The Boatman's Call

Worth a listen for Into My Arms on its own, but the rest of the album holds up well.

doesn’t sound from the 90s some songs sound like hymns

Really enjoyed the listen, my favorite Nick Cave album thus far. More melancholy than I would listen to regularly, but truly beautiful music

Very good

Dark, beautiful and sad. Sparse and perhaps a little overwhelming in one sitting. One I will definitely return to.

Great poetry put to good music.

Hard to imagine listening to this when I could listen to Leonard Cohen. Good though.

Most of these songs had a certain beauty that was made dark by homeboy’s voice. I enjoyed it.

I love this album. There's just something so compelling about these somber, stark songs and Nick Cave's deep, sonorous voice and dark lyrics. It just all works together really well. 4 stars.

This album opens like an edgy, yet glum 90s movie. Small wonder that Into My Arms has made its way onto actual soundtracks. While I prefer my Nick Cave to be in The Birthday Party, this is a solid listen. It's more down and less out than other things of his, but it's good for a mood.

Excellent album. Hidden gem

Liked it a lot. It wasn’t all for me but most of the songs were great.

Nick is his own genre. Classic record and one of his best. Suffers like many artists by the lure of the long play cd. This would be a better 42 min album Cover art 4/5 great photo

My first full Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds full album listen. I expected something heavier from the sporadic songs I've heard. Sounds like Leonard Cohen in some parts and songs. Saved tracks: Lime Tree Arbour, There is a Kingdom, Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?, Idiot Prayer, Far from Me

L'àlbum més sentit de Cave. El seu to introspectiu, de reflexions de matinada va casat de manera formidable amb unes tonades de bar de mitjanit que tot i el seu to ferit no perden la seva essència mística. Ni falten les melodies en temes tan punyents com 'Into My Arms', 'People Ain't No Good' o '(Are You) the One That I've Been Waiting For?'

I don't always like Nick Cave, but overall I liked this album. I'm starting to understand him in relation to someone like Leonard Cohen - strange turns of phrase describing a twisted world view, but one that has love underneath it. The songs sound thoughtful and well crafted. A couple of them annoyed me but overall, solid.

Such a mournful, somber, blue album. Lots of sadness, makes me wanna slump in a puddle while listening. Also, that one song from Shrek 2!

Nick Cave's music has always been out on the periphery for me. Always kind of there for the listening, but I just very rarely did. The odd song might come up in random satellite radio listening, and it was always I could get into. Same with this album. It was a nice enjoyable listen but not even remotely what I've come to expect from Nick Cave. I was expecting something raw and energizing and heavy. This was none of that. But that's not to say it was bad, because I really liked it. I'm definitely going to back and listen to this one again at a later time when I'm in the mood for something just just listen to in the background.

Hauntingly beautiful voice. Interested in his other stuff.

Reminiscent of Leonard Cohen

The National has some explaining to do. Another deep pitched singer with religion-laden lyrics and instrumentation.

Yeah, I'm pretty sad now

Low rent Leonard Cohen, but still good.

oh I just KNOW that Matt Berninger idolizes this man

Sublime. Nick Cave ha tenido una carrera más que consistente.

I almost feel as though I shouldn't be listening in to these songs because of how personal they can get, but I'm glad I can. Although I do find some songs kind of funny (such as Black Hair) I can still respect the message behind these songs, as well as the emotion. Into My Arms obviously being a standout performance that alone deserves the praise the whole album gets.

para nick cave este album fue el que lo "curo" de su pronta ruptura con su pareja (pj harvey). nick cave siempre tuvo un inclinamiento hacia la musica mas gotica y hasta abarcar por completo el movimiento del post punk y varias de sus variantes. Hasta el llegar este album, quizas su album mas lugubre, sombrio o introspectivo. este album de la carrera musical de nick tiene la particular de desligarse de todos los generos anteriormente nombrados y apegarse al "piano rock", un genero el cual intenta separarse completamente del factor primario del rock clasico (las guitarras) y dar protagonismo al piano, el cual en este album cumple el valor de dar ese ambiente que con otro instrumento no se hubiera conseguido. El album arranca con una balada la cual habla de una supuesta "discusion" entre el y su ex pareja sobre si existe o no un "dios intervencionista". Esta da una vibra de inicio ultra relajante y te suma al pensamiento de introspeccion del cantante. La formula de finalizacion sigue el mismo patron terminando con "green eyes". fav songs: into my arms where do we go now but nowhere? ✰ west country girl idiot prayer ✰ far from me ✰ 3.7 / 4.0

Enjoyed it. Not my favourite by them but good enough.

A good listen. Somewhere in between Cohen and Waits.

This contains one of my favourite Nick Caves. Also, it's 25 years old this year, another 1997 classic. Into My Arms. Oh god... Just stunning. The ultimate spiritual love song for unwashed heathens such as myself. (Although 'There is a Kingdom' does confuse this somewhat) The rest of the album is great, understated, sad. Doesn't quite hit those early heights again for me but a good listen.

Well I gave Ghosteen a 2 so I don’t have great expectations for this album… The album opens with into my arms, a rather slow song for an opener but still a brilliant opener for the album. Lime tree arbour is a nice little short piano track nothing amazing but very listenable. There is a nice little story in people ain’t no good and yeah it’s a true statement to how good cave is as a lyricist. Brompton oratory is the first song with a guitar ( very minimal guitar) but it’s still a great song with great lyrics. There is a kingdom is a proper banger to be honest the chorus is simple but brilliant and the instrumental work here is amazing. ( are you) the one that Ive been waiting for is another banger to be fair brilliant all over. Where do we go now but nowhere is insanely gloomy yet really interesting as the song unfolds. The album goes folky with West Country girl, not my favourite but the most unique so far. Black hair is a rather dreary display and to be honest feels a bit filler. Idiot prayer is a very good song one of the most interesting on here. The penultimate track far from me works as the prefect climax to an album. The album closes with green eyes the wired singing/ talking style somehow works really well so that’s cool and as a closer it is a nice comedown. It’s really good but there is nothing that pops up all too much so it’ll have to be a 4.

very unique voice

Nick Cave is the master of vibes. Crazy how, even in this case with just a piano and his voice, he is able to literally paint pictures with his music. No song really stood out to me but it was overall a album full of high quality songs

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is a band that everyone should have at least heard of, like in my example. I would often reach for any song from Murderballads period, or go for something funkier, like 'Dig, Lazarus, Dig!'. But I have never approached 'TThe Boatman's Call' before, and if I did, I quickly dismissed it as boring, because it is so much different from the other albums. This record is very austere. Up to two instruments at the same time and the neverending 'wailing' from Nick. This album feels like a private confession, unloading of his small secrets or just deeper feelings. Apparently he admitted, that one of the songs is about his ex, PJ Harvey. This only amplifies the general atmosphere of the album. I think that intimate aesthetics of it can only be fully appreciated in a specific mood of melancholy and posiibly sadness. As an average fan, looking for another crazy Nick Cave's album, I found a really interesting gem, that I would have to revisit once more in a better suited time.

