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John Cale or John Fail?
Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:06 pm
WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:Sounds a bit like the Talking heads.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:06 pm
Eno's making himself known.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:07 pm
Spedding then recorded his own instrumental album, Songs Without Words (1970) for Harvest Records, which was only released in Japan.[1]
That must be some obscure sh*t there.
That must be some obscure sh*t there.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:07 pm
I like this. Shame it sounds like a third generation cassette copy.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:08 pm
All getting a bit much now.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:08 pm
There is no mention of him on the credits for either of those albums.The Call of the Wendigo wrote:And that he was on Tug of War and Pipes of Peace.The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Wikipedia tells me he was one of The Wombles.The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Is Chris Spedding the bloke who did Motorbiking?
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:08 pm
Track 3 - China Sea.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:08 pm
"Junkie on the China Sea"
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:09 pm
Slight.
Slightly nice.
Beach Boys-ey.
Slightly nice.
Beach Boys-ey.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:09 pm
Sweet strings.
Moog!
Moog!
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:10 pm
This is trying to be catchy but is too leaden for that.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:10 pm
Also trying to be the Beach Boys but without the harmonies to make it work.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:10 pm
Track 4 - Engine.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by The Call of the Wendigo Fri May 01, 2020 7:11 pm
This is the worst thing on the album, so far.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Guest Fri May 01, 2020 7:12 pm
I thought it was going to be ballad all the way. 
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:12 pm
Welsh miserableism.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:12 pm
Vocals like a grinding gear.
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Re: John Cale - Helen of Troy (1975)
by Nightjar Fri May 01, 2020 7:13 pm
He's doing that occasional thing he does.
Namely, just squawking and shouting.
Namely, just squawking and shouting.
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