Metal Machine Music’s vinyl grooves contain 65 minutes and three seconds of dissonant noise, screaming in your ear like a hell’s-mouth chorus. There’s no discernible melody, very little progression, ...

When you put on Lou Reed’s 1975 album Metal Machine Music, there’s one moment that is undeniably sweeter, more memorable, more perfect than any other. It’s when you turn it off. You’ll never regret ...