The Boatman's Call

Again, I feel like I'm supposed to like Nick Cave but I just don't. He tries SO HARD to be dark and broody and edgy and uncomfortable. It just leaves me thinking of that kid in drama class who wanted all the lead roles but overacted EVERYTHING so always got relegated to bit parts so he wouldn't screw up the whole show. You're not Hamlet, Nick. You're Rosencrantz.

The first song was pretty good, which got my hopes up. The rest of it was /r/im14andthisisdeep dominionist bullshit sung slowly with a piano

If Tom Waits sang Leonard Cohen songs. Like Cohen, there's a deep spirituality entwined with male sexuality that I like in this. Such a smooth voice. Favourite track: "People Ain't No Good"

Shrek 2 song

That was.... Really hard to endure. It's entirely a showcase of this dude's near tone deaf singing voice, accompanied by tragically minimal piano and strings. I say tragically, because if there was more going on to back the singer up he probably could have hid a bit better how really out of his depth he is in what he was trying to accomplish. Half the time it honestly sounds like he strains to hit some of the notes he goes for, ultimately failing at the attempt. The other half the time he falls back on very simple, seemingly thoughtless, go-nowhere melodies sung basically in his speaking voice; the kind of thing you'd get if you asked a child to improvise a love song on the spot. The same can be said for the lyrics. They don't fit nicely in the rhythm of the lines he's singing, making for an overall clunky and disjointed listening experience. What's more they give the vibe of someone clumsily groping around for ways to sound Quite Romantic- like these are words summoned from some foreign persona he's not quite comfortable with, but felt compelled to try on like an oversized suit. Again, a teenager's idea of longing romance. It's a shame that some of these instrumental movements are wasted on this dude's shadow puppet performance. The church organ shouldn't have entered this album's equation, but some other things sounded alright- violin and piano passages that I wish I could have heard divorced from the frontman. Special note; Green Eyes made me physically shudder and recoil. I've never heard a track on an apparently acclaimed project that literally, physically disgusted me, but I guess there's a first for everything.

Probably my favourite Nick Cave record, as he goes with sparse production and really intimate and cathartic lyrics. Great piano work from Cave and the atmosphere from the Bad Seeds fits the mood of the songs perfectly. Fav Tracks: Into My Arms, Lime Tree Arbour, There Is A Kingdom, Brompton Oratory

Shit - how badly did PJ Harvey fuck up Nick Cave?

Not bad, but not really for me. Feels like the music equivalent of those oscar-winning movies that people like because they feel like they should. Honestly was a bit of a slog.

A diamond in the rough, a postman in the buff. A lolly left unlicked, a vote card left unticked. A raging bull, a rotting skull, a local paedo on the pull. A twisted nipple, a raspberry ripple a coked up alchy having one more tipple. A brutal rape, Professor Snape, a broken world we can't escape. Goodnight my dear. Goodnight.

One of my favourite albums from one of my favourite people on the planet that I am more than a little obsessed with. I am totally biased. This album is beautiful, full of wonder, peaceful and just lovely. This album and I are friends.

I feel like I'm at risk of overrating Nick Cave here, after giving both Murder Ballads and Ghosteen five stars (I think I three starred another one - maybe Lyre of Orpheus? So I am impartial.) But this is another amazing album. To go from the bawdy darkness of Murder Ballads, to this album of faith, and doubt and beauty shows the versatility of Nick Cave on action. Amazing. Into My Arms is possibly the most beautiful love song ever composed.

If Leonard Cohen did a prison stint.

I've been looking for a Halloween costume. Do you think I can go as Nick Cave? Three-piece suit with tie. Unbuttoned collared shirt and slicked back long-dark hair. Heh, it would never work, 'm not that cool. NC seems like such a badass cool-guy that I WANT to like him. However, my listening experience similar to a 'bleak and fish-less sea'. So I listened again. Manly vocals, piano and gentle drumming. This is stripped down music. No frills. Nick Cave seems like he lives in a dirty dive bar and chain smokes Winstons with his band. He is stressed and oppressed by the world above him. Down here, he owns his domain. He's thoughtful and means every word he breathes. The first listen was joyless and settled me down in a chair of disappointment. The second time I listened was right after the first and it became the only bright spot of my day ... BECAUSE I HAD SPENT THE MORNING LISTENING TO IT. What a depressing and honest mess. Nick, go outside and spend some time in the sun, buddy, that bar is killing you.

