The Boatman's Call

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.

basta por el amor de dios que música de viejo hermano. 3 / 10

Into your arms is not just the best song, it's the blueprint for all the other songs. I love it, but grew tired of the relentless low mood/tempo - I couldn't listen to the whole album in one go and had to put on some Blink182 to get some balance!

Il semble que nombre d'entre vous n'ont pas encore enregistré l'information, mais Nick Cave et Nick Drake sont deux personnes différentes. Un test ADN a d'ailleurs été réalisé après prélèvement d'une mollaire sur le cadavre de ce dernier et les résultats ont bien confirmé ce que je vous raconte.

Nick Cave vient se plaindre au micro pendant plus de 50 minutes, et personne ne sait vraiment pourquoi.

Excellent album. Hidden gem

good!

Love some songs, quite slow though

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

Why's Nick Cave sound like a poor man's Lou Reed? The first two songs on this album had me really excited, they were deep and thoughtful and the sound was truly distinct. And then, it just kept going, and going, and going. There's absolutely no way this album is less than two hours. It dragged endlessly, and I can't explain why I listened to it's entirety.

I've only recently discovered Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds upon the recommendation of a friend. The album he recommended was Murder Ballads. That album is very different than this album. This album is a departure from their typical post punk/rock sound for a more intimate, almost entirely piano based style. Many people write off Nick Cave because of his baritone voice and unique lyric delivery. I find that with the slow piano accompaniment on this album it melds quite well. I immediately recognized People Ain't No Good from the movie Shrek 2. This album had themes of romance, religion, and heartbreak. "Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?" was a heart wrenching song about love and mental illness. Overall, I enjoyed this album. Not something I would often gravitate to because it is very heavy. Favourite songs: People Ain't No Good, Into My Arms, Lime Tree Arbour, Brompton Oratory Least favourite song: Black Hair (do ya think she had black hair?) 3/5

With a deep debt to Lou Reed, Cave tells stories of despair and longing as he aspires to find a greater purpose on this record. The stories are both personal, but also fictitious of singers long gone. While it isn't necessarily complex, the lyrics and tone don't need much ornamentation as Cave's deep voice carries the efforts through.

The same song written 12 times. 2.5/5

Listened to part of it. I think listening to it right after Murder Ballads was a let down, wanted a different genre of music instead of being sucked into more dark moodiness.

All solo piano music, Shrek 2 song. Good, but maybe not my favorite genre. Can appreciate the songwriting skills.

I've never given Nick Cave a chance. I've heard a song here and there and I'm well aware who he is but the interest to listen to more of his songs and dig deeper has never been there. So what do I think after listening to this album? Well it's not for me. It's very somber but doesn't keep my attention at all.

Middle of the road for me. Quite the mood. Nick consistently has a wonderful voice, but this album is so subdued it sometimes fades too far into the background. I think it's pretty good overall, for what it's worth. Favorite tracks: "Into My Arms", "Brompton Oratory"

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

Just as sad as all of his albums

There are at least a dozen guys outside at least a dozen subway stations in at least a dozen cities that sound just like this. In many cases at least a dozen times better. I give Nick Cave a single dollar in his upturned hat and move on. 💸

Really well done, with some great tunes. I personally couldn’t get as into it as I’d have liked but I bet this will really benefit from a relisten or two.

Pretty decent but very chilled

Nick carries the record, but it's a heavy load.

3.5

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?'

Beautifully written, depressing as fuck

I enjoy the depth and tenor of Nick Cave, but there are very few songs that he performs that I enjoy. I found none that wanted for a return listen on this album whatsoever.

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.

OMG I can’t with this guy. The schmaltz in the lyrics and his dramatic singing and the oh-so-same-sounding melody. I am not at all opposed to ballads or piano-heavy soft rock or whatever you want to call it but this is just. Blech. The Kenny G of whatever the genre is.

"West Country Girl" and one of the other songs after that almost saved "The Boatman's Call" from the 1-star cellar, but "Green Eyes" sealed the deal.

