Having streamed a 30 second preview last week, Lou Reed and Metallica have now made the full version of ‘The View’ available online. The track is taken from their collaborative album, ‘Lulu’.

To say that response has been mixed wouldn’t get across just how negative much of it has been. On YouTube over two thirds of people claimed to dislike the song, while some choice quotes from SoundCloud, on the player below, are “This is one way to keep people from stealing your music” and “Imagine the band The Fall without any inspiration and talent, and this is what it would sound like”.

Of course, plenty of others are pointing out that, while you certainly shouldn’t judge a 90 minute concept album on a 30 second preview, it probably isn’t fair to make up your mind based on one of its shortest songs either. Though other people still are screaming: “AN HOUR AND A FUCKING HALF?!”

Anyway, listen here:

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