Junkyard

Noise

Bizarro, oscuro, pobre nivel de musicalidad, mal grabado. Me parece una excelente demostración del estilo post punk de la época. No puedo decir que me guste, pero siempre me resulta interesante escuchar este estilo de música trash, tan cruda y sin apologías. Además considero que el punto en este tipo de música es que no "guste", es jugar con lo desagradable, trabajar el arte desde la fealdad.

It's loud. It's rowdy. It's not for me. Just felt like noise from some local garage band that's drank a few too many beers (probably Keystone Lights? Pabst?). The album art is cool, though.

It's okay, i guess.

Really not for me.

Based on the album artwork, I was excited for this, assuming it was along the lines of Ministry or Butthole Surfers. It sort of was, but in the ways that I don't like. It's a tough listen and I wasn't too fond of it. Cool album art though. Necessary listening before you die: No.

2+

I can see what they were going for, and I can respect that, but it generally wasn't my thing. I don't think it deserves the rating it has on this site though, at least it was doing something a bit different!

This one was too discordant for me. I like his voice and some of the guitar and bass parts but I thought the mix was weird. There were some sections I liked but a full album of that much noise was just too much for me. Fav song: Several Sins Least fav: Release The Bats

The vocals remind me of Tupelo by Nick Cave. It's pretty musically strong, some good jams in there.

Redefines what a “good” album is (by being mostly bad). Kind of unlistenable but a part of me likes it.

I listened to this whilst deeply angry with incompetent co-workers, and it was surprisingly suitable given the amount of violent, incoherent noise/rage in my brain. I don't think there is any other scenario where this album fits.

Junkyard Release the Bats

What a fun challenge! 🍍👁👄👁🍹 🙄🍸...😐🍷... ... ok work! 2.5

just not a fan of the vibe of the record -

A lot of just noise. I like loud and fast music but this just doesn’t hit right.

Weird but cool.

p498. 1982. 2 stars. Prototype "Grinderman". Probably included because of what Nick Cave went on to do, but this isn't essential listening.

Huh Nick Cave's band, lotta 2's lately!!

I'm not really a Nick Cave fan, but this album ranges from pretty horrible to pretty alright. Lots of noise/chaos and none of the songs really stand out from the pack. Might be worth listening to again, but there's a good chance I'd regret it.

Probably a bit beyond me. Some decent sections on some tracks but a tough listen overall

Album cover looks exactly like a series of shirts from the early ‘00s where nasty-looking guys would be driving cars with their eyes popping out. It wasn’t No Fear… I can’t remember. Was it a skateboard brand? I remember seeing them all around SoCal and Google isn’t helping me. Somebody let me know. Oh yeah, album was not my thing. Surf-rock but the ocean is made out of motor oil and the surfers are all on amphetamines.

2.75

Not very good. Seemed more like noise than music. Not sure how this is considered something that one has to listen to. 1.5/5 Won’t listen again

If Hell has a house band, this is it. Sounds a lot like the Riverbottom Nightmare Band from Emmet Otter.

Nick Cave is one of my all time faves , but this isn't it. Also it's really hard to find this album through streaming services.

So far, I’m realizing I’m not a fan of this postpunk genre.

I try to listen to these albums while i work. It was work to listen to this album. Plus its not available on Spotify so i had to select each song individually off live albums. Overall tough day

May have historical importance to certain people and has great musicianship; the overall craft and lyrics were not for me.

Poopie

Sounds like its cover. Not interested

Overall: 4/10 I respect this one a lot. It's chaotic and messed up and hard to listen to, which I feel was the intention. I wasn't aware that Nick Cave was even in another band so hearing his voice was a bit of a shock. The problem is, it's so out there that, while I think it has merit, it wasn't something I enjoyed and I certainly won't be listening to it again. Shame it's not on Spotify. Fav Song: Hamlet (pow, pow, pow) Least Fav Song: The Dim Locator

I love nick cave and all but honestly a lot of this was just noise. Good noise...in a way... But not what I feel like listening to.... Soz nick

Usually like Nick Cave's stuff but this is shit...

This one didn’t Blast Off for me personally. This might be better placed in the Junkyard.

2/5

I like the jazzy blues rock element on some of the songs. But overall, not my style

I didn't really enjoy this.

Bit of a slog to get through. Had to download this because it’s not on any streaming services, and feel like that was more work than needed to listen to this album. Intense, but not fun.

Noisy, nothing melodic, horrible screaming. In general, sounds like listening to a factory full of saws and hammers for nearly an hour. Some good basslines and guitar work save this from being a 1. Just.

It's as if the migraine in my head came to life, started a band, and just decided to scream into the mic and trash all the instruments instead of creating a competent record. But I bet these songs would've been a fucking blast to mosh to in some dank basement venue back in the 80s.

Immediately from the album cover I didn’t think I’d like it that much. Discovering it was Nick Cave gave me a bit more interest but overall not his best work. It sounds okay in parts but otherwise it’s just noise.

Gear: Abyss DIANA MR Artwork: 🏎️🍰👹 Production: 🧏‍♂️📏💩 Music: 🧷💀🔥 Rating: 🍰(🍰)/5

Demented circus music, recorded by the ghouls who haunt an abandoned carnival. I like the dark demonic grooves, the squigly guitar terror, the aggresive industrial effects and would be into a band that pushes this dynamic even futher (like Swans). The vocals fit with the aesthetic - highly dramatic, screaching howls and horror, like Tom Waits being tortured - but push it over the line into being extremely annoying. I like their debut better, but this is definitley more interesting to me that Nick Cave's solo stuff. The cover rules.

