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John Cale - Gold Audio CD

A fair review of the John Cale "Gold" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all John Cale reviews here, or go back to the John Cale tabs.

John Cale Band: John Cale
Title: Gold
Rating:
Release Date: 2007-04-05
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Fear Is A Man's Best Friend 2: Buffalo Ballet 3: Barracuda 4: Emily 5: Ship Of Fools 6: Gun 7: Man Who Couldn't Afford To Orgy 8: You Know Me More Than I Know 9: Momamma Scuba 10: Sylvia Said 11: All I Want Is You 12: Bamboo Floor 13: Mr. Wilson 14: Taking It All Away 15: Dirty Ass Rock N Roll 16: Darling I Need You 17: Rollaroll 18: Heartbreak Hotel 19: Ski Patrol 20: I'm Not The Loving Kind 21: Guts 22: Jeweller 23: My Maria 24: Helen Of Troy 25: China Sea 26: Engine 27: Save Us 28: Cable Hogue 29: I Keep A Close Watch 30: Pablo Picasso 31: Leaving It Up To You 32: Baby What You Want Me To Do 33: Sudden Death 34: You & Me 35: Coral Moon 36: Mary Lou

The Island Years


Cale is a great musician and producer. During the Island years John Cale made some of his most accessible music, including tuneful songs like The Man Who Couldn't Afford To Orgy, Mr Wilson (tribute to Brian Wilson), Ski Patrol (which reminds me of the John Berryman poem, Song Of The Tortured Girl) and also his most menacing: Fear, Gun, Guts, Heartbreak Hotel and the power trio of Dirty-ass Rock 'n Roll, Darling I Need You and Rollaroll, the high point of the Slow Dazzle album. His impressive body of work is always interesting, including the collaborations with Eno, Bob Neuwirth and Lou Reed; it encompasses the highly experimental like Music for a New Society and melodious ballads like those on Paris 1919. One can see how artists like Patti Smith were influenced by Cale's style.

Not only is this the best entry point for those wishing to investigate the work of this genius and innovator, it is also handy to have the three seminal Island albums together in one place. For completists, I also recommend his anthology Seducing Down the Door: A Collection 1970-1990, with the warning that it only contains Dirty-Ass Rock 'n Roll without the other two of the power trio mentioned above.
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same tracks, but not the packaging

One drawback with this release is it does not have the wonderful packaging including a box and substantial booklet. To the previous reviewer, back in the day, 2001, I bought The Island Years as an American Import and paid $60 Au !!!
I have since seen this release and it is considerably cheaper than that.


same as John Cale - The Island Years


The same songs in the same order as "The Island Years" but almost twice the price. This set contains the three Island albums:
Fear
Slow Dazzle
Helen of Troy
plus some B-sides. .


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