Lars Ulrich Admits He And His Metallica Bandmates Weren't Prepared For Terrible 'Lulu' Response
Thursday, 03 May 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
Metallica's legendary drummer Lars Ulrich has confessed that none of the band were ready for the incredibly negative response to their collaborative album with rock and roll star Lou Reed.
The band tried their hand at a slightly different style with 'Lulu', which came out last year, and ended up getting a pretty terrible response from fans – something which left Lou Reed himself very upset. Now, Ulrich has told Spin that although they knew the idea and concept of the album would be 'difficult to embrace', they were still surprised at how badly it flopped.
“[The response] was more spiteful than anyone was prepared for,” Ulrich said. “Especially against Lou. He is such a sweet man. But when Metallica do impulsive riffing and Lou Reed is reciting abstract poetry about German bohemians from 150 years ago, it can be difficult to embrace.”
Interestingly, Ulrich went on to talk about a dispute he had with Reed over the inclusion of the line ''I swallow your sharpest cutter / Like a coloured man's dick', which saw Reed challenge Ulrich to a fight!
“One time I had to point something out to him about how things were functioning in the outside world and he got hot and bothered. He challenged me to a street fight, which is a pretty daunting proposition because he's an expert in martial arts and is never too far from a sword. The good thing about me is I can do the 100-meter dash faster than most other 48-year-old musicians.”
While their 'Lulu' album is consider a failure, they'll be playing their seminal 'Black Album' out in full at this year's Download Festival. If you need tickets, check the link below.
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