Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 01, 2020 7:01 pm

Clumsily inserted guitar solo.

by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:01 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Is this the bloke from Velvet Underground?

Yes.

The Welsh.

by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:01 pm

Sounds a bit like Eno. shifty

was doing 3/4 years earlier.

by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:02 pm

Phil Collins plays drums on some of this album! gasp

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 01, 2020 7:02 pm

Phil Collins is on the album. gasp

by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:02 pm

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:Sounds a bit like Eno.

was doing 3/4 years earlier.

Eno's on this LP too.

by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:03 pm

Heavy Duty number.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 01, 2020 7:03 pm

Is Chris Spedding the bloke who did Motorbiking?

by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:03 pm

Nightjar wrote:Phil Collins plays drums on some of this album!

I had to admit in the 70s he was a good drummer. shifty

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 01, 2020 7:03 pm

Track 2 - Helen of Troy.

by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:03 pm

I like the operatic backing vocals.

It's gone a bit David Bedford.

by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:04 pm

Polari!

by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:04 pm

Is there something wrong with my set up? This sounds very bass heavy and muffled.

by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:04 pm

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 01, 2020 7:04 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Is Chris Spedding the bloke who did Motorbiking?

Wikipedia tells me he was one of The Wombles. happy

by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:05 pm

Sounds a bit like the Talking heads. shifty

by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:05 pm

Biblical sounding horns!

by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:05 pm

Dosn't sound much like his other album.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri May 01, 2020 7:06 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Is Chris Spedding the bloke who did Motorbiking?
Wikipedia tells me he was one of The Wombles.

And that he was on Tug of War and Pipes of Peace. gasp

by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:06 pm

His voice gets a bit wearing.

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John Cale or John Fail?