.....I always thought people were just trollin cause it's not Master of Puppets again, but damn....that sucks, I wish Lou's mic was muted and let James take way! No character, no emotion, not even singing!!! basically talking like a zombie strummin really stiff open and barr chords
i was hoping to hear James Hetfield at the end of the album saying something along the lines of "JUST KIDDING!! HAHA!" or "sorry about that..." but unfortunately, these guys are serious about this whole thing.
it sounds like a pretty good garage band playing with a homeless man with dementia singing over it.
just hand the mic to THE TABLE already.
i respect them for following their ambitions but personally I dislike what they've created in my opinion lou's voice doesn't fit the music going on in the background
Whoever it was that made the Lou Reed-less version of The View needs to buy the album and do it to the whole thing, then it will sell. Yeah there are some repetitive riffs but they are good! The 'Tallica boys look like its wrong apart from Lars and James (who by the way i did not realise was so inked!) Lou looks soooo out of place. Oh and the lyrics are SHIT
I know Lou Reed is a respected musician and all that Jazz, but I am only making an observation here when I say it looks like he is that 12 year old kid we once were playing chords and singing along to 'Time of Your Life' for the very first time. He does not look comfortable strumming that G-Tar.
on a more positive note, the instrumental section of this is
Lou Reed has always made songs so that someone just picking up a guitar can play them. Its his style and its what he's been quoted as saying many times.
Much better than what I expected. You can tell that Hetfield just doesn't give a f*&k and is loving performing with one of his old-time heroes.
Great to see 'tallica back on the BBC too. Last time was 2008 i think, same show, when they were promoting Death Magnetic.
Remember guys, the full length show will be shown on friday night about midnight GMT....love it or hate it, its a must see.
I lol'd when they showed Lou playing guitar up close... he's hitting just about one string. I don't even think his guitar is AUDIBLE! hahahahahaha this is... hilarious.
I didn't mind watching both of these videos, probably because I haven't seen any recent videos of Metallica performing since Sofia, kinda miss em :/ I really dislike this Lue Reed guy, he's like one of those musicians that survived the 60's and 70's and live in billion dollar suites.
Lars one morning....."ahhh it's time to wake up man, cause I like waking up to the sounds of pots and pans cooking up in the kitchen, oh man this is going to be a great day!" *goes to washroom*
"time to brush my teeth, oh man I'm making music with these two toothbrushes, look at them go!" *looks up in the mirror* "WHAAAAA!!! My hair! what the.....Hmmm....Not bad.....hehe Why so serious?"
I didn't mind watching both of these videos, probably because I haven't seen any recent videos of Metallica performing since Sofia, kinda miss em :/ I really dislike this Lue Reed guy, he's like one of those musicians that survived the 60's and 70's and live in billion dollar suites.
Lars one morning....."ahhh it's time to wake up man, cause I like waking up to the sounds of pots and pans cooking up in the kitchen, oh man this is going to be a great day!" *goes to washroom*
"time to brush my teeth, oh man I'm making music with these two toothbrushes, look at them go!" *looks up in the mirror* "WHAAAAA!!! My hair! what the.....Hmmm....Not bad.....hehe Why so serious?"
Lou Reed isn't all that bad! I mean, sure, it takes a little bit of time to get used to a spoken word side of Metallica, but there's no reason to shoot the guy because he sounds so odd on the record.
But I have to say that I found Iced Honey instrumentally dissatisfying. There wasn't as much progressiveness in the guitars as I would have expected from Metallica.
I have to admit that they sound eons better live then on the record. Looking back to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame show I guess that's how this got started, chemistry on stage, and I can see that here.
Actually is lou reed alive? it sounds dead, probably he should write lyrics if he wants but never again sing them. The ´tallica boys did what they could so the audience didnt collapse of boredom
the music is awesome, and Metallica is great, Lou Reed should just stick to writing. he just can't carry the melody strong at all. it's like watching your grandpa trying to play with a metal band.
You people know shit about music.
Lou Reed's a great musicician. The Velvet Underground and his solo albums are ****ing incredible.
The only problem here are you metalheads who aren't capable of accepting any music that isn't metal.
ChiliMyAss wrote on - 11/09/2011
You people know shit about music.
Lou Reed's a great musicician. The Velvet Underground and his solo albums are ****ing incredible.
