I appreciate your taking in of difficult music; I want to make that clear first. However, I do want to ask, for an album like Lulu, how can you like parts of it and not like the whole thing? The whole thing is pretty similar in style throughout (visceral, cathartic musical backing; spoken word lyrics of stark sexual and existential significance). The only two songs I find somewhat different are Iced Honey, which is actually a Pop song (as in, catchy hook), and Junior Dad (which despite being brutal as everything else, has a warm and lovely texture). Forgive me if your comment is related to the video, which I have not watched yet.

​@@RuaTheRapoet Hello, thats one of the most interesting questions ive been asked and its a significant music question. I guess that over my lifetime, like yourself, ive loved the masterpiece albums from the 60s,70s, 80s,90s. I feel that part of the answer is to do with what state you are in. From the mid 80s i got clean and sober and one of my most loved music eras was from 77-82. In those 5yrs it was an intense time of experimentation and many far out states for me. It was an incredible time for music, with brilliant new postpunk bands and the masters like Reed, Bowie, Iggy, Eno etc were also making stunning albums. In those states, those masters wrote albums so great, that both sides were a real far out ride, track to track. The greatest postpunk bands made at least 1 brilliant album in those years too, e.g.say Talking Heads, Devo, The Sound, Ultravox, Wire etc. Back then i bought the NME and knew every album coming out by every band and id play them with friends, up all weekend no sleep, and alone at home or with a partner sometimes. As i got clean and sober, then marriage, kids, bills, work takes over and you cant live the old life as deeply musically, so you lose your edge, knowledge etc of the bands, albums, concerts etc. I used to go to every concert, it was easier as i worked for a major record co, so we got lots of free tickets, but it was those artists i mentioned who i really wanted to see. At the record co, i learnt how an album contains filler tracks, sometimes 2,3 songs. But, theres masterpiece albums around always. I did my best from the 90s onwards to keep tabs on what my fave artists were doing like Reed, Bowie, Iggy etc, and they made superb albums still. So, with Lulu i am stunned by some songs on there, and as you mentioned, Iced Honey is kinda lighter alright. But the weaving of Reed and Metallica's voices and sounds is breathtaking at times. Its i guess, hard to find albums these days that keep your constant attention through every single track, unless youre in a different state than normal, then you hear it on another level. For me, i feel i still have an ability to listen to songs while recalling how it could sound if my state was altered, giving myself an extra sense in a way, like a vivid imagination. Sometimes i think im too honest for my own good, but i hope ive in some ways given a decent answer. I guess there must be some great music out there, that i havent been able to discover due to illness that comes with older age and not being clever enough to utilise technology. Im always on KZbin with music and i love live performances. Like Bowie was phenomenal live, yet Lou Reed live was still excellent, but his albums were even greater again. Thanks a lot, a really great question your one.

@@dannymiles6503 Thanks for your insightful and deep answer. As someone who came of age musically in the 2000s and also reveled in the innovative releases of the early 2010s, and who had the period of altered states followed by general sobriety since, I'd say I can follow your statements fairly well. The music of my teenagerdom and young adulthood (both of significant albums that came out then and ones from decades before I was born) have a special place in my heart that newer things I listen to (again, whether they're actually new or that's just when I'm coming across them) can't as readily find a home in. I agree with you that that stability of increasingly adult life, with the associated lack of "edge," creates this situation. Still, I do find artists can make a way in still, if I'm open and/or the right moment of discovery strikes (like Italian singer Mina or practically-unknown girls punk band Skating Polly). Maybe that will change as I continue to get older. But for now at least I try to keep the wells open. In any event, what you say does explain the difference in our takes-when I discovered Lulu (when it came out) I was 23. Funny you mention Lou's live stuff-I'm actually trying to make a few reviews of live tapes from his last tour in 2012 (e.g., I already found his Amsterdam show from then is killer). I hope this will also help people un-malign Lulu. But yeah, he certainly has classic albums too, particularly some from the 1970s and maybe 89-92. Do you ever find that sober listening, while losing some of the "adventure," also opens up for more ability to discern details? Anyway, I hope you have a good day, and thanks for sharing again!

Really man? Like your side wasn't the ones who tried to destroy our democracy? Get the fuck out of here with that shit!

These ppl hate him so much it's disturbing...I mean it's beyond me

Buckethead also has soul if you don't buy that then you just haven't listened to enough buckethead or just nostalgia blind

The best half of ChiDem, blended with the more grounded organic input of Slash Duff and Matt in the 90s, would have been a stellar follow up to Use Your Illusions, I think. Even on Illusions, you could hear glimpses of ChiDem in the Axl written songs. Axl brought the soaring progressive otherworldly elements, Izzy Stradlin and the other guys brought the gritty grounded street rock. I think this combo was perfected on Illusions 2.