This was not good. It was going to be a two but good God that one song about the woman’s hair. WE GET IT IT’S BLACK.

Nick Cave is a bad seed. Dude cannot sing for shite. I dig the music for this album, but my lord I cannot listen to him sing. Hire a lead singer!

Pretty okay

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.

Not bad but also not very good.

3/5 Roentgen. Not great, Not terrible.

Nice but a bit slow

Kaunista, mutta paikoin vähän laahaavaa. Ei parasta Cavea.

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

oh my god no why help bye

I would rather have sat in silence for an hour. you can't shoot me. I'm already dead. biggest nope from me. dreadfully laconic, plodding, depressing, uninspiring. And I've already had far too much Leonard Cohen. 2/10 1 star.

Nick Cave has a wonderful voice; if only the songs lived up to his singing. Having the entire album consist of slow songs made them merge together, and it became a long, drawn-out process listening to the whole thing. Unfortunately the ones that did stand out—"West Country Girl," "Black Hair," and "Green Eyes"—had terrible lyrics that sounded like a romance novel written by someone who sees women as objects rather than peers. The best way to play this album is to have it on in the background and not focus on the lyrics.

Cba

*sigh* okay. another nick cave album. keep an open mind. keep an open mind. this is pretty good. at least relatively speaking. I'm sucker for the piano. but honestly, pick any song and it sounds like an average karaoke performance to me. Still the best nick cave album we've been dealt to date.

Enjoyable, We've heard a lot of Nick Cave so far.

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.

I prefer Nick Cave when he's more unhinged than somber. Sounds like he's doing his best Leonard Cohen impression here. The constant miserable bellowing gets old pretty quickly. Sounds like it would be one of those amazing farewell albums if he had made it when he was like 75 years old something, but he was only 24 at the time. Just look at that face! Do you think when he was born he had the appearance and demeanor of a fully formed teenager, like he was some sort of Greek God's punishment to his mother?

Not the worst, but I like aggressive Nick Cave a lot more. Otherwise it's kind of B-tier sappy Tom Waits or Leonard Cohen for me.

Beautiful at times, but overall pretty boring.

Excellent. Consistent tone to the album.

My feelings towards this album and its "quieter" incarnation of Nick Cave are similar to the feelings I harbour towards the Led Zeppelin 3 album: I like it, but I prefer the real thing. You got to hand it to Nick Cave, though. Each of his songs feel like he's truly spilling his guts, lyrics wise.

Amazing album, would go back over and over again

good album

Good but I can't see myself listening to a lot of this. Can really tell it's about a breakup

1/10

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

Didn't like it as much as the previous Nick Cave album.

nope

Not bad, Cave. Not bad.

A very well made album, songs are really good, some great, but I don't think the whole album was as good as some standout songs were. 3.5/5

I loved the poetic quality and depth of the lyrics.

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 one of those artists I've meant to check out but never gotten around to. The only song of his I really knew before this was "Red Right Hand," which is pretty cool, so I had high hopes for this album. It was not at all what I expected or wanted. Too slow and morose for my taste. Bummer.

Sounded like Leonard Cohen with a sprinkling of Bryan Ferry at times.

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.

Good

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.

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

Relaxing album with good guitar but after some songs it becomes a bit boring

Too softy

Low rent Leonard Cohen, but still good.

Own the vinyl , fantastic album

slow, mopey, not a fun listen in the slightest. the opening is a solid piano-driven slow jam but i personally don't need that for an entire album

gravely

oh I just KNOW that Matt Berninger idolizes this man

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

A dark and brooding feel to it. Lots to say but the musicality doesn't spark much in me.

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.

On dirait une pâle copie de Tom Waits, avec du mauvais piano. Les textes sont tout de même intéressants, mais le rendu en baryton est forcé ce qui fait que ça sort un peu fake. Aussi, on flirt avec le Quétaine souvent. Bref, ça ne va pas là.

