Sabotage/Live [EXTRA TRACKS] [IMPORT] [LIVE] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

John Cale

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 11, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Live, Original recording remastered
• Label: Diesel Motor
• ASIN: B0000258B0
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,574 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Unavailable in the U.S.! UK reissue of the incendiary live album from the Velvet Underground member featuring three bonus tracks taken from a 1977 EP: 'Memphis', 'Hedda Gabler' and 'Rosegarden Funeral Of Sores'. Originally released in 1979. Sabotage was recorded at New York's legendary (and now lamented) CBGB's club. Unlike most live albums, which are usually nothing more than a souvenir of a greatest hits show, Sabotage contains a collection of unreleased material written while on the road and performed with an intensity rarely heard on CD. 13 tracks. Proper.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From Psychosis to Fragile Beauty, July 26, 2004

By	R. P Pomeroy (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Sabotage Live was my introduction to John Cale and the legacy of the Velvet Underground. When the album first came out, it was the rawest, most violent recording I'd ever heard. "Mercenaries" opens the album with a grinding romp through the mind of a nearly psychotic soldier of fortune. The album closes with the startlingly serene meditation that is "Chorale." The bonus tracks include the three tracks from the Animal Justice EP and "Rosegarden Funeral of Sores" which was the b-side to the "Mercenaries" single.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars all out aural assault, November 26, 2005

By	Josh Z. Bonder "a sound painter" (Toronto) - See all my reviews

This is one very intense album, partly because of the subject matter (genocide, colonialism, denial, etc.)and partly due to the combination of ferocious and restrained performances. A big part of the power of this album is imagining what it must have been like to hear this music performed live, the thought of which sends shivers down my spine. To me, the album works very well as a cohesive unit (even including the bonus studio tracks); there are some standouts though, like "Baby you know", "Dr. Mudd", "Captain Hook", "Walking the dog", "Chorale", and all of the bonus tracks. All in all, I wouldn't suggest this as a starting point into the ouevre of John Cale, but for those acquainted with some of his work from the 70's, it's a fascinating and visceral experience.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the LIVEST Live Albums Ever Recorded, September 20, 2005

By	Chris Ward (Costa Rica) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The sound on this makes you feel like you're right there crammed into CBGBs with John Cale screaming in your ear-- and it's great. "Mercenaries," from its opening about them "being paid just enough to make them wanna KILL for you, but not enough to make them wanna DIE for you," to the screaming climax of its explosive ending, is a buzz-saw of a start for this thing, and it never really lets up. This is high-energy post-punk at its best, and Cale plays the role to the hilt. The last time I saw him, he'd burned out his voice so badly he couldn't perform-- listen to this and you'll see why that might have happened.....