He certainly puts his own twist on music, always interesting. And those JC eyes seem to take in everything, not just watching but absorbing everything he sees and hears. Admire the man!!
Love and so appreciate your experimentation John Cale, and the interesting, compelling, glorious music you've made and continue to make! Improvisation fills me with anticipation...
If you listen to the "I'm Waiting For The Man" demo and then listen to the officially released single, it is like WTF?! It went from folk ballad to protopunk! The driving piano, the pounding drums and the distorted guitars made that song what it was. If it was Cale, he was an absolute genius, for that, alone!
Cale has many different live versions of Pablo Picasso. I don't know if you're interested, but I've got a Playlist of all the different live versions of Cale performing PP: ua-cam.com/play/PLNINWcxxj9hFs6YMIp7r22vmubvqG24F-.html
I'm one of John Cale's biggest fans. I honestly believe that the Velvet Underground woulda been a so so rock band without him. They would definitely not be the hugely influential, groundbreaking unit that they were without the input of Cale, in my opinion. He was integral to what the VU were. His solo career, for me, has been beautiful, tragic, disturbing, compelling, chaotic, depressing, stark, dark and black but never, ever boring! However, he ruins this amazing piece of music with this piss poor rendition of Waiting For the Man. That is fact. What he'd have been better doing is adding some grating viola to that amazing music. Just my opinion. no, i am not a musician but I do know good music
gary Smith Though I do agree Cale was important, I feel Lou Reed was equally as important. For example if Reed was not a part of the Velvet Underground Cale likely would have played pure experimental and noise rock. This cover is good example of what i mean, no rock to be found and non of the original feeling of VU. They definitely wouldn't have been as influential to punk as they were if Cale hadn't had Reed to keep his artsy tendencies in check.
God point Mtg bit I suppose its don t persnal taste...when Calle's Viola, Organ etc left the VU, so too, for me, left the essence of what they were., Although they were a rock band, they must be about the must 'unrock rck nand of all time! HAve you heard the versions, from 65 with CAle singing Vemus in Furs - like a medievil flok song!
I think that this arrangement gives an idea what Velvet Undergroung was really about. Experimenting with sounds and music to a level that many found disturbing at their time. I surely prefer other renditions of this song by John Cale (he must have played it thousands times) but I also like what is going on with this one.
+ gary Smith As a Cale fan you surely know that JC always rearranges his music, never repeating his live performances. So he varies the style and the sound of the songs every time he´s on stage avoiding having to play it the same over and over again (what most artists do, due to lack of talent). In an interview he said that would just bore him. So I´d rather have Cale coming up with a version of a particular song I might not be so fond of, but that´s what makes this musician so unique: his unlimited musical creativity! By the way I just love this rendition. Anything else than boring (IMO) with all it´s interaction of diffferent sounds and bleeps - with every listen there´s something new to be discovered (especially with headphones). My experience with listening to Cale´s music has been that when hearing a new song (or rendition), now and again I might have not been too keen at first or simply overlooked a song. Often though, when I came back at a later date it was: wait a minute this isn´t even that bad, and with every new listen it grows on you. So maybe you want to give it another listen. Here´s a playlist with 22 different versions (with The Velvets and solo) of WFTM I have on my channel: ua-cam.com/play/PLNINWcxxj9hHREhUH6k-p2MZgk5Ld17AO.html You might want to check it, and hopefully there´s a version or even more that appeals to you.
Added to my Drugs & Rock'n'Roll Playlist:ua-cam.com/play/PLNINWcxxj9hEf6455QNfjn5BQOKAbsEUq.html
He certainly puts his own twist on music, always interesting. And those JC eyes seem to take in everything, not just watching but absorbing everything he sees and hears. Admire the man!!
Nice version. I saw Nico perform in Paris, solo, with just her harmonium...it was in another century...
Love and so appreciate your experimentation John Cale, and the interesting, compelling, glorious music you've made and continue to make! Improvisation fills me with anticipation...
John Cale blows everyone away
The best musician ever
One of the Rock Gods. Love whatever He does. It's . . . John Cale
Definitely an interesting version of our favourite waiting to score ballad.
Love the way hi sing and play
Great rendition of a great song
Anyone expecting a faithful aping of the original does not understand Cale, or VU either for that matter.
no words to describe how amazing he is. and the band is great too! thanks for the upload!
Masterpiece!!! You're unbelievable 💋💋💋
Best cover of this (and the covers are endless)
Now that I've heard JC's interpretation, I place him above Lou Reed...for now anyway! Love both!
go watch foortball or tennis if you like placing/ranking people.
nothing like a classical muso, learns all the rules then break them.