Premier album de Nick Cave que j'écoute. Je l'ai connu avec son projet Grinderman en 2007, projet beaucoup plus corrosif. J'aime bien le personnage qui est très théâtrale. Il a aussi une voix reconnaissable et un style d'écriture plus proche de la littérature que de la chanson. Le style ici est un mix de Tom Waits et Leonard Cohen. Faut être dans le mood, mais j'aime bien.

I liked the instrumentation--folksy. But ultimately too religious for me.

Reminded me of the Leonard Cohen album I first heard on the 1001 albums journey. Very good. Love both the music and lyrics. Also reminds me of Pulp and Alex Cameron.

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

Although this album consists nearly entirely of melancholic storytelling ballads, it does not overstay its welcome and is able to successfully convey a unique feel.

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

somber, slow piano. religious/sacrilegious themes. grows on you, but have to be in the mood?

Excellent, dark and excellent

Nick Cave doing what he does best - overwrought, melodramatic songs of longing and sinister intentions.

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.

Some great individual tracks, especially the opener, but not the worlds most dynamic or varied album.

very unique voice

So, Nick Cave is Australia's sad, less-talented version of Johnny Cash? Joking aside, the lyrics are great - poetic even. But - and I say this genuinely - it would have been more enjoyable as poetry than as music. The music and Cave's vocals left a lot to be desired.

No bad song on an individual level, but as a whole, the album has too many slow songs that make the listening experience a bit dull. Nick Cave does deliver his unique lyricism and emotion.

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.

Bastante malón. 1 rola buena. Muy aburrido.

Too depressing, would rather words that uplift and motivate. Definitely knows how to play the piano 🎹

The Boatman's Call is a very interesting album title, and when I pulled the album up and it said it was rock I got even more excited. Didn't realize rock included just a guy playing piano with some slow drums and music behind him. That is not rock. Barely even roll. And I couldn't hear the call of the boatman even if I tried. I'm ready to put this week behind us.

If a boatman called me and started singing songs like this I'd probably hang up and call the police. Honestly though, Nick Cave is pretty good in doses (and he's put out some more recent albums that I dug more like Ghosteen) but I can't really get into this one at album length. He's in the rare category of singer-songwriters like Leonard Cohen or Tom Waits who operate in the style of like a haunted Las Vegas residency performer. Not generally my cup of tea anyway, but it can be done better than this. Favorite tracks: People Ain't No Good, Green Eyes. Album art: Cool picture, he looks menacing. Nothing special though. 2.5/5

4.4

A complaint I've seen pretty regularly in these reviews is that the songs on a given album are "samey" and I've made that complaint before myself. Sometimes though that's not such a bad thing and in this case I wouldn't even think about changing anything. Maybe the best thing Cave's ever done.

Listened Before? N I've heard of Nick Cave a million times. He's a guy who always seems to be playing in concerts that are just before or just after concerts I go to in the same venue. I have never listened to him. If this album is representative of his work, I see why. It was sleepy, slow, and boring. Decent lyrics but I couldn't listen to it for fun.

Nick Cave is overrated. Some of his earlier stuff has a fun wild feel to it, but this album is just dreary. I've heard it before - Gen X loves Nick Cave and heaps of my mates were born in the 70s - and 50min of the Leonard Cohen impression is just too much. Into my Arms and People ain't no Good are bearable enough as singles, but the full album is a struggle. Ultimately, I think the only reason Nick Cave albums make lists like this is because he's a Pitchfork darling and music critics want to be seen as liking him. It's cool and offbeat and cultured to say you're a Nick Cave fan. But bugger that, this shit is boring. Give me big dumb arena rock any day. Also, Aussies that abscond to the UK for their entire careers/lives can take a long walk off a short pier. Take the Minogue sisters and the ugly bloke who was in Bad Boy Bubby, and stay off our radar. At least fucken Barnesy just lives somewhere in the Adelaide hills, content to actually be a humble rockstar while "depressed introvert" Cave rubs shoulders with celebrities in London. 2/5.

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.

