Henry's Dream

Interesting listen. Definitely influenced Tenacious D, but I'm really even a fan of Tenacious D. Also, the vocals sound like he's trying to hard to be something he's not. Overall, didn't hate it, but not likely to ever return to this album.

Soft rock. First part of the album didn’t catch my interest a lot, but second half did. He has a great vocal and band!

Ehhhh

Overall, I like the band and I like the album. They're always gritty and dark, and sometimes that's too much. This one skirts the boundary ok. Some memorable songs in here (Papa Won't Leave You, Straight To You). Reminds me pretty strongly of Nick Cave's Grinderman side project. 3/5

The third record from Nick Cave to pop up for me on this list. I was never super familiar with him, and this one falls a bit flat compared to the Ghosteen and Murder Ballads. Much more succinct, but didn't leave as much of an impression on me. Still a good album regardless.

Hear me out here. This album would’ve got four stars for the sheer fact that it’s Nick Cave but this isn’t his best album and I feel more of his better ones will come up later.

Again, rather underwhelming for me. Nick Cave has generally been one of those artists where they have two or three great songs, but the rest just fall flat.

Not bad. But not something I’d just put on

This music sounds dark and serious and edgy while also sounding generic. I think this misses a big part of what makes metal and grunge good. Honestly, if it weren't for the Sex Pistols, I think that this is what green day would sound like. There's something about the high fidelity and clarity of this music that just makes it feel overprocessed and inorganic. I really didn't have a problem with it but it doesn't stir up anything under the surface. Hard to rate.

This is the 2nd or 3rd Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds record I've gotten, and I'm still unsure how I feel about him (them). It's easy-listening rock, but his voice just feels like a mismatch to the tune of the music. I can understand the allure, and I don't dislike it, but it's not something I think of that I'd want to listen to on a regular basis.

3.5

I do like Nick Cave but maybe not in this dose. 2.5ish

Gothic Americana Tom Waits.

Nick Cave album 41 ofzo. Vind het wel oké maar is nu wel genoeg

That was a lot of Nick Cave. They all blend in. It's my second from here and it's about the same as the first. I guess they all do indeed sound like Nick Cave. From this album, I have one track saved, a faint sense of having been soul abraded,with moods and scenes from a life I'll never live. Interesting, I'll say interesting but not with any passion. I gotta dig into the lyrics a lot more to connect more, and I don't know if I want to do that. When? Let's say that it's at a special time of a life when the rain is settled in, the fire is low, there is whiskey on hand and you just want to pour yourself a nice mood of melancholy and insight into the whole bitter mess that is being a human being. That's the scene I see this album fitting best. 3 stars.

I get it, he's different. But he does not warrant the number of albums he has on this list, many songs feel like they were written, recorded, produced with little love and I get the feeling of records being churned out with this guy. It's the little details that make a song and there are no little details.

Classic Cave but not exciting

En mi opinión no es el mejor album de Nick cave. Un poco duro de oir.

this album is astonishing

Having experienced 0 Nick Cave prior, I went into this with 0 expectations. But I was pleasantly surprised with an almost story-like album, a fun listen, good voice and good instrumentals. 3.4/5 -> 3/5

Not Nick Caves best album, but still more than worthy of this list.

I dig it. I listened to the remaster and the production was a little slick, but I think it can still ring true that there's powerful delivery on here.

I think this was the first time actually listening to Nick Cave. Interesting deep voice.

You have to be into lyrics to like Nick Cave. I’m into lyrics and I love Nick cave but I do think this album is patchy, as many of his are.

Ok

A little context to my state of listening —!Lowk didn’t sleep well last night bc I was so stressed I thought I was gonna shit myself and I listened to this in the morning and was still eepy and I didn’t wanna go to work bc my coworker drives me absolutely off the walls bonkers mad not happy so I wasn’t fully engaged w/ the album and it also was not the vibe I needed. Not terrible but don’t see myself putting this on.

