The Cult Releasing New Album, Ian Astbury Like Lulu
The Cult announced yesterday they were going to release an album of brand new music. Choice of Weapon will be the band's first album in five years. You will be able to pick up the new tunes on May 22, 2011.
But in the press promotion phase, Ian Astbury sat down with RollingStone.com and made a few comments on Lulu, the Lou Reed/Metallica album.
Ian said that the record was "something I've argued with many people about. You know, everyone's saying, 'Oh, it's disgusting, it's an abomination.' You know the amount of hate they got for that record. Hate! I think Pitchfork gave it like 1, or 0.
"Lou Reed, he's a 67-year-old man," Astbury continued, "His body of work is stellar, he is one of our greatest laureates. If you know anything about Lou Reed, he's not well right now. He's deteriorating, his body's sick, he's getting frail and fragile. He's chosen METALLICA to be his muscle, to be his armor, so he can come out one more time and make a statement of what's happening in his internal life, and he's using this Weimar Republic play, 'Lulu', to put himself over.
"If you actually listen to the record, there's some phenomenal moments on it, by anybody's standards. 'Junior Dad', for example, I think is a fucking brilliant piece of music."
I said when Lulu came out (article here):
"It stinks and any "critic" or self-proclaimed musician who thinks it's great, punch them in the face for being a liar. No one with a sense of harmony could like, or pretend to like, that avant garde Lou Reed wankfest."
But in the press promotion phase, Ian Astbury sat down with RollingStone.com and made a few comments on Lulu, the Lou Reed/Metallica album.
Ian said that the record was "something I've argued with many people about. You know, everyone's saying, 'Oh, it's disgusting, it's an abomination.' You know the amount of hate they got for that record. Hate! I think Pitchfork gave it like 1, or 0.
"Lou Reed, he's a 67-year-old man," Astbury continued, "His body of work is stellar, he is one of our greatest laureates. If you know anything about Lou Reed, he's not well right now. He's deteriorating, his body's sick, he's getting frail and fragile. He's chosen METALLICA to be his muscle, to be his armor, so he can come out one more time and make a statement of what's happening in his internal life, and he's using this Weimar Republic play, 'Lulu', to put himself over.
"If you actually listen to the record, there's some phenomenal moments on it, by anybody's standards. 'Junior Dad', for example, I think is a fucking brilliant piece of music."
I said when Lulu came out (article here):
"It stinks and any "critic" or self-proclaimed musician who thinks it's great, punch them in the face for being a liar. No one with a sense of harmony could like, or pretend to like, that avant garde Lou Reed wankfest."
I stand by that statement. Astbury is looking to keep his name in the papers and being anti public sentiment about Lulu is one way of doing it. Ian is a talented musician who should be talking about the sound of the upcoming album, his inspiration on the album, and I would be glad to help promote that. But saying Lulu was good is just an utter lie.
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