I was hoping this album would be better

It's a bit too wacky to go in my regular rotation, although I'd definitely bring it out on Halloween, or after a Fearnet binge if Fearnet still existed.

Deze staat er vast in omdat de snobs graag laten weten dat ze al naar Niek Grot luisterden voor hij echt bekend was, zoals ik graag strooi met het feit dat ik Skrillex nog ken als zanger van From First To Last. Ome Nick roept als Oscar van Sesamstraat wat verhalen door de hal, de drummer schopt wat tegen slecht opgehangen keukenkastjes en de gitarist kijkt in de kelder hoeveel pedalen je nou eigenlijk tegelijk kan gebruiken. En dan heeft bovenaan het trappengat iemand een microfoon aangezet om het geheel op te nemen. In de basis vind ik dit nog niet eens zo heel verschrikkelijk en ik herken bijvoorbeeld ook wel een stukje IDLES hierin (track: Dead Joe), maar de opname stoort me. En het is net wat te weinig muziek, een keer een terugkerend refreintje was ook wel leuk geweest, Nick Cave mocht iets minder piraatje spelen met z'n stem, etc. Na 5 tracks is de rek er volledig uit. Je weet het dan inmiddels allemaal wel en de hoop op iets van een melodie is dan compleet vervlogen. Ik kom dus weer met m'n stokpaardjes: Te schel, teveel reverb, 2 sterren. Weg streak.

Another album on the bottom 20 list. It's funny, I've barley cracked 100 albums here and yet this is like the 5th or 6th bottom 20 album already. I knew what to expect and came in with low expectations but while I didn't exactly enjoy this album, it was far better than the other bottom albums I've heard so far. 3/10

There are few album covers that I outright hate, but this ranks among them. I may just be a sucker for bass-lead songs, but I absolutely love She's Hit. Love how sludgy and patient the whole thing is and the messiness of it all. Lost me a little bit on Dead Joe -- that was tough to get through the last minute or so. The title track on here was pretty solid with a satisfying cadence to it. I'd say this one was more miss than hit for me. There were a few strong songs, but much of the rest was sort of grating to listen to. Maybe in a different mood I'd rate differently, but for today its a 2.

1.5 stars but rounding up to 2 because .5 isn't an option

this was SOOOO BORINGGGGGG. i think nick cave’s lyrics are his strong suit in his solo work and this album demonstrated none of that skill at all. i’m sorry nick i like you better when you’re trying to be australia’s answer to leonard cohen and/or johnny cash, not when you’re doing this.

It is a band I have wanted to listen to. I have done that now I guess

This album has a lot of making up to do after that album cover. The first question to Mr Cave may well be 'who hurt you?'. Such is the industrial bleakness of the music and lyrics, it could be the dystopian soundtrack to the contemporaneous Mad Max. The album is the seeds of The Seeds. But much more refinement was to take place after this. Few Seeds-worthy songs such as Junkyard, 6" Gold Blade and Several Sins.

Nah, man... just... nah.

Some parts were pretty interesting and cool. Others were very hard to listen to. Standout songs: Dead Joe Several Sins

What the hell is this?!?! Nick Cave has always been different, and this is certainly different. I appreciate that they are “doing something”, but I can’t figure out or understand what that thing is. Is it Punk? Rock? Nothing?

Sounds like they had fun making it.

Oh boy it's time for this one. I'll admit I have heard some of this album before as I got quite interested in Cave earlier this year. After almost 200 albums on here this is my first Cave within the challenge though. Very noisy. When its listened to in succession it just seems even more messy than before. After a while it did get unlistenable. Highlights: Dead Joe Several Sins

Lots of shouting, weird. Couldnt get into it.

This is the type of band where I'd go to their basement shows for the vibes but don't actually listen to their music.

too rowdy for me

How can I love Nick Cave so much and find this insufferable

Nick Cave made the right move in having the rest of his career instead of continuing with this kind of thing

At 940 albums in, I think it's finally safe to admit to myself that this list isn't going to offer me a history lesson via popular albums that were emblematic of the cultural zeitgeist at their respective times. Instead it's just going to keep giving me slop like this.

Damn this album is pretty unapproachable. But +1 star for creativity and the dark lyrics.

Never has an album cover so accurately provided a preview as to its content

Even though I don't like this, and it's really noisy and abrasive, and chaotic, and his voice is manic and weird... it somehow works. There's just enough form, and at least in amongst the madness they're consistent in their vision and what they're doing. I still don't like it, but I understand what they're doing.

lol what. that was pretty darn bad but at least it made me feel something.

Ish

The best thing I can say about this album is that if the cover appeals to you, then you'll probably at least like it a little. Other than that, its not great. Its almost a punk parody album, which is fine but not anything I'll likely listen to again. 2/5

Thought i heard nick cave. He has done better.

She's Hit 2.1 Dead Joe 1.8 The Dim Locator 1.6 Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow) 1.5 Several Sins 2 Big-Jesus-Trash-Can 1.9 Kiss Me Black 1.8 "6" Gold Blade 2 Kewpie Doll 1.7 Junkyard 1.8 Score: 1.82

Post punk - exhaustive to listen to.

The music is pretty noisy and a bit chaotic - which isn't a bad thing by default, especially not for punk. However I then usually expect something to tie it all together to make it really great and I often look to the vocal to do that. On this one I feel like the vocal doesn't do that for me, it constantly teases me by being almost there but ultimately doesn't live up to the potential I feel is there. This leaves me with a sense of unfulfilled promises and noise Standouts She's Hit Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow) 2/5

Punk, wel genieten maar vooral vreemd. Kan er niet echt comfortabel naar luisteren

They have something in their tone, but that's not fully my thing. There are just better punk/post-punk albums.

