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FAVORITE TRACK: You Know Me More Than I Know
LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: The Man Who Couldn't Afford To Orgy
Yeah this is a musiccore album keep scrolling.
John Cale's Fear is an album of anything but fear. Fear is a mix of baroque and chamber pop with touches of classic rock that were dominating rock at the time. Barracuda is a summery sounding song with strange instrumentals mixed in to lift the sound of Cale's Steve Miller-esque sound. Fear Is A Man's Best Friend has an amazing production on it ... read more
I definitely prefer the lighter, poppier approach of Paris 1919, but there’s something to be said for this rougher and rowdier and approach harnessing VU’s inner rocker
I like the slow rock songs such as "Buffalo Ballet" which makes me think of The Beatles, in particular the piano figure of McCartney's "Let It Be", the wonderful lukewarm "Emily" or the overwhelming "You Know More Than I Know". If it needed a choice of the 'Island trilogy' Fear, Slow Dazzle and Helen of Troy, I would prefer Paris 1919 from the year before, but Fear provides another nine fine songs ("Gun" could have been a little shorter, I don't ... read more
“Wait this isn’t Sister Ray.”
That was my first reaction upon hearing the first track. Then, I heard the rest of the album and you know what, I’m completely fine with this. Considering that John Cale was previously in avant-garde groups and The Velvet Underground, I expected something like “Loop”. However, this is just as good. Seriously, this is stunningly beautiful. I did homework while listening to this album and during the “sleeping in the midday ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Fear Is a Man's Best Friend 3:52 | 91 |
| 2 | Buffalo Ballet 3:28 | 86 |
| 3 | Barracuda 3:47 | 90 |
| 4 | Emily 4:22 | 87 |
| 5 | Ship of Fools 4:37 | 90 |
| 6 | Gun 8:04 | 82 |
| 7 | The Man Who Couldn't Afford to Orgy 4:34 | 78 |
| 8 | You Know More Than I Know 3:35 | 89 |
| 9 | Momamma Scuba 4:24 | 79 |
Total Length: 40 minutes
