John Cale - Paris 1919 (2015) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Child's Christmas in Wales
02. Hanky Panky Nohow
03. The Endless Plain of Fortune
04. Andalucia
05. Macbeth
06. Paris 1919
07. Graham Greene
08. Half Past France
09. Antarctica Starts Here


One of John Cale's very finest solo efforts, Paris 1919 is also among his most accessible records, one which grows in depth and resonance with each successive listen. A consciously literary work - the songs even bear titles like "Child's Christmas in Wales," "Macbeth," and "Graham Greene" - Paris 1919 is close in spirit to a collection of short stories; the songs are richly poetic, enigmatic period pieces strongly evocative of their time and place. Chris Thomas' production is appropriately lush and sweeping, with many tracks set to orchestral accompaniment; indeed, there's little here to suggest either Cale's noisy, abrasive past or the chaos about to resurface in his subsequent work - for better or worse, his music never achieved a similar beauty again.

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