Kinda made me feel like a pirate. Not really sure if I like it or not

01) Papa Won't Leave You, Henry - 7,0 02) I Had a Dream, Joe - 7,5 03) Straight to You - 8,0 04) Brother, My Cup Is Empty - 7,5 05) Christina the Astonishing - 7,0 06) When I First Came to Town - 7,0 07) John Finn's Wife - 7,5 08) Loom of the Land - 7,0 09) Jack the Ripper - 7,5 TOTAL: 7,33 (73/100) Current ranking: 140/250 Another Nick Cave album. This one got a slightly lower rating than the previous one, I don't know the songs on it. The only one that sounds familiar is "Straight To You", which is also the best on the album for me.

I feell that Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds offer little more than violence and misery porn disguised as wisdom. Musically they are fine, but nothing special. Their pretention is hollow and their weight unearned.

This was really interesting. It was more storytelling than anything, but his voice was perfect for it. Not something that particularly grabbed me, but very good to have found

Nick Cave was at one of his artistic peaks in the ‘90s, leaving “Henry’s Dream” as sort of an outlier. His preceding album, “The Good Son,” and the one that followed this, “Let Love In,” showed two varied styles for Nick that this album seemed to have gotten caught in an awkward middle of. This album had SOME of the emotional intamcy that made “The Good Son” one of the greatest albums ever made and SOME of the creative noisy experiments that characterized a large part of “Let Love In,” but it didn’t do either of those styles as well as any other album Nick made in that decade. Now, comparison is a dumb criticism, I just genuinely think Nick’s better material was saved for his other albums around this period. With all that being said, this is still a pretty decent album. I thoroughly enjoy the first four songs, but after that, the record begins to fall off a bit for me. “Christina the Astonishing” has an intriguing stripped back sound, making it a song I enjoy in the context of the album, but its meandering length and lack of truly standout characteristics make it largely forgettable le in the grand scheme of Nick’s discography. A similar situation goes for the next track, “When I First Came to Town,” except I don’t really like it all that much except for a notably pretty string arrangement. Finally, the record closes in a fairly underwhelming manner. No matter how many times I listen to the album, I cannot seem to remember how "John Finn's Wife" sounds, and the following track, "Loom of the Land," is merely memorable for being boring. The last song on here, the brief-ish "Jack the Ripper," is a noise-punk track along the lines of what Nick was doing early in his career, as well as pretty frequently on subsequent releases in the ‘90s. However, while it’s not a bad song (there isn’t a bad song on here, and very rarely is there one if it bares Nick Cave’s name), it just doesn’t do anything interesting with the sound it went for. All in all, this is a mixed bag of an album. It starts strong but does the worst thing an artwork can do, and that’s decrease in quality as it goes on. At the end of the day, though, this is Nick Cave we’re talking about, and even one of his more subpar albums is still a pretty decent project.

I just can’t get down with Nick Cave. The band is good and the music is very serviceable, but I don’t like his pitchy vocals and the delivery feels more edgelord than punk. Leonard Cohen x Iggy Pop x Tom Waits but the result is mostly lackluster. There are no major faults, but it doesn’t connect with me. 3.3

More Nick Cave. Who would have thunk it?

Too much Nick. Get the Gen X crew off the 1001 selection panel.

A strange mix of Irish folk, country, rock and goth. Not for me but an interesting enough listen

I have mad respect for Nick Cave as an artist. He has had an incredible career. His songwriting is both unique and articulate. He brings a menacing dark vibe to every project that is inimitable. This album is pretty average. Honestly probably doesn't belong on the list. 6/10 sad on a few too many levels.

Maybe my best NC experience yet...maybe was just in the right mood. 3/5

I've always been more of a greatest hits fan when it comes to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. I love Nick's voice - so sad and sexy and mysterious and dark, the lyrics to lots of their songs are pretty dark too! This album was pretty good but all the songs sounded pretty similar on the first listen - after a few more listens I enjoyed it more. It was just a really nice change from the never ending 60/70s rock. Fave track: Loom of the land

Top cool

Good 90's alternative rock. -Straight to You Brother, My Cup is Empty

Reminded me a little of Let England Shake, just not quite as good. 2.85.

its fine

Nick Cave is always a slog to get through. If nothing else, he is at least intense and you can't accuse him (or the Bad Seeds) of writing flippant empty songs. Some good tracks here.

