On Mar 30, 2011, at 2:56 PM, Angelus Novus wrote:
> etal Machine Music has this undeserved reputation of being such an unlistenable horrific noise recording, but in reality it's a mellow, electronic drone
Wikipedia:
> Probably the most sympathetic appraisal of Metal Machine Music was given by rock critic Lester Bangs, who wrote that "as classical music it adds nothing to a genre that may well be depleted. As rock 'n' roll it's interesting garage electronic rock 'n' roll. As a statement it's great, as a giant FUCK YOU it shows integrity—a sick, twisted, dunced-out, malevolent, perverted, psychopathic integrity, but integrity nevertheless." Bangs later wrote a tongue-in-cheek article on Metal Machine Music titled "The Greatest Album Ever Made", in which he judged it "the greatest record ever made in the history of the human eardrum. Number Two: Kiss Alive!"