Sorry, I just can't stand any of Nick Cave's music. I find some of the lyrics cringey (especially around how he describes women) and it's all a bit too melodramatic (though that's probably the point). Can just about stomach Into My Arms.

I get the appear, sad songs are sad. Not sure if I needed a whole CD of this though. Much like Leonard Cohen, I'm sure there's lots of good lyrics here but don't have the patience to keep track of it.

Be it a horrible act of God, personal tragedy has multiple times been a catalyst for Nick Cave to create some of the most moving music ever created. On The Boatman's Call, Cave muses on losing the love of his life, blending the line between his personal life and the characters in his lyrical universe. "I don't believe in an interventionist god". With a single line, Cave rejects his worship of Old Testament Christianity, previously an all-engulfing presence in his work (The Mercy Seat, "An eye for an eye, And a tooth for a tooth"), and accepts a much more human belief in spirituality, accompanied by a disbelief in humanity. Everything has been uprooted - the connection to god, the connection to people - and Cave is right to question; 'Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?'. Desperation is everywhere on 'The Boatman's Call', always paired with melancholy. 'Lime Tree Arbour' is an ominous warning of the revelation to come on 'People Just Ain't No Good', which is equal parts a warning and a denial acting as a coping mechanism. 'Brompton Oratory' manages to channel something primal in its pulsation, with a melody sounding so incredibly familiar as if Cave is musing over some internal truth hidden within all of us. The chorus of 'There Is a Kingdom' echoes this idea of a common connecting force even when the physical or emotional distance seems insurmountable as on the heartbreaking 'Far From Me'. But whether Cave believes this human longing for connection is something to appreciate or resent is not up for debate. The album's centerpiece makes it painstakingly clear. As the all to clear realization hits when the distance is already too far, Cave ponders "Are you the one that I've been waiting for?". And naturally, he receives no response. "Oh we will know, won't we? The stars will explode in the sky But they don't, do they? Stars have their moment and then they die"

I had heard some of these songs before, but a very different side of Nick Cave. Standout is "Into My Arms" but lots of great songs. Shout out to "There is a Kingdom" which replaced "Icky Thump" by The White Stripes in the Snyder Cut

Very interesting album, not what I expeected from Nick Cave (or the album cover). Has a very powerful mood.

Series Scott Walker Vibes. Pretty dark and broading album. It fely like a heavy blanket on the ears. No uplifting or quick beats; just there.

Just utterly pathetic. Dog water shit trash fucking ugly Nick Cave making me irrationally angry on a Tuesday afternoon. Still somehow doesn’t deserve a one because Korn was that bad. 2/10

It's as if sad Bowie and sad Cash made jazz....not good.

Nick Cave possesses the unique ability to create works of insurmountable beauty when faced with great personal tragedies and sadness. In many ways The Boatman’s Call was the first album to truly show this ability in full scale. It was also the album where Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds took the definitive move away from their early post-punk sound and stepped into a new era. The Boatman’s Call deals, in large parts, with Cave’s faith diminishing and taking on a new and more questioning form. It is in his search for answers that Nick Cave is at his best - and this album finds Cave frantically searching for answers like never before.

Profoundly moving, deeply personal, pared back with minimal arrangement, Cave delivers a powerful album, trusting his voice to carry the emotion. An extraordinary artist and whilst not all his albums land this is really special.

This album gives us a more stripped down Nick Cave with the focus clearly on the voice. The album in contemplative and centers around themes of relationships, spirituality, and the loss of both. There is a rawness that makes listening to this album somewhat of a voyeuristic experience. The lyrics are repetitive and obsessive (Black Hair), reflecting the disordered thinking that occurs in the wake of an ended relationship. It is uncomfortable at times to listen to, but it's real, and that is no small feat. The biggest drawback is its length, but it feels appropriate for the ruminating nature of this album.

Amazing album - bleak & soulful.

Im now sad but it hurt good

Gorgeous album. Dark and beautiful

I’ve got a lot of respect for Nick Cave, but man…I can’t really get into his music the way that a lot of people do, which is a shame because I can see why they love it.

