Gimme Gimme Gimme Fuel Gimme Fire Gimme that which I desire
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One of my absolute favourite videos on the internet. The way Lombardo starts it like a scooter taking off too fast. Kirk NAILING the solo while dealing with the pressure of playing twice as fast as usual. Jamesā laugh before the breakdown ending. Masterful stuff, really. Wish theyād have done Puppets with Lombardo!
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Todd in the Shadows did a Lulu vid a few weeks ago. Prior to that I thought Lou Reed had done quite a lot of experimental music, what Iāve heard is pretty mainstream or conventional and it seems most of it is that.
Lulu is a spectacular misstep on every front, not sure what else to compare it to. An elderly man and some multi-millionaireās vanity project. Itās almost like they said āyou thought St Anger was bad hold our beersā¦ā The Metallica bits donāt work with the Lou Reed bits and they donāt work on their own either, itās the worst thing the band have done by some margin, even more so than St Anger.
At least itās an experiment, I suppose. Iād argue that the Sunn/Scott Walker album is a much better and more successful version of āelder statesman of cult standing plus Metal bandā Iād also say that Walkerās Bish Bosch is a much better eccentric, sprawling epic with heavy elements.
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I defend Lulu pretty hard, itās never not interesting (although plenty is uncompromising) and Junior Dad in particular is beautiful and the perfect capstone to Reedās career. Totally in line with things like Waves of Fear from his 80s work.
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Seems like a good dude.
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Counter argument - I AM THE TABLE!!!
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