tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post8984355863991635852..comments2023-12-28T16:38:26.304-08:00Comments on ACravan: THE GREAT PEST OF SPEECHACravanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-30882906449435599382013-08-12T07:24:06.073-07:002013-08-12T07:24:06.073-07:00I love, love, love Chinese Envoy (and this perform...I love, love, love Chinese Envoy (and this performance). We saw JC perform a few months ago at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He combined a performance of Paris 1919 (full lp in line with a current trend) with some old and new material. We wanted to take Jane because John Cale's music and performances were a big part of our life and he was just terrific. (Yesterday, while going through some old photos, Caroline uncovered some Cale CBGB performance photos we took that brought back wonderful memories.) I wasn't surprised to find that the Paris 1919 performances generally worked less well than the others because he felt compelled (I guess) to use the small orchestra (bought, paid for and expensive, I imagine) on all the songs and really the original arrangements were perfect. That's a very minor quibble. John's stage presence, singing and playing were magnificent. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-40118476088411072662013-08-12T05:55:05.845-07:002013-08-12T05:55:05.845-07:00Curtis,
The man's music grows more magnificen...Curtis,<br /><br />The man's music grows more magnificent with the years.<br /><br />These last few, I've found myself coming back to this majestic performance of Chinese Envoy:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM3-jr-OHLs" rel="nofollow">John Cale & Metropole Orchestra: Chinese Envoy / Paris 1919 (live, Amsterdam, 1998</a>TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.com