4.4

Loved this one. Never listened much of Nick Cave's work, but the melodies here are light but never understated and an interesting compliment to Nick's somber delivery. Poor man without his girl.

bonitas melodías, me sorprendió ver que comúnmente hacen punk, la voz de Cave parece existir para cantar este género no presté atención a todas las letras de todas las canciones pero lo que alcancé a escuchar me gustó, es bonito también

3.7

Maybe I'm becoming a Nick Cave fan? Maybe... Altough a little bit repetitive, these piano sessions are a great piece of music!

Another solid Nick Cave album. I’ve not recently listened to many until recently and they’re all decent.

feels like every song is a good book that i pick up and read a few words and think i will read that at some point and then don't

I’m happy I gave this album a chance. I had a deep dislike of Ghosteen and Nik Cave’s sound in that album, but I find that all that album lacks is more than present here. The Boatman’s call is a fantastic album and I really loved listening to it.

Beautiful. Powerful. Vibrant atmosphere all the way.

Great album, well written and passionate vocals.

Beautiful, incredibly written album that, in my opinion, goes on a bit long. But that’s just my opinion as someone who thinks most albums should be a max of 40 minutes.

Muito bom.

Its really quite beautiful. A couple of ropey tracks, though.

Hadn't listened to this album for a long time - forgot how good it was. And to note in passing that Nick Cave is one of the best live shows you'll ever see. Last time I saw him, he sang People Ain't No Good - during the song I was thinking to myself that the lyrics sounded a little juvenile. Then at the end of the song he said that he'd changed his views since that song was written and now he things "people are alright"!

Was going to be a 3 as in yeah nice but it didn't grab me. Currently on my 4th repeat playthrough and happy to let it just keep washing over me. Great album. A new artist for me to look into.

Beautifullll

I don't actually know much Nick Cave, shame on me, but both from what I do know and the album name and cover, I'm expecting pretty and depressing. This lovely spring day with happy kids playing on the playground in front of my window might not be an entirely appropriate backdrop, but here we go. Yep, very pretty. Quite somber. Lime Tree Arbour is really quite sweet. Which sums up the whole album. Brooding but romantic. And easy on the ears. Normally I would like more variety but this got into its groove and stayed there and I liked it.

His best album. Into Your Arms is just the prettiest song.

This sounds like funeral music. I like it.

Pretty pretty... Pretty good.

Nick Cave you pretty bitch

Very chill. I like this.

Good love songs to walk on beach to.

Three stars, maybe? Four stars ? A landmark album for many but I'm not sure I'm totally sold on this one. I'm quite a fan of Nick Cave's middle period, and I remember that everyone was struck by this delicate record at the time it came out. But I think Cave has since "refined" his game when it comes to melancholic songs or performances on the piano. For the first, listen to *No More Shall We Part* (a longer and more meandering record, but far more satisfying overall). Or listen to the more recent *Skeleton Trees* and *Ghosteen*. And if you want to enjoy Cave as a piano performer, you can always spin that last solo live album of his. *The Boatman's Call* is still a nice record, though, with some very memorable tracks here and there ("Into My Arms" is a small gem, for instance). And it's well-produced and well-performed, of course. But I can't help feeling that the whole thing is a little too tame and rigid, and that not much is happening in a large chunk of these songs. Maybe this bareness is what draws people to the album (both Cave's admirers and more casual fans). It's just that, in my opinion, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds are always better when they're using "treatrical" tricks to explore emotional moods. Those moods can be anger, lust, fear or infinite grief, it doesn't matter. What matters is that Cave and his pals have enough space to let their histrionic instincts guide them through such emotions. *The Boatman's Call* doesn't use those theatrical tricks at all, save for a few rare exceptions. It's more like watching Cave working those songs at his desk. A gorgeous desk, with all sorts of nice objects on it. But a desk nonetheless. Albums that will end up on my list of favorites: more than a third so far, I've temporarily lost count here. Album that I *might* include on my list: approximately a quarter (including this one) Album I won't include on my list: less than a quarter so far.

TIL folk albums are (personally) more enjoyable as background music. I enjoyed this 52 minute set of moody songs. I guess it's so calming after listening to heavy metal and rave music in the past two days. I love the great voice, and the generic piano thingy. Another entry in the short (2 entries long, to be exact) list of folk (?) albums that I actually enjoyed.

very calming music.

I feel like I've absorbed this album through having friends who played it a lot. And then there are the better-known songs that seemed to be the go-to picks for indie movie soundtracks of the 90s. Some of the track some a little formulaic, but the ones that work, really work.

Piano x aqui y x alla, la voz mas grave qje romperte la espalda

this is the album-for-dinner-parties album, and it's none the worse for it. Accessible, sensitive with a depth of lyrical content belying its accessible instrumentation. Still prefer him when he's angry though

It may have first come to my attention in a silly rom-com film about time travel, but Into My Arms always hits me in the feels. The same applies to much of this album thanks to its poetic lyrics over sparse, piano-led instrumentation. Other favourite tracks are Lime Tree Arbour, People Ain't no Good, and Far From Me. These have a thematic link of Cave considering unpleasant truths about humanity (suffering is inevitable and people have an inherent badness), and being able to accept these thanks to feeling love and goodness in another person. The vulnerability that results from relying on personal happiness and love to block out the drakenss in the wider world is an interesting theme to explore. I get less from the rest of the album, which comprises more insular songs of heartbreak. However, these remain heartfelt, poetic and bleakly beautiful. 4.5/5

Theatrical vocals, with music to match. A great album.

curti pensei q ele cantava só hallelujah

A ono, Nick Cave.

Nije među najboljima, ali definitivno je na mjestu dobrih albuma Nikice Špiljarića. Laganica piano sa lijepim laganim tonom glasa. Znam se često vratiti na: Into Your Arms, People Ain't No Good, West Country Girl i Brompton Oratory.

