Metallica - LULU Album Review

[@stevenbaksh5545]

i am the table

[@gajo1256]

Metallica is my favorite band, I love them, but I just wished this album disappeared from humanity...

[@justinaxton9186]

Oh man. Metallica is one of my all time favorite bands. I have never heard of the until today 11/20/15. I have never wished for death not once in my life until today. This album was the worst thing I've ever heard. It was like a drunk guy trying to sing karaoke to crappy Metallica songs. I am just going to delete this from my mind and move on with my life.

[@KevinKoolx]

After I listened to LULU I felt disrespected as a fan and someone who enjoys music.

[@Falih123]

LULU = R.I.P Thrash metal

[@megadethadam2023]

Falz Uehara idiot

[@n484251]

Falz Uehara Well, we still have thirteen by megadeth that was released the same year, so i say no-no.

[@Vivid114]

n484251 And Dark Roots of Earth by Testament the year after.

[@patrickallen8787]

I listened to about thirty minutes of lulu, and I just couldn't take it anymore.

[@adamniccum8680]

Patrick Allen I listened to the whole ablum

[@patrickallen8787]

How ya feelin about that?

[@adamniccum8680]

Not good

[@bt6135]

You made it longer than I did

[@alphawolf8503]

I couldn't even make it past the fourth track FUCK THIS ALBUM!!

[@darkmaster4535]

Dave Mustaine offered to make a collaboration album with Metallica, BUT THEY DECIDED TO MAKE FUCKING LULU! WHY?! WHY COULDN’T WE GET THAT?! THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AMAZING!

[@wad316]

Shit, I'll save this vid for any time I'm feeling down. This was fucking hilarious!! EDIT: Botchamania looooves using The View for table botches lmao

[@BronzDano]

"Almost as if the band HATES me!" XD I literally Lol'd

[@yukas1ngas]

Wow! I love this album and especially because: a) I did not expect something good from Metallica after '91 b) I did not expect something good from Lou Reed after .. '71 or '72, c) I cannot hold back the laughter when I imagining long faces of Metallica listening THAT

[@TourettesSomething]

I expected a rage quit.

[@sealevelbear]

I am a big Lou Reed fan, and like Metallica alright (I’m a Megadeth guy), and I think “Lulu” is up and down GREAT. It is not a metal album, but it is a killer Lou Reed album. It is written from the perspective of a woman btw.

[@chikinonfrydai]

i agree, i feel like everyone hating on it are people who just wouldn’t like lou reed even at his best and are judging it as a metallica album rather than what it is

[@nomnomnommy2955]

Is the woman also a table?

[@Falih123]

Then metallica Collaborating with Rihanna As Pop Country Thrash Core

[@adamniccum8680]

Falz Uehara oh no we gave them lulu 2.0

[@basanistes359]

Lulu is the audio equivalent of 2 girls 1 cup.

[@Demention94]

But only one is capable of turning people on. That is 2 girls 1 cup.

[@BogeyCDogRosey]

The difference being there are sick fucks who like Two Girls One Cup.

[@antoniorios3856]

I'd rather watch that again

[@GigaJinGaming3711]

@@antoniorios3856 oh god no

[@liamsagucio61]

@@antoniorios3856 “Again”? Excuse me sir

[@qjones7298]

LULU makes St.Anger look like ...And Justice For All

[@badseed4492]

This guy is fuckin hilarious

[@peacer1984]

+John Tweed damn fucking hilarious, i laughed out so hard

[@MrRoundthetwist]

Haha! Agreed! 😂

[@launchpadmcquack2756]

Is Lewis Black your father? Just curious.

[@SickBoyOC]

Now all I see is Lewis Black

[@ThierryRocksTV]

At least St Anger had some good songs (I even love the self titled song even with the snares)

[@adamniccum8680]

Demon Rantz and dirty window

[@nemesis8626]

There are also zero good songs on St anger

[@mikepuppetz9]

Lulu is probably the greatest achievement of Metallica's career. The fact that they were able to make something that was worse than St Anger is a truly amazing accomplishment. I applaud them for this, it takes a lot of time and effort to suck this badly.

