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TIL that in his review of “Lulu”, the collaboration between Metallica and Lou Reed, Chuck Klosterman wrote: “If the Red Hot Chili Peppers acoustically covered the 12 worst Primus songs for Starbucks, it would still be (slightly) better than this.”

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