Word: calee
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...contrast, most of Cale's songs were much older, coming from his '70s albums. Despite their age, though, the songs were new to a large portion of the audience and a surprised murmur spread through the crowd as Cale sat before his keyboard and began to sing Elvis's "Heartbreak Hotel" to his own classical composition. As one of the best classically trained musicians ever to play rock, Cale excels in playing his compositions...
Siouxsie launched into her set to numerous cheers from her fans. As Cale retreated from the stage, Siouxsie abandoned her vinyl jacket for a sheer skintight blouse and danced around the stage, singing seductively as The Creatures played. Siouxsie, who, with her former band, the Banshees, had participated in the early stages of both the punk and goth movements, was still vibrant. Her age, however, slightly interfered with her femme fatale act in a way that Cale's age could not interfere with his performance, which relies on depth of voice and musical talent. Her voice somehow seemed wrong...
Siouxsie and Cale took turns performing solo sets, sometimes collaborating on The Creatures' songs. At times Cale would emerge with a guitar to accompany the band for Siouxsie's singing; at times he would join them on the keyboard. Even more interestingly, Cale and Siouxsie sometimes took the stage together to sing, with Cale's deep voice reading off some of the lyrics and the vinyl priestess crooning the rest...
Afterwards, the musicians did come out for two beautiful encores. The first, John Cale's "Gun," was a song Siouxsie and the Banshees had covered in the past. The second encore was the high-light of the evening. Siouxsie at her best sang as Cale strummed an electric viola for a stunning performance of "Venus in Furs," a song from the legendary 1967 album The Velvet Underground and Nico. Though originally Lou Reed had sung the lyrics, Sioux's appropriation of the words, "shiny shiny, shiny boots of leather," lent the song a sexy feminine air, which perfectly complemented Cale...
Siouxsie and Cale worked together almost flawlessly; making no attempt to upstage each other. While a battle of egos can be expected when two stars try to share the same patch of sky, this performance showed that a working union between two musicians who hold mutual respect for each other. While Siouxsie had more fans than Cale, the latter musician was given the chance to open the show. While Siouxsie's band gladly played for Cale, he returned the favor by joining them for most of Siouxsie's sets. And while Siouxsie spent her solos in the spotlight, Cale seemed...