[@setifaast]

Memo to Lars 'if you piss your pants it only stays warm for so long'

[@johnathonreynolds5646]

I didn't even know about this album! Hmmm. I don't keep up with music like I used to, though. Hmmm.

[@johnathonreynolds5646]

If it is as bad as you say, I'm not even going to waste my time with it. Yeesh!

[@NEWSUPERCHARGER2001]

+Johnathon Reynolds I don't know man, this album grows on you after a long while.

[@jeremybiscay-evans3635]

CKN, I have to ask this here. Did you ever hear the Swans because I think that band would fit perfect since you always like exploring your music. Seriously you should consider the band Swans.

[@Rekko82]

I just actually listened to LULU for the second time during my life. It felt like a musical marathon. At the end of it all you are very happy because you achieved something - probably?

[@Ozzmaster2112]

I thought "Lulu" was more like a Lou Reed album with Metallica playing in the background

[@mattwatts33]

I like LuLu and ain’t afraid to say it.

[@basanistes359]

Finger nails on chalk board or Lulu. Which is worse?

[@jakejargstorf]

Lulu

[@jakejargstorf]

+Jake Jargstorf by far

[@sandman1201]

so the metallica discography is done. are you going to continu and finish the dream theater discography? i would love to see the rest of that.

[@magicsinglez]

lol, I'm listening to the first song on Lulu. It's totally, totally awesome. This is the best thing I've heard in years. Maybe ever. They both waited their whole lives to do this album. It's why they were born. it all makes sense now.

[@carterfelderva]

Have you heard While Heaven Wept's "Vast Oceans Lachrymose?" That would make for a great review. Check out the end of the first track on the album.

[@kekkekkington1900]

Fuck, I love Lulu.

[@adamniccum8680]

kek kekkington are you from mars

[@beatleplayer1011]

Lou Reed and Metallica... still a better love story than Twilight.

[@Beholder505]

Lulu is the greatest album in the history of music.

[@michael-johnbrown2881]

Really you got to be trolling i mean look at all the beatles albums ac/dc albums and all the other metalica albums and twisted sister albums the are way better then lulu the lulu album is okay but thats just it there thousands of albums that are better even black sabbath albums are better

[@Darksoul-cs2ob]

@@michael-johnbrown2881 whoosh

[@GiotheGhreat]

Double album?? Metallica died for me with the black album, it's a damn shame how they keep trying and their spark is gone, many bands try to do something different but is hard to do it, most of these bands have failed.

[@adamniccum8680]

M Giovanni for me it died after garage inc.

[@darth_vyper]

we're all entitled to our wrong opinions :p

[@MrMultiInstrumentali]

The next album is going to be a WAY HEAVIER version of the black album, it's expected to be released in 2014 :D

[@basanistes359]

A black hole would repel this album.

[@adamniccum8680]

The Devil it would properly cause a space time continuum disturbance

[@einarsteinnvalgarsson3333]

@Coverkillarnation,I'd be really interested on hearing your thoughts on the Through the Never film.

[@kidicus98]

The fact that five "professionals" got together and thought that this piece of shit sounded good is what really baffles my mind.

[@jeffffej01]

I am going to consider this album as one of their one off projects(think S&M/Garage INC)

[@juanborjas6416]

I love it when CK gets mad XD

[@MrRoundthetwist]

There actually are bits and moments of greatness here and there in the sea of mighty poo that is LuLu

[@ametalheadyoumayknow2821]

Lulu: The biggest piece of sh*t album of all time

[@doordieace5high]

Psychotron Lol. Love your username. Megadeth reference? 😎

[@ametalheadyoumayknow2821]

doordieace5high yep

[@User-xw6kd]

I think you haven't heard Metal Machine Music.