The only problem here are you metalheads who aren't capable of accepting any music that isn't metal.
Right one thing, us metal heads... wtf?! i am a massive metal head.... but i like classical music, blues, rock, dubstep.... anything that sounds musical coherent. this guy can't even ****ing sing ya know?! more like your mind is incapable of hearing more than 4 chords. theres no feeling, no timing, no tune or any nice tones coming from this guys mouth.... hoping to reclaim fame by using one of the biggest metal bands in the US as a form of winning back the fans he had ..... 40 year ago+ Sad old ****.
The problem with Lou Reed singing is that it doesn't fit at all with that kind of music. (distorted power chords) On his stuff is another story, listen to ''Waves of Fear'' or ''Heroin'' for instance, his ''bad singing'' fits perfectly.
I didn't mind them that much this time round. Although if Lou Reed was on X-Factor, he would be the one that got laughed off the stage because of his flat-ass singing.
Is it just me or does Lou Reed look like an older version of Jason Newstead?! o.0 WOW!
Actually when i watched LouTallica on youtube for the very first time (and without knowing about the collaboration) I thought Lou Reed was Jason on a bad day.
I support the fact that Metallica can do whatever they want musically, but im not too phased to say that they need to release that other record they were talkin about soon. they are losing fans too fast. james's parts in this sound amazing though
After seeing this performed live, I have a new understanding of it. It's supposed to be light-hearted fun. They're having a good time and trying something different. Regardless of the negative comments, they're up there doing what they like to do. I can respect it.
James could take the mic and make this sound half decent. People can really be blinded by past achievements of older musicians (lou) to include them in projects. Lou is off time/off key/off kilter in general. I can't see any of this magic that they have mentioned in interviews.
Is that a time warped older version of Jason Newstead playing guitar and singing/talking? I swear Lou Reed looks like a 70 year old Jason in this clip.
I know this album isn't that good(It's a mediocre advant-garde album at best too, and I like art rock), but many haters are putting Lou Reed down because they are Metallica fans. Just read the various comments sections: People comparing Lulu to the Megadeth album, saying it isn't "metal" enough or "brutal" enough. Not saying everyone is unjustifiably biased, but many people seem to be just hopping on the bandwagon.
I'm just going to wait 5 months til april 1. I'm certain that metallica is going to release a statement then saying "april fools." and this album will be one of the longest, most elaborate jokes in the history of music. Then they will release their real studio album at that time. We'll probably all look back at this and have a laugh.
you know for metallica this is probably great. just being able to jam out and not be worried about thrashing for 3 hours straight at one of their shows. they can just chill and play some good music (except lars who always looks like hes going to die behind the drums), even if you dont like lou the music behind it is still good.
I taught the fact that Hetfield could harmonize with a mono tone was pretty ****in amazing but TBH the set was cringe-worthy purposely because lou reed was there holding back metallica!
The problem with Lou Reed singing is that it doesn't fit at all with that kind of music. (distorted power chords) On his stuff is another story, listen to ''Waves of Fear'' or ''Heroin'' for instance, his ''bad singing'' fits perfectly.
I just had a listen to 'Waves of Fear' and Lou's singing style isn't really the same there as it is on Lulu. On 'Waves', he is in time and in tune with the music and there is also melody in the vocals. He may not be the best singer, but he is actually singing properly. On Lulu, his style is out of time, out of tune, lacking melody and sounding ill :p
Surprised none of you ripped in to how Metallica ruined a classic 'White Light/White Heat'...
Oh wait, I forgot, this forum is full of 12 year old Metallica fans, You'd have to be 12 to like them. The reason this sounds shit is because they are clashing two COMPLETELY different styles of music, as well as Lou Reed being a bit past it.
Surprised none of you ripped in to how Metallica ruined a classic 'White Light/White Heat'...
Oh wait, I forgot, this forum is full of 12 year old Metallica fans, You'd have to be 12 to like them. The reason this sounds shit is because they are clashing two COMPLETELY different styles of music, as well as Lou Reed being a bit past it.
word. the velvet underground were such an amazing band. better than metallica could ever hope to be.
watching this makes me feel like kirk and rob have been dragged along on a ride that they didnt want to be on, i think lars and james should of done this as their side project with lou.. and kirk should of started that solo album he said he has always wanted to do whilst he had the time.
