tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post2342112327321776687..comments2024-01-27T20:58:12.878-05:00Comments on Boogie Woogie Flu: Set Me Free (manually)Ted Barronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975741901400619750noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-52912791101895515482012-07-21T13:29:02.783-04:002012-07-21T13:29:02.783-04:00Thank you for the mp3 of 'Frozen Warnings.'...Thank you for the mp3 of 'Frozen Warnings.' Such a chilled, elegant rendition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-88033913979848279472009-01-26T13:36:00.000-05:002009-01-26T13:36:00.000-05:00Hey Will...I see your name in the winner's circle ...Hey Will...I see your name in the winner's circle on BigO from time to time and you've probably seen mine, but we never seem to win at the same time. Anyway, about that 'pre-track. I first encountered it on JUSTICE records out of Texas, one of Willie's buddies was using it on every CD back in early 1990s I believe. i DIDN'T REALIZE IT HAD SPREAD SO FAR. very NICE POST ON cALE, WHO TRULY IS A MUSICIAN'S MUSICIAN and an exquisite acquired taste. Thanks for posting such a brilliant mix of tracks, I can truly appreciate your passion.Duncanmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851644219536584126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-19729421753303458842009-01-11T20:44:00.000-05:002009-01-11T20:44:00.000-05:00From John Cale to John Cage. I had never come acro...From John Cale to John Cage. <BR/>I had never come across 'I Have a Secret' until yesterday when I saw this: <BR/>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SSulycqZH-U<BR/>John Cage performing Water Walk on the same programme. I don't know whether this was because the programme makers considered contemporary music intrinsically 'kooky', or whether one of the researchers was a contemporary music fan. If I remember rightly, Cage attended Cale's performance of Vexations. Cage was a huge admirer of Satie, wrote about Vexations, and was influenced by it. Also, if I remember rightly, Bryan Eno was involved in a performance in the 70's. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for a great post and a truly brilliant blog. I am really glad to discover it. <BR/><BR/>There is some more information about John Cage in Alex Ross's 'The Rest is Noise', and on his website:<BR/>http://www.therestisnoise.com/audio/<BR/>The analysis in the earlier post about Leonard Cohen reminded me of the way Ross describes the conjunctions and disjunctions between words and music in 20th century opera.kentbrockmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816041118371358386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-57878661201166075492009-01-08T16:34:00.000-05:002009-01-08T16:34:00.000-05:00Great post guysSet Me Free was totally new to me. ...Great post guys<BR/>Set Me Free was totally new to me. Thanks!<BR/>Cale did great work in the 70s for WB and Island. Unfortunately, when we reissued his Island stuff when I was at Polygram, it was totally ignored yet again.<BR/>-mike rosenbergAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-3286024650702448972009-01-06T00:45:00.000-05:002009-01-06T00:45:00.000-05:00XTC used that trick also (I think on "Coat of Many...XTC used that trick also (I think on "Coat of Many Cupboards"). I saw Cale at a small club touring in support of "Honi Soit" with a band a third his age... I worried he was going to kill one of the guitarists!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13372496375739714441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-57010465786981427052009-01-05T21:45:00.000-05:002009-01-05T21:45:00.000-05:00I wasn't aware that there were people who knew jac...I wasn't aware that there were people who knew jack about music who actually considered Lou Reed's post-Velvets stuff in the same league as Cale's! Great post though. W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-70908577125282379472009-01-05T20:55:00.000-05:002009-01-05T20:55:00.000-05:00Ban anonymity!And where can I get me some of that ...Ban anonymity!<BR/><BR/>And where can I get me some of that excellent hair?<BR/><BR/>JSGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-9781156795938801192009-01-05T15:40:00.000-05:002009-01-05T15:40:00.000-05:00Well said, sir.Well said, sir.Ted Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975741901400619750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-53604342920901847892009-01-05T14:59:00.000-05:002009-01-05T14:59:00.000-05:00Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but to bas...Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but to bash Lou Reed in that way comes off as way too harsh. Charisma is also a talent, and if you've ever seen Reed live in his prime ... well, you're just not gonna get it. I was 14 years old when I saw Lou at the New York Felt Forum. Made quite an impression on me. To say he was lucky in his career is like saying David Bowie was lucky to come up with the Ziggy Stardust character.<BR/><BR/>You can like John Cale without having to put down the other guy. Now, as a person, from some musicians I know, Reed was a high-handed, obnoxious ass to deal with, while those same musicians said Bowie could not have been nicer. Has little to do with their music.<BR/><BR/>I'm a big Cale fan, especially when you consider the seminal albums he had a hand in producing. I'm thinking of Patti Smith's Horses, the first Stooges album, Modern Lovers... What am I leaving out? 3 of my favorite albums of all time and Cale had a hand in all of them!