[@silverbane5008]

I honestly listened to some of it, and, sure, its quite predictible and lyrics aren't great I guess (i dont care that much about lyrics tbh), but some riffs are nice, I honestly don't see why all the hate, its not even a metallica album after all, its just some collaboration between those guys. Its not outstanding but it's not that bad as people point it out. Give it a honest try.

[@NEWSUPERCHARGER]

First heard it back in 2011. I was flabbergasted and quite shocked. Quite literally, this was also a time when I was fourteen and had just heard the (originally new) record Unto The Locust by Machine Head. Now fast forward three years later in late 2014 (December to be exact) and to my surprise, and to my friend's absolute surprise I actually fell in love with Lulu. Now I love Lulu, and the tracks on it, I still listen to it right now as we speak. I'm listening to Pumping Blood as I write this message and listen to this review. The only song(s) that takes me back still is Little Dog and Brandenburg Gate. Beyond those two semi-boring songs I love the rest. Frustration is fantastic, Mistress Dread is enlightening, Dragon is malicious and intense. Junior Dad is great except for the latter half where nothing really happens, and the other tracks are all thrilling as well. An enticing piece of work, 8/10.

[@midasbaijense8379]

I don't like mistress dread that much but I agree completely on Dragon and Frustration. I'd even say Lulu is both the best Metallica album and the best Lou Reed album since 1988.

[@BIGNick7513]

You have to do Beyond Magnetic. You did a cover album (Garage Inc.), a live album (S&M), and a collaboration (Lulu), so it's fair that you do an EP.

[@level8695]

Every Metallica fan boy is like " It was a Lou Reed concept, it ain't Metallica's fault ". Just one question, even after knowing that the fans hate them changing their Thrash metal sound, they still collaborated with Lou Reed. Why did they collaborate with him even after all the hate?

[@ThrashMetalRiffs]

Wit Lulu and Super Collider there are no dicks left in the thrash metal world! Did Metallica not actually sit and listen to the album in the studio and think 'You know guys.....just maybe this doesn't work......it's SHIT' From the genius of Master Of Puppets to 'I am a table' Oh dear, James. Brilliant review by the way.

[@TheStrongBoyz19]

Loutallica or Metallireed or something.

[@amirmasood88]

OMG You cracked me up when you said: "No! Lulu is better thatn the twilight novels." LMAO

[@TS-qq7vr]

The end of Spartacus would've been so much better if everyone had chimed in, "I am the Table", "No, I am the Table".

[@ShamanartsFlorida]

With Lou Reeds help, this album could resurrect Metallica's career and give them hope of becoming a back up band...you all metal fans should be very happy with this...

[@ShamanartsFlorida]

mika long ahhh, the beginning of a GREAT Adventure!

[@psteeg3551]

+Shamanarts resurrect? They never needed to resurrect. And if they would resurrect it would definitely not be with the help of Lou reed (no I am not bashing lou reed's music, which was great by itself, but his voice on Lulu just suck in combination with metallica's instrumentals)

[@ShamanartsFlorida]

yeah..and now Lou is dead...and Metallica just sucks...

[@psteeg3551]

Right. So... how do those even correlate?

[@ShamanartsFlorida]

there's no resurrecting Lou.....and Metallica (like sooooo many more of that era)...have lost their artistic edge...Lou never lost his right to the end....Metallica should hope that some of it rubbed off on them...

[@anotherperson6146]

Lulu’s Better than Twilight...!!!🤣

[@AdamLanegan195]

The song is In Memoriam by Evile, not Metallica, lol

[@SuperRenegadeOutlaw]

I warned him he didn't listen and now he has to live with it RIP coverkillernations sanity

[@mikesgtrs1]

CKN freakout is hilarious , I thought you were almost gonna say " you wanna get nuts ? .. come on lets get nuts !!"