"Henry's Dream" is the seventh album by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. I like the Wiki genre description of punk blues. I'll go with that. It was the first album with now long-time members Martyn P. Casey (bass) and Conway Savage (piano, organ, backing vocals). Others members of the Bad Seeds included Cave (vocals, piano, organ, harmonica), Mick Harvey (rhythm guitar, piano, vibraphone, organ, drums, backing vocals), Blixa Bargeld (guitar, backing vocals) and Thomas Wyder (drums, backing vocals). The album was produced by David Briggs; the band was very unhappy with Briggs which led to Cave and Harvey remixing the album. Cave said the album was influenced by his experience with Brazilian street beggars. Commercially, the album reached #29 in the UK and had generally favorable reviews. An acoustic guitar opens "Pap Won't Leave You Henry." The band kicks in with a dark and heavy bass and drums. Strings are added. A chanting chorus. Cave describes the sights and people on the streets. The band goes rockabilly in "I Had a Dream, Joe" with the piano and drums rolling. A searing guitar. The first single "Straight to You" is slower with an organ, piano and melodic guitar. It's about a dying relationship and a good song. A droning organ and slower drumbeat carry "Christina the Astonishing." The harrowing story of a Christian saint. Things don't really lighten up and climax on the closer "Jack the Ripper." Pounding drums and bass. A tale of a toxic relationship as every time the protagonist kisses her she screams Jack the Ripper. Cave in full frightening mode. Compelling and dramatic are good descriptors of this album. The music is built around the lyrics of the down and out, failing relationships and tales of despair. I think that is just about every Cave album I've heard, maybe this one moreso than others. This is a good album as is every Cave solo or with the Bad Seeds album that I've cone across. If you're in an angry mood, this album may fit the bill for you.

I like NC a LOT, but this album feels repetitive with more shouting than necessary. Gonna only give him 3 stars.

this is a much better pick for The Bad Seeds. straight up murder ballads wall to wall. love it.

Not bad Nick, it bad. Heard of him before and for some reason I always thought he was a pop artist (maybe Nick Carter mix-up?). This album was not pop and I'm glad. Some good story telling. Brother, My Cup Is Empty was best song and I could feel his pain. Not sure the genre here...folk-rock? Down for more from them whatever it is...2.85.

I always hear about Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds as a modern rock act that is slept on. I'll admit I don't think I've ever heard a song by them before. They definitely bring a distinct sound. It's fun and raucous with some ridiculous vocals that kinda add to the whole thing. I can see why people have mentioned them to me previously. I'm curious to check out more of their work to see if I like it. As for Henry's Dream it was a solid listen and I'm glad for the exposure. 2.85

Kevyen viihdyttävä ja olisin halunnut kuunnella vielä toisena päivänä uudelleen ennen arviointia, mutta nyt ei aika riitä. Niko Luola pahoine siemenineen vaatisi enemmän paneutumista.

Hyvänolonen levy. Olis tehnyt mieli kuunnella lyriikoita lukien, mut ei ollu aikaa… ehkä joku päivä

Nick has a unique sound and I've loved some of the stuff I've heard on soundtracks, but I think that's key - small doses. Unique as his sound is, a lot of this sounds vaguely the same. There isn't a track on here that I want to hear again.

Good but I think I could have gone without listening to it before I died

I like nick cave and the bad seeds but this is not their best work and im not sure why it’s on this list

Nick cave is Halloween music without the songs having anything to do with Halloween. His voice and the music are just haunting. It’s pretty good too!

It's atmospheric but not really my cup of tea.

This is unfortunately the 5th Nick Cave album we've seen on this list, and it is again, nothing special. Nick Cave has his vibe, and though he might branch out and do something different to warrant attention, it doesn't make him an artist worthy of 5 selections on this list. My take is he barely warrants 2. For this album, its fine... Brother My Cup and Loom of the Land are my favorites, though they are just more listenable than the rest, not that they are great catchy tunes.

This was exactly what you think a Nick Cave LP will be. I have always liked his work.

