5 Lou Reed Collaborations You May Not Have Heard Of

1. Metallica/ Lou Reed 'Lulu' (Full Album)

This whole album is infamous with fans of Lou Reed and Metallica. a lot of reviews gave it below average scores and sales were mediocre. Metacritic giving the album a low score of 45/100. It is sometimes considered the worst album by both acts, possibly due to the clash of styles between thrash gods Metallica and folk-rock crooner Lou Reed. Most of the album contains what sounds like Metallica backing tracks to Lou Reed reading a kind of dark poetry. Lead single 'The View' just sounds as if Lou is reading James Hetfield's lyric sheet. Metallica fans even threatened to shoot Reed after the collaboration, he commented: "I don't have any fans left. After Metal Machine Music (1975), they all fled. Who cares? I'm essentially in this for the fun of it," The album 'Lulu' is said to be a concept album about two German plays by writer Frank Wedekind, of the same name. Which is your favorite Lou Reed collaboration? Share your favourites below in the comments.