Very challenging. The songs which were more conventional eg Several Sins were much nicer to listen to but then sandwiched between other songs which were an assault on the ears

It's decent but I definitely prefer Cave's later solo stuff. I appreciate the "rough" sound they were going for but mostly it just makes it kind of a chore to listen to at points.

I don’t fully hate the vibe, but it is really one note as an album. Not my favorite. Does seem like a “better live” type sound.

I liked one track on this. Much prefer Cave’s later stuff

This is the third Nick Cave album I've gotten. I'm not a huge fan of him, nor do I think he warrants having six albums on this list. This album was super whatever. Can't say I'm a fan or that it was interesting. The album cover pretty much tells you all you need. Ugly, under thought, dated.

Im not sure if it was because of me using backup headphones, or the fact that this album sucks, but it sucks.

I generally like Nick Cave and was excited to hear his origin. And listening to this, I learned that Nick Cave actually tamed it down later in his career, which I didn’t think was possible. I like how over the top and weird it is. And there were parts that I enjoyed. But not many. Side note, the generator labeling things like this as punk, then telling me I don’t like punk, is about the most punk thing I can think of. Bravo.

didn't like it eh

Early Nick Cave. I didn't find this enjoyable overall, but did like a song or two.

Not my kind of party

The greatness of this album isn’t at all audible. Tracked with everything around/about the band. Stars dropped when I pressed play!

2 stars for the Ed Roth's art work but the album is not worth a star.

It is becoming obvious that the authors personal tastes, as opposed to the actual significance of an album, were used to define which albums we need to listen to before we die. Personally I find no reason this album is worth listening to again.

I love Cave, but I'd understand why people don't dig this

This album was fucking awful. Annoying and frustrating to listen to.

There were moments when I genuinely enjoyed the music and found it unique and interesting. But for the most part it was just discordant noise to me.

some songs were okay. some songs were absolute pog trash. where’s the 2.5 button

Nick Cave has grown on me but this hasn't. If you're interested in gritty gothy rock, this is for you.

None of this sticks for me, but I have a strange respect for the ugliness, and, in a very general way, enjoy it somewhat.

No ❤️

Its interesting for sure but i am NOT having a good time haha

Not into this. Nice album cover though.

Nick Cave's voice is ridiculous in this. I don't really like him to begin with but he sounds especially absurd in this context. The whole album sounds like it was recorded in a corrugated steel hut, which I guess is intentional if you read the wiki. I like the idea and I've heard lots of punk music that sounded like shit but Cave's voice and the fairly bad songwriting in general ruins it. When you make an album like this the songs have to have more energy and they have to be good. This is a difficult album to listen to. Songs that might have been decent if someone else was singing: "Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow)", "Big Jesus Trash Can", "Kewpie Doll" "Release the Bats" is what actually good, but that's it.

Best cover art yet. I don't enjoy the sound of this album. I kept hearing "Toxic Love" from Fern Gully.

Not as big of a fan of this album compared to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It's not terrible but it is overly aggressive and repetitive. Get what they're going for but just not feeling it - though some of the songs were decent.

Ok so I have four questions, each starting with a different word - who, why, what, and whose. Who was this made for? Actually though. Who sits down to listen to this and thinks “Oh man that was amazing! I gotta listen to this over and over again, it’s the best!” Or even just having a warm opinion about it? I’m sorry but who is this for? What’s the appeal? It feels like sloppily-made, semi-improvised, overly loud, angry nonsense. There’s a place for that, but not like this, and not in my own headspace. What were they on when they made this? A simpler question, but worth answering. Unfortunately I don’t have the answer to this one, but I can only imagine it was a mix of things that probably had them so whacked out of their brains they couldn’t fully remember what to play. Why was this the final product? Why did they listen back to this and think, “Yup, this sounds perfect. Cut, print, and release boys, we’re done here.” Whose birthday party was this? Because I’m sure as hell glad it wasn’t mine. I know it’s a tongue in cheek thing, but the joke works so roll with it. Can you tell I didn’t like this? Can you tell I didn’t enjoy most of this album’s 40 minute runtime? Can you tell I’m 1,000% over this entire thing. I can’t bring myself to give this one star because I’ve yet to do that (though I may inquire about retroactively changing some ratings…), and because it at least took some talent and effort to concoct this abomination, limited in supply both of those things may have been. So two stars. Generously. Standout Track: The Dim Locator

Dirty grungy nose machines. Fine, but not my thing.

"they wanted the new record to sound like trash" - mission accomplished. The music itself is definitely not the worst from the album's we've had. A number of previous punk album comes to mind for that honor (recently I had to listen to The Slits, that was near-traumatic). In fact, the music sounds actually OK, if the production were good. Possibly 3 stars. -1 star for the production though. But kudos for achieving what it was supposed to.

Giving this a 2 not because it's not good but because it feels like a hipster ass pick for this list

Another album you can judge by its cover. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 1/5

Badly played and boring. Interesting lyrics though

No thanks

Garage punk but the singer is in the garage across the street? Favorite tracks: She's Hit, Junkyard. Album art: Really love this one, such a cool and wild piece of art. "Junkyard" is right, it's some weird gremlin freak driving a hot rod, plus a putrid rat on the hood that's shooting a cat with a machine gun? I could look at this shit for hours, it's repulsive and it's perfect. 2/5

Seriously?