Slow ballads, good lyrics but boring

awesome

An absolutely gorgeous album, capturing Nick Cave at his poetic, melodic best. Into My Arms is my favourite Nick Cave song and one of the best piano ballads in music history. Beautiful beautiful beautiful. And there are many strong, gorgeous song on this masterpiece. 5 🌟

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

If you're looking for the cure to insomnia this album is it.

I just couldn’t get into it

3.7

A very easy assignment. Absolute classic from beginning to end.

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

This is a quite a different experience from "Murder Ballads" where Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds received an apropos rating of 1. Nick Cave is clearly a creative singer/song-writer and there is a place to respect what he brings to music regardless if one likes it or not. However, in the context of 1001, he does not really seem so much a prerequisite for death. The album is subdued, as is Nick Cave. This is a beautiful album just a few tracks in, lacking the aimlessness of other singer/song-writer types that usually end up with the dreaded "1" score. "There Is A Kingdom" has a Pink Floyd-vibe that earns significant appreciation. The chorus and the noticeable hooks are well done here, such a great song. Overall, still not a fan of Nick Cave and this BS.

Not my favorite Cave album but it’s alright.

Lovely, lush and heartfelt. Into My Arms a particular standout.

Dark and ominous.

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

Dull dull and dull

3 stars mostly because of Into My Arms

Found this really boring

Nice although it’s has an anticlimactic ending

One of my favorite albums, one of my favorite artists. Highlights: Into My Arms, People Ain't No Good, Brompton Oratory, Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?, Idiot Prayer. Special mention to the video for (Are You)The One That I've Been Waiting For? as an excuse to make heart eyes at Blixa.

Heartbreaking opening. Such a great album, full of beautiful words and music. Truly a classic

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

not my style

Sounds like Jim Morrison contemplating suicide. Lyrics are creative, certainly unique to this writer, and there are some lovely melodies here, just gonna bring me down too much if I listen to this again. For people who want to curl up with a cup of tea and feel sad.

Demasiado plano e insustancial. Un tanto monótono. Buena voz y templanza, pero le falta bastante. Música un poco anodina

The kinder, gentler Nick Cave... well, sort of. There's still some... choice words and phrases in those lyrics, but the music is more piano-driven and slow than in the past. Certainly a change after Murder Ballads. Also the point where, to be honest, I start losing interest in Nick and the gang. It's good, I just like the earlier stuff more.

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.

Don’t remember if I mentioned his voice last time but can’t get into it. Choruses we’re decent throughout.

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.

Plodding, dull and dreary

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.

This album sounds like an old fashioned under a tree, feeling the breeze of a hot summer day.

The last Nick Cave album I got into. Warren Ellis dominates the sound and drowns out Mick Harvey and Blixa Bargeld a bit to much for my like. This is like a hand over album of the Seeds that were to what they are now. Not necessarily bad but lacking the fury of Nick Cave's earlier stuff. I saw them play in Austria when they toured this and it was a terrible show with Nick Cave bumbling around even falling off stage.

Jag gillar verkligen nick cave. han är en otrolig författare och sjunger fint. men samtidigt var det lite småtråkigt ibland?

Beautifullll

Ok but not really my thing.

I have liked the most post punk side of Nick Cave, but this ballad version wasn't the greatest. 2/5

interesting - didn't hate it, just middle of the road

Into my arms, one of the greatest

I found it hard to get into this one. Maybe it's an album that requires more attention than I was able to give it today. But despite sounding pleasant, it was really just some nice background noise to me. Not much of a lasting impression and nothing to care much about either way.

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.

Didn't enjoy

Some good tunes but very same-y.

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

This sounds like funeral music. I like it.

Nice vocals, but a little too slow paced to hold my attention through the whole album.

Pretty pretty... Pretty good.

Nick Cave you pretty bitch

Very chill. I like this.

Good love songs to walk on beach to.

Wasn't familiar with this album, it's very different. It's just ok.

Into my arms is lovely, great song

Of sorglet ekki búinn að hlusta en það þyði að þetta se gott (fyrsta lagið: hyd coverið - funny coinkidink)

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.

