The State sketch "Fragments" was funny.
― billstevejim, Saturday, 11 April 2009 07:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Don't know what you mean, sorry.
― Lucking Faptop (Bimble), Saturday, 11 April 2009 07:04 (fifteen years ago) link
I do think the version of "On A Wedding Anniversary" here is far superior to the Words For The Dying version, though, which I wrote off as too much...orchestration for me to feel comfortable with.
― Lucking Faptop (Bimble), Saturday, 11 April 2009 08:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Okay woah...I've just figured out that "Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed" is from the same album which I almost wrote the whole thing off...wow. This is a much better setting for these songs. And "Do Not Go Gentle..." too! Wow! What an improvement!
― Lucking Faptop (Bimble), Saturday, 11 April 2009 08:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Too bad about that DVD though. (not the same show as the live CD, to answer a 5 year old question) I know someone who was at that Brussels show and they had the same impression you get from watching the DVD: he wanted to get out of here as soon as possible. Result: feels rushed and he just pummels all subtlety out of everything.
― StanM, Saturday, 11 April 2009 08:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Can't believe I didn't post this upthread:
"Dying on the Vine" is not only revealed as a great song here -- it's revealed as one of Cale's best songs. Just amazing.
I love this whole thing to pieces. Yes, a few tracks don't "improve" upon the original. But several do -- and as a piece, it works wonderfully.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 11 April 2009 12:46 (fifteen years ago) link
being reminded this morning how amazing Fragments is. holy shit!
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 16:46 (nine years ago) link
Why on earth hasn't it been reissued and expanded?!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:00 (nine years ago) link
Well hallelujah here it is: http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/albums/26-10-16/fragments-of-a-rainy-season
― willem, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 19:12 (seven years ago) link
not sure how i feel about the different running order, but i'm just so used to the original that it can't help but look wrong. seems like they should include the DVD w/ this? oh well -- I will probably get it. $26 for a 3LP is pretty decent in these wacky vinyl times.
as for the original post 12 years ago in this thread, strongly disagree that "ship of fools" is better on Fragments.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 19:19 (seven years ago) link
LOL I was just about to (reiterate) my disagreement with the original poster over this.
― Millions of species Faye Dunaway (Tom D.), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 19:24 (seven years ago) link
haha! the solo acoustic version is *good*, but the Fear version has slowly become one of my favorite Cale recordings.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 19:30 (seven years ago) link
The remaster sounds pretty amazing + somehow it feels better having the original playing order (with the three Dylan Thomas poems first). The crowd is maybe a tiny bit too loud, don't know. Bonus CD (outtakes & strings versions) is interesting (in a good way)
― StanM, Friday, 9 December 2016 14:07 (seven years ago) link
yeah, i was a little skeptical about the shifted running order (which I assume is closer to the actual setlist of the show?), but it works. man, what a great album.
― tylerw, Friday, 9 December 2016 15:22 (seven years ago) link
By the way, there was a free 4-track live EP with the French Les Inrockuptibles magazine in 1992, called More Fragments, with tracks and versions not on the album - this blog uploaded it: http://blog.fragmentsofcale.net/2007/05/checklist-live-albums.html (scroll down to the comments - first, there's a wrong link, but later on there's a good one)
info: https://www.discogs.com/John-Cale-More-Fragments/release/1833664
― StanM, Monday, 12 December 2016 16:46 (seven years ago) link
the 3 LP version is out of stock :(
― Iago Galdston, Monday, 12 December 2016 17:10 (seven years ago) link
How do you know? I can add it to my cart here and it doesn't say anything about not being in stock?http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/albums/26-10-16/fragments-of-a-rainy-season
― StanM, Monday, 12 December 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
huh, I went to the Domino USA sitehttp://www.dominorecordco.us/usa/albums/01-11-16/fragments-of-a-rainy-season
― Iago Galdston, Monday, 12 December 2016 19:51 (seven years ago) link
How the hell can the Domino lyrics booklet suddenly have "Sebastopol, INdianapolis" ? Did somebody manually type them and not pay attention?
― StanM, Saturday, 17 December 2016 08:57 (seven years ago) link
Hey Stan, thanks for the link to "More Fragments". It's weird that none of those tracks showed up on the reissue - and they had plenty of space!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 23 December 2016 22:18 (seven years ago) link
how's the sound quality on the reissue? Steve Hoffman forumites are freaking out about loudness wars/brickwalling shenanigans but I haven't heard it myself so idk
― schrute dwyte (unregistered), Tuesday, 31 January 2017 18:45 (seven years ago) link