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The Island Years (CD)

By: John Cale (Artist)

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John Cale Artist Snapshot:

From his participation in minimalist godfather LaMonte Young's groundbreaking '60s work to his key role in creating the darkly hypnotic Velvet Underground, John Cale was a trailblazer before he ever even embarked on a solo career. On his own, he melded proto-punk, folk-rock, and the avant-garde, and has created one of the most fascinating, literate, and uncompromisingly varied bodies of music in rock. As a producer, he's been equally influential, working with everyone from the Modern Lovers and Patti Smith to Squeeze.

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DISC 1 for The Island Years (CD) Album By John Cale (Artist)
1   Fear Is A Man's Best Friend
2   Buffalo Ballet
3   Barracuda
4   Emily
5   Ship Of Fools
6   Gun
7   Man Who Couldn't Afford To Orgy, The
8   You Know More Than I Know
9   Momamma Scuba
10   Sylvia Said - (remix)
11   All I Want Is You - (previously unreleased)
12   Bamboo Floor - (previously unreleased)
13   Mr. Wilson
14   Taking It All Away
15   Dirty Ass Rock 'N' Roll
16   Darling I Need You
17   Rollaroll
 
DISC 2 for The Island Years (CD) Album By John Cale (Artist)
1   Heartbreak Hotel
2   Ski Patrol
3   I'm Not The Loving Kind
4   Guts
5   Jeweller, The
6   My Maria
7   Helen Of Troy
8   China Sea
9   Engine
10   Save Us
11   Cable Hogue
12   I Keep A Close Watch
13   Pablo Picasso
14   Leaving It Up To You
15   Baby, What You Want Me To Do?
16   Sudden Death
17   You & Me - (previously unreleased)
18   Coral Moon
19   Mary Lou
 

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Review

Q (10/96, p.175) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...FEAR set the template for reflecting the Velvet's hard/soft dichotomy....SLOW DAZZLE retained FEAR's purposeful artistry but lent it a leather-jacket....the energy remains, and `Leaving It Up To You,' `I Keep A Close Watch' and `Cable Hogue' are among his career highlights..."
The Wire (6/00, pp.37-8) - "...All of his Island records have something to recoomend them....The genuinely psychological menace explored on FEAR, his 1st and best Island release, has degenerated into theatrical rock mugging on HELEN OF TROY..."

Title Note

Personnel: John Cale (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, percussion); Chris Spedding, Phil Manzanera, Richard Thompson, Bryn Haworth (guitar); Chris Thomas (violin, keyboards); Andy Mackay (saxophone); Brian Eno, John Wood (synthesizer); Pat Donaldson, Archie Leggatt, Trevor Burton, Brian Turrington (bass); Timmi Donald, Gerry Conway, Phil Collins, Fred Smith, Raymond Duffy, Keith Smart, Michael Des Maris (drums); Tony Carr (percussion); Judy Nylon, Irene Chanter, Doreen Chanter, Geoff Muldaur, Alan Courtney, Liza Strike, Barry St. John (background vocals).

Producer: John Cale.

Compilation producer: Bill Levenson.

Recorded at Sound Techniques and Olympic Studios, London, England between 1974 and 1976. Includes liner notes by Ben Edmonds.

Digitally remastered by Steve Fallone (PolyGram Studios).

THE ISLAND YEARS includes songs from the albums FEAR, SLOW DAZZLE and HELEN OF TROY as well as other selections.

John Cale, a founding member of the Velvet Underground, has been an influence on two or more generations of rockers. Cale produced the debut albums by Iggy & The Stooges, Patti Smith and Squeeze, and collaborated with minimalist composer/icon Terry Riley and avant-rock composer/producer Brian Eno, among others. He also managed to put out a unique and singular body of solo work. Many fans and critics consider his albums on the Island label from the mid-1970s to be his best. The albums FEAR, SLOW DAZZLE and HELEN OF TROY (the latter previously available in the USA as an import only) have been collected on a 2-CD set, with six previously unreleased songs.

During his Island tenure, Cale composed and performed some of the most stark, enigmatic, and melodically appealing pop and rock & roll songs ever. The songs cover a wide range of style and tone from the evocative "Buffalo Ballet" to the ominous, Doors-like rocker "Momamma Scuba" to Cale's shimmering tribute to the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, "Mr. Wilson." THE ISLAND YEARS, along with PARIS 1919 and WORDS FOR THE DYING, is a superb representation of Cale's best, most inspired work.

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