Nije mu najbolji, al jedan od

Nice & Slow

4.25

4/5

Extrem gefühlvoll und doch dark

Nick Cave immer Depri schön. Into my arms hammer Nummer. Zwischendurch ähneln sich die Lieder schon recht, Songs wie West Country Girl lockern auf. Toll

Moody. Direct, yet has many textures, from blues to jazz, which offer a revealing and sympathetic bed for the best, most affecting songs. The Boatman's Call is one of Cave's finest albums and arguably the masterpiece he had been promising throughout his career. Great face too.

Might have given it a 5 if he was still rocking his '80s mullet. He's Australian, why is he not wearing a mullet the flaming galah.

Never bought into the Nick Cave fanboy thing but this is a great record.

Great album, very emotional.

I really enjoyed this album. Seems like Nick Cave sang his heart and soul out. Very sad songs, and might be a great rainy day record.

All that Nick Cave goodness, but it got a touch samey at times. Beautiful though.

Tämä iskeekin lujempaa nyt kuin teininä. Kauniit sanat ja sovitukset, joissa upeita yksityiskohtia. Lempparit Into My Arms, Lime Tree Arbour, Idiot Prayer ja Far from Me. Ja ah, harvoin on yhtä turvallinen olo kuin Nickin ääntä kuunnellessa. Varmaan muutaman vuoden päästä 5/5, nyt 4.5/5.

Menee mulla samaan kategoriaan kuin Leonard Cohen = synkkä mies laulaa synkkyyksiä. Ihan hyvä siis.

Gute Lieder, aber man hätte mehr daraus machen können.

I had a depressed housemate that loved Nick Cave, I always found his voice drab & harsh. But it's good to revisit - he's a songwriter and a half. 'Into My Arms' is amazing. An entire album of his voice is challenging though.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Hanging tree,

Pretty good.

Pretty good album with beautifully arranged ballads to dream away on. Cave's vocals are living dangerously at times when he is reaching for the higher notes, but there is a vulnerability and emotion in his performance that I can appreciate.

Poetic. Reminds me some of Tom Waits

Oh man this is one of those records I really liked, but also have to be in the mood for

Wow, this is absolutely lovely. Beautiful arrangements, minimalist and restrained. Striking lyrics, worth reading all on their own. It is a bit of a mood though to listen to, but today happens to be a gray, snowy day. It sounds pretty perfect. Fave Songs: West Country Girl, Lime Tree Arbour, Into My Arms, People Ain't No Good, Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere

In the past, I've tried to get into Nick Cave and could not. I am delighted(?) to report that I am now world-weary and sad enough to really have enjoyed this album! The religious imagery poured out in the dreary drawl of Cave's voice makes for a collection of songs that feel important - sacred even.

Very sweet/melancholic. A little slow, so not the best for all situations.

Absolutely enjoyable

Very chill Good to relax to Nice piano Last song would be perf without that bad voice on top Cound listen to again

Not a Nick Cave album that I have listened to fully before now - I really wanted to love this... but only liked it. I think it probably needs another few listens. The piano throughout is beautiful and the build up to strings towards the end create a cool musical narrative to the album. Into My Arms is the stunner, of course. Really enjoyed the Bass in Far From Me.

Heard of this band several times. Yesterday I found out that I like them (or at least this version of them). I will have to checkout more of their discography as I understand they're pretty experimental.

I’m not the best guy to give you a rating for this. Because I FUCKING LOVE Nick Cave and the Seeds baby! 4 stars all day long and I’m taking one star off because I know some of you will listen and think “the fuck is this!”

// Favs: – Score: Light 4

Look, it has some real bangers but it's bleak as shit and that just wasnt my vibe on that day.

The Boatman's Call has extremely strong parts, with hauntingly beautiful songs about love, religion, grief, and resentment. I love how the focus is on the intimacy of Cave's vocals, accompanied by a slow tempo and piano, which makes me never lose my focus on the story Cave is trying to tell. This changes a bit on the middle part of the record, where it changes towards a slightly less "epic' sound. Where minimalism is it's greatest strength, it also is this record's greatest weakness at times. While the first half of the record is significantly better than the last, it is enough to warrant a 4/5.

Really beautifully made. A few to keep on rotation for good.

Very dark album, i love it

tragic caucasiana

I like this alot idk why i jsut do the second track is pretty cool and jazzy but the whole album is good 8/10

Klasse Album, aber glaube nicht alles von Nick Cave ist so hörbar...

This is the first time hearing this album for me and I was struck by the minimalist approach of which beautifully put the focus on the lyrics that seem to focus on a difficult time in Cave's life and relationship. The piano based album combined with his singiing set somewhat of a romantic mood to the songs. Really enjoyed this album. Very sparse. Very raw. Very beautiful. Loved the first song.

I liked this. A lot. It appeals to like the 10% goth in me. How have I been sleeping on Nick Cave dude?

Nick Cave: el Nacho Vegas australiano

Ok

Mooi, indrukwekkende nummers vol verdriet en een sprankje hoop. "Where do we go now but nowhere"

The album overall is very laid back and melancholy. I like most of the songs but some of them bother me for basically no reason. I don't like the melody on Lime Tree Arbour or the spoken part on Green Eyes. I also found it a bit boring at parts. I can see why people love it but it it's not my favorite. That being said there are still songs like Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere? are really good and overall it's a good album. I liked it more on the second listen but I'm not in the mood for it right now so it is probably better than I'm giving it credit for. Favorite Songs: Into My Arms, Brompton Oratory, There is a Kingdom, Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?, Idiot Prayer Least Favorite Songs: Lime Tree Arbour, Green Eyes Strong 7/10

First time listening to a Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album and it was surprisingly good.

I am intrigued.

Geweldig!

Prachtig! Ingetogen, traag, sferisch. En die stem....

Nick kan bij mij weinig fout doen. Prachtige liedjes.

Really enjoyed. Thought his voice might grate on me after a while but it didn’t. Class lyrics.

Thoroughly enjoyable Sunday afternoon listening. I was completing a 500 piece puzzle listening to the boatman’s call. Nice. 4/5

Probably the most Gorgeous album from Nick Cave. Most of the songs could have been a single. Wonderful Sunday morning listening. Only Criticism is it’s a little one paced and maybe a touch long. 4/5

"No God up in the sky No devil beneath the sea Could do the job that you did, baby Of bringing me to my knees Outside I sit on the stone steps With nothing much to do Forlorn and exhausted, baby By the absence of you" (Brompton Oratory) "Out of sorrow entire worlds have been built Out of longing great wonders have been willed" ((Are you) The one that I've been waiting for?) Este disco es súper cursi y súper de querer tirarse por la ventana, pero supongo que una cosa se complementa con la otra y me gusta un montón.