I love Nick Cave's music. He is one of the most influential artists to me personally and my own poetry. So naturally an album that focuses on his lyrical skills will turn out perfect right? Not really... I like so much this album has to offer but when compared to "Let Love In" or "Murder Ballads" or even his other "love" inspired Piano Rock album "The Good Son"... I am much more uninterested here. I love many songs here and a couple are some of my favourite songs ever but when looking at the album as a whole, I am rather disappointed. But as "bad" as this sounds, it is still a really good release with many great moments that really make me sob. One of these incredible moments is 'Into My Arms' which also opens the album. It is like most songs here, mainly driven by piano and the incredible lyrics Nick has to offer. In fact this is one of his best love songs ever. It is so beautifully written with a chorus that is simply but so effective and on top of that are the lyrics that have a perfect mix between christian references and universally divinity as well as a sentimental undertone that results into something that I simply call perfection. With 'Lime Tree Arbour' there is not only some Rock but also some Jazz mixed. The song also names the albums title in its lyrics. It is another beautiful song that blends the melancholic sound with romantic but also magical notes into perfection yet again. I also love the vocal performance a lot. And yet again, 'People Ain't No Good' is another incredible song that has a very Chamber Pop feel song and is also featured in Shrek!!! It is lovely both in lyrical matter but also in musical. But I do not think that it's perfect. It's a little too long with too many uninteresting moments. The chorus, although great, sadly doesn't save it from being "just" incredible. 'Brompton Oratory' gets weirdly trippy and ambient. It is a much more interesting and magical listen all throughout and the organ keyboard adds the ambience that I was talking about and it adds so much to the experience that this song is. If only this had the lyrics that 'People Ain't No Good' had because than it would've been perfect. The more uplifting 'There Is a Kingdom' returns to the magical thematic that the was there before but it now features my favourite chorus on the album. It is such a great hook that always returns to my mind when think of the album. It is a pure bliss to listen to this song. There are just a couple of moments that hold me back from giving this a perfect score but it is very close. Another really catchy song is '(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?' that returns to the sentimental sound from the start but even more heart-wrenching when he sings the chorus. This is another absolute masterpiece with perfect lyrics and instruments all throughout. 'Where Do We Go Now but Nowhere?' starts the albums second half with one of its darkest songs. The mix between Country and Goth Rock together with the Chamber Pop and the dark lyrics make one of the most atmospheric songs on the album. And while I think that if he did this song in his true Punk Blues fashion, it would've been better, this is still a great way to do it even if it looses itself after a while. The Gothic Country sound is extended even more on 'West Country Girl' and while it is a very interesting but weirly fitting way for Nick Cave to deliver his music, I am not very fond of this song. I just don't really care for it much as it just doesn't really have the edge that I like so much about his darker stuff or the heart-wrenching lyrics that I like about his love poems. It's cute and good but not really more. Similar fate with 'Black Hair': just not interesting enough even if the accordion does add some nice atmosphere. The folkier approach is quite fitting with the rest of the albums styles but it ultimately fails to project much of what makes Nick Cave great in the first place. It's a solid but boring track and he could've cut it off the album without me missing it. With 'Idiot Prayer' there is a slight resurrection of the albums greatest moments. It has good lyrics and very solid songwriting but it in the end fails to make another great song, just a really good one. 'Far From Me' is way too long, right of the bat. It feels streched the moment that the chorus ends the first time. There just isn't much stuff here that makes this great. The lyrics... that's it. It's a very average song with an average delivery and a couple of good moments with the instruments. It's an okay song but nothing that elevates the albums quality. The albums closing track 'Green Eyes' might be a nice ending to the album but not a great song. Again, it is average like most the second half has to offer. It's bluesy, has a nice melody and interesting spoken word additions on top of the vocals. Cute, but not really interesting. favourites: Into My Arms, Lime Tree Arbour, (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?, There Is a Kingdom least favourites: Black Hair, Far From Me, Green Eyes Rating: light 8 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes

Beautiful, just beautiful. Stripped back, melodic and elegant. Music to make you weep. Heavy hearted yet light and just hushed tones to embrace you. Cave’s vocals are extraordinary and really grab you. Cannot rate this album highly enough. Absolutely love it.

The Boatman's Call is the tenth studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released in 1997. The album is entirely piano-based, alternately somber and romantic in mood, making it a marked departure from the bulk of the band's post-punk catalogue. The Boatman's Call remains one of the most critically acclaimed releases of Nick Cave's career. Cave performed "Into My Arms" at the 1997 funeral of INXS vocalist Michael Hutchence, an old friend from Cave's youth, and requested that the TV cameras be shut off for his performance out of respect for Hutchence.

A little self-serving. Their spotify about us is hilariously self-important.

