The Velvet Underground - Loaded (Cotillion, 1970)

The Velvet Underground - Loaded
Lou Reed devolved: Art, then dung.

Lou Reed - Legendary Hearts (RCA, 1983)

Lou Reed - Legendary Hearts
Dour, sere, leaden lethargy.

Lou Reed and Metallica - Lulu (Warner Bros., 2011)

Lou Reed and Metallica - Lulu
O, a mutual decline. Real dull!



Notes

1. Reed helpfully explains that this album was poorly received because it's strictly for "people who are literate," just like Twilight, Mein Kampf and the works of Harold Brodkey. Since Frank Wedekind, G.W. Pabst, Louise Brooks, Alban Berg, Theodor Adorno and Marjorie Henderson Buell are all safely dead, we'll have to turn to Mark Prindle for the rebuttal.