[@149CreepingDeath08]

It's better than the carter v

[@metalblade8787]

this guy is fucking hilarious

[@AdamLanegan195]

The song is totally original by Evile, the uploader was a douche to make us think it was a Metallica song, look for the song In Memoriam and the date release and compare it to metallica's "new song release date" and you'll find out

[@basanistes359]

This album is a crime against humanity.

[@TKNelson0169]

I liked lulu not because I think it's serious but because it's funny

[@ThierryRocksTV]

I AM THE TABLE makes me cringe every time.

[@TKNelson0169]

+Demon Rantz lol I personally laugh

[@wad316]

Botchamania loves using "I AM THE TABLE!!" LMAO

[@adamniccum8680]

Demon Rantz like a semenless like a women best line ever to cringe

[@adamniccum8680]

ODST Nelson it's funny bad

[@metalmario298]

The song Darkness? That's not Metallica, it's the band Evile, and the song is called In Memoriam!

[@ThePickerGoose]

I like some of Lou Reed's work....and most of Metallica's....I've given this album a couple of tries-just to see if it's one that grows on me over time. But ultimately I would have enjoyed it more if they just farted into a microphone the whole time-at least I could have laughed.

[@Alphamaximus01]

Sorry Lou Reed Fanboy, I had to say that whanever the "supposed good" ideas behind the collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica!?? This split album or whatever it is, REALLY SUCKS BALLS OF SHIT at the point it is SOO bad, that I can barely grade it to: 1/10 And by the way, IF YOU REALLY CALLED YOU A TRUE METALHEAD, you can denied that is SOO MUCH A TRUE FACT!!! :)

[@Musicandgamer]

Agreed.

[@MattInmanReviews]

I looked up Luly on Wikipedia and looked on the personnel list and James Hetfield is listed as The Table. XD

[@weilim10]

I'm a writing student and I did learn poetry but make no mistake, I didn't like the album at all. Junior Dad was the only song I listened more than once, which is only 3 times so far.

[@georgeharrison70]

Awesome review, coverkillernation. Man, it sounds like Metallica really screwed up on Lulu. I listened to some stuff from Lulu, and I thought to myself "WTF is this?"?, lol. Hopefully, Metallica's new album will be good. Also, I would LOVE to see coverkillernation do reviews of the Cure, Muse, Clash, Husker Du, R.E.M. and the Replacements.

[@motorbreath22]

their next album needs to be produced by this guy Fredrik Nordström, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrik_Nordstr%C3%B6m

[@havoren]

Hiram Rios YES!!!!

[@MrMultiInstrumentali]

Metallica said it is going to be a heavier version of Black Album

[@GreatKingMop]

JAMES IS THE ONE TRUE TABLE! THOU SHALT HOLD NO TABLES BEFORE HIM!

[@haukurinn]

I think there are some great riffs on LULU, I liked the song Dragon. Anyway...I think you should do Beyond magnetic. That's a good one I like Just A bullet Away a lot.

[@sealevelbear]

Yeah, I love “Dragon” too.

[@maalbe987]

Honestly I think this album gets a bit too much hate. Is it perfect, or even great? No. There are some big glaring flaws that are pretty hard to deny. But I can at least appreciate what they were going for here & can pick out some good riffs & lyrical concepts.

[@dragonsfireentertainment7414]

I Bought this album, put it in the cd player, and after wasting 80 minutes of my life, i immediately yanked it out and threw it in the big green dumpster. what a horrible album!

[@MrRoundthetwist]

You did not

[@adamniccum8680]

Jerry Price I would've given this to isis or your worst enemy

[@juanborjas6416]

I even though I am a huge fan of 80s Metallica I have to suggest the reason why this album is so suckish it is because this album shouldn`t be considered a Metallica album but a Lou Reed album with Metallica as a guest band, plus he wrote most of the material in it. You also have to put in account that Metallica has had some decent(not good judging by their 80s standards) Death Magnetic and Beyond Magnetic that is not too similar to Lulu and they are getting older.

[@basanistes359]

Firing squad or Lulu? Obviously firing squad.

