John Cale
UK
Born: 09 March 1942
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde, Country, Folk
Styles: Experimental, Modern Composition, Proto-Punk, Hard Rock, Punk/New Wave, Experimental Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, Singer/Songwriter, Folk/Country Rock, Folk-Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk-Rock, Folk/Country Rock
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While John Cale is one of the most famous and, in his own way, influential underground rock musicians, he is also one of the hardest to pin down stylistically. Much has been made of his schooling in classical and avant-garde music, yet much of what he's recorded has been decidedly song-oriented, dovetailing close to the mainstream at times. Terming him a forefather of punk and new wave isn't exactly accurate either. Those investigating his work for the first time under that premise may be surprised at how consciously accessible much of his outp...
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