Can see how it might have been 'undone' before, how it 'pushed the limits' at one time... but it sounded a bit noisier and less talent to me. Not a fan

At its best, it’s really smooth and groovy, but far too many tracks feature an anger or violence that just seems like a major put-on. It’s desperately desiring to be innovative, but it’s not really doing anything the Stooges hadn’t done years earlier.

I think I only remember one birthday party from my childhood. I would assume I had others, but they must not have been very memorable. Not that this one was particularly memorable either. It was in my backyard, and we played pin the tail on the donkey on the porch and I think there was a pinata? Where did you get a pinata before Party City was a thing? And that’s about all I remember. We spend a lot of time and energy planning birthday parties for our kids every year, but will they forget it all just like I did? Unfortunately, my long-term memory just isn’t very good. And fortunately, as hopefully I can forget The Birthday Party’s “Junkyard” just as easily. Also, Australia deserves better than this. There is way better Australian music left off the list that would be better than The Birthday Party. It may have been #17 on someone’s list of best Australian albums, but it only makes #73 on Rolling Stone’s list. Meanwhile, many others from that list get no respect on the 1001 (though both lists feature an excess of Nick Cave). INXS, Midnight Oil, Kylie Minogue, Savage Garden, and Silverchair get no love. Silverchair is an interesting one. They’re a band I liked in the heyday of grunge but haven’t touched since the 90s. I was afraid they wouldn’t hold up, and that’s mostly true. Their first couple albums are a bit cringy, especially lyrically. But they are crunchy and thrashing and a great little example of late stage grunge in their own way. And apparently have stood the test of time in Australian music history. That Rolling Stone list puts 4 Silverchair albums in the top 80. More than any other group or musician, other than Nick Cave. What!? The Birthday Party was Nick Cave!? Ugh now it’s obnoxious grating sound, as well as its inclusion on the list, makes much more groan-inducing sense. Hopefully I’ll forget this album just like I forgot all my childhood birthday parties.

JHFC. A hidden Nick Cave album on the list. That sneaky bastard. It all makes sense now.

While this album does sound unique and interesting, I found it to be a bit too aggressive for me and the vocals are a bit too harsh.

This was a tough listen... and I like punk and Nick Cave.

Kannen perusteella en osannut odottaa goottia. Ensin kiva yllätys, sitten ei - tää on minusta tosi sekavaa kamaa. Ei ole suuntaa, pidetään lähinnä yllä äänimaailmaa. Kai koetetaan sanoa jotain? Mutta en saa selvää.

Nick olisi varmaan sitä mieltä, että kritiikki vain todistaa, kuinka ainutlaatuinen tämä levy on. Ei se olekaan ihan paska, koska melodiattomuus pakottaa artistin välittämään rytmistä. Mitä itse kuunteluun tulee...

A difficult listen. Obviously influenced by Tom Waits. Scuzzy post punk dirty goth blues with Nick Cave throwing all kinds of vocal shapes. Not a fan.

My 2nd Nick Cave album. Equally unenjoyable as the first. I won't spend the time it'll take to 'get' this album.

get off my lawn

Kinda like it, kinda not feeling the vibes

This sounds like what a panic attack feels like. I get enough of that already.

I think at fist glance this sounds like junk, which was probably intentional. But if you stick around for a while, you'll hear some interesting rhythms being played with in various time signatures, all while blending rockabilly with free jazz, all rooted dirty blues. But I don't care for this at all. I feel the same way about a lot of Cave's early material. It doesn't bring out any emotion from me. I can't tell what's being sung/yelled here, and the production is flat in virtually every way. The only elements that actually penetrate on this record are the gritty bass lines, which ultimately don't save it, but offer the listener something to grasp onto.

Nu heb ik knokkelkoorts. Twee sterren omdat Nick Cave erin zit.

I didn't know about these early Nick Cave escapades. Hard to listen to.

Sounds like a local shithole bar band, and I'm not a fan of the album art.

i feel like this is an album anthony fantano would say he loves. 2.5/5

Not exactly music, as such. Caged demon energy with a fritzy amp more like. It isn't for me but I recognize there is something real and raw here, complex and creative. These guys aren't pretending. This album just might, *might*, belong on this list.

I felt a bit silly that I didn’t know that Nick Cave was in a band before he started with the Bad Seeds. It makes perfect sense though. Not my kind of music though.

How have I only seen 200 albums but 4 of those have been Nick Cave albums? Anyway, this band was described as dark and challenging. I was a little disappointed as a result. Just feels like being edgy on purpose and as a result feels really safe. I don't know. I like noise, I like grindcore, I like powerviolence, but this just isn't those things. I can see how being a 17 year old in 1982 and hearing this for the first time would blow your mind, so I appreciate it from that angle.

That sure was noise. You know what, they stayed true to whatever vision they had for their music and I respect that.

I know that I'm supposed to like Nick Cave. He's a critical darling and many of my friends with similar musical taste think he's the bees knees. Unfortunately, his brand of Southern Gothic music just never landed with me. I had hoped that listening to this earlier, punkier work of his might help me see the appeal. It didn't

Not bad, but Nick Cave's schtick wears on me sometimes

Initially felt like a 1, but this scrapes a 2

Not really my kind of thing, a lot going on. I’m sure Nick Cave will pick up a few more stars further down the line. Simpsons: No

Cool album cover. Too bad the production sucked.

Not a good sign when you keep checking to see how many tracks are left. However, by the end, and after a bit of background reading, I did find myself wanting to listen to a couple of their other albums.

I guess I finally have to publicly admit that I’ve never been able to get into Nick Cave. Oh well!

I mean, punk sensibility. But do I like it?

Not good at all!

