This has always been one of my favorite works. A strange combination of literate "chamber rock", and cool, alternative reality sensibility. Melodic but rocking. The perfect setting for Cale's chilly but hungry voice.

On another board I read that Little Feat was the uncredited backing band. This seems bizarre to me. Will not compute. Is this true? Anyone know how that would have happened?

Wow. I hadn't heard that. That'd up my respect for the Feat, that's for sure.

Just looked it up and yeah, Lowell George and Richie Hayward were prominent on the album.

I did not know that.

I think you're right about Little Feat - and I would imagine that Lowell George and Cale shared a similar interest in, er, extracurricular activities, at the very least.

Little Feat were also the backup band on Robert Palmer's Pressure Drop album. Those guys played with everybody. Here's a list of projects from their homepage.

[quote="Radcliffe"]and I would imagine that Lowell George and Cale shared a similar interest in, er, extracurricular activities, at the very least.
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...antarctica starts here...

Wild. Would not have thunk.

I do really like that album though. Very much a grower.

THEY PLAYED ON THE FREEJACK SOUNTRACK!!!!!!!!

i've wanted to hear this for a while.

I put that tidbit up at Hipinion, but I didn't think that you frequented such seedy environs.

And yeah, it's one of my favorite albums, too. Def. a Listmania selection.