Sort of a Tom Waits vibe.

Angrer fortsatt på at jeg ikke kom meg på Nick Cave i Oslo Spektrum i 2017. Flott album, men ikke helt på murder ballads-nivå.

Loved this album so much more than the last Nick Cave. A lot less strange and much more mellow.

It’s good. The songs are strong. I just wish there were more changes in tone. It gets a little samey after a while.

seria nick cave o leonard cohen da nova geração?

The boatman’s call is a sexy seagull singing one kiss by Dua Lipa. This album is still a solid 4. Low-key falls off but cmon.

i didn’t know what to expect, really. It came out left field for me, but i found it emotional and harrowing.

Great. Very somber.

Favorite song: Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?

What a surprisingly positive album from the big man.

Yes Cressey the first track was very very good. Rest was pretty good as well. Think I preferred the murder ballads though

After all the ups and downs of complying to the list, along comes Nick Cave to make me feel at home again. I love him, I love this album, though he has many that are superior to this. Beautiful album, full of little works of art. It's like being held by an old friend.

Love Nick Cave. "Into my arms" and "Are you the one that I've been waiting for" are classics.

sweet listen, into my arms always on repeat

Great album. Into My Arms is one of my favorites.

If Bruce Springsteen was Australian he would be this guy

7/10 FT: are you the one that I've been waiting for?

6/4 Beautifully somber. Standout Tracks: Into My Arms, Brompton Oratory, Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?, Black Hair, Idiot Prayer, Green Eyes

In the context of nick cave's discog this is not my fav but even middle of the road nick cave album is great.

Its nice to hear a different, stripped back angle here, although it lacks the immediate punch that some of the previous albums give. I enjoy it, and although it falls off a little on the back end, it has legs and merits more time to explore.

Very emotional. Quite sparse and slow though. More for a certain mood for me.

Album is fine but it is curious how there are 5 albums in this list when much more influential bands have fewer.

Would listen again.

Well, hmm, what can I say? Nick and I won't be friends anymore. He’s undoubtedly a brilliant songwriter, and this album is certainly one of his best. Its understated, ballad-like quality certainly suits his nature. "The Boatman's Call" is a melancholic album. The post-punk attitude of his earlier albums has vanished, and Cave makes unmistakable references to past music. Elvis, Sinatra and perhaps also Scott Walker and Tom Waits have served as his muses, both lyrically and musically. Here, Cave is not the rebel of his early years, but the poet. However, there’s always a point in his albums where the cosy poetry becomes overbearing, and the posturing and self-absorption seems to become apparent. Towards the end, I found it hard to listen to the album. If it were half as long, I’d be completely satisfied. And yes, I’m probably doing Nick Cave an injustice. But I simply can’t get to grips with him over the length of a whole album.

A couple of good songs but overall quite boring

I’m not finished yet, but feels like a strong three. Some really good songs, I feel like it kind of wanes towards the middle and end. If it picks back up, I’m willing to give this a four, but I’m doubt it.

Well, I’ve lost the lengthy review I’d started so this will have to do. I like Nick Cave and I think you should too. Possibly a difficult album to decide to make after the mostly excellent Murder Ballads claimed a stake on the best Nick Cave album he’d ever released, The Boatman’s Call is not quite on par but the Murder Ballads was a high fucking bar. A record of piano ballads and Nick’s wonderful baritone is captivating but not levitating and half way through doesn’t seem so cool. Certainly, not a monster record that belongs on this list, rather some hits and misses - enough to subsist. What you gonna do when Nick’s piano comes for you? You’re gonna give it a 3/5 and then move on.

This was definitely a certain vibe. I wasn't really in the mood for that vibe right now, but I could kind of dig it. Also now I know where that song in Shrek 2 comes from.

I liked it, was a little one note

Not Safe for Work (lol) - much more of a laid back staring at the stars type of deal. Setting probably affected the rating.

A pretty good album, but Nick Cave just ain't my thing.

410/1089 final stop on the Bad Seeds journey i’ve had on this project (still some nick cave solo stuff to go though i believe) SHREK 2 SONG YAY love that the whole album feels too much of a dirge even by nick cave/bad seed standards. i quite liked the other projects i’ve heard but there just wasn’t much to grab onto for me People Ain’t No Good and West Country Girl were the two stand outs, meanwhile Green Eyes was a dire closer imo 52/1089

3,4 Highlights: Into My Arms, People Ain't No Good

the best Nick Cave album so far, still mid af

Three Nock Cave albums might be a bit much for this list, but it was another nice listen.

Like a Tom Waits album without the prostitutes

This wasn't bad at all. Super mellow and much better than the last Nick Cave" song. I need to be in a certain mood to listen to this regularly, but it isn't bad at all. It does start to sound the same after time. I want to say a 2.5 rounded up to a 3. Liked Songs: "Into My Arms" , "People Ain't No Good" , "Brompton Oratory" , "There Is a Kingdom" , "Idiot Prayer" , "Far from Me"

3/5

Я щас реально долго сидел и думал, пока слушал этот альбом: "А может всё таки Nick Cave для меня - это скорее meh.. ?" Когда я послушал Abattoir Blues впервые, мне попало это в настроение и было, в общем-то, неплохо. Правда я обратил внимание, что с тех пор песни с него я так и не переслушивал. Не возникало желания как-то, хз. И тут я снова включаю Ника, но только уже The Boatman's Call и слышу периодическое sad violin и клавишные, и опять же... Возможно это попадает под определенное настроение и, возможно, свою аудиторию, в которую не попадаю я. Вощем-то, как оказалось, The Boatman's Call - это лирикоцентричный альбом с сознательно минималистичными аранжировками. НУ ИЗВИНИТЕ, скидок не будет, больше одного раза я вряд-ли это послушаю, хотя было приятно услышать схожее звучание в There Is A Kingdom перекликающееся с Perfect Day от Лу Рида, но это только 3, увы. Впечатления смешанные.

