Changes made, which started off as an ambling wander on music for a new society becomes on m. Live at rockpalast is a twodisc live album by welsh musician john cale. Music for a new society is the eighth solo studio album by welsh musician john cale, released in september 1982 by ze records and island records. The velvet undergrounds venus in furs is fabulous theatre, while enocales beautiful spinning away marries enos dreamy melodies with offkilter rhythms. John cage biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. It was recorded during his two shows for german music television show rockpalast on 14 october 1984 at grugahalle, essen first disc. The song is a simple riff, repeated endlessly with one change at the end of every sequencea driving. Watch the video for in the library of force from john cales music for a new society for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. He made his way to new york via leonard bernsteins music workshop at tanglewood, and then entered the 60s scene there, joining the velvet underground. John cale had been careening through nearly a decade of chaotic and paranoid rock music when he took an abrupt stylistic shift with 1982s music for a new society, a set of stark and minimal melodies performed with a quiet touch that made the occasional bursts of volume all the more violent, accompanying lyrics that dealt with a variety of damaged lives. Dec 06, 2017 sarah larson writes about the music of john cale, the cofounder of the velvet underground, and his recent performance at bam, in new york city.
The children are all leaving school today mama said, dont worry, ill be back one day the blue men in. Nearly five years into his solo career, velvet underground alum john cale headed to the studio to reinvent himself yet again in 1974. John cale at brooklyn academy of music the new york times. Still making changes john cale at the roundhouse, london. Jan 20, 2016 music for a new society was characterised by its sparseness and the space between its sounds. John cale music for a new society 1982, vinyl discogs. Cale adds a banging piano that also never changes, and makes the. John cale music for a new society musicians friend. Over his fivedecade career, cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avantgarde and electronic music he studied music at goldsmiths college, university of london, before relocating. Written by cale and victor bockris, this book is a fascinating account of john cale s life and music, from his early days in wales to the us. That john cales discography outside of his work with the velvet. It was released on 25 february 1973 by reprise records.
So you could make the argument that without john cale, what we have. Jan 16, 20 john cale, the experimentalrock pioneer, is presiding over two programs at the brooklyn academy of music. Music for a new society is, like it or not, cale s masterpiece. Aug 09, 2017 the velvet underground mark ii made a stylistic shift towards intimacy, with reed seeking redemption on songs such as beginning to see the light and jesus. John 1 niv the word became flesh in the bible gateway. The word became flesh in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. John cale close watch changes made ze island netherlands 104. Over his fivedecade career, cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avantgarde and electronic music. Well, ive just recently started doing the promo bits for the new album, and the funny thing is that the people who come to talk to me about these things seem to be getting younger. Theres gonna be some changes, cale intones on changes made. We kill in the world we live in it we live in it then you smiled crawling as your houses were burning for god books crawl down from the shelves read. John cleese has 78 books on goodreads with 47709 ratings. Cale, john guitar chords, guitar tabs and lyrics album.
The result, fear, became the first of a trio of eclectic albums all released in. A shortened and slightly misquoted version of these words it would be a stronger world, a. John davies cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the american rock band the velvet underground. And as his new album, shifty adventures in nookie wood, proves.
I only hope that one day john will be recognized as. White lightwhite heat, which was released at the beginning of 1968. Cale is quite frank about his own failings and problems. John cale in the library of force lyrics genius lyrics. How john cale rebuilt music for a new society, his most intimate.
