In short I think it's unlistenable but also unique and meaningful enough to consider it essential.
Long version (my sound-off for it): "Music can be two things for you: a source of entertainment, like a cheap but enjoyable action movie, or a work of art, not necessarily enjoyable, but always stimulating, thought-provoking and admirable – just like movies by Fellini or Antonioni. Or Metal Machine Music – a double album filled with unlistenable noise, which won't bring you simple joy, but will always remind you of how ambitious, imaginative and uncompromising species we are."
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