Some songs I’d revisit (Into My Arms, People Ain’t No Good, …) Another very mood dependent record, this definitely requires a sort of melancholy or rainy Sunday morning situation.

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.

Ça me fait penser au dessin du cheval qui commence très bien et qui finit très mal

J'ai oublié.

la première chanson est trop belle mais j’ai peu aimé le reste

very calming music.

Every now and then the generator throws up an album that you’ve never heard and is different from the others. It’s a slog, it feels like time has slowed down and makes you rethink why you even started this 1,001 album project. 1/5

Not bad! Just sad.

first listen pretty boring

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.

C’est bon mais je n’ai pas capote . Jai eu dautres album de jicm cave qui etait mieux developper. 3

this is fine.

Dull

The last song is aggressively bad. As for the rest, cause and effect are confused where I took four days to finish the album. I understood the sound as misanthropic wedding music, but, while I appreciated the organ, the string arrangements were lacking and the presentation thin. This list seems to be teaching me that Nick Cave is not for me.

-I got really confused because I had heard the lyrics of "Into My Arms" somewhere before. Turns out Roger Daltrey covered it on his album. -Songs are fine, nothing really stood out

A little less of a blind spot than he was before, which is something to be pleased about. I still find him too humourless, his voice unmoving, the lyrics slightly hackish, the melodies often flat. But boy, does he put in work. Everyone’s got a schtick, and Cave works fucking hard at his. That gets me through the many moments when the ignition doesn’t take. Often, those moments are when I’d expect it to. 'People Ain't No Good' and ‘Green Eyes’ should be my thing, but… just… aren’t. Never mind. At least I’m ready and waiting when he finds a spark. ‘Lime Tree Arbor’, ‘There is a Kingdom’ (probably because it borrows the tune from ‘Perfect Day’) and, most of all, ‘Idiot Prayer' get off the ground and give me the aerial views of Caveland I’ve been promised. When I’m up there, I like what I see. I just spent most of my time on the ground, waiting for the captain to say we’re ready for take-off.

One paced.

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

- Into My Arms - Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?

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

This was fine

La musica fa solo da sottofondo alle sue parole, non è da buttare via eh, però... Are you the one i've been waiting for molto bella devo dire. Le altre mi sembrano un po' tutte uguali.

Maybe at a different phase in my life I would have appreciated this more? But honestly don’t care for his voice, don’t like the music.

NC&TBS frequently dance around the darkness - especially examining mortality, violence and loss - however this is less melancholic and somehow more introspective. The symbolism of the title of the album leans toward mortality - the boatman in question an allusiom towards Charon, beckoning the listener to cross the Styx, and it's impossible not to note the melancholy of the album. This isn't him edgelording - Cave invites you to listen and to consider and to contemplate. He doesn't treat the emotion of his lyrics as "other", but acknowledges the beauty of sadness. This is not something I'd want to listen to often, but it is definitely something I want to listen to.

enjoyed at the beginning but got quite boring and repetitive after not very long. happy it was short. disappointed x

WOW. Incredible album. First time hearing it. I think I'm an instant fan of Nick Cave. Great voice and tone. The songs are all amazing. I can see this one becoming a favorite of mine in the near future. Standouts: Into My Arms, People Ain't No Good, Lime Tree Arbour, 3.5 / 5

My favorite album from one of my favorite musicians. Truly a gifted artist at his best.

mellocolie

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

I don't believe in an interventionist God But I know, darling, that you do But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him Not to intervene when it came to you Not to touch a hair on your head To leave you as you are And if He felt He had to direct you Then direct you into my arms

curti pensei q ele cantava só hallelujah

Esse álbum parece uma segunda feira com 9h de reunião e muitos prazos perdidos no trabalho. Dei 1, porque não deixou eu dar 0.

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

A little too slow and melancholy for my liking but I may revisit it under different circumstances. Seems like the kind of album that requires a specific sort of setting to appreciate.

