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Latest Album, is Quite Forgettable By Kevin Gard

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When one thinks of Lou Reed, thoughts of the Velvet Underground and his huge influence on

American rock come to mind. When one thinks of Metallica,

it

talks at the same time. Due to f is, most of the sbngs are com-

pletely borios and painful to lislen too. The worst song is

"Frustration," because it simply

is either that they are sellouts or legends of heavy metal. When the two combine to produce an album, the mind is blank in wonder and awe. Unfortunately, the album "Lulu" only proves one thing: Reed's usual nonsensical lyrics do not match up with Metallica's ranu hard-edged heavy metal sound.

old men. The only partially enjoyable track is "Brandenburg Gate', because of the carefree guitar play-

Written as a conceptuali zpd, version of a Gerrnan play by director Robert Wilson, this album was

ing and because it's one of the few songs on the album in which Reed's reciting can manage a

approached with an open mind and high hopes that it would be the bomb to help rock the founda-

good laugh. The second contender for being okay at best is'.pumping Blood." The instruments change the tone at many points during the song by changing their rhythm and melodies. "Lulu" should only be listened too by hardcore Lou Reed fans, those who laugh at incredibly cheesy things, or those looking to improve their general tolerance for terrible music. It's not worth spending mqrey on at all, and it should be avoided and buried out with the old ETAtari carnidges in the southwestern desert-

tions of the music industry. Instead, it proved to be a foohote on Internet joke sites. *Lulu" is not the worst album that Metallica has ever helped turn oufi The 2003 travest5r..St. Ange/'still proves to be a harder listen. At least "Lulu" presents solid instument playing. Where this album does come close to stinking as much is in the nonsensical lyrics witten by Reed and the odd way that he sings and

reflects Reed's obtuse writing. The otherhair-pulling track on this album is "Cheat On Me," which is rnainly due to the fact that Reed and Metallica vocalist James Heffield sound like tired