Lulu (album)

Lulu
Studio album by Lou Reed and Metallica
Publication (s)	October 31, 2011
Label (s)	Warner Bros. , Vertigo
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Art rock , avant-garde , spoken word
Title (number)	10
running time	87:04
occupation	Lou Reed - guitar , continuum , vocals James Hetfield - rhythm guitar, additional vocals Kirk Hammett - lead guitar Robert Trujillo - bass Lars Ulrich - drums Sarth Calhoun - Electronics Jenny Scheinman - violin , viola Megan Gould - violin Ron Lawrence - Viola Marika Hughes - cello Ulrich Maiss - Cello ("Little Dog" and "Frustration") Rob Wasserman - electric double bass ("Junior Dad") Jessica Troy - Viola ("Junior Dad")
production	Geg Fidelman, Metallica, Lou Reed, Hal Willner
Studio (s)	HQ in San Rafael, California (USA)
Chronology by Lou Reed Hudson River Wind Meditations (2007) Lulu -
Metallica Chronology Death Magnetic (2008) Lulu Beyond Magnetic (2011)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Lulu   DE 6th 11/11/2011 (5 weeks)   AT 11 11/11/2011 (4 weeks)   CH 14th 11/13/2011 (4 weeks)   UK 36 11/12/2011 (2 weeks)   US 36 11/12/2011 (1 week)

Lulu is a collaboration album between the US singer-songwriter Lou Reed and the US metal band Metallica . It was released on October 31, 2011.

Emergence

The album is based on the under the title “ Lulu. Tragedy in 5 Acts with a Prologue ”summarized dramas Erdgeist (1895) and Die Büchse der Pandora (1904) by the German author Frank Wedekind . Lou Reed originally wrote the rough versions of the music for Robert Wilson's staging of the drama at the Berliner Ensemble .

The joint recordings for the album were recorded from April to June 2011 at Metallica's Studio HQ in San Rafael , California . The lyrics are entirely from Reed. Based on Reed's demos, the music was developed and arranged together in improvisations. In addition to Reed's spoken chants and the instrumentation by Metallica, string instruments form another defining element of many titles. Occasionally James Hetfield does the backing vocals. The full album has been available as a stream since October 2011.

Cover design

A wax doll is shown on the cover (Photo: Stan Musilek, Design: David Turner), which served as a mannequin around 1900 and is one of the exhibits at the Werkbundarchiv - Museum der Dinge in Berlin. The musician and production photos are from Anton Corbijn and Jeff Yeager.

criticism

Lulu was heavily criticized at times. So awarded Pitchfork Media only one out of ten stars. At Metacritic , the album received an overall rating of 44 out of 100, based on 29 English-language reviews. However, the British BBC rated the album more positively. It is not easy fare, but it could, in time, find the praise it deserves.

Track list

CD 1

1. Brandenburg Gate - 4:19
2. The View - 5:17
3. Pumping Blood - 7:24
4. Mistress Dread - 6:51
5. Iced Honey - 4:36
6. Cheat on Me - 11:26

CD 2

1. Frustration - 8:34
2. Little Dog - 8:01
3. Dragon - 11:08
4. Junior Dad - 19:29

Web links

• Project website
• 1Live appearance on November 11, 2011 in Cologne including an interview as a stream

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sources for chart placements: DE / AT / CH / UK / US , accessed on December 8, 2011.
2. ↑ LULU ( Memento from January 20, 2013 on WebCite )
3. ↑ Metallica and Lou Reed stream LULU completely ( Memento from October 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ THING of the month November 2011 wax doll "Lulu". April 25, 2016, archived from the original on December 24, 2012 ; Retrieved December 24, 2012 . 
5. ^ Stuart Berman: Metallica / Lou Reed - Lulu . Pitchfork Media . October 28, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
6. ↑ Lulu by Lou Reed . November 1, 2011 on metacritic.com
7. ^ Ian Winwood: Lou Reed and Metallica unite in compelling and contrary union . BBC . October 31, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.