I'm not a Nick Cave fan, but I much prefer his chamber pop style here compared to his hard gothic sound of Abbatoir Blues. If you want to appreciate the man more, there's more of a focus on his strong songwriting and versatile dark voice, with minor piano accompaniment. Not a lot of diversity, and the album drags on a lot, but the majority of it is good, with a few highlights.

4.25

Masterpiece

Didn’t find much interest in this album. The singers voice is ok but he makes every song seem slightly depressing. The album felt long and it nothing really stood out. 3.2/10

This album was alright. Not the biggest fan of Nick's voice, it kind of reminds me of Leonard Cohen's voice. But the songs were relaxing, even if they were emotional and sombre. The song that I really liked was the only one I previously knew (People Ain't No Good).

4/5

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

Unaufgeregt, melancholisch und melodisch, genau nach meinem Geschmack

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

serious music for serious people. It's very good at what it does. what it does isn't what i does.

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.

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.

Great album

This album is awful. The vocals are terrible. The lyrics are juvenile. The arrangements are boring. I'm stunned that this sold one copy. The confusion is real.

solid 3 Not my type of music but its good. its also real sad. It sounds like old school the national

not it

Not a fan of this. Just to slow to get into

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

3/10 i just don't understand how can you make this many songs that sound the same and not see anything wrong with it. Black Hair and Green Eyes both made me cringe supremely.

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.

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

As my first exposure to Nick Cave, I neither loved nor hated it. Mostly slow songs with piano and vocals; with melodies that lack pizazz. Great lyrics, with a clear view of what it's trying to explain, but that's all I can say.

What's the best antonym for shell shocked? Whatever the word is, it would best describe the feeling when buying the Nick Cave CD that followed Murder Ballads (so expecting more songs like "O'Malley's Bar'') but getting The Boatman's Call. Don't get me wrong, there are some great lyrics on this album - "Into My Arms" and "West Country Girl" are excellent songs. It's just hard to get into 12 deeply personal ballads. I just want him to toss the keyboards for a sec and play Deanna although I expect PJ is happy the song about her, qua Nick's ex, was West Country Girl rather than the vicious offering that Deanna got. One thing about the ballads is that he has an opportunity to show how good his voice is. He's also pretty good at tapping the 88 keys. I will have 5s for some of NC's albums but not this one.

I was keen to hear this after the first 1001 offering sent to us (Abattoir Blues), but I have to say I’m not as enchanted by this one. The songs are a bit sparse for me, and you don’t get the usual fluctuations in his intensity level. They mix it up a bit on side 2 and some of the arrangements, like on Idiot Prayer, are beautiful. Lyrically he is more direct and sounds less like a poet on this LP – Black Hair as an example.

This was a surprisingly stripped down album from Drake, much different from the post punk sound that I’m accustomed to from him. Stuff that you would expect him to play at a friend’s funeral, and that is exactly what he actually did. This album allows his powerful voice to shine and his lyrics are even more poignant. However I found 52 minutes of basically the same mood and tempo to be a bit much.

I just don’t like this type of music. It’s very boring

<3

I liked the first song but the rest wasn't my taste

Great album, very emotional.

This is not the Nick Cave i was looking for. completely skippable

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.

It is hard to understand how this served on the soundtrack to Justice League, but it works surprisingly well as the world's gloomiest Christmas album. People Ain't No Good, huh Nick?

This one’s just too moribund. As ever great craftsmanship, but just not enough dynamic!

Some cool songs but I wasn’t crazy about them.

ehkä mä jonain päivänä vielä pääsen ineen nick caveen kun jaksan kuunnella lyriikoiden kanssa.

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.

There wasn't a lot here for me. It wasn't offensive, but nothing really stuck out as massively good. Best song on there for me was mostly likely There Is A Kingdom. I'm glad to have gotten this album, as I now know who sang the Peaky Blinders opening.

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.