I've tried to get into Nick Cave a few times but it's never grabbed me and to be quire frank, I don't think is going to change that as I'm finding it a little boring. It's almost entirely a showcase for Nick Cave's voice with minimal piano, guitars and drums backing him and I don't actually like his voice that much. It's fine, I don't hate it, but I don't like it enough to really enjoy it being front and centre. That serious lack of variety makes it feel like a slog. I found Far From Me to be the only time there was any sort of switch up as the instrumentation picked up the intensity a little bit I agree with another comment on here that said this feels like an oscar winning movie that people feel that they have to like but to each their own. 2.5 Highlights: Far From Me

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Can’t believe this guy sings the Peaky Blinders Theme song

Ist einfach nicht meins. Ich finds fad und kann das ganze album nichtmal hören

4/10. I had the soundtrack for Shrek 2 on CD in my car for a while, and almost always skipped "People Ain't No Good" because it was so damn long and mopey. And this album was a good deal longer than that song. Lyrically I don't mind it, but it's just not fun to listen to.

I like Nick Cave when he rocks, but I found this balladeering album pretentious crap (I feel un-australian saying that!). Into my arms is lovely, the rest of it I could do without

If I wanted to hear good sad songs I would listen to Leonard Cohen. This was just depressing. I know it was his PJ Harvey breakup album, but Jesus, I can see why she left him. Green eyes was just the terrible icing on the horrible rotten cake.

Couldn’t give less of a shit about this lame ass dude and his voice

This is the most boring album that I’ve ever been punished with. Every song had the same formula: 1/2 BPM + sad piano + snare + be boring.

Amazing album, fantastically written, incredibly performed.

Intensely amazing

My first foray into the music of Nick Cave. This was an absolutely beautiful album. Musically and lyrically it has blown me away. Can’t wait to listen to more of him now.

Formative album for me, one of my all time favs. The shift from sexy and dangerous vampire Nick Cave to sexy and wistful vampire Nick Cave is a career defining move.

This is my third Nick Cave album on the list. Like "Ghosteen" it is somber and contemplative. The songs focus on the loss of a relationship and it is easier for me to relate as I have experienced a break-up more than grief for the loss of someone close, but both records explore the emotions related to a loss and its effect on oneself. It is a stripped-down instrumentation, so I still prefer, "Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus" to this, because I prefer a bigger sound with music. It works here because of the intimate nature of the songs. I am glad for this project because before this I had not listened to Nick's music before. I don't like every song on this album but the ones I do are fantastic, so for me, it's 5 stars.

People Ain't No Good. There Is A Kingdom. This album is a 5 based on these alone. A story-teller in the vein of Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, and Johnny Cash.

A 4 star album with Into My Arms, so it's actually 5 stars.

Genius, by an artist whose work I have grown to love over my time with the list

Hauntingly brilliant

I like Nick Cave and this album was a bit of a rollercoaster... Initially I did not like the lyrics, but loved the voice. Instrumentation is minimalistic, but also very cool. Then I was draw in by the atmosphere and I loved it. Then it kept going for 1-2 tracks too long. Well, I like it more than Deep Purple and I gave 4 stars there, so 5 it is...

This album clearly cemented Nick Cave's status as one of a musical genius. It walked into a completely different direction than the weird humouresque 'Murder Ballads' released shortly before. It has sparse instrumentation (but no solo stuff, there's always at least one Bad Seed with Nick) and is focused on the confessions of a man with a broken heart. Here he was strongest in his lyrics with so much romantic imagery that made you feel everything the protagonist of these songs felt. Much has been said about 'Into My Arms' or 'People Ain't No Good' so I like to highlight 'Lime Tree Arbour' and 'Brompton Oratory': The first one has amazing running baseline they never could produce live while the second one is a perfect combination of love and religion and why they can be so intertwined.

Ah, a classic. I just love the mood of this whole album. It's chock full of winners. An easy five stars.

