Fear Music Cd

John Cale - Fear

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Fear      Artist : John Cale      List Price : $13.98 USD        Your Price : $13.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2004-08-09      Studio : Ume Imports      Label : Ume Imports      Avg. Customer Rating : (11 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Fear      A NAGGING FEAR      Rating:      Varied as it is, Cale's work has always presented a confusing amalgam to my ears. "The Academy in Peril" is a rare accomplishment and ranks as one of the best of its time. "Drella" is self-indulgent nonsense and in my opinion should be considered as some of the worst of pretty much any time. As for the period-defined music of "Fear" (with its "Before and After Science" cover art as well as its then de rigueur Eno collaboration) let's just say that it's been a lot of years and I still can not get the bass intro to "Barracuda" out of my head. That and the fact that Barracuda's chorus -- by 2007 clearly prescient and naggingly accurate -- "the ocean will have us all..." may in fact prove to be true in more ways than we may have originally guessed. Which means that Fear will likely survive even as we each perish.     Customer Reviews for Fear Cd      Cale at his Best!      Rating:      Fear was the first of 3 great albums John Cale released on Island Records during 1974-75. The album was also his follow-up to his much acclaimed "Paris 1919" 1973 album. Compared to "Paris", "Fear" shows the more rocking side of Cale, but it's still the songs and melodies that Cale highlights. The title-track starts off quietly with Cale on piano, but ends off with Cale yelling "Fear is a man's best friend". Great opener. The soft melodic side of Cale is represented by "Buffalo Ballet", "Ship of Fools" and "You Know More Than I Know" - all outstanding songs. It's no secret that Cale has a great admiration of the work of Brian Wilson, which clearly shows on the harmony vocal arrangement on "The Man Who Couldn't Afford to Orgy"- On his next album "Slow Dazzle", Cale wrote "Mr Wilson" about the Beach Boys leader. Though several tracks like "Barracuda" and "Gun" feature odd solos and sounds ( brings thoughts back to his Velvet Underground days ), most songs are actually very catchy and it's an album with a great variety of styles that you can listen to again and again. Note that the 2 CD compilation "The Island Years" features the complete "Fear" album along with his two other Island albums + plus a handful of great bonus tracks; anyway this is a great album in its own right! Editorial Reviews for Fear Audio Cd      Album Description      Reissue of the former Velvet Underground bassist's 1974 &first solo album for Island (and fifth overall). Guestsinclude Brian Eno on keyboards & Roxy Music guitarist PhilManzanera. The record was Cale's third solo release tofeature a pop vocal approach. N