Not to be confused with Henri's dream (where a chicken asks you to stop eating meat)

Need to relisten but was a very fun album. Like his voice a lot

I think I’ve listened to his biggest album, but I’m mostly unfamiliar. Track 1 rules, it’s kinda unsettling and driving and really good. Second song is more of the same, which isn’t necessarily a good thing. 3rd is a little slower which is needed. This album is fine.

Never got into Nick Cave much but I feel like I could become a big fan of I really dedicated myself to it.

Still the alure of this guy alludes me. Don't get it. Nope. Nada. Dour songs that usually mention pain, whisky, death, despair etc.

Higher energy than Ghosteen which was a breath of fresh air. Nothing that got me excited while listening to it.

Better than I thought it would be, I actually like his vocals

Not his best

Ja det er sikkert gode sange, men det er er sgu også lidt depri

It was okay

this might get just on enthusiasm

I know Nick Cave is beloved, and I never really understood why - but I somehow kind of missed him in the 90s. Listening through this I can say that…it’s fine. Interesting voice, not a lot of new ground broken, but pretty ok. I really wish this thing had half stars, because this album is a solid 3. It feels unfair considering I’ve given worse albums 3 stars that deserved 2.5, and better albums I would have loved to give 3.5, and there’s just no way I can give this 4 stars. So it’s an accurate score that feels unfair to other albums based on the limitations of the rating system

Strangely interesting.

Very solid album

Wasn't that familiar w Nick Cave before so excited to check this out. Strong start, kinda theatrical sounding. Is this a rock opera? Got less interesting over time but still enjoyable enough. However, immediately after it ended I was compelled to put on some Tom Waits, sort of to set the record straight or else the universe would be out of balance.

I don't really even like the Nick Cave songs that I pretend to like and none of them were on this album so what's a girl to do? I'm giving him a 3 because at least it was well-executed.

Solid if unmemorable.

Ganz nett, kann man sich anhören.

hat was,das ganze. Erinnert ich an "The Doors" und Meat Loaf

Took a little bit to get used to the style, quite enjoyed in the end, 6/10

Murder ballad!

-it’s giving that jimmy fallon game, like ok, sea shanty’s but in punky blues and Celtic punk rock style with a hint of mariachi -seemingly like it’s gonna be a concept album -it’s the type of music that doesn’t sound delicious to the ears but the effort is astounding

Everybody knows that kid from high school who went out of their way to be in your face edgy. It wasn't enough to be edgy, they need to constantly remind you how edgy they are at all times. For me, our edgy kid used to make people dare him to snort wasabi even though nobody wanted to dare him in the first place. Well, this is what happens when that kid gets to make an album. I thought I was going to really despise this album but edge lord does folk Americana became oddly endearing by the end of it. I don't hate it.

This was pretty intense. More of what I like from Nick Cave.

How many Nick Cave albums one must listen to before dying? According to this list the answer is "Way too many"

nick cave is a weird one. i usually like the beginning and then i just get tired of it. i'll leave this a 3

Not bad, liked the softer songs best.

че-то не знаю вроде все в порядке с этой музыкой, а выше 3 рука не поднимается поставить но и ниже 3 не поднимается...

Nick Cave et ses Bad Seeds ont jusqu'ici mis la barre si bas que c'est presque étonnant de les entendre sur un projet à peu près audible. Puisque cet album est le dernier du générateur, je vous propose un bilan de celui-ci : Un naufrage total. En tout point. Robert est un escroc. N'oubliez pas que l'aventure se poursuit avec notre newsletter via l'adresse robertestleperedemikeladd@gmx.com

Pas le plus mauvais album de Nick Cave et ses mauvaises graines, mais c'est toujours de la bonne grosse merde. Si vous aussi vous trouvez que 17 albums de Nick Cave dans le générateur, c'est peut-être un peu exagéré, n'hésitez-pas à nous le faire savoir à l'adresse mail robertestleperedemikeladd@gmx.com

That was... good. But does not make me want to listen to this album again and again.

weirdly joyful but not something I would ever want to listen to.

