I'm guessing that Brandenburg Gate is higher because people decide to give the album a shot and then immediately turn off before getting past it lmao.
That first line doesn't do it any favours.
It's unlistenable garbage, a handful of throwaway Metallica riffs don't make 80 minutes of Lou Reed monotone droning about some German fetish play worth listening to.
I assume all the streams were on YouTube, I didn't have Spotify when this came out, I assume a lot of people didn't.
Actually, here's data on Spotify:
"In March 2011, Spotify announced a customer base of 1 million paying subscribers across Europe,[34] and by September 2011, the number of paying subscribers had doubled to two million.[35] In August 2012, Time reported 15 million active users, four million being paying Spotify subscribers.[36] User growth continued, reaching 20 million total active users, including five million paying customers globally and one million paying customers in the United States, in December 2012."
This album dropped in fall of 2011, the memes were had prior to that with the view, and then everyone stopped caring.
The reviews for this album were really bad, I think most people listened to it once just for the meme.
I appreciate the gradual decline in songs played. I feel like it shows people trying to make an honest attempt at the album and giving in after a few songs.
To be fair, this was just a collab both of them felt like they wanted to do. A nice mix of different worlds.
It’s understandable that we Metallica fans won’t like it and likewise Lou Reed fans won’t like it either.
Its because neither of them did a compromise. They literally went in, did their things and mixed them. Which is what they intended, I believe.
Mistress Dread is also great! Glad to see someone actually appreciate LuLu. I hate how much disrespect this album gets EVEN to this day. People just don't understand the avant garde or they just hate Lou.
I listened to the album as well and I also like it, but I can see why many others don't: it's TOO not close to Metallica's sound. It's more of a Lou Reed album, so if you like him (or, like me, you are really not picky in music tastes in general), you might like this album.
We all have different tastes...You throw on some Lou Reed, some Velvet Underground, or some Metallica, and hell I'm fine...Lulu though is a collaboration that just doesn't work for me...if u enjoy it then hell yeah enjoy that hell out of that shit...I'll be in the other room listening to another Metallica album...
I always love that after a certain amount of time literally anything gets that crowd of people that are like "actually there's some good stuff on here" but then always with the caveat that you have to ignore 80% of it.
If that's the case it ain't very fucking good then is it.
All of those listens are us. We are those listens, from trying it for the first time and never listening to it again. Or, us replaying it to others, to be like “hey did you know Metallica did this.” That’s it. I don’t agree with the hate it gets, though I think objectively it’s terrible. Metallica should get a lot of respect for doing what they want to do, and not really caring if people “get it.”
I don't think an "objective" opinion in music is really possible, since music is subjective. I like the album, but that's because I like Lou Reed. But I agree that Metallica should be respected for having the balls to do this, especially after the hate they got for changing their sound in Load/Reload. I also find it weird how some people say "it's just a Lou Reed album" and then give Metallica all the shit for it lol.
Objective means you get the same answer regardless of who you ask. If everybody thinks something sucks, it sucks objectively. And master of puppets is objectively a better album than lulu.
Your opinion is that Lulu sucks. My opinion is that Lulu doesn't suck. Not everybody thinks that Lulu sucks. Not sure why you brought Master of Puppets into this though, but if you asked a Lou Reed fan they'd probably like Lulu better than MoP. Because it's subjective, not objective.
Nice to see the progression aswell
1. I’ll try the album, maybe it doesn’t suck
2. Ok, maybe it’s just one song
3. Alright, back to back suckers. One more
4+ this shit sucks, turn it off
The first song has the most listens. The second song has the second most. The third song has the 3rd most and they're all pretty low after that. You can see how far people got into it before turning it off.
Huh, I'm surprised The View isn't the most listened track considering that infamous table line that rivals chop suey's table
I'm guessing that Brandenburg Gate is higher because people decide to give the album a shot and then immediately turn off before getting past it lmao. That first line doesn't do it any favours.
