JOHN CALE live "Paris 1919"

JOHN CALE performing "PARIS 1919" live at the Paradiso Amsterdam Netherlands

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[comercuuy]

There will never be another like him - an absolute genius. God bless John Cale!

[MortalAtheist]

Is he wearing a hairdressing gown?

[hover craft]

GREAT MAN, MUSICIANS, VENUE at all. I wish i was there!!!!

[april nicole]

I like this one a lot. 

[Tim Barton]

Just really enjoying his latest, and going back to this perfect record!

[Matt Marsh]

Sage advice. I'd make "Island Years" about 90% genius and 10% "WTF?" though. "Vintage Violence" is worth a listen as well, but I understand Cale wasn't happy with it.

[Sean Winkell]

Buy them both. Paris 1919 is briliant on it's own. The Island Years starts with the complete "Fear" album and thus is worth the price of admission alone, but of the rest of the set is about 70% genius, 20% great near-misses, 5% "WTF?" 2.5% filler and another 2.5% that's probably genius as well, only I can't recall which songs those were. Anyway, it's an essential, easily manged set from Cale's Gold period. Another alternative must-have is the live "Fragments of a Rainy Season."

[jugabandblues]

Absolute Genius!

How have I let this track / album pass me by for so many years?

I have some catching up to do!

You are indeed ' a Ghost la, la, la, la, la'

Thankyou!!

[kosmischesynth]

thanks!

[u704067]

Go for Paris 1919 - it hangs together as an album and there isn't one song on it that I wouldn't recommend. The Island Years box set is a good value collection of next 3 albums plus b sides and outtakes but doesn't work as an album IMHO. If you're happy to pick and mix tracks with playlists etc then you can probably fix this but that requires a bit of effort. Go for Paris 1919 first - you won't be disappointed.

[kosmischesynth]

I'm new to Cale, and I like the sound of "Paris 1919" and "Fear." Should I buy "Paris 1919" or "The Island Years Box Set" first?