I saw John Cale do this around 10 years ago at the Enmore Theate in Sydney, a small venue where it didn't matter where you sat, you still got splashed with sweat. I've never seen a performance like it... he nearly destroyed the piano, it was scary, he was brilliant...
I remember seeing this in the late 90s when it was first on. I thought this performance was just something else. I’d never seen anyone let go so much, like he does at the end. What an amazing performance and a great track.
Well, I prefer his 1983 Rockpalast solo performance. Absolutely intense, with a menacing atmosphere, which I think is best suited for this song. Captures the fear with every single note. Just my opinion.
another timeless classic! Hard to imagine this was on a 1971 set . . . I was in senior high, getting ready to do my Higher School Certificate (the following year). I'm now 53 - and this sounds as exciting as it did way back then!
When i was 14 i had this all album, I don't remember its name. Now im 45 ..u know the filling when u wake up with the special song in your mouth :) ? Today im singing this song
Actually, I like this version even better than the studio version, which I have dearly loved for... over 3 decades, now. First had it on an import EP, vinyl. (sigh)
So we see that Lou Reed perhaps was not quite the creative driving force of the Velvet Underground he's made out to be. Without Cale and the near-savant Moe Tucker throwing everything out of whack you end up with, well, Loaded. Cale is a fine talent all around--both avant guard and grounded in the classical. Not too many guys like this in rock and roll.
Spot on mate! I've been saying this for decades now. Considering that he also produced the debuts by The Stooges, The Modern Lovers and Patti Smith, and together with Nico created proto Goth on her albums The Marble Index and Desrtshore, I still find it baffling that he's still being generally so overlooked.
Meant to add that this was a BRILLIANT addition to this song! My old LP has no such addition to it. It contrasts well to the mood of "Fear Is A Man's Best Friend"!
It is, indeed, Chopin (whipped, after him, and mutated into "I'm always chasing rainbows!"). If u like Chopin, listen to him being played by Ivo Pogorelich."..... Mistress Bex xx
Je commence à penser que John Cale était, bien plus que Lou Reed, l'âme du Velvet Underground. Cette version possédée de Fear is a man's best friend est phénoménale.
Great....ya know I've always thought that John Cale was a way more talented artist than the other, more well known Velvet Underground allumni.....Lou Reed.....and really thats saying a lot, 'cause I got lots of respect for Lou too.
I like Lou's lyrics and style better personally. There is no comparison between them as musicians, however. Lou Reed is not a musician, he basically admits to that. But that doesn't detract, it may even contribute to the appeal. I like the Velvets after John Cale's departure, but his touch made the earlier songs incredible. I think they are similar in a lot of ways but their differences made for better music and ironically also caused Cale's departure from the band.
@@JeffaHensley For the simple fact that Reed took all the credits on those two groundbreaking albums they did together. Cale was the driving force from a musical perspective, he was mainly responsible for their sound. The credits on TVU&N and WL/WH should have been - lyrics: Lou Reed; music: Lou Reed and John Cale. But Reed's ego and selfishness would have none of that. Reed made almost everybody believe that the creative process behind The Velvets was merely his brainchild. For years there were lawsuits between them, and they would only communicate through their lawyers. For decades I've met people who have been well into Punk and Alternative/Independent Music but have never heard of John Cale. Considering he also produced the debuts of Iggy's Stooges, Patti Smith's Horses and The Modern Lovers and together with Nico created the first Goth albums, Cale is possibly the most underrated musician in Rock music. I and a growing amount of people are simply fed up with the myth that Lou Reed was the only relevant and creative person of The Velvets. As with Lennon and McCartney or Jagger and Richard's it should always be Reed AND Cale. Credit to where credit is due!
Good points....The way I see it is that Lou Reed is only occasionally brilliant.....But when he is brilliant it's astounding. When he's missing the mark though he can be pretty mediocre. John Cale is more consistently brilliant....Though Lou can occasionally really hit the ball out of the park...It's just kinda sporadic that he does so.
