Lou Reed & Metallica: Lulu
Julian Marszalek, The Quietus, 20 October 2011
LET'S BE HONEST: ever since Lou Reed brought out his Tai Chi master for some muscle flexing as part of his live act, alarm bells have been ringing. Granted, he's always been a contrary bugger but watching someone stretch their legs over their head while Reed croaked his way through 'Perfect Day' was only going to induce uncontrollable guffaws rather than gasps of amazement. Similarly, Reed's decision to trample over his own 'Sweet Jane' and 'White Light/White Heat' with the aid of Metallica at the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th Anniversary Concert was met with incredulity and a sense that we all really were going to hell in a handcart. But surely things couldn't get any worse, right?
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