Lulu is hard to describe. Did Lou Reed choose to collaborate with Metallica because he respected their musicianship or did he anticipate their backing tracks to clash with his poetry to create a discordant mess? Did Metallica agree to work with him just because he's a legend or did they think their style could mesh with his in a way that is greater than the sum of their parts? Lots of people think it's awful but I've seen some call it genius, mostly Reed superfans. I'm still on the fence.
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