John Cale – Fear Southwest a look in the rearview

a look in the rearview that examines how things change & what it feels like — and more than ever

Instrumentation is soothingly unobtrusive

and as a listen easily demonstrated that the same sheer sweep and energy that applied to the band over a full-length album similarly worked

they have the kind of restraint and patience required to not overplay songs like the album-opening "I am Colossus" and the later track "Swarm

John Cale – Fear Southwest a look in the rearviewFear is the fourth solo studio album by the Welsh rock musician John Cale, released on 1 October 1974 by Island Records. Recording and content Fear is the first of Cale's three studio albums for Island Records, all of which were released in a period of just over a year. During this time Cale was also producing records for other artists, working on albums such as Horses (1975) by Patti Smith, one of the most influential of all proto punk