Circus Live

Circus Live is a 3-disc live album by John Cale released on February 19, 2007. The contents were recorded live on the 2004 and 2006 European tours. One of the discs is a DVD[6] containing rehearsal footage, a music video, and a two audio tracks.

Circus Live
Live album by
Released19 February 2007
Recorded2004, 2006
LabelEMI
ProducerJohn Cale
John Cale chronology
blackAcetate
(2005)
Circus Live
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
musicOMH[1]
TimeOut London[2]
Mansized[3]
Rocklouder[4]
Culturedeluxe[5]

One performance included, September 12, 2004, at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, was broadcast on air and online.

Track listing

All tracks by John Cale; except where indicated

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Venus in Furs" (from The Velvet Underground & Nico)Lou Reed6:22
2."Save Us" (from Helen of Troy) 3:20
3."Helen of Troy" (from Helen of Troy) 5:42
4."Woman" (from blackAcetate) 5:27
5."Buffalo Ballet" (from Fear) 4:07
6."Femme Fatale / Rosegarden Funeral of Sores" (from The Velvet Underground & Nico / "Mercenaries (Ready for War)" single)Lou Reed / Cale6:33
7."Hush" (from blackAcetate) 3:42
8."OuttaTheBag" (from blackAcetate) 4:44
9."Set Me Free" (from HoboSapiens) 4:43
10."The Ballad of Cable Hogue" (from Helen of Troy) 5:06
11."Look Horizon" (from HoboSapiens) 5:15
12."Magritte" (from HoboSapiens) 4:12
13."Dirty Ass Rock and Roll" (from Slow Dazzle) 6:30
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walking the Dog" (from Sabotage/Live)Rufus Thomas, Jr.6:11
2."Gun" (from Fear) 12:59
3."Hanky Panky Nohow" (from Paris 1919) 4:59
4."Pablo Picasso / Mary Lou" (from Helen of Troy / Guts)Jonathan Richman / Cale12:25
5."Drone - Into Amsterdam Suite" (studio version unreleased) 4:07
6."Zen" (from HoboSapiens) 5:43
7."Style It Takes" (from Songs for Drella)Reed, Cale5:14
8."Heartbreak Hotel" (from Slow Dazzle)Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley6:52
9."Mercenaries (Ready for War)" (from Sabotage/Live) 8:42
10."Outro Drone" (studio version unreleased) 2:43

Personnel

  • John Cale − lead vocal, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, electric viola
  • Dustin Boyer (2006 tracks) − lead guitar, toys, backing vocals
  • Joseph Karnes (2006 tracks) − bass, Nord 3, samples, backing vocals
  • Michael Jerome (2006 tracks) − drums, samples, backing vocals
  • Mark Deffenbaugh (2004 tracks) − acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica
  • Deantoni Parks (2004 tracks) − drums, samples
  • Charlie Campagne (2004 tracks) − drone samples
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References

  1. musicOMH review
  2. "TimeOut London review". Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  3. Mansized review
  4. Rocklouder review
  5. "Culturedeluxe review". Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
  6. Hans Werksman (2006). "Circus Live". Fear is a Man's Best Friend website. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
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