Mit dem zehnten Studioalbum der australischen Band um Nick Cave vollzog sich 1997 ein radikaler Bruch mit dem lärmenden Post-Punk-Erbe der Vorgängeralben: The Boatman's Call wurde größtenteils in den Sarm West Studios in London aufgenommen, mit ergänzenden Sessions in den Abbey Road Studios, und erschien über Mute Records. Statt wilder Band-Arrangements dominieren nun Klavier, Stille und eine fast beichtstuhlartige Intimität – ein Album, das weniger performt als offenlegt. Inhaltlich speist sich die Platte aus dem Zerbrechen zweier Beziehungen Caves, unter anderem zu PJ Harvey, und diese biografische Nähe ist in jeder Zeile spürbar. Songs wie "Into My Arms" oder "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?" balancieren zwischen liturgischer Klarheit und verletzlicher Direktheit; "People Ain't No Good" liest sich wie ein bitteres Resümee gescheiterter Nähe. Die reduzierte Instrumentierung – oft nur Klavier, Bass, vereinzelt Orgel – zwingt den Text ins Zentrum, und Cave nutzt das konsequent für eine seiner literarischsten Songsammlungen. Gerade die Zurückhaltung macht die Wirkung so nachhaltig: Wo frühere Alben mit Wucht arbeiteten, überzeugt dieses durch das, was es auslässt. Es ist ein Album, das man nicht nebenbei hören kann, sondern das volle Aufmerksamkeit einfordert – und dafür mit einer emotionalen Tiefe belohnt, die im Bad-Seeds-Katalog ihresgleichen sucht. The Boatman's Call ist der Moment, in dem Nick Cave vom Geschichtenerzähler zum Beichtenden wurde.

The Bad Seeds? How much more of an edgelord can you be? The album is definitely trying to be dark, but lyrically, I don't find it to be 100% there. Good attempt, but the lyrics feel clunky at times.

This would have been a great album if the rest of the songs followed in the footsteps of "Into My Arms". However it doesn't reach close to it unfortunately.

This is a super cozy album. Nick's voice is super low and soothing, and the music is relaxed and just lovely. I want to listen to it on my record player, in a comfy chair, with a cup of tea.

It's simple yet beautiful. Technically limited but conveys a lot of emotion

Some parts were good, none of it was bad, but also none of it really connected with me.

It was a 3.5 until "Green Eyes". I bet this guy LOVES to hear himself talk.

People Ain't No good

Romanticon y meloso, tope de gamuza

Cave puts forth his oeuvre easily- dour, gloomy, and heartfelt feelings all over these songs. I liked this one better than Abbatoir, which was messy. Overall a solid 3

By Nick Cave standards, this was one of his best. Slow tempo, strong vocals. I'm relieved to have avoided a bad experience as I complete his subset of albums on this list.

At first the voice (very VERY deep) caught me off guard but I liked it later on Songs I liked: 1st, 3rd, 5th & 7th mmmmm i'd say 2 o 3

I thought I’d really like this album, however I felt it was a little slow, and meticulous- I have a few NC albums, and his lyrics are excellent

Pretty good, tho i would not classify this as my style

I'm biased because I already LOVE "Into my arms"

Way better than Murder Ballads

Bueno

Didn’t listen to the whole thing, but I get it. Certainly a mood.

Day 348 Probably my least favourite nick cave album I’ve had so far, pleasant enough but I was losing interest towards the end Highlight Into my arms

Nick's voice works well in this style, which is kinda slow and plodding. It isn't bad, the lyrics are interesting, if not a little God-y for my taste, but whatever, you do you, man. Musically feels like a build up to something that never arrives.

He can obviously create well crafted songs and a lot are nice to listen to. But I struggle with the same slow dirge and so many song lyrics seem to be the same subject. I can't tell the albums apart.

Not my favorite Nick Cave album, though I'm having a hard time remembering the last one. Into My Arms and People Ain't No Good were both solid.

I used to think Nick looked like such an old fart in the 90's but he was still just a kid.

A bit samey. Some lyrics were shocking.

Súper lindo disco :D

I didn’t know what I expected from Nick Cave, but this was way more palatable than my expectation. Accordion got old by the end but as a whole wasn’t a bad project.

his face makes me scared and i cannot shake the uneasy feeling while listening to this. to be fair it was muuuch better than i was anticipating but still just gave me the heebie jeebies

3/5

A good album, though I wouldn't call it Nick Cave's best work

A decent album overall, but far from Nick's best in my opinion.

sad

Not my type of music, found a lot of songs similar to each other, as if it was the same song. Honestly quite boring. 2.5 stars i cant put the .5

Woke up this morning, got myself a gun. I kid. Nick Cave was Sopranos Season 2 DVD Cover Art-ing long before David Chase even had his show on the air. It's funny that I roll a Nick Cave album now, as I've just recently finished assembling a pre-written review for Murder Ballads. This is technically my third Nick Cave album, though it's my second as far as the chronology of this list is concerned. It's been ~240 albums since I listened to Abattoir Blues and I don't remember much of it. I do recall thinking that the album was very fucking long, however. How fortunate I am now for having purged all of the albums over an hour in length. Anyways, I'm optimistic going into this album like I am with all of the other Nick Cave releases on this list - I do genuinely want to like this guy. Here goes. Yeah, not bad! I quite liked this. I admittedly wasn't listening to the lyrics as closely as I should have (as is sadly the case for most of my first-time album listens), though from a cursory glance I could tell that the lyrics were the obvious highlight of this album. They're consistently engaging and are generally the central force around which much of this album revolves. Nick Cave's vocal performances are befitting of the strong lyrical content, providing dour, yet energetic and engaging performances. Instrumentally, the music is less varied and more subdued than what I'm used to from Nick Cave, though it's still adept. I appreciate the muffled, soft sounds of this album. On the whole, I thought this album was very competent and is something I'm interested in returning to. There's "Into My Arms". I'm not entirely sure where I've heard this song before, though I'm pretty sure it was in an insurance ad of all places. The song's good. Good vocals, an adept songwriting approach, surprisingly sentimental lyrics (especially after having just come off the back of Murder Ballads) and a very solid piano ballad instrumental. It isn't the best song I've ever heard in regards to what it sets out to do, though it's also one of those songs where I can't think of a single thing I dislike. Solid tune. Book time. A return to Nick Cave's "...searingly personal approach to making music." "The Boatman's Call is widely feted as one of rock's great break-up albums". Many have speculated that this album is centered around Cave's brief relationship with PJ Harvey. "West Country Girl" and "Black Hair" apparently give the most credence to this theory. "There is no great showboating to the lyrics of this album, just an immense sense of loss Cave articulates all too well. The world of The Boatman's Call is described in language that is brittle, and is a place where hope is scant". Despite what the book says, Wikipedia describes this album as a pivot within Nick Cave's style. It's also one of Nick Cave's most acclaimed albums and performed very well on the charts. It charted in a grand total of 13 countries, where it made the top ten in four. It was also the 62nd best-selling album in Belgium for 1997. I imagine it's a controversial opinion to have considering this website's lukewarm reaction to Nick, though I do think five list albums is justified when considering how impeccable his run with the critics has been. I cosign this inclusion.

