John Cale - Fragments of a Rainy Season

Title: Fragments of a Rainy Season Artist: John Cale Release Date: 9/25/1992 Re-Released On: 9/28/1992 Label: Hannibal Duration: 66:52 Album Type(s): live, lyrics/libretto UPCs: 031257137225, 031257137249, 4015698883329 Genre: Rock Styles: Contemporary Pop/Rock, Experimental, Proto-Punk, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Art Rock Moods: Literate, Sophisticated, Wintry, Acerbic, Cerebral, Detached, Gloomy, Volatile, Hypnotic, Nostalgic, Plaintive, Poignant, Provocative, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Restrained, Visceral, Bleak, Complex, Eerie, Elegant, Ironic, Quirky, Raucous, Reserved, Somber, Street-Smart, Swaggering, Aggressive, Intense, Tense/Anxious Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 8 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

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

Year Type Label Catalog # 1992 CD Hannibal 1372 1992 CD Hannibal 88332

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It's hard to imagine John Cale on MTV, but if he appeared on Unplugged, the result probably would sound like this. Alone, Cale accompanies himself on acoustic piano and guitar, playing a retrospective set of some of his best and most accessible music. The emphasis is on his more contemplative material, such as the early Paris 1919 album, his later Words for the Dying, which features the poetry of Dylan Thomas set to music, and other notable Cale ballads. He does throw in some rock & roll fervor and some of his noisy avant-garde effects on numbers like "Guts," but for the most part this is a John Cale who, while intense, is quiet and dignified. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Anne Dominique Engineer Carlos Albrecht Engineer Gean-Michel Reusser Producer John Cale Engineer, Producer John Gale Producer