I've been meaning to listen to this for a long time but I wasn't really feeling it. I don't think I was in the right mood for this kind of music today but honestly, I'm not sure I would really like it on a day when I was in the mood for the genre.

Let's start off with the fact that the vocalist is Nick Cave, who has never sung a happy song to save his life. There was one song that wasn't just noise ("Several Sins"), which was decent. The rest just seems to be a lot of Nick Cave screaming in to the mike. Some of the songs... I couldn't tell if this was supposed to be a joke or not: "Dead Joe"? And there were TWO versions? None of the songs should have been longer than three minutes. PERIOD. And maybe, MAYBE this could have worked as a punk band. And I could have maybe given 3 stars. But nope, 2 stars. But as it is, it wasn't as bad as Beefheart. It is reminiscent of it, though. I teeter back and forth between a 1 and a 2, but there is more something there than the 1's. I just can't put my finger on it. Next.

Nick Cave has done better. I always thought the Birthday Party were noisy and oh-so-challenging over being good, but i hadn't heard much of it. Now I've heard a whole album I discover I was correct. Not terrible all the way through but has little to recommend it. They seem to be trying to jump on the psychobilly bandwagon of the time, it definitely has some Cramps style sounds but is no where near as catchy or characterful. Prototype Grinderman but less good. The only thing I like is that the guy on the cover is probably what Nick looks like now without the hair dye and fake tan.

WHAT I ENJOYED: I guess I like that someone took a chance on these guys (& eventually one became the Nick Cave we know and enjoy today) who sound like...they're doing exactly what they want to do. The longest songs are on the first half of the album so it goes by faster in the second half. GRIPES: They're doing what they want to do which is creating music that I really can't imagine a lot of people would enjoy. Awful, screeching guitars, plodding bass and drums, vocals that leave much to be desired. Can't forget about: unintelligble lyrics, pervasive gloomy and angry tone. RECCOMMENDED IF YOU LIKE: imagining Louis Armstrong in a post-punk band, going to shitty punk shows, unpleasant noises that might be classified as music by edgelords, gnashing of teeth. #450 revealed / #503 rated

More of a fan of new wave which followed on from post punk. Detected shades of The Stranglers in this album. Overall a bit too screechy on the vocals for my taste.

Dark, noisy, great drums and bass. I didn't really like any songs once I was past the first couple, but it's good to hear what NC was up to at that point.

I wonder how many of the people on the train would have looked at this middle-aged woman and guessed that she was listening to tracks called Hamlet (pow pow pow) and Big Jesus Trashcan. I appreciate this for what it is and the undoubted genius of Nick Cave but in 1982 I was following a different path. And I still am tbh

I was tempted to rate this a 1/5, but there were moments where it looked like there was some ideas of musicality. But for the most part it was a noisy shapeless approximation of punk, and was a bit grating.

Oh look, another terrible Sex Pistols wanna be band.

a bit too rough for my taste

No. I love The Bad Seeds but this is too far gone. Every time the band get a bit musical, Nick has to go full scream.

bit like the cramps but much worse

Not really my thing

There are only two reasons this album is on the list: 1) Nick Cave 2) Ed Roth's cover art Add 1 and 2 together to equal the smug-critic-highbrow-self-effacing-ego that justifies its placement on this list. 2/5

Man it wasn't the day for this album! I appreciated it, the artistic vision especially. But I did not vibe with it. Needs the right environment. Will revisit, but more of a bad seeds fan I think.

I'm glad I didn't go to this birthday party. Only a 2 by virtue of not being as atonal as some of the other albums.

Not the worst thing that I've heard, but still not a fan. Though it did grow on me a bit throughout the record, still a 2.

I love Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, but never really like The Birthday Party. Too much noise and not enough melody for me.

wasn’t my thing, sounded pretty weird

I appreciate weirdness of experimental "post-punk" and Nick Cave in particular. But, I can't say that I "like" it or that it necessarily had any positive impact on future genres of music.

I didn't care for this at all

Where’s the Country Music? 😂

Less annoying than expected. However, one can peacefully die without having listened to this record.

This flirts with territory I enjoy, but never quite enters it.

I'm glad that's over now, the strange sounds shall haunt me, under the floor boards they beat with a rhythmic drumming of my torment.

If you are like, "That cover looks bad ass" then you'll love this album, it evokes that vibe.

too much noise for me.

Had absolutely no idea what to expect based on that album cover, then I heard the opening track and went "Oh, of course." I've heard music like this primarily live, played in someone's basement or garage in Dinkytown by a band I've never heard of and will not hear of again. I could appreciate the vibe this would bring when shoulder to shoulder in a houseshow environment. It made for strange listening at the office. This music didn't bother me or anything, and there were some moments of greatness, but the massive sound of it all started to sound the same. My favorite thing about this album is the bass. Highlights: The Dim Locator, Several Sins, Kewpie Doll

Was that a good or bad day

алкоальбом: балтика девятка (хуй знает зачем была тут)

Я не понял. Звучит ну вроде модно, но иногда невыносимо ужасно. Качественно проседает: почему-то играет будто из жопы, где-то там далеко на сцене в лесу, а не в наушниках. Зато "ххехехехехех" от солиста слышно прям отлично, да, ага.

bit of a mess really

Not my thing. Loud, abrasive and those are the redeeming qualities of this one. I know it’s Nick Cave, but it’s just too chaotic and incoherent to even be considered something as a jumping off point for me.

OK, nothing stands out.

This is just a little too chaotic for me. I look forward to seeing more Nike Cave once his sound developes some more.

A little too “challenging” for me to get into with only 1 or 2 listens

Just not really my cup of blood. It's a bit raw, but I understand some people love their punk to be metal-fied.

