Cale, John – Paris 1919 2xLP (2024 re) modern rock/pop "I wish I could turn

"I wish I could turn or turn back"

tape loops and the Grateful Dead lurking in the background

creeps stealthily over the hot desert sand

Roughly a concept album about an alcoholic named Joker Bob who goes on a bender

and Art Taylor on drums delivering a swinging hard bop set that presented 2 originals by McLean ('Tippin' the Scales' and 'Rainy Blues') along with three by Clark ('Nursery Blues

Cale, John – Paris 1919 2xLP (2024 re) modern rock/pop "I wish I could turnJohn Cale was never very kind to his solo debut, Vintage Violence. When it was released in early 1970, Cale had been out of The Velvet Underground for less than two years. He wanted to prove he could be the songwriter, the person penning the words and melodies behind which a band could work. I was masked on Vintage Violence, he wrote much later. Youre not really seeing the personality. Indeed, Cales personality as a polyglot seemingly interested in