Lyrics music for a new society john cale hans werksman. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The result, fear, became the first of a trio of eclectic albums all released in a period spanning just inside 14 months for island records. John cale, the experimentalrock pioneer, is presiding over two programs at the brooklyn academy of music. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
But john cales contributions are harder to pin down, for cale knew how to fuck with form, with history. Music for a new society is a music studio album recording by john cale prog relatedprogressive rock released in 1982 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. John cales organ solo in sister ray velvet underground in which john cale on the organ takes on sterling morrison and lou reed, both on electric guitars, and thrashes them. Fans spiked up into a joy divisionesque march that is tongueincheek yet defiant, at the end of which cale bids us farewell with a fauxenglish fuck off, bye bye. At 73 years of age, cale is still making some of the most ambitious, exciting music out. Watch the video for in the library of force from john cale s music for a new society for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Cale bildade 1964 velvet underground tillsammans med lou reed. Looking out of what used to be my bedroom window, i realised how different it all was, so builtup. The sensitive voice of john cale fits the fragile lyrics of his own song so well if your love is a little shaken, this will make your nerves sing. John cale taking your life in your hands lyrics genius. John cale taking your life in your hands music for a new society lyrics. Dec 20, 2011 john cale changes made 1982 i dont own the rights. The story is gripping, not only because of cale s interest at a solo musician and as cofounder of the velvet underground, but of john cale as a. It was released in october 2010 on german record label made in germany.
Not my aphorism, but the epithet of michael finnissy, a composer who worked with cage and who deeply admires him, but who suggests that the cageian legacy is. For the past several years, john cale, the welsh musician and cofounder of the velvet. John cleeses most popular book is the screwtape letters. John davies cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter. Cale himself doesnt like it, having admitted to being in a bad place when recorded.
John cale was born in garnant, west wales, in 1942. John cale has been a key figure in rock music for decades. The only track that features a full backing band is changes made, with blue oyster cults allen lanier playing lead guitar on it. With the suggestion from ze records owner michael zilkha, cale performed the album mostly improvised live at sky line studios in new york city. Chordie is a search engine for finding guitar chords and guitar tabs. The children are all leaving school today mama said, dont worry, ill be back one day the blue men in uniform smiled and waved goodbye she. John cale music for a new society remastered 180 gram. Music for a new society is the eighth solo studio album by welsh musician john cale, released. In 1996, cale released walking on locusts which turned out to be his only solo album of the decade. John davies cale, obe is a welsh musician, composer, singersongwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band the velvet underground also known as cale, john. The children are all leaving school today mama said, dont worry, ill be back one day the blue men in uniform smiled and waved goodbye she was hiding.
Cales job here was to capture this new, hard rock sound of this garage band, whose songs were unique to mainstream rockas the 1960s gave way to the 70s, popular music went either led zeppelin big or carole king intimate. Born in 1942 in a small welsh mining village, he was playing classical piano on bbc radio at the age of eight, and by ten he had discovered rock and roll on radio luxembourg. Musicians such as lowell george and wilton felder worked with cale on the release. Its like the people who like the music are all young kids and theyre on top of youthey know all about what youre doing, and theyre. In the nearly five decades since he helped lead an arty, experimental rocknroll revolution with the velvet underground, john cale has enjoyed an onagain, offagain relationship with the musical mainstreamone filled with all manner of romantic gestures, sudden rejections, brief reconciliations, and unexpected excursions. As if part of cale is fighting or denying his own preaching, this track storms down. Sarah larson writes about the music of john cale, the cofounder of the velvet underground, and his recent performance at bam, in new york city. Cale made one more record as a member of the velvet underground. Over 50 years in the arena of contemporary music and john cale remains as active and unpredictable as ever is there a more restless and ruminating spark of an artist, who, at the age of 73, admits he still goes to the studio every day and writes. We live in it we live in it then you smiled crawling as your houses were burning for god books crawl down from the shelves read themsel.
The velvet underground 10 of the best music the guardian. Music for a new society is, like it or not, cales masterpiece. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. The long reign of the alternative prince of wales the. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your john cale collection.
Between the elegance of the 75 original and the intensity of the 8283 return, the merry trumpets of the first and the dramatic sound effects of the latter pared off, heres as great a song as any. But misery made for great music, an emotional punch of an album that in terms of the arrangements is the only time he did for his own music what he frequently did as a producer for others, notably. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Changes made john cale chords and lyrics for guitar.
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