Since departing from the velvet underground in 1968 he has released over thirty albums. Though best known for his work in rock music, cale has worked in various genres including drone and classical. Helen of troy is the sixth solo studio album by welsh musician john cale, released in november 1975 by island records, his last of three albums for the label. Helen of troy is less cohesive and not quite on the level of fear or slow dazzle, but it contains moments of brilliance that make it indispensable for the john cale fan. Helen s beauty in 1927 a silent film was based on this novel, which was nominated for an academy award in 1928 in the category of best title writing. Hobosapiens is a solo studio album by john cale, his first album since 1996s walking on locusts. Helen, the queen of sparta, is one of the most beautiful women alive.
Too much focus on paris and helen, but that is the path this film chose. John cale set lists for the 1970s schmitt hall studios. A single was released for things shortly after the albums release. Helen of troy is the sixth studio album by multiinstrumentalist john cale. While the preceding slow dazzle album was sonically streamlined in an expert sheen with arrangements by cale that contained either lowkey, lushly arranged ballads, one perfectly dark elvis presley cover or basic riffdriven rock, helen of troy was almost a near. The new york times bestseller from margaret george, author of mary, called magdalene and elizabeth i with her amazing ability to summon the voices of historical characters, margaret george tells the story of the woman whose face launched a thousand ships in helen of troy. When john cale first visited sound opinions in 2005 as part of our debut on public radio, he shocked us all by namedropping snoop dogg, the neptunes and the mpc. All in all i did enjoy this version, i dont think anyone else will disagree. Chris spedding, brian eno and phil collins contribute their talents to the album, making it musically superb.
The face that launched a thousand ships was the centerpiece of this twopart tv miniseries, which invoked affectionate memories of the overblown cecil. Helen of troy album simple english wikipedia, the free. Jan 27, 20 helen of troy is on the album of the same name, the 3rd instalment in what became known as the island trilogy of releases that featured other island records artists including phil manzanera. From helen of troy, the third of three albums for island records, all of. The brilliant touring band that cale put together in 1975 to promote his helen of troy lp is woefully under documented.
There are a couple of tracks from the june 1975 crystal palace garden party on youtube. Some of the heavily grooving pieces, like helen of troy, pablo picasso or sudden death, are first class john cale. Mmm, he looks so neat ive seen him before running round with all the boys all thats right mmm, big thighs greet me. All songs composed by john cale, except where noted.
John cale helen of troy lyrics and tracklist genius. The film is placed in the early classical period rather than the correct late bronze age. His discography is stylistically diverse and holds many gems for intrepid listeners. These influences have come to fruition on the welshmans latest recording shifty adventures in nookie wood. Introduction troy directed by wolfgang petersen and was is written by david benioff is a american epic period war film released in 2004. Buy john cale, bob neuwirths album titled helen of troy to enjoy in your john cale helen of troy on vinyl lp final statement in john cales island trilogy bristles with fascinating eclecticism and cohesive atmosphere. John cale helen of troy uk, fabulous art rock, bonus track reissue shop helen of troy lp vinyl at best buy. A good thing, too, as cale and his threepiece band wasted no time in dominating the stage via a helen of troy that outdid the angels for. Recalling these memories, helen affirms the true wealth of love. However, in that year the jazz singer received an award for introducing sound to film, and the category for which the private life of helen of troy was nominated was dropped. Helen of troy is a music studio album recording by john cale. Helen of troy is on the album of the same name, the 3rd instalment in what became known as the island trilogy of releases that featured other island records artists including phil manzanera. John cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singersongwriter and record producer. Helen of troy is a 2003 television miniseries based upon homers story of the trojan war, as recounted in the epic poem, iliad.
And jim and greg were excited to have him come by the. John cale timeline featuring albums and other highlights. He was a founding member of the experimental rock band the velvet underground in early 1965. Having lived an isolated life of great privilege, helen reflects upon the flower of her youth, her capacity to dream and her time spent with troy. John cale helen of troy julian cope presents head heritage. I came back from finishing patti smiths horses and had three days to finish helen of troy before i went on an italian tour. Get all the lyrics to songs on helen of troy and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. When helen of troy came out in november 1975, it was the third album that john cale had released for island records in the space of months. Helen of troy is on the album of the same name, the 3rd instalment in what became known as the island trilogy of releases that featured other island reco. It was also considered unfinished by cale and to make matters worse the key track leaving it up to you was replaced after the first pressing with coral moon bye bye island records. Warnercolor epic film in cinemascope, based on homers iliad and odyssey. Helen of troy is the sixth solo studio album by welsh musician john cale, released in. Helen troy was born on december 23, 1903 in san francisco, california, usa.
This tv miniseries also shares the name with a 1956 movie starring stanley baker. John cale with mike heron 011771 roundhouse, london, england. The velvet underground cofounders 1975 solo album forisland, never released in the u. A history of helen of troy on film funks house of geekery. There was also a first rate session for john peel, accessible from the always reliable aquarium drunkard blog. This warner brothers version of helen of troys story directed by robert wise decided to forgo the complication of gods and goddesses and focus soley on the human interactions. Overview of helen of troy, 1956, directed by robert wise, with rossana podesta, jack sernas, sir cedric hardwicke, at turner classic movies. Apr 14, 2017 john cale is one of the most underappreciated members of the rnr hall of fame. The odder one out of the two albums john cale recorded for island records in 1975 was unquestionably helen of troy. This blog will take a look at some of the more wellknown film portrayals of helen. Helen of troy is an epic drama directed by robert wise, first seen in 1956. Fragments of a rainy season the longout of print classic live album.
Hobosapiens was released by emi in october 2003, and was preceded by the ep 5 tracks in may 2003. Unfortunately, some of the interspersed ballads are just as bad, with a string drenched version of i keep a close watch as the negative highlight. It was his third and last fulllength album on island records label. The iliads story of the trojan war, told from the trojan viewpoint. This double cd combines all three of john cale s mid70s island albums fear, slow dazzle, and helen of troy into one package, with the addition of some interesting bonus tracks.
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