Vintage Violence Music Cd

John Cale - Vintage Violence

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Vintage Violence      Artist : John Cale      List Price : $9.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2001-02-13      Studio : Sony      Label : Sony      Avg. Customer Rating : (14 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Vintage Violence      What a funny photo on the back      Rating:       I picked this up years ago and have not heard the remastered version. I have not always liked this disc. I probably listened to it 10 times before I realised I liked "Cleo" like a crush. It was a very wierd feeling for a very strange little song. I have heard these songs too many times to count. Lately I have taken to listening to it on my tractor. At this point when I hear the piano in "Hello, There" it is like an old friend is back to visit. Although I can probably sing this album without any prompting of words, I have never really thought about what any of the words mean. Cale's voice is so unique and captivating throughout this disc. I feel something when I hear "grand old mother greedy", but have absolutely no knowledge of the reference. The viola in "Gideon's Bible" is thick, electric, and beautiful. "Adelaide" is such a strange tune and I would be embarassed if anyone heard me sing to this stupid song, but it is bouncy and fun. I used to think "Big White Cloud" was a transparent, heavenly, fluffy song, but one time I had an occassion to really hear it. It is sick and ugly and not unlike "For A Ride" on Black Acetate. After about the 25th time he repeats "Oh, I love it..." the cynical aspect of this piece rises to the surface. The Tommy James work on "Please" is cool and psychedlic. Cales pulls the song like electric taffy. His voice on "Charlemagne" might be my favorite on any Cale tune. All the instruments are played in almost a round at the end. "Bring It on Up" is like something from "The Band", but still all John Cale. I am not as enthusiastic about "Amsterdam" as many of the other reviewers. It has always felt like a pause in the album to me. "Ghost Story" is just a great tune. Wierd words, terrific organ, with a wonderful channel shifting industrial sound toward the end. Not as drill-like as "Lady Godiva's Operation", but still very cool. And then it just stops. "Fairweather Friend" with its rock-a-billy twang, boogie woogie keyboards, and layered vocals is a finish tune and serves as the other bookend for "Hello There". I have listened to a huge amount of music, and this is on the top 10 list for me.     Customer Reviews for Vintage Violence Cd      Cale's First Solo Outing Holds Up Well      Rating:      This is one of those $9.98 purchases I have made on Amazon lately where I replaced a well-worn piece of vinyl from my record collection with the CD version. Many times when I have done this, some aural magic has been lost due to shoddy re-mastering. Not this time! "Vintage Violence" holds up extremely well and like Cale's "Paris 1919" has a distinctive Welsh feel to it, although I would characterize "V.V." as more country manor and "1919" as more townhouse. Hearing songs like "Gideon's Bible" and "Ghost Story" again after all this time is a treat, and they fit very well next to his new material on the e.p. "5 Songs." One of the bonuses of updating my vinyl to CD is the new liner notes that are very enlightening. For instance, I had no idea that it was Garland Jeffreys and his band that provided most of the instrumentation. My three favorite Cale albums remain "Vintage Violence," "Paris 1919" and "Fear."