John Cale rose to fame with the Velvet Underground. As a solo artist he's been responsible for a cerebral & challenging body of work, and so his career progresses without such trappings as radio play or chart action. Yet his fans are many & very devoted. So....enjoy the music, smile at the picture, & have a grand Saturday Fear Is A Man's Best FriendParis 1919
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photo: Gary FoxThree portraits of John Cale during his stay in Cardiff, Wales. The photos were taken at the Vulcan House.photo: Gary Foxphoto: Gary Fox
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John Cale is interviewed in the December issue of UK music magazine Uncut about the Velvet Underground. He was furious when Lou Reed changed the first line of Heroin:"I thought he blew it completely. It was such a good song once. The whole song was much more powerful with the original opening line, that positive statement. 'I know where I'm going.' You're committed when you do that. When he sa...
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Anyone familiar with John Cale's _ouevre_ will be surprised by this track. I like John Cale, his music is usually dark and dense, with subject matter to match. Lou Reed has had his moments, but my favorite **Velvet Underground** alum is definitely J. C.His +Paris 1999+ (live) is a must have in any collection of Dark rock n roll.So I was surprised when I heard him doin' this, he sounds like an o...
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John Cale's post Velvet Underground work is a maddening hodge-podge of brilliance & bullshit. He can be the most dynamic performer you've seen, stirring dark feelings in our collective psyche, exciting in a primitive way, on a gut level. Or he can be a self-indulgent sop, arrogant & rude, sloppy & uncaring. Sometimes the histrionics were over the top. Ah, but on a good night, solo or wit...
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For comparison sake....
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John Cale performs in Sydney, Australia. Besides playing a live concert, he will also be the Signal to Noise keynote speaker (followed by an Opening Party). 01/15 Seymour Centre, Sydney, Australia 01/16 Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia» John Cale tour dates(Thanks: Isabel and Paul)
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About five years ago this autumn, I spent 2 weeks touring alone around Austria and Germany. This album rarely left my CD player. Another beautiful song.MM - thanks for the link
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The definitive interpreter of one of the greatest songs of one of the greatest songwriters? I think so.
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Here are some worthwhile reissues, archival releases, or comps from 2006 that I purchased, in no particular order:John Cale: Paris 1919 (Deluxe Edition)The Comsat Angels: Waiting For A Miracle; Sleep No More; Time Considered As A Helix Of Semi-Precious StonesThe Sound: The Dutch Radio Recordings Vol. 1-5Neil Young & The Crazy Horse: Live At The Fillmore East 1970Dead Moon: Echoes Of The PastSio...
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Fantomas, Delirivm CordiaJohn Cale, HoboSapiensand John Cale with Tony Conrad, Angus Maclise, La Monte Young, and Marian Zazeela for Inside the Dream Syndicate - Volume 1: Day of Niagara (1965)Part of my kind of Friday: payday, a few (used) CDs, sushi at a new place (uni and tuna to die for), and a couple of glasses of Gulden Draak (draft).Also recently got...Mike Patton, Pranzo OltranzistaPain...
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John Cale will be interviewed at the National Gallery, London on the 15 May 2009 as part of the Museums at Night weekend about his installation for the Venice Biennale.In Conversation: John CaleVelvet Underground co-founder John Cale is representing Wales at this year's Venice Biennale, where he will be showing a much-anticipated mixed-media installation. In this informal conversation, he will ...
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Speaking of the Beach Boys, this is a song dedicated to Brian Wilson by one of my favourite artists, John Cale. He has brilliantly captured the California sound made famous by the Boys and the lyrics perfectly conjure the image of a Welshman pining for the surf, sand and sun of a distant land.This is definitely a candidate for my list of Desert Island discs. Great stuff!
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two dead grandparents and one new childa babygirl breathing bodies she'll nevermeet.dad's home from work,mother's staying, and you'llbe raised in sunlight,a fulllife of education.you'll growtolearnthat which excites you,raises goosebumpsfrom the perfect songorpainting, theoryordiscovery,triggeredwires they molded,outsidethemselvesin just the rightway—your coloredblanket hangs before you,raisesy.
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