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John Cale

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Audio CD (June 5, 2001)
Original Release Date: 1977
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Import
Label: Polygram Int'l
ASIN: B000006XCV
Also Available in: Paperback | Vinyl

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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1. Guts
2. Mary Lou
3. Helen of Troy
4. Pablo Picasso
5. Leaving It up to You
6. Fear Is a Man's Best Friend
7. Gun
8. Dirty-Ass Rock 'N' Roll
9. Heartbreak Hotel

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4.0 out of 5 stars Clarification, April 20, 2001

By	Larry R. Epke (Richton Park, IL United States) - See all my reviews

Just to make a point, this is not an album of new material. It is a collection of songs from the "Fear," "Slow Dazzle" and "Helen of Troy" albums (plus "Mary Lou"). It has some terrific things on it, including the title track and "Leaving It Up to You" with its reference to Sharon Tate, and an anguished version of "Heartbreak Hotel" which makes one realize the meaning of the words, if they're taken seriously. But if you like the hard-rocking Cale, the three original albums are all good ones.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Exhilarating, Phenomenal rock and roll, August 23, 1998

By	grf@pagosa.net (Pagosa Springs, CO.) - See all my reviews

This CD is very hard to explain. This, in my opinion, is by far some of the hardest rocking music ever recorded. From the title track "Guts" to "Pablo Picasso", John Cale elicits your emotions and emplores you to listen. I had the wonderful experience to see John perform this CD live in the late 70's as he was touring the bar circuit in Texas. It was just as unbelievable, live. Hard driving lyrics and mega sound mark this CD. I recommend this to any Rock and Roll enthusiast.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Captures the emotions of the late '70s, November 15, 1998

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Angry, savage, and eloquent. For Cale fans only. I was listening to Guts in Europe in 1978; as my second exposure to John Cale, after Paris 1919, it departed from the classical themes down different roads to DirtyAss Rock 'n' Roll.

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