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PARIS 1919 is considered by many critics (and Cale fans) to be his best. Released in 1973, 1919 was recorded in Los Angeles with members of Little Feat, Wilton Felder and the UCLA Orchestra, and stands as one of the best "rock/classical" fusions, mainly because Cale (who is a classically-trained musician) avoids the heavy-handed pomp and pretensions that besiege so much "art-rock." He also manages to maintain the qualities of tunefulness and whimsy.
His lyrics are absurdist/Dadaist-style poetry and word play, sung in a plaintive, unaffected, almost choirboy style. The songs have a longing, haunted feel to them-"Half Past France" is a perfect distillation of the musings that often accompany late-night travel. Throughout, the usual rock instrumentation is colored and caressed by exquisite pedal steel guitar, French horn, harmonium and strings. Cale remembers to rock out, too: "Macbeth" is a dense, driving, Move-styled take on the Shakespeare play, complete with raving, keening slide guitar and thundering drums. PARIS 1919 stands as one of the "lost" classic rock albums of the 1970s.
Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1973 solo album from the former Velvet Underground member. Features 11 bonus tracks (all previously unreleased): 'Burned Out Affair', 'Child's Christmas In Wales' (Alternate Mix), 'Hanky Panky Nohow' (Drone Mix), 'Endless Plain Of Fortune' (Alternate Version), 'Andalucia' (Rehearsal), 'Macbeth' (Rehearsal), 'Paris 1919' (String Mix), 'Grahame Greene' (Rehearsal), 'Half Past France' (Alternate Version), 'Antarctica Starts Here' (Rehearsal) and 'Paris 1919' (Piano Mix). Rhino. 2006.
Recorded at Sunwest Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Personnel includes: John Cale (vocals, piano); Lowell George (guitar); Wilton Felder (bass); Richie Hayward (drums); UCLA Student Orchestra.
Q (p.124) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A]rtful and smooth California rock, which particularly in its ballads...exudes a woozy warmth."
Q (1/94, p.108) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...its melancholic melodies and enigmatic, wintry lyrics make this undoubtedly his best work...."
Uncut (11/03, p.106) - "The easiest point of entry into Cale's world, and the first great album of Cale's post-Velvets career..."
The Wire (6/00, pp.36-7) - "...Excellent chamber pop....Cale's 1st masterpiece, it is one of the very few records anywhere to integrate orchestra and rock instruments so fully that you can't see the join..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.120) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he piano-and-vocal mix of the title track is sure to please anyone seduced by the stripped-down Cale of 1992's live FRAGMENTS IF A RAINY SEASON." John Cale Paris 1919 Songs | 1. | Child's Christmas in Wales | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Hanky Panky Nohow | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Endless Plain of Fortune | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Andalucia | |
| 5. | MacBeth | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Paris 1919 | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Graham Greene | $0.99 | |
| 8. | Half Past France | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Antarctica Starts Here | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Burned Out Affair (Sketches & Roughs For Paris 1919) | |
| 11. | Child's Christmas in Wales (Alternative Mix) (Sketches & Roughs For Paris 1919) | |
| 12. | Hanky Panky Nowhow (Drone Mix) (Sketches & Roughs For Paris 1919) | |
| 13. | Endless Plain of Fortune (Alternative Version) (Sketches & Roughs For Paris 1919 | |
| 14. | Andalucia (Rehearsal) (Sketches & Roughs For Paris 1919) | |
| 15. | MacBeth (Rehearsal) (Sketches & Roughs For Paris 1919) | |
| 16. | Paris 1919 (String Mix) (Sketches & Roughs For Paris 1919) | |
| 17. | Graham Greene (Rehearsal) (Sketches & Roughs For Paris 1919) | |
| 18. | Half Past France (Alternative Version) (Sketches & Roughs For Paris 1919) | |
| 19. | Antarctica Starts Here (Rehearsal) (Sketches & Roughs For Paris 1919) | |
| 20. | Paris 1919 (Piano Mix) (Sketches & Roughs For Paris 1919) | |
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Purchase Paris 1919 CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Television Marquee Moon CD (1977) Remastered; Digipak
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The Stooges hurled themselves headfirst into 1969 with a debut so sonically ferocious that only one-time Velvet Underground member John Cale could do it justice as a producer. With a full-scale feedback punch, The Stooges' musical bite tore its way towards punk and what would later be called grunge.
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| | Nick Lowe Jesus Of Cool: 30th Anniversary Edition CD (1978) Reissue; Digipak
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Nick Lowe's first album threw down the gauntlet in grand form--a baker's dozen of "pure pop for now people" (which is, in fact, what a nervous Columbia Records retitled the album for its stateside release). Lowe was charting regularly in his English homeland, and though he didn't reach the same heights of chart success in America, several songs have become familiar late '70s/early '80s reference points, particularly "I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass" and "So It Goes." At the time of this album's release Lowe was also the house producer for Stiff Records (Britain's first independent record company) and Elvis Costello, producing his first handful of albums, as well as touring regularly with Rockpile. This is an auspicious debut, made good upon thereafter by a continuingly engaging career.
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SYMBIOSIS: A coming together of unlike constituents, melding into one. That was our response to performing with each other.The music on this album varies from two American standards, My Old Flame and Autumn Leaves, which although originally French has become an American standard, to two songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Amor Em Paz and Samba de Uma Nota So. The rest is made of originals. Esperando, Carrousel, Dois por Quatro, Lago's and P'ro Baden are by Delmiro and Donna, My Love; Pensativa; Blues in F; and Melina do Rio are mine. In the main they are sambas, pop music and a blues. Melina do Rio is Helio's wife. Donna, My Love is my wife. We all got along fabulously and enjoyed several weeks of companionship. Clare FischerCLARE HAD BEEN DREAMING about visiting and playing in Brazil since the 50's, when he fell hopelessly in love with Brazilian music. Finally in 1998, Clare and his lovely wife Donna, made it South, as Clare was invited to play with Helio Delmiro in a Brazilian Jazz concert. Clare had been introduced to Helio's music in the mid-eighties, when I brought back from Brazil an album called "Samambaia," in which Helio plays guitar. Unbeknownst to Clare was the fact that Helio had been a fan of his for many years. In Rio, at Helio's house during an evening of music with Baden Powell and others, Clare played one of his recordings of "O Pato takes 'A' train" at which time in Portuguese he heard a comment from Baden Powell that "he understands Brazilian music, doesn't he?" I believe that nothing describes the person or his music better than that comment. Clare is one of those rare musicians who truly understands music, not only with his mind but first and most importantly with his heart and soul. His music never stops evolving and he plays not as a piano player, or as an arranger, or as a composer but as all of the above together. He uses the keyboard as a complete symphonic orchestra, as no one else I've ever heard. Clare has an uncanny sensibility and sensitivity to all elements of music, especially that most elusive of all, the pause. Helio's unassuming attitude is in direct contrast with the heights he has achieved musically. His concept and understanding go far beyond his background of Brazilian music. When he plays, one has the impression that the instrument is his entire body, not only his guitar. His improvisation is superb. Instead of "staying on the surface," Helio digs deep through the harmonic changes so comfortably, he makes every tune his own. His music is transcendent, and I have the feeling that he doesn't even know ...
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