I love his voice, I love the music, but the lyrics are country-style/evangelical Christian vibes, cheesy. Also, when he throws in random swears, it makes me giggle. There's a time and a place for all these things and I'm stuck between enjoying it and not being able to take it seriously.

A good album

I’m hot and warm on Nick Cave. Henry’s Dream and Skeleton Tree very much sit within the “hot” category and this album is more “warm”. This collection of piano ballads pitches The Boatman’s Call as one of Cave’s more reflective efforts, which is not to say it’s laid back, it’s too intense for that. Opening track Into My Arms is a song for the ages, one of the very best piano ballads of all time. It sets a high bar which the rest of the album never even gets near. But at the same time, it’s an enjoyable, heartfelt listen throughout.

I liked the first song, Into My Arms, but the rest was just alright.

People ain't no good There is a Kingdom Where do we go but nowhere?

Ever wonder if the reason he obsesses so much about hair, twinkling cunts, and violence against women isn't because he's deep and poetic, but because he's actually just a total creep?

Oh boy another Nick Cave album. The status quo. Mid

Yawn. Nothing offensive, just some brooding boring music.

A lot of the albums on the list seem to come down to whether you had a relationship with the artist or an album of theirs at some point in the past. I like Nick Cave, his schtick, the whole package. I like this, not my go to NC album however. Black Hair sounds like a fast show scetch

g-man lookin mf nick cave not even bad, i've jus heard enough

Some very decent music for a low energy mood

So this is finally the Nick Cave I've always heard so much about! One of the top reviews here says this is like Tom Waits doing Leonard Cohen songs, which sounds pretty great to me! And it's not even an inaccurate description! But unfortunately, it's Tom Waits without the unique and exciting arrangements, and it's Leonard Cohen without being anywhere close to the greatest lyricist of all time. So alas, it's a big disappointment.

I like Nick Cave but I find this album to be completely stuck in sadness without any musical progression or climax.

Not super interesting.

I knew about this band from Peaky Blinders and they have a unique sound, but I don't want to listen to it for an entire album.

Starting with Into My Arms is emotional blackmail! Anyway, the rest is pretty good but I need at least one snarling, rougher-edged song to really enjoy a Nick Cave album.

Nick cave doing Nick Cave things.

I've only gotten one other Nick Cave album and I enjoyed the punk elements and style a lot. That isn't to say this was bad, but I wasn't expecting somber piano throughout. I suspect a different mood gets a higher rating from me.

- Un album crepuscolare, il giusto sottofondo per un road trip solitario sul calare del giorno. - La voce di Nick Cave fa l’80% del lavoro, come sempre. - Lime tree arbour !! People ain’t no good !!

I think this is an album that you just can't pick up and listen to, rather you need to sit and actually listen to it without interruption.

ganz schön, aber keine ahnung, hab kein bock mehr auf pretentious men

actually besser

its almost great

Some very interesting pondering from Nick Cave here. This is probably the most well written of his works that I've heard so far, but I've musically enjoyed some other albums of his more.

çok hoş chill bir albümdü. black hair hariç her şarkıyı çok chill ve güzel buldum

I don’t really understand why so many Nick Cave albums are on the list - this one is fine, a little boring, but not anything I would be interested in listening to again.

The instruments sound great. Questionable lyric quality

It's a mix of Joni Mitchell and Norah Jones for dudes that roll their own cigarettes. I'm leaving a 3 because I can appreciate the musicianship and writing, but can't draw on a hook that brings me back in.

Thought it was alright but went on a bit too long

General thoughts: A piano-centered album with songs about care and love. Simple yet effective on all fronts. The style, the atmosphere, the theme, it's really cohesive in that sense. Minimalistic, maybe a little bit too much. Usually, this kind of setup would make the voice stand out, but I don't think that's the case for me here. The first half is solid, but the second half progressively degrades, particularly the lyrics, which get lamer. Outstanding song(s): Into my arms (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? Weakest song(s): Green Eyes Far From Me Cover: Also minimalistic, that's probably the keyword for the album lol Real rating: 3.29

Three-leaning-four

Honestly I expected worse coming into this one. Nick Cave always stuck me as a poor man's Matt Berninger. This record did not change that opinion, but Nick's doing alright too. It's not bad, just rather boring. Songs sound about the same throughout, similar pace and chord progressions. A solid 3. Ish.

Find this quite hard to score because I love Into My Arms and People Ain't No Good but there is so much on this album that I don't like. He's playing hopscotch with the line between gorgeous lyricism and pretentiousness. I much prefer this Nick Cave era to his birthday party shit. Favourite song: People Ain't No Good Least: Green Eyes

Started off well, but got worse with each song

I think Nick Cave is very cool and I have a lot of respect for him but I struggle to rate this higher than 3 stars. I really love a few tracks like Into My Arms and Where Do We Go But Nowhere, but others are just bad. I remember hearing Black Hair a couple years ago and being wound up by how many bloody times he says black hair! Most songs are slow ballads which have their place but I get a little tired of eventually. I appreciate the dark, gothic elements - I can imagine when you’re feeling down this album would really speak to you. I also like how while he’s a good singer, he’s ever so slightly sharp or flat in places. These imperfections make it feel more raw - no post production or filters getting between you and Nick’s words (that I can detect anyway). Overall it’s a good album that deserves its place on the list, and one that I can see myself coming back to and enjoying more in the future.

I dig Nick Cave. I do. I know he’s the Poet Laureate of the Blackened Bleeding Heart. Just once, could he try writing a pop song? A song that isn’t about death and misery and the sorrow and the graying entrails strewn about the stone floor, or the shattering nobility of broken hearts and the pursuit of impossible love? I’m not asking for Taylor Swift here. Just something that makes me swivel my hips a bit. I know, I know. Like asking a leopard to be a zebra.

Fav song: Into My Arms

Glad I got exposed to more Nick Cave, but I didn’t like this one as much as the murder ballads.

I can understand how people like this album and the vibe of it but it’s just too melancholy for me.

Pretty down-the-fairway Nick Cave.

Was that a music album or the snooz app?

I sort of liked the more lounge singer-ish vibe of this album, but I didn't enjoy this as much as some of his other albums on this list. This one would certainly benefit from multiple listens.

HEARTBREAKING this man’s voice has so much soul he’s been through it!!!

