John Cale
Fear Is A Man's Best Friend - John Cale

Live reviews

Setlist
Over Her Head (keyboards)
Lament (keyboards)
Waiting For Blonde (keyboards)
Do Not Go Gentle (keyboards)
Verses (keyboards)
Endless Plain Of Fortune (acoustic guitar)
Venus In Furs (viola)
Set Me Free (acoustic guitar)
Things (acoustic guitar)
Fear (keyboards)
Paris 1919 (keyboards)
E Is Missing (acoustic guitar)
Model Beirut Recital (electric guitar)
Gun (electric guitar)
Pablo Picasso (electric guitar)
Chorale (keyboards)
Heartbreak Hotel (electric guitar)
Thoughtless Kind (acoustic guitar)
Wilderness Approaching (keyboards)
Hallelujah (keyboards)

Haarlem 2003-07-11

Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands
Review by Hans Werksman

Cale's sold out show in Haarlem was inspired. He enjoyed adding new lines to the spoken word version of Fear and there were two encores including an impressive rendition of Chorale.

Lament was a highlight, with in-your-face vocals and the band adding appropiate musical touches. Gitarist James Mastro got buried in the mix sometimes.

There were a few hecklers in there audience, shouting requests for Close Watch and Hallelujah.

The printed setlist:

  1. OVER HER HEAD
  2. LAMENT
  3. BLONDE
  4. DO NOT GO GENTLE
  5. VERSES
  6. ENDLESS
  7. VENUS
  8. SET ME FREE
  9. THINGS
  10. FEAR
  11. PARIS
  12. E IS MISSING
  13. BEIRUT
  14. GUN
  15. PABLO
  16. HEARTBREAK
  17. THOUGHTLESS KIND
  18. HALLELUJAH
  19. WILDERNESS

Note

Local station Exit Radio wanted to broadcast part of the show. Alas, no permission was given to do so.


© 1999- Hans Werksman