Well Cale has so many different versions of FIAMBF. Here's a playlist of Cale performing the song, and each in a different way, that's part of his genius. Maybe you find a version that you prefer even more. th-cam.com/play/PLNINWcxxj9hFBBzD7T7o_HJkEsLZbtgIE.html
Could this guy BE more underrated?
Highly rated by people who know, VU without John wasn’t the same
Prefer him far more than Lou Reed.
Was there anyone who was more influential than Cale in the early shaping of the alternative sound? Don't think so.
shouldn't the emphasis be on MORE?
@@xxHouseInMotionxx not if he's quoting FRIENDS no
Love how nick cave is just chillin on stage with him.
Pure genius. His music is so timeless.
I saw John Cale do this around 10 years ago at the Enmore Theate in Sydney, a small venue where it didn't matter where you sat, you still got splashed with sweat. I've never seen a performance like it... he nearly destroyed the piano, it was scary, he was brilliant...
John Cale's music beats me up.
No comments for 6 months, just dropped by to say hello and that this song is incredible. Mr Cale 👌
Guy is a genius...
JOHN CALE, JOHN CALE, JOHN CALE....
I remember seeing this in the late 90s when it was first on. I thought this performance was just something else. I’d never seen anyone let go so much, like he does at the end. What an amazing performance and a great track.
A Brilliant version ... maybe the best Cale did of this ... he tells a great story ....
Well, I prefer his 1983 Rockpalast solo performance. Absolutely intense, with a menacing atmosphere, which I think is best suited for this song. Captures the fear with every single note. Just my opinion.
John Cale is a great favourite of mine. Love his piano work and his song delivery.
Set my sails for Wales......Part of my heart resides there. Pure Genius!!!
Wales is a beautiful, wondrous place.
another timeless classic! Hard to imagine this was on a 1971 set . . . I was in senior high, getting ready to do my Higher School Certificate (the following year). I'm now 53 - and this sounds as exciting as it did way back then!
When i was 14 i had this all album, I don't remember its name. Now im 45 ..u know the filling when u wake up with the special song in your mouth :) ? Today im singing this song
Mhhhhhhh so good
OMG, just remembered I"ve always been in love with Cale. Special with Chrissie H. and Nick C. here. Just assume that he wrote this in the 70's lol...
John Cale's intro alone sells it.
Blazing charisma.
yep definitely. i'm surprised he was like that. i don't think he's as talkative now.
Always wanted to see John cale live
Saw him multiple times in the 1980s. Always my favorite. In some shows he was high, insane, or both. Spellbinding. Love him and Sun Ra the most.
this what great songwriting/singing/performing / sounds like ...
xooox
This song is still stilling me...thank you much
Wow! I wanted this...
Lalala, John is mine...
What a great perfom.ance of this truly great song
I love Doni Brakco!
And John Cale is a great artist :)
Great performance!
Beautiful piano
Luv
Actually, I like this version even better than the studio version, which I have dearly loved for... over 3 decades, now. First had it on an import EP, vinyl. (sigh)
So we see that Lou Reed perhaps was not quite the creative driving force of the Velvet Underground he's made out to be. Without Cale and the near-savant Moe Tucker throwing everything out of whack you end up with, well, Loaded. Cale is a fine talent all around--both avant guard and grounded in the classical. Not too many guys like this in rock and roll.
Spot on mate! I've been saying this for decades now. Considering that he also produced the debuts by The Stooges, The Modern Lovers and Patti Smith, and together with Nico created proto Goth on her albums The Marble Index and Desrtshore, I still find it baffling that he's still being generally so overlooked.
John Cale is so good they should call him John Cake
This comment is just as underrated as John
Life and death are just things you do when you're bored.
I think was "born"
It’s an existential line about the ‘thinking’ part of the profound things in life like life itself and the end of life itself.
Daniel - It WAS Chopin! Used, I believe, for sharp contrast between the music and its atmosphere.
