Paris 1919 Music Cd

John Cale - Paris 1919

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Paris 1919      Artist : John Cale      List Price : $14.98 USD        Your Price : $14.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2006-06-19      Studio : Rhino/Wea UK      Label : Rhino/Wea UK      Avg. Customer Rating : (6 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Paris 1919      Gorgeous Album      Rating:      I bought this CD initially for the Paris 1919 (title) track, and on my first listen I didn't really take to any of the other tracks. Then I kept listening. This is a beautiful album. I think I couldn't appreciate the complexity of this album at first because each track is distinct from the others; I expected a CD full of Paris 1919-type songs and ended up with 22 individual masterpieces. Half of these are the rehearsal tracks, which include some string- or acoustic- versions, and lots of dialog between Cale and his producers and band. Many of the rehearsal tracks take on such different characteristics from the performance tracks that they sound like separate songs. My favorite tracks (other than Paris 1919, which increases in complexity with each listening) include: Graham Greene [rehearsal], Paris 1919 [string mix], Half Past France [both versions], Andalucia.     Customer Reviews for Paris 1919 Cd      Great Album      Rating:      There is a very good reason this classic has recently been re-released. I put it along side Odessey and Oracle and Village Green Preservation Society as high-minded pop gems that were sort of forgotten and now are getting a renewed appreciation. Other than a little bit of a muddled production this is a first class album. The mood is melancholy, but perfectly such. Although the songs are instantly catchy, they have such depth that they won't bore. If you like gentle, blue pop music that has a decidely British feel. Get this. Actually if you like good music at all, pick this up. Editorial Reviews for Paris 1919 Audio Cd      Album Details      One of John Cale's Very Finest Solo Efforts, Paris 1919 is also Among his Most Accessible Records, One which Grows in Depth and Resonance with Each Successive Listen. A Consciously Literary Work - the Songs Even Bear Titles Like "Child's Christmas in Wales," "Macbeth," and "Graham Greene" - Paris 1919 is Close in Spirit to a Collection of Short Stories; The Songs Are Richly Poetic, Enigmatic Period Pieces Strongly Evocative of their Time and Place. Chris Thomas' Production is Appropriately Lush and Sweeping, with Many Tracks Set to Orchestral Accompaniment; Indeed, There's Little Here to Suggest Either Cale's Noisy, Abrasive Past Or the Chaos About to Resurface in his Subsequent Work - for Better Or Worse, his Music Never Achieved a Similar Beauty Again.