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John Cale - The Biggest, Loudest, Hairiest Group Of All

Blues is the genre of music that emerged at the intersection of the nineteenth and the twentieth century. Birthplace of the blues are the United States. The basis of blues rhythm involves lyrical melodies that came from the African countries. The term blues first became known in 1895. The very origin of the term of an English blues is the phrase blue devils, which means longing or depression, or sadness.

Referring to the sources, they need to be searched for in the period of the slave system. Just at the time Christopher Columbus discovered a new continent, which eventually began to import African labor. Africans are true ancestors of the present-day African Americans, which in most cases were servants or worked hard in agriculture and were hired servants; they were working exclusively in the homes of wealthy Americans whites. Blacks were often harassed and even humiliated, which lasted until the abolition of the slavery period that occurred in 1863.

Initially, the songs were performed by percussion instruments, and vocals were filled with vocal religious load. The first semi professional performers of blues were simply vagabonds who roamed the country in search of work. Most often, they were employed on heavy poorly paid jobs. At their performances, they earned little, often they could be met at a party, where for playing and singing they were given food and drink... In its classic sense and the usual form, blues was formed only in the twenties of the twentieth century. While the music that was played earlier in the doorways of African American, came to the big stage.


John Cale - The Biggest, Loudest, Hairiest Group Of All
  • Written by: John Cale
  • Recorded in: Jan 29, 1972
  • Recorded at: Le Bataclan, Paris, France

"John Cale was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Velvet Underground in 1996. Since 1968, Cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avant garde and electronic music and has released seventeen solo studio albums."

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