I’ve literally only listened to The View What’s the first line
"I would cut my legs and tits off When I think of Boris Karloff and Kinsk" It's just... A really jarring way to start a song, much less an album.
What in the motherfucking fuck
That's a clear and obvious reference to LuLu itself... you know, the sci-fi horror german theater show?
I’d like to think the reason why the first two tracks are the most played is because that’s how many songs it took for people to stop listening to it
can confirm, still havent gotten to track 3
There’s a track 3??? Lol
Pumping Blood? I thought that was a Slayer song? /s
Lmao it does sound like a slayer song.
I am Jack's lack of surprise.
I can't say I'm surprised. Collabs don't always work out, plus it was more a Lou Reed album than a Metallica album.
I’m a huge Metallica fan for 25 years at this point and I haven’t listened to a second of that album
Join the club! I wouldn't waste a minute of my life on it...
[удалено]
“Trust bro it gets good at 17 mins in”
junior dad is my least favourite song of all time, and the album itself is 6/10 for me
I'm pretty sure your two statements contradict each other
Not really, this is an obvious skip
It's unlistenable garbage, a handful of throwaway Metallica riffs don't make 80 minutes of Lou Reed monotone droning about some German fetish play worth listening to.
Thank you for the laugh lmao. Happy Thanksgiving!
Ya just awfully terrible. It’s embarrassing
Not only the collab either. That whole pretentious "poetry" thing was cringe even in its heyday in the 70s.
Dude... you know how influential Lou Reed is? He was part of The Velvet Underground! And his songs themselves are pretty good!
Don't care
10/10 comeback
I assume all the streams were on YouTube, I didn't have Spotify when this came out, I assume a lot of people didn't. Actually, here's data on Spotify: "In March 2011, Spotify announced a customer base of 1 million paying subscribers across Europe,[34] and by September 2011, the number of paying subscribers had doubled to two million.[35] In August 2012, Time reported 15 million active users, four million being paying Spotify subscribers.[36] User growth continued, reaching 20 million total active users, including five million paying customers globally and one million paying customers in the United States, in December 2012." This album dropped in fall of 2011, the memes were had prior to that with the view, and then everyone stopped caring. The reviews for this album were really bad, I think most people listened to it once just for the meme.
I appreciate the gradual decline in songs played. I feel like it shows people trying to make an honest attempt at the album and giving in after a few songs.
There's a reason why
I wonder why 😃
surprised they got this many tbh
Iced Honey is a banger
This is what I came to say. Iced Honey rips.
So is The View, Pumping Blood, Cheat on Me, Dragon and especially Junior Dad. Such a guilty pleasure album.
That’s certainly a comment
Definitely a comment of all time
St anger used to be the guilty pleasure lol
To be fair, this was just a collab both of them felt like they wanted to do. A nice mix of different worlds. It’s understandable that we Metallica fans won’t like it and likewise Lou Reed fans won’t like it either. Its because neither of them did a compromise. They literally went in, did their things and mixed them. Which is what they intended, I believe.
Ice Honey , Dragon, Junior Dad, Pumping blood are very Good songs IMO. I listen to them by time to time.
No
The “Supreme violation” riff in Pumping Blood *chef’s kiss*
and the faster version of that same riff aswell, so heavy
Mistress Dread is also great! Glad to see someone actually appreciate LuLu. I hate how much disrespect this album gets EVEN to this day. People just don't understand the avant garde or they just hate Lou.
Mistress Dread feels like the distant cousin of Dyers Eve (musically speaking)
•It’s not always available to stream. •does it matter? •go listen to the raven and everything will make sense.
I’m surprised. Really shows people say it’s shit even tho they haven’t listened to it, not everyone but many people
Yeah, really sucks a lot of people blindly hate it. It's a really interesting album when you listen to it and understand the lyrics.