6/10

I once more find myself hitting a wall with this list. It’s been three or four days of albums I don’t care about and getting hit with our fourth Nick cave album is tough. He’s great, he’s got great music, but four albums on the list? I get like “how can we choose between sgt peppers and the white album” for why bands can have multiple entries but some of these just feel like Dimmery was a big fan and can’t decide himself, in the same way that is this it and room on fire should both be on here, and probably new abnormal, but they get one because they weren’t 40 year career deep musicians that Dimmery grew up with. Whatever this thing is still like a high three low four I am just so tired of artists that have like 16 albums on the list. I guess what I’m getting at is all of nicks albums on the list so far have been the same moody singing over sparse instrumentation kinda scary ominous vibe. I like that vibe, but I don’t know that four albums of it is “should hear before you die”

Nick Cave’s output is so variable. I do admire that he never rests on his laurels though. This one doesn’t do it for me. This style does not suit his voice and It’s all a bit one note ad a result. Some of the lyrics are a bit clunky. Into My Arms is the high point. Classic cover photo

Has better apbums

The first Nick Cave's project I'm not crazy about, having listened to and liked "Henry's Dream", "Abottoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus", "Ghostteen" and even The Birthday Party's "Junkyard". From the ones I listed, the album that gets closer to the sound of this one I believe is "Ghostteen", as this is purely composed by very slow tracks, and they certainly do not reach the incredibly sad and emotive levels of the other, specially because it doesn't have the heartbreaking context. The main focus behind this record feels to be creating soothing and beautiful ballads, but I don't really find them to be that moving or impactful. The aesthetic is certainly pleasant, built by Nick Cave's nice voice and a very quite instrumentation, mainly composed by piano, with some touches of strings, guitars and additional instruments, without creating any big orchestration. However, I don't find it that compelling. Most of the time I'm listening to it like anything more is happening. I didn't find any of the performances or melodies to be truly intriguing. So yes, I felt quite underwhelmed about this. I still think it is an alright album, but I can't really say much about it.

Nick Cave does Leonard Cohen, better. 1. Into my arms 2. People ain't no good 3. Far from me

Like into your arms then wanted to rock backwards and forwards in misery

It used to be one of my comfort albums in middle school

Surprised at how familiar I was with most of this. There are definitely highlights but listening to the album in full is a reasonably morbid experience. Some pretty pretentious stuff here. RYM: N Saved a song: N

its very slow

I don’t get it, but it was just boring and not very good to me. Not to say it was bad, but I don’t know why it’s on this list

like it

Suave y triste, lamentablemente no pude leer todas las letras de las canciones pero se nota que hablan mucho sobre el amor y la espiritualidad, acompañadas por una base lenta de batería y un piano hermoso, es un buen candidato para cuando queres poner música relajante de fondo y ponerte un poco triste. Primer álbum de Nick Cave que escucho, no me sorprendió pero tampoco me defraudó, buen inicio.

C'est un peu bizarre de mettre dans la liste un album "hors série" d'un groupe. Cet album est entièrement au piano, ce qui diffère largement du style normal du groupe. Enfin, on va essayer le juger pour ce qu'il est. J'ai déjà essayé d'écouter Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (un nom pareil, ça attire l'attention, non ?). J'ai jamais accroché. Et si je me disais que c'était un bonne occasion de me repencher sérieusement dessus, le fait que ce soit un album si différent fait qu'au fond, je ne sais toujours pas si j'apprécie ou non. En tout cas, ça n'est pas cet album qui me fera changer d'avis. J'ai pas tant de chose à dire à son sujet. Ce n'était pas un album particulièrement innovateur, interprétation n'avait rien d'incroyable et je n'en retiens perso pas grand-chose. Cet album n'est pas nul, mais ne propose vraiment rien de particulier et je suis persuadé qu'on peut trouver des artistes qui s'accompagnent uniquement au piano qui sortent plus du lot. Peut-être que pour les fans, c'est génial parce que c'est une facette inédite que Nick Cave, ce que je peux comprendre tout à fait, mais on en revient à ce que je disais déjà : c'est bizarre de mettre dans la liste un album "hors série".

La ligne est fin entre chill et chiant. Je suis pas certain que cet album soit toujours du bon côté.

Nice voice and music. I’m not a fan of the themes of his songs.

Can we just be done with the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds records, please?

Alles wat ik kan zeggen over Nick Cave heb ik eigenlijk al gezegd bij drie andere albums van hem die ik eerder heb beoordeeld. Eindoordeel voor dit luisterboek van hem is wat mij betreft een 3.

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Good - Into My Arms is a wonderful song. The way it drops into the chorus is just magical. A lot of the other songs are very good but don't quite hold up to the opener. This is is still good because it's Nick Cave but he has made much better albums.

INTO MY ARRMMZZZ

N/A

Almost had me with the piano and solo voice until I listened to the lyrics. Poetic like a 14 year old boy...? The calming instrumentals bumped this to a 3 but man...

I'm a fan of Nick Cave, but his 90s albums were a bit hit-and-miss for me. This is an interesting one because I like almost all the individual songs (the exception being "There Is A Kingdom" - way too preachy for my non-religious ass), but as an album it's just too mellow. All slow songs, no bangers. I need at least a little Yin with all the Yang.

I clearly could not just jump into Nick Cave's 10th album with no prior reference of what came before ... so I went back and got a history lesson! Several hours later ... I finished off my listening with Henry's Dream and Let Love In which I really enjoyed. I will be currently be hunting down some of his early gems on vinyl, especially Henry's Dream which was my favorite of what came before. Finally I could listen to The Boatman's Call and well it just let me down a bit. It was good, but there was not a whole lot of variety, it was pretty somber and felt like a dirge. I guess that plays in with the whole Boatman theme?

Into My Arms is one of the greatest Australian songs ever written and I’ve always said that and will always stand by that. The rest of this album doesn’t do too much for me, and I know this is kind of a silly thing to say perhaps but if it wasn’t Nick (who I have come to love so bloody much over the years more for his personality/mythology/whatever you want to call it) I don’t think I’d really give most tracks the time of day. There’s some lovely writing across the board but also some of it is just pretty boring sonically. (3.5 stars)

I don't get it. There's so much Nick Cave on this list and I just don't get it. This is my 4th album of his on this list, and there are occasional songs and bits I enjoy but overall it's just tedious.

*I understand the musicianship of this album but it is not a style I enjoy.

Look - I like Nick Cave but man this dude is bleak as fuck, even when he’s not bleak.

As is typical for Nick, a very somber and sobering production, reflecting on life and society around us, in a sullen way. His voice is certainly distinct and the music is very easy and calm on the ears, even though it is also a bit drone. Every Nick record I've had on this project so far has a similar mood, but that is just the way he is. This record has its place, in certain moods.

