Fragments Of A Rainy Season

Rating

Album: Fragments Of A Rainy Season
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	A Wedding Anniversary	More Info...
2)	Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed	More Info...
3)	Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night	More Info...
4)	Cordoba	More Info...
5)	Buffalo Ballet	More Info...
6)	Child's Christmas in Wales	More Info...
7)	Darling I Need You	More Info...
8)	Guts	More Info...
9)	Ship of Fools	More Info...
10)	Leaving It Up to You	More Info...
11)	The Ballad of Cable Hogue	More Info...
12)	Chinese Envoy	More Info...
13)	Dying On the Vine	More Info...
14)	Fear (Is a Man's Best Friend)	More Info...
15)	Heartbreak Hotel	More Info...
16)	Style It Takes	More Info...
17)	Paris 1919	More Info...
18)	(I Keep A) Close Watch	More Info...
19)	Thoughtless Kind	More Info...
20)	Hallelujah	More Info...

Album: Fragments Of A Rainy Season
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	A Wedding Anniversary	More Info...
2)	Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed	More Info...
3)	Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night	More Info...
4)	Cordoba	More Info...
5)	Buffalo Ballet	More Info...
6)	Child's Christmas in Wales	More Info...
7)	Darling I Need You	More Info...
8)	Guts	More Info...
9)	Ship of Fools	More Info...
10)	Leaving It Up to You	More Info...
11)	The Ballad of Cable Hogue	More Info...
12)	Chinese Envoy	More Info...
13)	Dying On the Vine	More Info...
14)	Fear (Is a Man's Best Friend)	More Info...
15)	Heartbreak Hotel	More Info...
16)	Style It Takes	More Info...
17)	Paris 1919	More Info...
18)	(I Keep A) Close Watch	More Info...
19)	Thoughtless Kind	More Info...
20)	Hallelujah	More Info...

Performer Notes

Solo performer: John Cale (vocals, guitar, piano).
Producers: John Cale, Jean-Michel Reusser.
Engineers: Carlos Albrecht, Phillipe Kergus.
Audio Mixer: Dustin Boyer.
Liner Note Authors: John Cale; Malcolm Gladwell.
This is a wonderfully accessible introduction to the work of an uncompromising artist who's headed in numerous stylistic directions over the decades. FRAGMENTS OF A RAINY SEASON is a live set of some of John Cale's best songs. He plays piano and guitar on these stripped-down pieces in a way that underscores the power these songs possess. Cale plays to an appreciative, but polite audience. For anyone familiar with Cale's career, this is a wonderful reappraisal of some of his favorite work. Anyone new to Cale would do well to sit down with this warm-sounding set and the anthology SEDUCING DOWN THE DOOR. Cale is a fascinating artist, full of surprises and rewards.

Professional Reviews

Spin (12/92, p.97) - Highly Recommended - "...a Cale fan's definitive greatest bits..."

Q (10/92, p.80) - 3 Stars - Good - "...In possession of a mature and soulful voice, as well as world-class ivory-tinkling capabilities, he's a fine live performer, as this album testifies..."

Uncut (11/03, p.106) - "...These solo versions of songs from across Cale's catalogue offer an intimate portrait of a man on the mend..."

Alternative Press (3/93, p.43) - "...some of the most chilling songs ever written...the culmination of 10 years of sporadic solo showcases...it's definitive..."

The Wire (6/00, p.40) - "...A wonderful celebration of his most remarkable, moving and tinder-dry songs of existential rage and resignation..."

Stereo Review (1/93, p.81) - "...this unplugged solo program is really a fan's dream...[Cale is] as lovely and evocative as ever..."

Audio Magazine (1/93, p.150) - "...serves admirably as a post-Velvet Underground career retrospective...Cale is a probing songman who touches nerves deeply..."

NME (Magazine) (10/10/92, p.41) - 8 - Very Good - "...a bloody fine record..."