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Paris 1919 by John Cale (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1973.
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Overall rank: 743
Decade rank: 167
Year rank: 21
Discography rank: 1 (out of 42 albums on BEA)
Average rating: 79/100 (from 342 votes).



Tracks:
1. Child's Christmas In Wales
2. Hanky Panky Nohow
3. The Endless Plain Of Fortune
4. Andalucia
5. Macbeth
6. Paris 1919
7. Graham Greene
8. Half Past France
9. Antarctica Starts Here

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Top voted comments:

"I used to really like this album, but overtime I have come to appreciate and adore it. This album is perfectly written, every song is packed with intellegent lyrics accompanied by beautiful music.

This album shows that Cale is a very well read man, featuring refferences to Shakespeare, Graham Greene and Dylan Thomas among others, the lyrics really are the best part of this album.

Every track (and I’m not exaggerating, I mean EVERY track) on this album is brilliant, it really is one of the most consistant albums of all time, as well as one of the best. My two favourites are the opener “Childs Christmas in Wales”, title inspired by the Dylan Thomas piece of prose of the same name and the title track, obviously entitled “Paris 1919” which is one of the best songs ever written (and written very well, I would say)."
- Crumpet (Rating: 100/100)
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"Paris 1919 was a major shift from his earlier work with Velvet and solo albums which thrived on avantgarde rock and aggression. On this album, Cale displays his classical training and puts to use to dreamy songs which I can listen to on endless repeat. As other great artists, Cale demonstrates that he is much more than a one trick pony.

It is also fascinating that the release of Paris 1919 coincides with the release of Berlin, probably the best solo album from his former Velvet partner Lou Reed. 1973 stands out as one of best years in rock history by all accounts."
- catpower16 (Rating: 95/100)
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