2. Mike Lord Discusses John Cale, Fragments of a Rainy Season

Send us Fan MailMike Lord from Tabletop Genesis drops in to discuss one of his favorite albums, John Cale’s Fragments of a Rainy Season. He talks about his podcast, how he got into John Cale, and why he really loves this album in particular.You can find out more about Tabletop Genesis, including links to their podcast, at http://tabletopgenesis.com/. You can find Mike on Twitter and Instagram at @zorknapp.At 2:56 of this episode, I made a reference to Steve Hackett of Genesis smashing a wine glass in his hand (I recall reading that he did this because of frustration over the perception that Genesis was “Peter Gabriel’s band.”). He referred to the incident in this interview: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6744189/UNDER-MICROSCOPE-Former-Genesis-star-Steve-Hackett-69-answers-health-quiz.html.BELATED NOTE REGARDING EPISODE 1: Going back to last episode, I talked about how musician Laura Kidd (Penfriend, She Makes War) inspired this podcast, but I was remiss to not put links to her website and podcast in the notes, so here they are! Website: https://penfriend.rocks/, Attention Engineer podcast: https://penfriend.rocks/podcast/. Also, you can find Laura on Twitter at @penfriendrocks. 1:56 Mike Lord, Host of Tabletop Genesis (or is he?)3:35 Mike selects John Cale’s Fragments of a Rainy Season as our album to discuss4:41 The genesis of Tabletop Genesis9:47 Growing up with opera and Neil Sedaka13:28 Fragments of a Rainy Season as a gateway to Cale’s discography15:04 Why Mike chose this album18:15 Mike’s favorite tracks from the album22:26 The best Hallelujah version?24:06 Cale’s piano-playing style26:20 This album has a cool ambiance27:31 Al’s initial impressions Breakdown of selected tracks32:45 Buffalo Ballet33:01 Ship of Fools33:21 Paris 191933:42 Leaving It Up to You35:32 Heartbreak Hotel37:54 Dylan Thomas songs39:57 Darling I Need You43:22 Revisiting Ship of Fools and Paris 191944:50 Guts/Dying on the Vine46:14 Fear (Is a Man’s Best Friend)47:24 Thoughtless Kind 48:25 Mike reacts to Al’s reactionSupport the show