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Vintage Violence
Rock · 1970 · 11 tracks

Vintage Violence

John Cale

A surprising pivot into melodic baroque pop and country-rock. Surreal lyrics meet lush, warm arrangements in a collection of deceptively simple songs.

1970 · CBS

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A gentle, surrealist daydream that balances sophisticated pop craft with a touch of rural grit.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Hello, There
2:48
02
Gideon's Bible
3:23
03
Adelaide
2:18
04
Big White Cloud
3:31
05
Cleo
2:36
06
Please
4:19
07
Charlemagne
5:03
08
Bring It on Up
2:24
09
Amsterdam
3:15
10
Ghost Story
3:48
11
Fairweather Friend
2:33
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the lush, cinematic strings swell and then recede during the chorus of Big White Cloud.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Vintage Violence sound next to the rest of John Cale's catalogue?

Autumn Walk+3.7σ

Autumn Walk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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