As if one iteration of Nick Cave is bad enough, they’re subjecting us to two, and this one is considerably worse. I’m not into noise rock and hated almost every second of this. I did actually like Several Sins though, which is saving this from being rated a 1.

Groupe post-punk Australien. Ça crie et ça se lamente. Ça aurait du potentiel, mais c'est pas top.

Really not doing anything for me. Slog to get through.

No way the same guy sings this and "Abattoir Blues" Update: I sampled all of Nick Cave's albums and it's fascinating how he gradually transitions from this vibe to chill and good

Suena como a una mezcla de los smiths con the cure con suicide… no soy particularmente fan. Se me hace muy oscuro para el mood que tengo sobre todo hoy dia. También me awuito que no esta en spotify.

Was this supposed to be a carbon copy of DK or The Cramps? Jello’s voice with the cramps evil rockabilly. Only listen to this in October 😅

Still a bit rough, but an indication of things to come

I am the k-i-i -i - i ng I am the k-i-i -i - i ng I AM THE K-I-I -I NG 1984 brittiläinen post-punk new wave klassikko Release the bats hyvä kappale..

Interesting, but nothing I would listen to. Singer is a crazy man, and the band sound terrible but in a good way.

This abum probably means a lot to a certain scene but i cant get down with it. Listenable at the very least

Prácticamente ruido

Wow nick cave in the early days is a great shift from Ghosteen. I read he was quite wild in the younger days and these punk beginnings fit well. Did I want to enjoy it? Did I actually? No. I found it inaccessible and didn't know what to think soz Nick

Ikke lige noget der kommer i rotation herhjemme tror jeg

Smæk på! Det gad man godt have hørt live 😄 Men tror ikke at jeg nogensinde sætter det her på igen.

Nah

Prefer other Nick Cave stuff, this is meh

It was not that great. Nick Cave has better music out there.

Meh

This was... really something. It gets two stars for being vaguely musical. Loved the creepy/weird album artwork.

Perfect description

Zu hart für mich

Based on the album art I was hoping this would be rad. I also kind of like Nick Cave. But this didn't really do it for me.

Meh, the Doors from Wish?

A bit crap! I really don't like Nick Cave and this is just a dismal juvenile effort. It brings to mind a bunch of unwashed teenagers in their mom's basement

Heard before: no One thing for sure, Nick Cave commits to the bit. Second time through, I get the noise-blues, rambling wreck of a garage band aesthetic. Proto-Bad Seeds, even younger and scuzzier. Maybe I'll revisit after my next Beefheart binge. Top tracks: Big-Jesus-Trash-Can, Release The Bats, Dead Joe

I mean, I tried. I thought that I shouldn't listen to all the reviews and try to hear this album with no judgement. I thought the first song ('She's Hit') was alright but definitely not really my kind of music. Then, Nick Cave started GROWLING like some kind of rabid dog at the start of 'Dead Joe' and I decided this wasn't really for me.

Bad. Just bad. Not captain beefheart bad, but bad.

Þetta var ekkert sérstaklega að heilla. Vantar einhvern sjarma í þetta post-paunk.

This one is hard to rate. Some songs can be enjoyable but it is hard because of all mad chaos going around. Sometimes it is unbearable. I don't belive this belong on this list. It is more like abstract piece of art of painter who was wondering how much abstract can he get. 2,4/5

The album just seemed lazy and slapped together. Nothing redeeming

Well, that sure was something. I didn't hate it, but it felt like it lacked direction in an off-putting way. At least the album cover is pretty accurate.

As a Nick Cave fan I was intrigued to dive into this, and I respect the chaos of it all, naturally. But with my Cave-tinted glasses off I can't say I enjoyed it that much. There are some good tunes (Several Sins is my favourite), but the band generally seemed more intent on making an unholy racket.

Un Nick Cave jove i descarriat, sense trobar encara el seu espai, buscant la inspiració a través de l'experimentació. Sense gaire éxit

A very poor album, with the exception of two tracks that I actually really like. The vocals on this are either between terrible or somewhat decent, no in between. Most of the songs sound like unintelligible nonsense, for genuine songs that sound good you can play Russian roulette on shuffle. This barely scrapes a two. Favourites: She’s Hit / Several Sins

Ugh. I wish I could appreciate the satire underneath this album. I wish I could appreciate Nick Cave leaning so hard into post-punk. But... no amount of Kustom Kulture or self-awareness can save this. This really sucks. The production's terrible to the point where every song sounds like it was recorded through a wall-- besides the vocals, which are by far the worst aspect of the entire album. Nick Cave was not fit for growling, good lord. An ultra-compressed jpeg of Rat Fink. 2/5.

2/5 stars. I never "got" nick cave. Still don't

Genres: Post-punk, punk blues Formed: Australia in 1977 Run time: 13 songs, 47 min, 16 sec The group were originally known as The Boys Next Door. The band moved to London, England, where they were championed by John Peel but only achieved limited success. Probably due in part to the dark nature of their lyrics and stage shows. After they split in 1983 many of the members went on to have acclaimed careers: Nick Cave (singer and songwriter), Mick Harvey (multi-instrumentalist and songwriter), and Rowland S. Howard (singer, songwriter and guitarist). Spotify: Least popular song: less than 65k Most popular song: over 2M I partially listened to the album but couldn’t find any aspect to enjoy. There is a lot of screaming and screeching that is just unpleasant to listen to. They achieved cult status with an avid fan base, but it is so niche, that commercial success was never going to happen. Listen Again?: No My Rating: **

Ok

Well, you can't say it's not energetically performed. It just happens to go off the rails very easily, and turns from music to just... background noise that might have a groove somewhere underneath it. Favorite track: "Dead Joe"

Barely listenable. Had some ok ideas but was generally pretty grating.

i can’t say that i liked it but i definitely liked it more than i thought i would. every once in a while a little primus would shine through, especially on 6” Gold Blade, which was cool

I get it, but it’s not really something I’m going to come back and listen to again

ej l'ai trouvé sur youtube... J'aurais pu m'en passer c'est weird et pas tr`s bon. 2.75

I had never heard of this record and that wasn't a bad thing. Too much punk / raw noise for me to really enjoy.

