| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| musicOMH |   [1] |
| TimeOut London | [2] |
| Mansized | [3] |
| Rocklouder | [4] |
| Culturedeluxe |   [5] |
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.
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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Venus in Furs" (from The Velvet Underground & Nico) | Lou Reed | 6:22 |
| 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 / Cale | 6:33 |
| 7. | "Hush" (from blackAcetate) | 3:42 | |
| 8. | "OuttaTheBag" (from blackAcetate) | 4:44 | |
| 9. | "Set Me Free" (from Walking on Locusts) | 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(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 / Cale | 12:25 |
| 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, Cale | 5:14 |
| 8. | "Heartbreak Hotel" (from Slow Dazzle) | Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley | 6:52 |
| 9. | "Mercenaries (Ready for War)" (single) | 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
References
- ^ musicOMH review
- ^ "TimeOut London review". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ^ Mansized review
- ^ Rocklouder review
- ^ "Culturedeluxe review". Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2007.
- ^ Hans Werksman (2006). "Circus Live". Fear is a Man's Best Friend website. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
