Comments on Fragments of a Cale Season: Engine

To be honest, I haven't heard the original Close W...

2007-07-08T02:35:00.000-04:00

To be honest, I haven't heard the original Close Watch. But if looked at in context, the punk movement hadn't really started by the time he wrote this song, and there was very little self-satire in rock music. Was Leaving It Up To You released on Helen of Troy or Slow Dazzle?

I started this blog because Cale is too little ack...

2007-07-05T10:16:00.000-04:00

I started this blog because Cale is too little acknowledged in general, but especially because of songs like this or Barracuda... overlooked gems that nobody but Cale could have done.

Given that Engine coexists on Helen of Troy with the over-the-top orchestral version of "(I Keep a) Close Watch", one wonders if he wasn't a little embarrassed. There's no self-mockery in the second half, I think - just a peek into the abyss.

I'm glad someone's finally acknowledged this song ...

2007-07-05T04:36:00.000-04:00

I'm glad someone's finally acknowledged this song and given something of an analysis. It's a little too cheesey for Cale, so I'm guessing it's his idea of self-satire.

Oh, almost forgot: As someone with "W.A.S.T.E." t...

2007-05-17T13:50:00.000-04:00

Oh, almost forgot: As someone with "W.A.S.T.E." tattooed on my arm, I love your choice of pseudonym.

This blog is fantastic - I'm doing one on Low, and...

2007-05-17T13:49:00.000-04:00

This blog is fantastic - I'm doing one on Low, and I'm glad to see all of these seem to be really high quality so far. I don't know much Cale (although I've got a copy of Stainless Steel Gamelan around here somewhere), but I'm enjoying this a lot for precisely that reason. Keep up the good work!