I was surprised at how much I liked a couple of these songs, especially Papa Won’t Leave You and Straight To You. He sounds kind of Elvis-like in vocal timbre and song style. The album tapered off in quality after the first few tracks, and I had to straight up skip Christina the Astonishing, so I’ll give it a 3.

This is the 3rd nick cave album we’ve gotten on this list and I thought it was definitely the weakest of the bunch. Still, I just like his music in general. Even though this was weak for his standards I still feel a 3

Thought I liked it initially but then after a second listen decided it was ok but not good

From this I come to like Nick Cave. Thing is though I think this is album 3 from him and they all about the same.

2.5

Dark, pulsing, and rather monotone.

Like Murder Ballads with less personality and theme.

He won me over during the course of listening to all of these albums. That being said, Jesus does Nick Cave have too many albums on this list.

Although it sounded kind of dark, This was kind of interesting. There were parts of it that reminded me of Johnny Cash, others that reminded me of Kris Kristofferson,

Good album. I like the somewhat raw feeling of the delivery even though I can hear how professional and solid all the musicians and performers are.

Interesting. A rough old knees-up in a very rowdy late-night bar.

Falls off a bit but we don't have half stars here. What to do.

Fine.

Okay, but need to pay atention to Lyrics

Kind of Cave by numbers I thought

Generally enjoyed it.

Not for me

Why the hell is this first song almost 6 minutes long?? Could have been half as long for the same impact or more. Overall I see why people find this compelling, but overall to me it feels overwrought and tiring. I think I can handle a few songs at a time, but the album is too much.

3.5

Not their best, not their worst

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds would be an amazing indie or folk punk band if they dropped Nick Cave. Haunting background vocals, passionate raw drumming, and aggressive acoustic and electric guitar, cinematic strings, and lush organ lay a solid, fever-dream landscape that sounds every bit like a intimate stage-play, only to be absolutely ruined by the lead singer. Cave’s vocals are melodramatic, pitchy, and unimpressive; moreover, they are mixed with short-decayed delay/reverb, giving the impression that he’s doing an awful karaoke cover of his own music. I’d love to listen to a Bad Seeds instrumental album, but something tells me Nick Cave couldn’t resist yelling his nonsense over that too. Stand out tracks include “Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry”, “Brother, My Cup Is Empty”, “John Finn’s Wife”, and “Loom of the Land”.

Hardcore Flight of the conchords featuring a real life vampire from What We Do in the Shadows. Rough, passionate vocals in a rock opera style. Haunted, raw, and dense - (post-punk meets rockabilly) Boisterous and fun - found myself smiling despite how grim it is. I would absolutely love to see this album as a live show.

5 Stars for ‘straight to you’ the rest of album a 2.

This certainly felt like a Nick Cave album. Can't say I REALLY liked it, but there were definitely some good songs here. Could come back to this, feels like a 3.5.

3/5. Liked the gritty, coarse feel. Felt nice.

Great. Some sea shanty vibes

I definitely prefer this more upbeat country/rock style sound as opposed to the dreary mumbling style that Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds has come to be known for. Now I understand how they became popular and I guess that generation kinda just grew with their style and kept listening. Best: Papa Won't Leave You, Henry Worst: Christina the Astonishing

Good

A bit better than okay, but overdone, as per usual with this guy. It's more accessible and organic than much of his work. "Straight to You" and "When I First Came To Town" are best tunes. The voice is very much an acquired taste and one suspects he works at and is intentional about making it so. Let's be clear, there are too many NC records on this list, by a factor of at least 2.

Even though I’m never excited to get more of his albums, I never really have a bad time with them anymore. Even though that junkyard album was catastrophic to my opinion of his musical talent, it’s hard to deny that he’s a seasoned vet when it comes to rock operas and meat loaf esque bombastic drama.

Un disco bastante performático y teatral. Las 2 primeras canciones no me gustaron y pensé que el álbum iba a ser malísimo, pero después cambió y repuntó.

Not bad

Ganz gut und ein abwechslungsreiches Album, aber die Vocals sind nicht ganz mein Ding.