Excellent stuff, don't stop uploading :)
I swear that sounded a lot like Chopin in the middle of that song!
Meant to add that this was a BRILLIANT addition to this song!
My old LP has no such addition to it. It contrasts well to the
mood of "Fear Is A Man's Best Friend"!
Walther Skinner brought me here :D
john's hair is beautiful here.
It is, indeed, Chopin (whipped, after him, and mutated into "I'm always chasing rainbows!"). If u like Chopin, listen to him being played by Ivo Pogorelich."..... Mistress Bex xx
Je commence à penser que John Cale était, bien plus que Lou Reed, l'âme du Velvet Underground. Cette version possédée de Fear is a man's best friend est phénoménale.
He was in the velvet underground.
Great....ya know I've always thought that John Cale was a way more talented artist than the other, more well known Velvet Underground allumni.....Lou Reed.....and really thats saying a lot, 'cause I got lots of respect for Lou too.
frankensteinmoneymac Why not just appreciate him without having to compare him with former band mates?
I like Lou's lyrics and style better personally. There is no comparison between them as musicians, however. Lou Reed is not a musician, he basically admits to that. But that doesn't detract, it may even contribute to the appeal. I like the Velvets after John Cale's departure, but his touch made the earlier songs incredible. I think they are similar in a lot of ways but their differences made for better music and ironically also caused Cale's departure from the band.
Petox20x why do they have to be thought of as needing to be compared and contrasted?
@@JeffaHensley For the simple fact that Reed took all the credits on those two groundbreaking albums they did together. Cale was the driving force from a musical perspective, he was mainly responsible for their sound. The credits on TVU&N and WL/WH should have been - lyrics: Lou Reed; music: Lou Reed and John Cale. But Reed's ego and selfishness would have none of that. Reed made almost everybody believe that the creative process behind The Velvets was merely his brainchild. For years there were lawsuits between them, and they would only communicate through their lawyers.
For decades I've met people who have been well into Punk and Alternative/Independent Music but have never heard of John Cale. Considering he also produced the debuts of Iggy's Stooges, Patti Smith's Horses and The Modern Lovers and together with Nico created the first Goth albums, Cale is possibly the most underrated musician in Rock music.
I and a growing amount of people are simply fed up with the myth that Lou Reed was the only relevant and creative person of The Velvets. As with Lennon and McCartney or Jagger and Richard's it should always be Reed AND Cale. Credit to where credit is due!
3:50 4:05 que grito!
Good points....The way I see it is that Lou Reed is only occasionally brilliant.....But when he is brilliant it's astounding. When he's missing the mark though he can be pretty mediocre. John Cale is more consistently brilliant....Though Lou can occasionally really hit the ball out of the park...It's just kinda sporadic that he does so.
Agree 100%. Reed wrote far too much utter crap - and wading through it all was far too tiresome, "Magic and Loss" the exception.
Very good song.
Ya know it makes sense.......so don't even think about it.....
1974. Though his thinking it was 1971 might explain why he was trying to find Edie Sedgwick a good three years after she died
Time Traveling, song based on a 1995 Donnie Brasco quote or did Donnie base his double agent 006,9 life on a '71 John Cale song? Forget about it...
I can´t believe, Im just jealous. Maybe I can borrow him, I´ll pay pretty big money! Just for one week!!!
How do I play this on piano?
I had tried to marry him too, WholeLotta:-)
who john cale? how so?
i envy you :)
All his friends sold their souls
Well I'm not so sure about Nico, think she kept her tormented soul right up to the bitter end.
For a guy who hates Dylan, he sure seems to channel him towards the end...
This is better than original
Well Cale has so many different versions of FIAMBF. Here's a playlist of Cale performing the song, and each in a different way, that's part of his genius. Maybe you find a version that you prefer even more.
th-cam.com/play/PLNINWcxxj9hFBBzD7T7o_HJkEsLZbtgIE.html
No! Im too jealous person to do this!