[@FATLAYNE]

2 more reviews..Beyond Magnetic & Garage Days:Re-Revisited

[@TheKyokushinMaster]

I dont think Lulu is amazing but it has some good stuff especially the stuff Metallica plays it has a really nice atmosphere to it. Lou Reed though is another story....

[@Kinnakeeter]

Lulu makes St. Anger look like Master of Puppets

[@iiXalexXii]

I thought lulu was kind of an on and off album, i found 4 songs kind of tolerable, other than that, i didn't really enjoy it.

[@Belegur13]

I actually don't mind Iced Honey. That's pretty much the closest thing to a good song this album gets. The rest of it's shit.

[@Metal4Life56]

That was a fucking hilarious review haha. Well said.

[@mikesgtrs1]

I haven't even bothered listening to it I don't even know the song names and metallica is my favourite band

[@mariogaribay5872]

I have to clean my bedroom now!,,,,,,,!,,,,

[@adamniccum8680]

Mario Garibay add that to the ablum

[@wolfthornnholtzklau4913]

Spring Breakers was pretty badass cause of Franco.

[@alexisgarcia3214]

Dear God this was fucking amazing

[@bongoboy9981]

This is album made me cry because of how bad it was

[@anowicki23]

I AM THE TABLE!!! I have never heard a song off of this album and I never will LOL

[@mmmmww2633]

the last ten minutes where the music stops and you just hear the keyboards or whatever are very unnecessary though

[@antoniorios3856]

This should be a challenge. Finish the lulu album

[@Brando-nx6ub]

Which is worse St Anger or lulu

[@funkmetal1234]

peace love and guitars of rock !!! In my opinion I liked St. Anger so Lulu.

[@mirrorreaper3545]

Lulu, St. Anger has some bangers on it

[@WeightsAndMetal]

Let Us Not Forget The Album Cover. ITS FUCKING DISTURBING!!!

[@soulsastray]

lulu vs twilight. i just picture vampires bleeding from their ears.

[@donnydarko2100]

This chap is exactly the reason why heavy metal is what it is. Hysterically funny, albeit unintentionally.

[@ConnorRae]

Lou Reed's "vocals" is kind of a strong word. It sounds more like he's just reading the lyrics to Metallica jamming

[@Hailstorm273]

What is the worst Lou Reed album, if this isn't?

[@sealevelbear]

Most of us Lou Reed fans would say Lou’s worst album was “Metal Machine Music”. Lulu seems to be hated by a lot of Metallica fans, but is pretty well loved by us Lou Reed fans.

[@avn2557]

Bro, iron Maiden would never come out with a shit like this

[@curtisdunn1854]

I AM THE TABLE!

[@thehighpriestofmetal]

Is it wrong to make fun of LULU now that Lou Reed is dead??

[@lamentate07]

The problem with LULU is that it's really a throwback to a much older era in pop culture, particularly American culture, where art music, and the arts in general, tended to be driven by ideas rather than aesthetics. Nowadays this conceptual-formalist approach comes across as empty, boring and pretentious, particularly when the ideas aren't that great in the first place, as is/was the case with 'Lulu'. Reed's art music projects are generally shit and Lulu simply falls in line.

[@Kylea1979]

Do Beyond Magnetic. End this on a better note.

[@goldenepochofmetal3243]

I think people miss the point of this album--this is not a metallica album! THIS IS A LOU REED ALBUM ADVERTISED LIKE IT"S MEtallica. The lyrics are somewhat awkward, but I think they're unsettling and the drivel Lou Reed muses on is somewhat amusing even though the lyrics are bemusing, not to mention corny, senseless, etc. I the lyrics and guitarwork were a little more pithy, this would be a very dynamic album... it's not the worst thing in the world, but it does drone and uncomfortable listen

[@knickstexansfan113]

I am the table!

[@allthatyoutouch3164]

LuLu is worse than Cory Feldman's "Angelic 2 The Core".