This album had a very epic grand type feel to it, which I did like but sometimes it felt like it was trying too hard to be theatrical. Still pretty good though, it definitely does succeed in feeling very epic at moments, particularly in the first half. Although it definitely takes a dip in quality towards the end of the album, and I start to lose interest a bit. But the closing track is really good so at least it ends on a high

That was really short. I dunno. Didn't leave a lasting impression. Nick Cave sings story songs. And this is one of those albums. Seems pretty typical of his oeuvre.

No big bangers for me here, but it delivers on the darkness and the storytelling. A good listen and not necessarily for the music?

Nick Cave at it again with an orchestral backing, dark aggressive vocals, and appropriate themed lyrics. This time with fast folk dance accompaniment, lead by a powerful acoustic guitar. First four songs are pretty strong, but it loses that momentum and becomes a bit forgettable. "Straight to You" is a really great song but somewhat of an outcast. Favorites: Papa Won't Leave You, Straight to You, John Finn's Wife

2.5 kanskje.

Not the best I've heard

interesting sound - didn't like it as much as the other album, but good.

A different side of Nick Cave, still plumbing the depths of darkness but this time styled as a road-trip/highway album a la Songs for the Deaf. Enjoyed the more uptempo takes on Cave's classic sound, and wished his discography included more selections like this one. My main complaint is, like always, the runtime and editing of certain tracks. I get Cave is trying to do something more cinematic and encompassing, but you could easily scoop out 5 verses from the opener and have a much punchier, shorter track. All in all, one of my faves from Nick so far – definitely see a few tracks popping up in my listening rotation.

Confusing, but oddly compelling... This is Nick Cave album number FIVE. It has to be the last one, right?!

It’s Nick Cave again, and there are other albums I enjoyed more. Ive had my fill at this point, I get the shtick. It’s not my shtick.

Dark but has a good strum that is easy to bop your head to

dobar, nije mi među favoritima njegovim, al je svejedno dobar. 3-3,5/5

I don’t know why I can’t get into Nick Cave. I like this one less than that other one. Still not bad.

with my third nick cave and the bad seeds album, i've come to see the variety included in their albums! henry's dream has a fast punk tempo with folk vocals and sometimes has a gentler blues cadence. this isn't necessarily music i'd normally listen to, but i can appreciate it and its uniqueness, both for the band itself but also for music in general.

While I haven't seen this album categorized as a concept album, it kind of felt like one to me? I don't know, maybe all Nick Cave albums are a bit conceptual. I will also say this: hearing Nick Cave's albums is typically unlike anything else on this project. That said, I didn't love this album, but I didn't hate it. Some of songs really caught my attention, especially the closing track, "Jack the Ripper". This album is a mix of dark and gritty blues, punk, folk, and rock. Certainly a unique entry!

Wederom geen slechte plaat, maar na welgeteld 5 Nick Cave albums (birthday party niet eens meegerekend) vind ik eigenlijk dat er een regel moet komen dat er maar 1 plaat van een band terecht mag komen in deze lijst.

Lekker energiek en gedreven. Love it.

Toch wel weer veel moois gehoord op dit album.

Mooi, maar soms is gaat nick’s stem nogal z’n eigen weg.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' "Henry's Dream," released in 1992, is a bold exploration of dark, narrative-driven rock. Cave's lyrical prowess shines in tracks like "Papa Won't Leave You, Henry," and the band's performance is powerful. However, the album may feel less innovative compared to some of their other works. While maintaining Cave's signature intensity, it lacks the groundbreaking impact of previous releases. The production, while solid, doesn't break new ground. "Henry's Dream" is a competent addition to the band's discography, earning a respectable 3/5 for its strong storytelling and performance, but it doesn't reach the heights of their best work.

3,5

The music itself was fine. Still really dislike Nick Cave's voice and face. 5/10

B- Papa Won't Leave You, Henry 3 I Had a Dream, Joe 4 Straight to You 3 Brother, My Cup Is Empty 3 Christina the Astonishing 4 When I First Came to Town 3 John Finn's Wife 3 Loom of the Land 3 Jack the Ripper 3 I only knew one Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds song before this. My expectations were actually pretty low because of all the hate I've seen for this guy online. However, I like his stuff!