As an album, a very good reminder of the stylistic reaches of this master when he does different work. It makes me rethink how i listen to him - this album hangs together SO WELL as a mood and style. Many of his albums are distinct in mood from the others. This one I hadnt realised - and maybe as i get older I want this gentler tender soothign stuff form him. Still I often wonder - "who actually listens to Nick Cave as much as I do?" If there are 2 obvious "types" of Nick Cave songs, there is this - accessible sweeping almost sentimantal ballads that senak into film soundtracks. He does very specific sentiments exquisitely. And the sonorous warmth of his voice - when not snarling - sure works. So, here is a whole album of it - the kinds of Cave songs that make it into films (Shrek satirically used "People they aint no good" so welll, and Harry Potter has "O Children" would have worked well on this album ). and the other type of song? His rocking frightening doomsday mock gothic anthems - stuff like "Red Right Hand" and "stagger lee". He really nailed it here, career wise - after grabbing popular attention with a Kylie duet in his p[revious album, he holds course, showing off really, and sweeping into a showcase of range and style in these coming albums, going into new spaces not filled, and the genuis of his always wry and playful and devastating lyrics, his intensity swoon and swagger, brought down to an intensity people can handle, bringing contemplative but not quite confessional intimacy. Well he does ithere - the sweeping atmospherics and style of Warre Ellis, they go on to do heaps of soundtracks and colabs together ... Its a very 'soft' album for Nick. And it starts with a song that became a wedding if not love anthem for so many. I am adding this to the "oh yeah, play that MORE!" pile.

Great album but I never listen to it as it was way too apt at the time it came out. My obsession with it probably wasn't helpful and now it almost provokes a Pavlovian response. Gee thanks album generator for bumming me out for an hour.

Truly enjoyed this one!

Having listened to a few Nick Cave albums already, I really wasn’t expecting this to be to my taste, but I’m very happy to say how wrong I was. This is melancholic singer songwriter folk music at its best and I love it from front to back. It’s quite impressive just how versatile Nick Cave is. I’ve despised some of his music, and yet I love this album. That’s interesting in itself.

4.5+/5

Ahh Nick, you silver tongued crooner

Faultless. Best NC&BS for me.

I really liked it . I don't know how but it just does it for me

o que somos nós senão putinhas do sr. Nick Cave? preciso me redimir por não ter comentado no outro álbum, então: inaugurar com a música de Questão de Tempo acabou comigo, foi lá naquele ponto... me senti uma menina de alma velha deitada no colo desse homem sensível que me faz cafuné enquanto declama seu amor. ele é ateu e essa mulher é sua religião. não tive problemas com isso, eu quero ser ela! ps. Green Eyes com vozes sobrepostas foi meio vergonha alheia

Lindo. Apaixonante. Não esperava gostar tanto de um álbum tão "stripped down" feito por um homem. Quero ouvir muitas outras vezes!

Haunting, melancholy, personal, beautiful. Nick Cave is one of my favorite artists, and this is one of my favorite albums of his.

I started listening to this album, and it started raining outside. So I have to give it 5 stars if only to avoid messing with the magic it holds. Jokes aside, it is fascinating how the stories and moods in the lyrics are brought to life with seemingly simple musical tools. The texts themselves paint a vivid picture, and then you add a dark melody that isn't catchy but creates the right atmosphere on an almost subliminal level along with Nick Cave's haunting voice and get a song that transports the listener into another world. And the thing is, the illusion works really well, at least for me: the lyrics are dramatic, but the songs do not come across as theatrical because it is easy to go along with the words and allow them to make sense in the moment.

It is a masterpiece of intimate and emotional music. This album, inspired by the breakups that the singer suffered, moves away from the dark and violent rock of his previous works and focuses on Cave's piano, voice and lyrics, which express his pain, his hope and his faith with heartbreaking honesty. It is a quite emotional album, soft and relaxing, but quite sad. Not recommended for people going through recent breakups.

This album is fantastic. It’s dark and moody with all of Nick Cave’s masterful storytelling that you’d expect. At times, it’s stunning.

En este hemisferio y, sobre todo, en San Juan, el calor apareció. Y con calor me refiero a desierto, a más de 40°C, a viento con tierra y mucho infierno más. Paradójicamente (y seguramente gracias al cambio climático), esta semana de diciembre comenzó fría y nublada, con un clima más otoñal. ¿Casualidad que éste disco se me presente? Vamos a Nick Cave. Un tipo que seduce, que emociona, que apasiona con su voz, con sus formas, con su manera de tocar. Y éste disco no es la excepción. Todo muy bien

Very strong. Easy to listen to (for Nick Cave). There’s a lucidity to the lyrics and delivery that make this album compelling.

Combinação pujante da melodia pelo piano e atmosfera intimista pelo vocal.

Тембр голоса шикарный! И музыки много фортепианной, люблю такое

Not a vibe I'm always in the mood for and I think so far I've enjoyed Abattoir Blue / The Lyre of Orpheus the most, but still a great album. I'm waffling somehwhere between 4 and 5 stars, but Nick Cave is a legend so we all know the answer is to round up.