Gritty AF. Glad to learn about Nick Cave’s roots. Boy he got A LOT better with age. The gem on this one was “Several Sins” but most was hard to endure.

Taking the worst things about post punk and amplifying it in this mess.

Not what I was expecting

Mest så ruffig repetetivt bös. Som en fattigmans the cramps

Hm. This was rough. Some ok sounding stuff but this is well beyond post punk if you ask me.

Oooh, why is it so shouty, and why are they so angry, you can barely make out the lyrics, there isn't even a melody to most of them. Nick Cave was obviously very unhappy when he was younger.

Nice cave heeft een paar geniale albums en veel die mij niet raken. Deze valt in de laatste categorie, heel chaotisch en raar opgezette stem, heel duister.

Absolutely mad album... Extremely discordant and just weird af Saved tracks: The Dim Locator, Several Sins, 6" Gold Blade

POW POW POW!!! Has it's moments that I really liked... Too much random nonsense though.

Slightly better than anticipated tbf

Punk and a bit of jazz with a lot of screaming and harsh tones. It took a while for me to think about why this would be ranked so high on Australia's albums of all time, but there's a straight line from this to KGLW

I love Nick Cave. I've seen him over a dozen times in various stages of his career, but not this early port-punk phase. And listening to this - is proof that progress is possible, change is good, and that Nick was a very angry young man. It's sort of punk, but not really. Abrasive. I think I would have loved it when I was younger, but now I'm crusty it's just too too much.

At least Immortan Joe had that flame-throwing guitar guy

Not for me.

Harsh, discordant and chaotic. The most acquired of acquired tastes.

There’s definitely a space for music that’s not afraid to get down and dirty with grungy, scuzzy instrumentation and primal vocals - this LP misses that mark by being a musical slog fest with fucking annoying mumbling on top.

This album was hard to enjoy. It does have a song called Big-Jesus-Trash-Can, so there must be more to this band than is shown after one listen.

I see that this album has the 6th lowest global score at 2.13 and its headlined by Nick Cave so this should be interesting. The horrible album cover doesn't set expectations too high either, and from that perspective it doesn't disappoint. Dark and challenging music, that's also horribly recorded, it sounds like the drums and guitars are 10 feet away from the mic. You really need to be in the mood for this, and I wasn't.

J'avais préparé une magnifique critique de cette soirée d'anniversaire mais j'ai appris au dernier moment que je n'étais finalement pas invité, la faute à la fois où j'ai brûlé une moquette par le biais d'un charbon à chicha.

La fête d'anniversaire fut un calvaire. Dès mon entrée dans le lieu de réception, je fis tomber un bibelot d'une valeur inestimable, qui se brisa sous le choc. Peu après. je complimentais la femme de mon hôte pour sa grossesse, alors que celle-ci n'était absolument pas enceinte. Enfin, en effectuant quelques pas de danse pour réhausser un peu l'ambiance de la soirée, mes pieds me firent tout d'un coup trébucher, et je finis par tomber tête la première sur le gâteau d'anniversaire. Même le passage furtir de Picot ne parvint pas à sauver les apparences: cette soirée fut un calvaire total.

I continue to be perplexed by Nick Cave: This album seems like it was made in a lab for me, and the song and vocal choices make it slide past slightly-annoying. A good cover and hints at a matching aesthetic, at least.

No no no

Last album you say ?

I didnt like it

enough of this metal

The cover made me hope I was going into some 80s metal album, but instead it was some insane post-punk with just a lot of incoherent rambling and yelling. Sadly didn't enjoy this much, though some of the riffs are cool. Favourite: Dead Joe

I really, really wanted to like this. But I didn't. I see the influence on a lot of music that I am a fan of, but for whatever reason this one wasn't working its junkyard magic on me. Are the vocals too loud in the mix? Something made me wish it was a bit grimier sounding overall, if that makes sense. I'll revisit this one on another day. Maybe it will be a different reaction.

I don’t know why Maria Carey has all the top Christmas songs because The Birthday Party has a bunch of holiday bangers.

Ik hoor Nick Cave toch liever zingen dan roepen. al mag dit genre wel iets steviger zijn, ik vond dit album niet zo heel goed

What is this album genre? Because for me, it feels like an extremely weird mix of proto-new wave, hardcore punk, noise rock, heavy metal (or possibly even doom metal) and even some surf rock elements. Uhh... Let's say that it's a very niche taste, and if you like this album, that's completely fine! But it's not for me, although I recognize that musically, it is not that bad. However, I honestly don't see a reason of why would this album be included on this list, aside from having Nick Cave's name on it.

