Metal Machine Music, Part I (track)
by Lou Reed
Year: 1975
From the album Metal Machine Music (track #1)
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Metal Machine Music, Part I appears on the following album(s) by Lou Reed:
- Metal Machine Music (track #1) (this album) (1975)
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| ! | 12/28/2025 13:14 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,590 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2025 01:00 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2024 20:37 |  dihansse | 68,391 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2021 01:36 | SD100852 | 12,126 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2021 22:44 | Kuusineo | 5,324 | 85/100 |
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I somehow managed to listen to this as background noise for the full song. If you have it quiet enough, it's actually quite nice.
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