Mér leiðist Into my arms, hef heyrt það margoft og alltaf fundist upphafsfrasarnir tilgerðarlegir. Er ekkert sérstaklega hrifinn af röddinni hans Caves heldur. En viti menn, þarna leynast bara ljómandi góð lög og áheyrileg á eftir slagaranum.

This has been one of the most difficult albums to get through so far which is never a good sign. I had never heard of Nick Cave or his band before listening to this record, and I am not exactly sure why this is deserving of its place on this list after getting through the whole thing. I thought the vocals, instrumentation, and lyrics were all mediocre at best. If I had to guess after my one and only listen, I would say this was most likely a punk/post punk artist that attempted to "branch out" by making a mature album after years of sticking to his unique formula; however, it felt mature in the worst possible way in that it was slow, boring, and lacking in substance. I could definitely hear some Lou Reed influence in here (not that I listen to him much) and surprisingly some Johnny Cash as well, but it didn't attempt to stand out as much as those artists do. The one time I feel it tried to do something different was on the song Green Eyes, but I thought that track was cringeworthy and a terrible way to end off the album. While I have been mostly negative, I will say that I did find a bright spot towards the end of the album with Idiot Prayer. I wasn't a fan of it enough to add it to my Starred list or anything, but I felt the strings and organ added some depth that the rest of the album was missing. Overall, this one ends up towards the bottom of my list. 1.5/5.

Cool stuff by nick cave again but not as interesting as murder ballads

Boring, massively overrated

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Hanging tree,

Pretty good.

🔥🔥🔥

First tune and a few others are really stand out, rest of the album not so much 3.45/5

At the time I would rated this album as a 4. Excellent but not as good as other Nick Cave albums. Now after relistening to it, I think it is a clear 5.

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.

Not too bad but not my favorite.

Poetic. Reminds me some of Tom Waits

It's soulful and all, but not my thing

Jazz, melódico. Lento. Melancólico

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

There's so much Nick Cave on this list, but I can't really get into any of this. It's not awful it's just a bit boring, not sure what mood I'd need to be in to enjoy it

Genius

2021.11.25 there is a kingdom

Dreary and a bit self indulgent.

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.

Invented being down bad

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

Opening track was really nice, Lou Reed vibes. Rest of the album seemed like all the same song, didn't really fire up for me.

Very slow. Not bad but not for any mood

Had trouble just sitting and listening to it. Made decent background music though. Liked the mood of it but am okay to not listen again.

I liked some songs a lot, but generally not a fan of the singing style (leonard cohen, waits, etc.)

for a melancholy mood and to sing along

De unieke stem van Nick Cave past volkomen bij dit type songs. Ik zong ook mee met nummers die ik nog nooit hoorde en genoot van de muziek tegelijkertijd. Topalbum

It's a whole album of sad bluesy ballads that fail to move. I did not enjoy it at all, but at least it wasn't painful to listen to.

Fegurð og sorg og ást og fegurð og sorg og ást og fegurð...

3.5

Absolutely enjoyable

Some good songs but too much of the same for me. Found it a bit dull and dreary overall

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would, really like Cave’s voice for it and the music nicely accentuated it. Not sure I would ever listen again though as it’s a bit too melancholy for my tastes. 3

I dont mind this type of music, but it's pretty boring after a few tracks

These songs all sounded the same. I didn't care for the style, but even assuming I did, the songs are all one long, slow dirge.

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.

Love it

Great ambience, a little intense in the religious overtones

I did not know this singer, it is not bad but for my taste his compositions are very slow.

This was not good. Very boring. Every doing sounded very similar.

that was a really cool album I don’t think I have any complaints? plenty of diversity, beautiful compositions, great vocals, just an all around awesome album 10/10

Slow piano ballads with a good voice, it's OK. Going for big important lyrics It's all a bit meh

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.

3 stars. He has a nice voice, but songs are kind of a bummer

Amazing album - bleak & soulful.

Im now sad but it hurt good

кайфоый голос, кайовые гармонии, особый вайб, немного альтернативные аранжировки, лёгкий романтический звук

This is a great album to listen to if you suffer from insomnia. 2/10.