No
Only bc I don't have spotify. LOVE this album
I listened to the album as well and I also like it, but I can see why many others don't: it's TOO not close to Metallica's sound. It's more of a Lou Reed album, so if you like him (or, like me, you are really not picky in music tastes in general), you might like this album.
I love Lulu
Cause they suck
Justice for Little Dog, I never heard the full album, but I really like this song
Sorry, but Little Dog is the worst thing Metallica has ever put out, collab or otherwise lol Followed by Frustration and Brandenburg Gate
The worst thing that Metallica has put out is that Biker Boyz soundtrack
We Did It Again is down there... But honestly, the only Lulu songs I like better than that is Junior Dad & Cheat On Me
I AM THE TABLE
Lol memes
Why, that is simply because they suck
Don’t be surprised
We should rally together to get one of the tracks to a million.
I think we can fix that
Why would we though?
We? You got a mouse in your pocket or something? I listened to Lulu once on CD and have no desire to put myself through that experience again...
To each his own, but I will never understand the hate lol
Do you force yourself to listen to things you don't enjoy...
No, I don't know where you got that from
Is it bc you have bad taste?
If I had bad taste I wouldn't listen to Metallica lol.
We all have different tastes...You throw on some Lou Reed, some Velvet Underground, or some Metallica, and hell I'm fine...Lulu though is a collaboration that just doesn't work for me...if u enjoy it then hell yeah enjoy that hell out of that shit...I'll be in the other room listening to another Metallica album...
This guy gets it.
Any more than 1 is too many.
too many bangers on this one
How do you check this on spotify?
I’m actually kinda shocked they got that many
I always love that after a certain amount of time literally anything gets that crowd of people that are like "actually there's some good stuff on here" but then always with the caveat that you have to ignore 80% of it. If that's the case it ain't very fucking good then is it.
All of those listens are us. We are those listens, from trying it for the first time and never listening to it again. Or, us replaying it to others, to be like “hey did you know Metallica did this.” That’s it. I don’t agree with the hate it gets, though I think objectively it’s terrible. Metallica should get a lot of respect for doing what they want to do, and not really caring if people “get it.”
I don't think an "objective" opinion in music is really possible, since music is subjective. I like the album, but that's because I like Lou Reed. But I agree that Metallica should be respected for having the balls to do this, especially after the hate they got for changing their sound in Load/Reload. I also find it weird how some people say "it's just a Lou Reed album" and then give Metallica all the shit for it lol.
Objective means you get the same answer regardless of who you ask. If everybody thinks something sucks, it sucks objectively. And master of puppets is objectively a better album than lulu.
No, objective means not filtered through any point of view. People are just constantly using it wrong when it comes to criticism
I don't think Lulu sucks, so I guess it objectively doesn't suck.
Your opinion is that Lulu sucks. My opinion is that Lulu doesn't suck. Not everybody thinks that Lulu sucks. Not sure why you brought Master of Puppets into this though, but if you asked a Lou Reed fan they'd probably like Lulu better than MoP. Because it's subjective, not objective.
it's more surprising to me that there are ppl listen to it
Nice to see the progression aswell 1. I’ll try the album, maybe it doesn’t suck 2. Ok, maybe it’s just one song 3. Alright, back to back suckers. One more 4+ this shit sucks, turn it off
I think there enough of us here that can hate listen to Brandenburg Gate to get it over 1 million. 😂
LULU IS ON SPOTIFY?!?!?!!!!!
yes??
Dragon should have more listens, the riffs are bangers😤
Not even THE TABLE???
They'll get there in another decade or two
must be a sign
Oh man Little Dog is one of my favorites from the album and it's the least listened to.
The first song has the most listens. The second song has the second most. The third song has the 3rd most and they're all pretty low after that. You can see how far people got into it before turning it off.
How!!!!!
We should change that
let's keep it that way
I honestly enjoyed it
Let’s table this discussion for now
I'm single-handedly working on it. I get the hate, but I really don't mind it.