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Lou Reed, Metallica bad kind of strange

Lou Reed, Metallica bad kind of strange

By Connor Rice | October 31, 2011

You can't force weird. Metallica is living proof of this fact. When done correctly, "weird" can give society a shot in the arm and ignite a countercultural shift. But half-hearted attempts to keep a career interesting rarely stack up in the "all-time"...