Metal Machine Music
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Lou Reed’s 1975 album has been called one of the worst albums ever made. The truth is it is the product of genuine love and passion, still exhilarating and bursting with possibility four decades on.
40
An hour of screeching, curling, buzzing guitar feedback, this album has been held up as everything from a cynical put-on to an avant-garde masterpiece.
20
Metal Machine Music goes on and on and on for over an hour, pausing only for side breaks with no rhythms, melodies, or formal structures to buffer the onslaught.
10y
For an album that's often brought up in the worst albums of all time conversation, it sure is boring. Influential, but boring.
I understand you.
In the frightening hypothesis that you could only take one and only one album to the famous desert island, it is likely that Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" is not in your priorities. Logic: who would want to deal with solitude for the rest of their life with 64 minutes (and 4 seconds) of harsh larsens and white noise? Because that's exactly what this "record" contains...
But imagine that, by a sudden and cruel bifurcation of fate, things come to the ... read more
Lou Reed loses his mind and creates the harsh noise genre, and I lose my mind and give it a positive review.
Okay, me giving this album a score like this was predictable. It's no secret that I've been noise's bitch for the past month or so, so it shouldn't be surprising that I ended up liking one of the most influential and famous albums in the genre, especially considering it was made by a guy who I've given two perfect scores to. But let's be real here, hating on Metal Machine Music is one ... read more
This is like the worst drone album anyone could possibly make.
What the fuck is this.
"Metal Machine Music" is an experimental and avant-garde album that pushes the boundaries of what music can be. It consists of four sides of nothing but guitar feedback and noise, with no discernible structure or melody.
Now, I have to be honest here, "Metal Machine Music" is not an album I would recommend to the casual listener or even most die-hard Lou Reed fans. It's an incredibly challenging and inaccessible piece of work that requires a certain level of patience and a ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Metal Machine Music A-1 16:01 | 57 |
| 2 | Metal Machine Music A-2 16:01 | 50 |
| 3 | Metal Machine Music A-3 16:01 | 48 |
| 4 | Metal Machine Music A-4 16:01 | 45 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 4 minutes
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5mo
Damn, I remember when this is was in the red. You love to see it.
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Added on: February 22, 2013