Hm, no thank you

very weird. it sounds like I should like it, but I don't.

bofff

OK, I like Nick Cave but I had never heard The Birthday Party previously. I listened a couple times through this album, the first listen was difficult. I'm listening a third time right now and things are improving. The music seems more accessible if not quite inviting. The lyrics where discernable are provocative as expected from Nick Cave. The arrangements are still very difficult as is the screaming vocal style. Some songs will never be anything I can listen to and enjoy. 2.5 stars

6/7/2022 - ALBUM #131 Today's Album: "Junkyard" by The Birthday Party - When I looked at the cover for this album, I thought 2 things. First, I thought, "Ew," and then I thought, "Maybe it'll be sort of subversive and not look like what's advertised." Unfortunately, only the first thought was able to remain in my mind as I sat through 47 minutes of some of the most gross post-punk I have probably ever heard. Now, I really think there is a lot of talent demonstrated in this album. As I am getting more into punk music, I can appreciate a good performance from a detuned instrument and this album is full of that. However, the overall presentation doesn't come across as being sophisticated in any way despite their musical proficiency. I'm not saying every punk rock album needs to be clever or smart to be good, but when the album really just sounds like the deformed flesh monster vehicle on the cover, I just can't bring myself to enjoy 47 minutes of that kind of ear abuse. The production is also kind of terrible as well or maybe it's a poor mixing, but is sounds like every part was recorded in a gigantic tunnel and it really just takes away from anything I could have enjoyed about this project, namely the instrumental performances. Overall, it was a cool take on the punk rock aesthetic, but I just hope I don't get much more of anything like this on the generator from now on. Listen to this one if you're a grubby little goblin Highlights: Release The Bats Score: 4/10 Really musically impressive, but borderline unlistenable.

Three-quarters of an hour of Nick Cave screaming at me. I'm kind of used to it.

A few decent songs but most didn’t interest me.

This was a struggle...

While I like Nick Cave’s output quite a lot through most of his journey, I never warmed to The Birthday Party. The punk, noise rock elements seem mannered and forced and the misogynistic lyrics were always problematic (although more so now). While a lot of great rock is created by bands seemingly on the edge of implosion, this always struck me as they were trying to hard to be in that state. There are elements that are derivative of Joy Division but can’t come close to that bar. Ultimately, it is most interesting to me as a historical note for the Nick Cave journey.

A bit samey throughout, didn't love it.

4/10 this had positive moments and cool energy at time, but damn was this hard to get through. I don't even like nick cave that much when he's being normal, let alone when he's shouting at me like this.

Nowhere near the worst album of all time. 3/10

rappelons à Nick Cave que le harcèlement est passible d’un an de prison et de 7500€ d’amende

Hmmm. Is this music? Or just noise? I will say, it wasn't as bad as I expected from being the second lowest album on the global ratings list. However, its also not that good. 2

Something about Cave is unappealing. Not sure why I don't get his schtick but I don't. Interesting to hear this though as I've never consciously looked up any Birthday Party before. Basically, I'm hearing some sloppy garage rock that doesn't really match my mood today. Also, that cover art is repulsive. Maybe I need to return to this album sometime that I feel angry or at least angsty.

Tedious drone

I get why this is here, there's a lot of layers here to unwind, and there's the semblance that the band doesn't really care what you think. Not for me. Maybe just don't have the patience today. Or maybe it's just not very good.

Nope

Too scuzzy for me

Challenging listen. Not awful. Not for me.

Perfectly gloomily violent post-Fall rasping from young Nick Cave. Rock out with your Goth out.

An acquired taste

Generally unpleasant

sounds very primitive and i can understand its unique appeal but its not really for me

I thought the first song "Blast Off" was ok. Had a White Zombie feel to it. Album fell off pretty quick after that though. Picked back up with "Several Sins" but didn't much like the rest of it. It was unique though, I'll give it that.

Not for me. 2 stars

First Listen. Good Sound. 2/5 This album will only get better with more listens. 2/5 for now, but I can see it being a 3/5 or 4/5 in the near future.

Wow awful not for me yuck

Really not my cup of tea. Lots of noise, and not the good kind. (Despite usually liking most Nick Cave stuff)

It’s pretty hard going to be honest. The noise tends to grate after A while. It’s interesting to see how Nick Cave started out. It’s interesting but not enjoyable.

Jedes zweite Lied ganz gut!

This band is from the universe of Mad Max and you can't tell me otherwise.

Punk energy, swamp blues, joy Division production in places, but not my taste

This was aggressive. Not sure how I feel about it. Not really my thing.

angry hangover Joy Division

idk how to feel about this one, I kind of like some of Nick Cave's other music but this is just chaotic

Not your best work Nick

One word Wednesday: Nah

Post-punk for me can be pretty hit-or-miss. There's a reason I had been missing this album until now. It just doesn't have it for me.

Moins mon genre, mais intéressant.

The only reason I knew songs were different from the previous one is bc of the like 1 second silence in between.

Albums like this is what I reserve my 1's for

Groupe inconnu. Malheureusement Nick Cave chante aussi dans ce groupe, et comme j’ai beaucoup de mal avec lui, l’album part avec un fort désavantage ! C’est confirmé : s’il pouvait juste arrêter de chanter l’album serait beaucoup mieux. L’accompagnement est en effet plutôt pas mal dans les morceaux dynamiques (en particulier basse/batterie) mais plus ennuyeux dans les plus calmes. Ce n’est suffisant pour sauver l’album de la note minimale. =>1/5

Dette var ikke noe for meg

This one got me thinking about the difference between a 1-star and a 2-star rating. On the one hand, I guess this album kind of does what it sets out to do, which is to be abrasive and a bit off putting and challenging to listen to. On the other hand, I was super annoyed for almost the entire length of this album, so 1-star it is.

There are some albums that really test my patience... this was definitely one of those albums. This honestly felt like a raw, jam session, but in a bad way. Except for a few moments, almost nothing in this album connected with me.

No

Honestly I'm unimpressed I don't remember a single song from the album