When the first track started, I thought I would like the record more than I actually did. It’s fine but didn’t change my life.

More upbeat than I expected. Hard shick Nick Cave recorded here

This is storytime with Nick Cave and it is as depraved and insane as one would imagine. It’s a twisted tale told through Caves crooning wail. This really isn’t to my particular taste. I prefer his work with The Birthday Party. This though will hit hard for the black made up audiences that’ll generally enjoy Caves current project.

I respect the musicianship but Cave's Gothic creepy thing just isn't for me.

Surprised to see this one in the list, almost all early Nick Cave albums are much better. From rough ones like Her to Eternity, Your Funeral My Trial to the moving ones like Boatsman Call, No More Shall We Part and the Good Son. So only 3 stars for this one

It's got a little bit of a Meatloaf vibe. Straight to You sounds a little too much like I'm in the dentist office in the early 2000s (Hootie and the blowfish). Brother my cup is empty - there's a bit of a cowboy vibe in here (like devil went down to georgia) - like the singer has a point to prove. Christina the Astonishing is a little too much telling a story over vamped music - it's super uninteresting, except for maybe the lyrics, which I'm not interested in. It's really mostly fine. It's well produced, the sound is pretty good. It sounds sorta like normal music although John Finn's Wife has a lot of strings and production value which is cool. It's too narrative for what I prefer.

First experience with full Nick Cave & Bad Seeds album. Fun dark romp, a few standout tracks but hoping for a little more on the next one

It was ok not reallyu my style

Nick Cave always seems like such an angry guy. I can't imagine him singing a song like "Shiny Happy People" or "Perfect Day". It's just... you're not putting on Nick Cave at a party. It's not there to make you feel good. You're ready to start drinking and feeling terrible about yourself and everything. And while there is a place for that, I don't know if I was ready for 45 minutes of it.

So this is the third Nick Cave album I've got in the last little while. And while I have enjoyed his and his band's music, I'm starting to wonder what the difference is across all of his/their albums. The songs always have integrated, sprawling lyrical themes - with a bit of darkness/occult and explicit (even sexual) imagery. The compositions are also always soaring and his deep voice fills it. It's cool and unique and all. And I really like some of these albums. But do they all need to be on the 1,001 list? This is his seventh album so I'm not sure it's trailblazing. I didn't mind it and I'm certainly willing to listen to more of his stuff. But I don't know what makes it distinctive.

Nick Cave either I enjoy quite a bit, or is just alright, and this is one of the latter. There's some good tunes here, but also a good chunk of boring ones, and despite the normal length, it does drag on. Still, pretty okay, just know there's better.

3.5/5

Really good, a few of my favorite songs of his on this one.

Starts slowly and builds. I liked it.

Kinda into it... does that mean I need help?

First Listen I've heard and really enjoyed other Nick Cave albums. This one, after first listens, doesn't really seem to be as good as the others. Still, it's Nick Cave - so I have some pretty high expectations. Standouts: Straight to You, I Had a Dream Joe I'll have to keep listening to this one... 3/5

Acoustic instrumentation with theatrical vocals, definitely unique

I don't know what I expected but it wasn't sea shanties. But the shiver me timbers so all good there. it gets darker soundwise and it's full of angst which is what i imagined I would find. Pretty good album

Wow, I've never heard anything quite like this before! What a performance! Big theatricality - he's not leaving anything on the table here. That's awesome. Sometimes he sounds like he's doing some twisted, modern version of Elvis or Roy Orbison. Mostly he sounds like no one else. The songwriting is very good too. The lyrics grabbed my attention more than once. Feels like this album exists in its own strange world.

Some of me wants to like this and some of me doesn't want to. The guitar in the intro is so cool sounding. I love the concept of the outlaw acoustic guitar in all of it's cool badass glory. I just don't love his voice from first listen. I've heard of him before but never really looked into his stuff. I think this sort of sound is really cool but his voice just doesn't grab me. I was hoping that I could read a little about his past and that would help me along but it didn't. There's just something inauthentic about an Australian guy who studied art whose parents were librarians / english+math teachers singing about the American South / West. I'm not saying I have the best ear or intuition ever, but I feel like this persona is so put on. I'm trying to like it. I'm going to give it another listen in a different context.

