Last Day on Earth | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 26, 1994 | |||
Recorded | Skyline, New York City [1] | |||
Genre | Art rock | |||
Length | 68:45 [2] | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | John Cale, Bob Neuwirth | |||
John Cale chronology | ||||
| ||||
Bob Neuwirth chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
Trouser Press | unfavourable [4] |
Last Day on Earth is a collaborative album between Welsh rock multi-instrumentalist John Cale,and American singer-songwriter Bob Neuwirth. [5] It was released in 1994 on MCA Records. [2] Recording of the album was completed in February 1994. [6]
Cale later said,"Superficially,I was thinking of it as a kind of a Brechtian landscape,and there were also elements of Blade Runner in it. There's a contradiction between all the longing that's going on - the lonesome kind of qualities –and the fact that it's a crowded piece,all the songs are sung by different characters." [7]
All songs written by John Cale and Bob Neuwirth.
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Overture" | 8:06 |
2. | "Café Shabu" | 5:37 |
3. | "Pastoral Angst" | 2:29 |
4. | "Who's in Charge?" | 2:53 |
5. | "Short of Time" | 3:08 |
6. | "Angel of Death" | 4:19 |
7. | "Paradise Nevada" | 5:33 |
8. | "Old China" | 3:13 |
9. | "Ocean Life" | 4:48 |
10. | "Instrumental" | 1:57 |
11. | "Modern World" | 5:53 |
12. | "Streets Come Alive" | 3:22 |
13. | "Secrets" | 4:19 |
14. | "Maps of the World" | 4:52 |
15. | "Broken Hearts" | 3:03 |
16. | "The High and Mighty Road" | 5:03 |
Total length: | 68:45 |
Chelsea Girl is the debut solo album and second studio album by German singer Nico. It was released in October 1967 by Verve Records and was recorded following Nico's collaboration with the Velvet Underground on their 1967 debut studio album. It was produced by Tom Wilson, who added string and flute arrangements against the wishes of Nico. The title is a reference to Andy Warhol's 1966 film Chelsea Girls, in which Nico starred.
Fear is the fourth solo studio album by the Welsh rock musician John Cale, released on 1 October 1974 by Island Records.
Robert John Neuwirth was an American folk singer, songwriter, record producer, and visual artist. He was noted for being the road manager and associate of Bob Dylan, as well as the co-writer of Janis Joplin's hit song "Mercedes Benz".
Paris 1919 is the third solo studio album by the Welsh musician John Cale, released on 25 February 1973 by Reprise Records. Musicians such as Lowell George and Wilton Felder performed on the release. It was produced by Chris Thomas, who had previously worked producing Procol Harum.
Wrong Way Up is the sole collaborative studio album by Brian Eno and John Cale, originally released on October 5, 1990 on Opal and Warner Bros. Records. The album sits between the electronic, prog-rock and art rock genres and features some of both Eno and Cale's most mainstream work.
Slow Dazzle is the fifth solo studio album by the Welsh rock musician John Cale, released on 25 March 1975, his second album for record label Island.
Words for the Dying is the twelfth solo studio album by the Welsh musician John Cale, released in 1989 by record labels Opal and Warner Bros.
Helen of Troy is the sixth solo studio album by the Welsh rock musician John Cale, released in November 1975. It was the last of his three studio albums for Island Records.
Guts is a retrospective compilation album by John Cale, released by Island Records in February 1977. It includes the songs "Leaving It Up to You", which was deleted from Helen of Troy (1975), and the previously unreleased "Mary Lou". It was compiled by Howard Thompson.
Honi Soit is the seventh solo studio album by the Welsh rock musician John Cale, released in March 1981 by A&M Records, and was his first studio album in six years following 1975's Helen of Troy. It was recorded and mixed by Harvey Goldberg at CBS Studios, East 30th Street and Mediasound in New York City with the intention of making a more commercial album with record producer Mike Thorne at the helm, Thorne would soon be known for his work with Soft Cell. "Dead or Alive" was the only single released from the album but it did not chart. However, Honi Soit is Cale's only studio album to date to chart on the US Billboard 200, peaking at No. 154.
I Spent a Week There the Other Night is an album by the American musician Moe Tucker, released in 1991.
Fragments of a Rainy Season is a 1992 live solo album by John Cale, performed at various locations during his 1992 tour. A 16-track DVD, recorded at the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels in Brussels, Belgium, that features the tracks in the order in which they were performed, was also released. The album cover was designed by noted conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth.
Really is the second studio album by J. J. Cale. It was released in 1972.
The Burning World is the sixth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released in 1989, through record label Uni Records, the band's only major-label release. Co-produced by Bill Laswell and band leader Michael Gira, the album features a major stylistic shift from their past releases, being very tuneful and accessible compared to the bleak, industrialized sound from their past records. It received a mixed reception and was a commercial disappointment; the band was dropped from the record label following its poor performance.
Caribbean Sunset is the ninth solo studio album by Welsh rock musician John Cale, released in January 1984 by ZE Records.
David Sulzer is an American neuroscientist and musician. He is a professor at Columbia University Medical Center in the departments of psychiatry, neurology, and pharmacology. Sulzer's laboratory investigates the interaction between the synapses of the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia, including the dopamine system, in habit formation, planning, decision making, and diseases of the system. His lab has developed the first means to optically measure neurotransmission, and has introduced new hypotheses of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease, and changes in synapses that produce autism and habit learning.
The Soldier String Quartet was a string quartet, founded in 1984 by composer and violinist Dave Soldier, that specialized in performing a fusion of classical and popular music. The quartet proved a training ground for many subsequent experimental classical groups and performers, including violinists Regina Carter and Todd Reynolds, and performed at venues ranging from the classic punk rock club CBGBs to Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center.
Gideon Gaye is the second studio album by the Anglo-Irish avant-pop band the High Llamas, released in 1994 on the Brighton-based Target label. Notable for anticipating the mid 1990s easy-listening revivalism, the album's music was influenced by Brian Wilson, Steely Dan, Brazilian bossa nova and European film soundtracks, and was recorded with a £4000 budget. It was met with high praise by the British press. Q dubbed the LP "the best Beach Boys album since 1968's Friends". In the US, the album was indifferently promoted.
Bettie Serveert plays Venus in Furs and other Velvet Underground songs is a live album by the Dutch indie rock band Bettie Serveert, released in 1998. The songs are all Velvet Underground covers, recorded during a concert at the Paradiso, in Amsterdam, in 1997.
Mercy is the seventeenth studio album by the Welsh musician and composer John Cale. It was released on 20 January 2023 by Double Six Records, making it Cale's first album of new songs in over a decade. It features collaborations with Tony Allen, Laurel Halo, Weyes Blood, Tei Shi, Animal Collective's Avey Tare and Panda Bear, Dev Hynes, Sylvan Esso, Actress, and Fat White Family. It was inspired by current events such as Donald Trump's presidency, Brexit, COVID-19, climate change, civil rights, and right-wing extremism.