The John Cale Extravaganza I had begun this project as a means of documenting and attempting to help bolster the rating of Cale’s music across Album of The Year, however it has since also become a genuine passion of mine. John Cale is a musician who seems to evade the eyes of music press and fans these days, I've called him "music's best kept secret" multiple times. For whatever reason it seems that his influence and antics have been dismissed, very much standing in Lou Reed's shadow. My love predicates all, I have to sing his praise. Queue Tricky. I decided to publish my series of short-form reviews formally here. This will be a series in parts, this one featuring selected records from 1970-1974. Originally written in December of 2022.
this rainy decade
kissing the flowers in bloom.