Lou Reed "Metal Machine Music", the most important music poll ever on ILM

One time, I put on the album, but for some reason it seemed wrong. I was about to drop it for something else, until I found I'd accidentally put side three on first. So, I changed it for side one, and all was well!

hahah this is great. but in seriousness, I think I remember liking side B the best. though I really doubt I'd be able to tell you what side was playing if you put one on randomly.

(I think there's one obvious answer in all seriousness but I won't give anything away yet, especially since someone else will point it out any moment.)

"D" b/c of locked groove.

You were right, Mackro!

(Unless you have the 80's reissue, or the CD)

I always got the most out of side C but couldn't explain why. I haven't actually listened in years though. (Loved it for a while.)

(The locked groove is cool too.)

Best Side of Metal Machine Music

anyone who's actually listened to this record all the way through usually agrees on which side is best

I've listened to it all the way through, and it's all good.

Not as good as cutting fluid being poured onto engine crankshafts on CNC lathes (which I used to listen to 8 hours a day), but close.

I voted "A" for the hell of it.

D. That locked groove rocks.

haha I didn't remember I'd posted almost the exact same thing on the other thread.

Oops. Didn't realize there was another poll thread.

Then again, call me a wuss, but I don't know if I can wait until December 2020 to find out the results of that poll.

I want to know what the Golden Moment is

I love the interview with LB in "Psychotic Reactions" where Lou bullshits about really sophisticated subharmonics drawn from Bach "hidden DEEP in the music, but you've really got to know what you're listening for."

no the best part of MMM is the a-head liner notes -- "my week beats your year" zoom

speed kills

I'm still voting 2.

That locked groove is cool indeed, but I'm voting for Side C because it's the most danceable. The frequent dub-echo bits give it a functionable pulse, if not exactly rhythm.

side 3 has the most artistic integrity, authenticity and standards of musicianship... and more than that, it's got the best grasp of complex melodic structures. It's for real, he means it and it has the best tunes.

side 1 is the one with the best rhythmic structures though.

side 2 is between side 1 and side 3 - in more ways than one.

but side 4 is shit, I think all you side 4ists are mental. The locked groove was an atrocity, it said nothing to me about my life.

side three has the ballad, if I remember correctly. But you have to know what you're listening for.

If you feed side 2 into a dvd player (ntsc), you'll see a picture of Lou eating a giro sandwich.

It's as NY as it gets!

side C has a neat moment where it coalesces into something resembling irish stepdancing music for a few seconds so i'll go with that

voted for side 4. cause after side 4, it's over. and that's a good thing.

which side was the extract on the lou reed mid 90s box set from?

First bit of side one.

Incidentally, my computer REALLY hates that record - kept freezing during Side 4, as if to say "Are you serious?" And the earlier mastered-from-vinyl '90s edition wouldn't play at all! (A problem i never had with the vinyl.)

You can play vinyl on your computer?

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You can play vinyl on your computer?

Never tried; therefore, I never had any problem!

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D
C
A
B
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That's the 'runback' chords in Sweet Jane!

That's messed up. I knew the commercial "sell out" side (one) wouldn't place too high, but to give it to side 4???? Oh man! You people have your priorities all wrong!

Funny how the "tuesday" side came last.

Probably everyone's sick to death of it after 30+ years. (That's the side that classic-rock radio played to death.)