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Revisit One of the Most Polarizing Albums in Rock History: Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music, Which Came Out 50 Years Ago

Summary by Open Culture
Fifty years ago this month, Lou Reed nearly destroyed his own career with one double album. Metal Machine Music sold 100,000 copies during the three weeks of summer 1975 between its release and its removal from the market. Open Culture, openculture.com
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Fifty years ago, in July 1975, one of Lou Reed's most monstrous albums was released, Metal Machine Music. We're still scaring ourselves about it: hoax or visionary audacity? Such anomaly deserves to come back, half a century later! The post Lou Reed – Metal Machine Music – the birthday of the monster appeared first on Benzine Magazine.

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