John sounds high as fuck. But he completely clean and sober. Very much darker than the old version
Banana- The Velvet!! Thank you!!😎
love this
incredible
I fucking love it
Wow: imprezionante amiguete
MY man
Nice
So modern day John Cale is Tuxedomoon
If you listen to the "I'm Waiting For The Man" demo and then listen to the officially released single, it is like WTF?! It went from folk ballad to protopunk! The driving piano, the pounding drums and the distorted guitars made that song what it was. If it was Cale, he was an absolute genius, for that, alone!
Voice has just right drama. Very captivating. Love it! True art
I love his version of Pablo Picasso by the Modern Lovers, I like Bowies too but his version is absolutely the best!
Cale has many different live versions of Pablo Picasso. I don't know if you're interested, but I've got a Playlist of all the different live versions of Cale performing PP: ua-cam.com/play/PLNINWcxxj9hFs6YMIp7r22vmubvqG24F-.html
Cale!
💙
❤️
See also: Chris Chappell’s Distortion Pedal
♥️🌹
Not bad but not amazing.
I think Lou would approve.
...GrooveDial was here
I'm one of John Cale's biggest fans. I honestly believe that the Velvet Underground woulda been a so so rock band without him. They would definitely not be the hugely influential, groundbreaking unit that they were without the input of Cale, in my opinion. He was integral to what the VU were. His solo career, for me, has been beautiful, tragic, disturbing, compelling, chaotic, depressing, stark, dark and black but never, ever boring! However, he ruins this amazing piece of music with this piss poor rendition of Waiting For the Man. That is fact. What he'd have been better doing is adding some grating viola to that amazing music. Just my opinion. no, i am not a musician but I do know good music
gary Smith Though I do agree Cale was important, I feel Lou Reed was equally as important. For example if Reed was not a part of the Velvet Underground Cale likely would have played pure experimental and noise rock. This cover is good example of what i mean, no rock to be found and non of the original feeling of VU. They definitely wouldn't have been as influential to punk as they were if Cale hadn't had Reed to keep his artsy tendencies in check.
God point Mtg bit I suppose its don t persnal taste...when Calle's Viola, Organ etc left the VU, so too, for me, left the essence of what they were., Although they were a rock band, they must be about the must 'unrock rck nand of all time! HAve you heard the versions, from 65 with CAle singing Vemus in Furs - like a medievil flok song!
I think that this arrangement gives an idea what Velvet Undergroung was really about. Experimenting with sounds and music to a level that many found disturbing at their time. I surely prefer other renditions of this song by John Cale (he must have played it thousands times) but I also like what is going on with this one.
And don't forget moe tucker... nobody played drum like her.
+ gary Smith As a Cale fan you surely know that JC always rearranges his music, never repeating his live performances. So he varies the style and the sound of the songs every time he´s on stage avoiding having to play it the same over and over again (what most artists do, due to lack of talent). In an interview he said that would just bore him. So I´d rather have Cale coming up with a version of a particular song I might not be so fond of, but that´s what makes this musician so unique: his unlimited musical creativity!
By the way I just love this rendition. Anything else than boring (IMO) with all it´s interaction of diffferent sounds and bleeps - with every listen there´s something new to be discovered (especially with headphones).
My experience with listening to Cale´s music has been that when hearing a new song (or rendition), now and again I might have not been too keen at first or simply overlooked a song. Often though, when I came back at a later date it was: wait a minute this isn´t even that bad, and with every new listen it grows on you. So maybe you want to give it another listen. Here´s a playlist with 22 different versions (with The Velvets and solo) of WFTM I have on my channel: ua-cam.com/play/PLNINWcxxj9hHREhUH6k-p2MZgk5Ld17AO.html
You might want to check it, and hopefully there´s a version or even more that appeals to you.
Like John & Lamonte Young works.
grossssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssartig
*_*
lol wtf? why did he show the banana? he has a limp now?
He got injured when he was doing a marathon or something a few years ago.
Ehr ehrt mit der banane andy warhol, cool
Jhon cale need no orchestra, but it is cool
The music is too distracting , it takes away from the meaning of the lyrics , song ...etc
I disagree. Listen again from a different perspective.
not my favourite version ...
I don’t have a particular fave. I like to see them do what they want with this song
THE BADEST VERSION EVER.......
He was junkie too? Says dude instead of white boy. Harlem didn't change that much. P.C. bull.
John Cale has MAGA fans. Who knew.
wtf are you talking about? harlem? what? john is from wales.
@@biegebythesea6775the song describes an interaction set in Harlem (Lexington-125)
not good
very bad cover. I think that Cale really hates Lou Reed...
I disagree. I think its oddball avant-garden-ness pays a ton of respect to the originality in the way Lou Reed liked to create music.
@@louishennick6883 It is your point of view. But this cover still gives me headache 6 years later. Take care.
Lol. At least it provokes something.