<BR/><BR/>Are you also dismissing the entire VU pantheon? Is Sweet Jane, Some Kinda Love, Rock and Roll and other vintage Reed-written VU material somehow overrated? Did you ever blast Rock and Roll Animal, the live album? I'd be interested in artists, besides Cale, that you consider his superior in songwriting, becaause I think his best stacks up pretty well against his peers.<BR/><BR/>To be honest, I think like most indie blog commenters, you're displaying a misbegotten snobbishness toward any artist who has actually sold a few records and made a dent in the popular consciousness. I can't believe you've actually listened to the best of Reed's solo work -- otherwise your opinion wouldn't come off as so reactionary.Denierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09868021465867496096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-90146097688547574962009-01-05T14:45:00.000-05:002009-01-05T14:45:00.000-05:00This is is such an odd coincidence. I was just re...This is is such an odd coincidence. I was just reading about (for the first time) Satie's Vexations piece and how it was never taken seriously or actually performed until the early sixties. Loved that Youtube footage. Thanks!Jukeboxmafiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116387300950230267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-2266774427283361682009-01-05T12:42:00.000-05:002009-01-05T12:42:00.000-05:00The explanation for your feelings regarding LR vs....The explanation for your feelings regarding LR vs. JC is that Mr. Reed never did have any discernable talent at all, save for that of self-promotion. Never did a man get farther by including the phrase "giving head" in an otherwise thoroughly lackluster body of work. Clearly, he's one of the luckier men in rock 'n' roll.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Cale, on the other hand, is an accomplished artist and musician.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-45733242808055401002009-01-04T18:18:00.000-05:002009-01-04T18:18:00.000-05:00Not sure I'd agree with the Cale over Reed post-VU...Not sure I'd agree with the Cale over Reed post-VU comparison. Where is Cale's Transformer, Coney Island Baby, New York even? I do think Fragments, the live album, might be the best overall Cale album. But overall great site, and this was a cool post.Denierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09868021465867496096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-59060513634488612112009-01-04T13:35:00.000-05:002009-01-04T13:35:00.000-05:00Many thanks for the great post. FYI -- "Set Me Fre...Many thanks for the great post. FYI -- "Set Me Free" originally appeared on the much underrated 1996 album, "Walking on Locusts," in a different but also good recording.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-44113420612732310052009-01-04T12:30:00.000-05:002009-01-04T12:30:00.000-05:00Hi Will,Great piece! And not because you chose exa...Hi Will,<BR/><BR/>Great piece! And not because you chose exactly the same material that I would have to illustrate the hidden charms of John Cale.<BR/><BR/>I also have the Warners LP & CD-R of 'Jennifer' which includes 'Empty Bottles'. It's nice (not great), but the whole LP is a bit lackluster. There is a very nice version of Procol Harum's 'Magdelene (My Regal Zonophone) which features Cale heavily on instrumentation (I wish he had sung it instead, but...). Anyway, you're welcome to my copy as well. I think all of the early Jennifer LPs are in the process of being boxed, finally.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303735953360920856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-88549693508727531782009-01-04T09:50:00.000-05:002009-01-04T09:50:00.000-05:00Wow. I never knew about that I've Got a Secret ap...Wow. I never knew about that I've Got a Secret appearance.<BR/><BR/>Of course, now I'm listening to all of the other Satie pieces people have put up on YouTube.<BR/> -- LianneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-4310858391716606662009-01-04T06:49:00.000-05:002009-01-04T06:49:00.000-05:00Lovely stuff, and yes, Cale's post-VU stuff is far...Lovely stuff, and yes, Cale's post-VU stuff is far better in my opinion than Reed's, you're far from alone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-86610556825916822692009-01-04T03:08:00.000-05:002009-01-04T03:08:00.000-05:00Hey - If you're THAT Will Rigby, I used to move dB...Hey - If you're THAT Will Rigby, I used to move dB's equipment in my '61 Tempest wagon. I have the Warners Jennifer album with Empty Bottles (and a couple of stellar Jimmy Webb covers) and can supply it to you in some 21st Century format, as desired. Lemme know...reservatoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176422344979660571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-40128431240227151652009-01-04T03:02:00.000-05:002009-01-04T03:02:00.000-05:00awesome! thanks! Just so you know, the TMBG album ...awesome! thanks! Just so you know, the TMBG album 'Factory Showroom' has the same kind of secret track.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03587354599388397640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-79933078619953390982009-01-04T02:21:00.000-05:002009-01-04T02:21:00.000-05:00Nice!Nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35422342.post-297529109564188472009-01-03T20:06:00.000-05:002009-01-03T20:06:00.000-05:00brilliant!brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com