It’s my favourite NC&TBS album and I despise myself for that. Because it’s so easy to live the melancholic folk songs played with an intensity and integrity of a jazz quartet. None of the disturbance of Mercy Seat, the black humour of murder ballads or the sheer avant garde of the early albums. Just beautiful words accompanied by beautiful sounds throughout. No jars of inconsistent loudness but enough variety for melancholy satisfaction.

Lyrically, I wasn't 100% into this. However, musically? I'm all in. I'm a sucker for unique vocals (to an extent) and piano-focused ballads.

Any album that starts with ‘I don’t believe in an interventionist god’ is a good start by my books! I absolutely love Nick Cave, and even if you arent a fan I highly recommend anyone see him or Grinderman live if you get a chance. He’s phenomenal live. I bought this record when I was about 20 and didn’t really like it, totally passed me by and I just wrote it off as being a bit dark and dreary for my sensitive post teen taste (I bought Transformer by Lou Reed the same day and thought the exact same…). But then a few years later I caught him at a festival and was totally sold by him. This is often seen as one of the pinnacles of his career and I get why. If there’s a record out there with lyrics as raw and deep as this I aint heard it. It’s not as loud as other NC records but thats what makes him great. He can write these incredibly personal songs and make them somber or loud as fucking fuck. He’s a total genius in my eyes. 4.5 from me, rounded to 5 as it’s Nick Cave.

Wow! Nick Cave. & the bad seeds come primo album.!

In this project, I've enjoyed hearing the musical journey of some of the artists. These were not murder ballads, for example. Some lovely and thoughtful songs. It didn't hit me as something I loved right away, but it's been nice to savor it over the day. I do mostly love these arrangements and lyrics (and the stuff I don't really like is still always interesting). This is one I'll be happy find again one of these days and see what new things leap out and strike me.

I'm familiar with all these songs but, looking at the list of titles, I couldn't sing any. I think that's because they're musically pretty similar and all run together for me. But I also don't think that the music is the point of this album. It's the lyrics. The songs are melancholy and sweet with a touch of menace and lyrics that occasionally make me catch my breath. Nick Cave's a master.

I got some terrible news today and wasn’t sure I’d be able to listen to a Nick Cave album. Fortunately, this album had just the right tone for an afternoon of tears.

Weary and woeful and wonderful

Idk kinded slapped, why not?

Ye a°°¤¡ pretty good☆ i think

Oh, I love this album. It's a perfect transition between early punk albums and the latest righteous ones. So tender and desperate.

5.0

Yesterdays sad sap album Sea Change by Beck bored me. Nick Cave on the other hand held me completely under his spell. It feels like I’ve found a new friend in this album. I had a couple favourite songs from Cave before but never listened to this. The Boatman’s call feels timeless almost. Caves sincerity and almost theatrical delivery are at odds with the 90s zeitgeist of mumbling irony. The sparse piano based instrumentation is very effective. What a great, great album.

One of his best albums.

Just plain excellent. Everything is just firing on all cylinders. Nick sounds great, the lyrics are great and the instrumentation is perfect. It's arguably the best Nick Cave album. I wouldn't put up much disagreement.

Sólo por Into My Arms ...

- First time listening to a Nick Cave album - Thought I'd like it and it massively exceeded my expectations - First track is really good and it stays consistent for the entire album - Any album with a song on a Shrek soundtrack has an advantage - Fav songs: Into My Arms, (Are You) the One I've Been Waiting For?, People Ain't No Good

Un album principalement réalisé au piano, de belles chansons très habitées. Je valide. Into my arms, People ain't no good, Where do we go now but nowhere

I always enjoy reading the one star reviews as they are normally the people who've never heard of Nick Cave and/or are fans of a completely different genre. Too bad for them. I'm lucky to have met him and boy he has a presence. This is brooding, sparse and intense. It's also beyond even just brilliant.

Pretty much a perfect album. A welcome re-listen.

I could listen to this forever. I am a huge fan of Leonard Cohen's You Want It Darker album and this feels just like that. Replayed twice and will be many more times.

To go from murder ballads to this was such an amazing shift. Full of heartfelt songs and definitely one of his best albums, even if it does have Black Hair on it

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Excellent. Consistent tone to the album.

Amazing album, would go back over and over again

J'avais toujours résisté à Nick Cave (pourquoi?), mais force m'est d'admettre que cet album est exactement dans mes cordes et que j'ai adoré la musique, la voix, les paroles.

Classic Cave

I loved the poetic quality and depth of the lyrics.