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2007 three disc live set (two CD + PAL/Region 0 DVD) by former Velvet Underground member and the ringmaster of the avant-garde, Mr. John Cale. The album is virtually a career retrospective, recorded live on John's 2006 European tour. Cale felt like he'd finally found the personnel to interpret his songs with new twists, new dimensions and new emotions. None more so evident than the track 'Gun', originally appearing on 1974's Eno & Manzanera produced Fear but now sounding akin to a heavy arsenal of crunching weaponry. Inspired, Cale recorded the dates and the band began to tear up a 40 year musical history
Album Description
2007 three disc live set (two CD + PAL/Region 0 DVD) by former Velvet Underground member and the ringmaster of the avant-garde, Mr. John Cale. The album is virtually a career retrospective, recorded live on John's 2006 European tour. Cale felt like he'd finally found the personnel to interpret his songs with new twists, new dimensions and new emotions. None more so evident than the track 'Gun', originally appearing on 1974's Eno & Manzanera produced Fear but now sounding akin to a heavy arsenal of crunching weaponry. Inspired, Cale recorded the dates and the band began to tear up a 40 year musical history book, challenging and breathing new life into Cale's work. In full, confident stride they take in everything from 'Femme Fatale', the Warhol tribute 'Style It Takes', a capricious 'Pablo Picasso', the sweet groove of 'Hanky Panky Nohow' from 'Paris 1919', 'Look Horizon' & 'Zen' from 2003's 'Hobosapiens', the Neptunes inspired funk of 'Outta The Bag' and 'Hush' from 'black:Acetate', an impassioned take of Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel' and the viola swathed VU masterpiece 'Venus In Furs'. This two CD + DVD comes beautifully packaged in a three disc box with 48 page color booklet. The DVD contains previously unreleased live rehearsal footage of John and the band shot in LA, plus the new animated promo video for Jumbo In Tha Modernworld. Also included are a new mix of GrevelDrive from the blackAcetate album, plus a 2007 rerecording of Big White Cloud, originally from the Vintage Violence album. EMI.
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2007 Audio Document of the Art Rock Renaissance Man's 2006 Concert Tour. Satisfied that this Band's Musical Proficiency was of a Superior Calibre, this Tour was an Inevitability. Cale is One Rare Musician who "Delivers the Goods" Onstage. Audiences Witnessed a Healthy Blend of Newer Material and Classic Gems from his Outstanding Discography. Highlights Include Jonathan Richman's "Pablo Picasso", the Velvet's "Venus in Furs", Cale's Frightening Arrangement of "Heartbreak Hotel" and a Reinmagined, Ethereal "Mercenaries (Ready for War)". The Set Comes Beautifully Packaged in a Triple CD Box with 48 Page Colour Booklet. The Dvd Has Live Rehearsal Footage of Cale and Band Shot in La plus the Animated Promo Video for "Jumbo in Tha Modernworld". Also Includes a New Mix of "Graveldrive" from "Blackacetate" and a 2007 Rerecording of "Big White Cloud", Originally from the "Vintage Violence" Album and Featured in the Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia and Ben Affleck Movie "Smokin' Aces".
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Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
Release date: 26 February 2007
EAN: 0094637766026 UPC: 094637766026
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