A nice palette cleanser after a rough stretch. 3/5

The first third is the best of it, there's good songs, "Into My Arms" leads but much of the rest of the album settles as comfortable but not especially engaging, "Black Hair" was novel but it didn't really work for me It's a nice and wistful bundle of (non-murderous) ballads but not enough to garner a four-star credit

spooky vibes, iskreno okej al ono smara

It's fine. It's kind of like Damian Rice, but talking about god a lot and without the emotional highs.

I like a bit of Nick Cave but I couldn't eat a whole one.

I wouldn't say this is Nick Cave's best album but I still enjoyed it. His voice is just like butter so I could listen to him sing anything. I take that back, it's a bit too slow for me, I like it but it gets a bit repetitive.

1997. Nick Cave giving a depth of emotion in this gentle sounding album. I don't love his style but I can applaud the weight of the sound of this album.

not quite sure how I felt about this. easier to listen to than some of the other Nick Cave we've had on this list, but also very sad and boring. not my preferred mode for him.

There's some stuff to like. Some of it is too miserable for the sake of it, getting pretty irritating at times but I liked most of it. People Ain't No Good was my highlight of the album and favourite first listen with Lime Tree Arbour and There Is A Kingdom being my other highlights

Not unpleasant but not really inspiring. Nick Cave is one of those cultish figures I really don’t get the appeal of

3 1/2 Stars: Can something be both beautiful and boring at the same time? Doubt I'll ever come back to this, but wouldn't be disappointed if I heard a track from this on a mixtape.

Australia’s answer to Bob Dylan, really good songwriting, I really like is voice too. Some songs are absolute classics however I did find some bordering on sappy and it was boring at times

nice enough

this was fine - didn’t move me

This was okay. Sounds like a mixture of Johnny Cash, and Leonard Cohen.

First half was a good listen but I lost interest towards the end. Shrek 2 baby!

i have a strange fondness for Nick Cave. this album is not my favourite one, i appreciate his darker tones more.

I decided to skip last Friday’s Nick Cave album with hopes of something fun on Monday… and here we are 😂 Maybe this just hit me on the right day (Monday morning vibes I suppose)? The moody themes hit really hard and flowed smoothly from track to track without becoming too boring. People Aint No Good was crushing to listen to I liked Into My Arms and People Aint No Good. 3 stars, but this is a tough album that I wont come back to very often

There are five Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds albums in this book and this is only my second one. I did not particularly enjoy Ghosteen that much. Nick Cave is similar to Tom Waits in that any time he changes direction just a little bit then this book believes whatever change of direction he made is an ABSOLUTE MUST LISTEN. It's less of an album that I must hear and more of a "You have to get into Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds" and so we won't make you stop listening to his music until you admit that you do. There are certain artists that gather such a following to the point the fans of that artist won't rest until everyone admits they are great. This is less an album that I must here before I die and more an album that someone who is already a Nick Cave fan must listen to and would enjoy. The Boatman's Call is not important to music overall, but is important to Nick Cave's personal musical journey, which is apparently all that matters. I am not sure if I am becoming effectively brainwashed but I did like this album much more than Ghosteen. Maybe by the time I get to the 4th-5th Nick Cave album on this list I will be one of those people who insist everyone MUST hear Nick Cave, then provide a list of 10 essential albums by him. My favorite songs: Into My Arms (I like the Band of Horses cover too) People Ain't No Good There is a Kingdom (Are You) the One I've Been Waiting For Idiot Prayer Far From Me

Never a happy time, always a good time.

Nick Cave’s lyrics are a mix of spiritual and moody. I like the lounge/guild-hall ambience but I don’t hear any catchy melodies. Plus his vocal delivery seems safe and monotone, I feel like I have to try twice as hard to detect emotion (not you Green Eyes, I can tell how you’re feeling 😭) (2.5-3)

Perfect for a melancholic evening

Was looking forward to hearing more Nick Cave, but this album was not quite what I expected. Into My Arms kicked it off, and I was pretty underwhelmed. But then Lime Tree Arbour brings it back nicely. And then the rest of the album is pretty solid. His voice sounds really good in There Is A Kingdom. Black Hair and Idiot Prayer have nice music. Overall it's fine, but I was expecting more from him. Best song: Lime Tree Arbour

People just ain’t no good -Shrek 2

It seems like Nick Cave was definitely going for something specific: moody, broody. It accompanied my visit to the museum nicely, but also felt rather one-note. I liked “Into My Arms” a lot, but nothing else quite captured me the same way. A solid entry, but nothing remarkable.

Pretty chill, good for a slow morning

Somber piano and simple arrangements threw me off at first, but Into My Arms is good, once you get adjusted to Nick's deep voice. I'm liking People Ain't No Good too, the melodies and other little sounds - there's violin, but it's the piano and subtle percussion touches that do it for me. Everything is good really in the first half, it's slow and soft and I'm just vibing. I don't know if I like the spoken vocals that pop up at times, like in West Country Girl, but it certainly creates atmosphere. Black Hair is even more minimal and funereal, it's apparently accordion and bass organ. Fascinating. Idiot Prayer is very good too. Green Eyes doesn't work for me at all, which leaves a bad taste in the mouth, but there's enough good material here. Solid passing grade, need to be in the right mood though.

Into My Arms // There Is a Kingdom //

Its just not my speed. Nothing against nick Cave this type of songwriting just couldnt be further from what im into. Its subtle and slow and too lyrical for me. If I cared about lyrics I could see this being super good but I don't. Im not sure how many different ways I can say that its not for me but its a good thing that I dont want near me. Well thats enough ways I guess goodbye

Into My Arms. That is all. Every other song pails in comparison. If this album were 12 Int My Arms, it would be a 6/5. Sadly, it isn’t, so one feeling 3/5

Seeing Nick Cave at the Bad Seeds on this list again wasn’t surprising, but I wondered why we ended up with another one. He’s a good artist, don’t take me wrong. However, I don’t know if there’s anything that this album that wasn’t offered on previous albums. The sound feels a lot more like Leonard Cohen than some of his previous work. The day I listened to this I was in need of a super chill album, so this one did fulfill that goal. I think the key track for me was Where We Go Now But Nowhere. Again, not a bad album, just I don’t know what it offered that he already had.

1/15 Good somber album to listen to when alone or at night

Not bad, but very monotonous, I'm tired

It has a melancholy feel and a story teller approach. OK as coffee shop music (perhaps minus the 1-2 vulgar tracks).

I think my inner moody art student really wants to be a fan of Nick Cave, but only occasionally do his songs really land. This is a strong 3.