This was decent and it had some cool songs. I wouldn’t listen to this regularly but it had some potential.

After four listens, I am convinced that I am definitively on the fence on the Bad Seeds. The arrangements are graceful and well-mannered, and Cave’s gentrified Revelations for drunkard hams occasionally prise open my old ear flaps. But I cannot truly love carnival, it seems.

Nick is always an interesting and sometimes fascinating listen. His storytelling is dark and the songs fit the mood and persona of his vampire looks. Don't know if so many of his albums deserve to be on the list, but you can do a whole lot worse.

Think this is my third (or so) Nick Cave record, and I find myself appreciating his showmanship more than the music. He knows how to carry a feeling, but none of these songs really stick with me. The storytelling, however, is great. Favorite track: "Straight To You"

This is our fourth Cave album, and I've ranged around a bit with the first 3 in terms of scoring (2 for The Boatman's Call, 3 for Murder Ballads, and 4 for Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus). I think this one is also a 3 - it sounds most like Abattoir Blues of the previous three, but doesn't have the same catchiness, lyrical interestingness, or energy. Even Straight to You (the best song on this album imo) doesn't hit the level of the top 5 tracks on Abattoir Blues. 

Weird southern gothic vibe. IDK not my thing really.

Punk. Blues. Folk

When I was younger I used to really like Nick Cave for the passion and expression in his voice. Now that I'm older I find him repetitive and annoying.

first few tracks are a decent groove, namely "papa won't leave you, henry" and "straight to you" but christina the astonishing and onward feel like a severe drop-off in quality for me, lacks a lot of strength. still decent and mostly worth listening to but you can jump ship after the a-side. though the progression on "when i first came to town" is decently interesting.

I liked. I don’t fully understand Nick Cave but I’m ok with that.

Okay album, like Cave’s imagery and imagination in his songwriting, music doesn’t pull me in.

This is my third Nick Cave album from the list! It was good, but not as great as Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus.

Still like this spooky vampire man but I don't know if we need 5+ of his albums on here, and this one in particular could be dropped

Pretty cool, but voice is kind of grating. Some good lyrics though and nice instrumentation. Possible grower.

Classique NIck Cave and the bad seeds. Il ne se démarque pas des autres mais ca reste dans le style .3.5 en ecoutant je me demande si je ne devrais pas réécouté Ghosteen et revoirma note car je coirs que j'ai noté pas et ca méritait haut...

5/10 No me gusto mucho. No es malo pero bastante meh, mas mal que bien

I did not like this. Irish pub music x rock and roll. Weird. DNF (2)

I can't stand Nick Cave, this is probably the best I've heard from him but still... no

Nick Cave just doesn’t do it for me. This is probably the third album and though I appreciate what he is trying to do, I just can’t get into it.

The talk singing is not my favorite, gothic country does nothing for me. The is some good Nick Cave out there but this wasn't it. It really is just boring to me, won't be listening to this one again.

Me senti ouvindo um Rogério Skylab americano.

Not for me.

So this wasn't my favorite. I don't really like narrative songs that much and that was all of these lol. So many characters but I just don't really care?

Didn't enjoy. Don't really understand how this is a top album.

I wanted to like this so much. I just don't.

Not really my thing but it's cool that he made the peaky blinders theme

This was somewhat of a drag to listen to. Vocals were kind of boring. Not much going on musically.

Twin Peaks the musical, and I'm afraid it's just not for me. 2 stars.

I do like Nick Cave, but I was spoiled by hearing the Kylie duet and now nothing else compares. Then I heard the Polly Harvey duet... On second thoughts, Into My Arms and Red Right Hand are also great songs. Unfortunately not on this album.

I’m gonna give this a two to hopefully call a truce. Robert, can we please retire Nick from this list? Pretty please….

Tom Waits is one of my favorite artists, and Nick Cave is clearly playing in a similar sandbox, but for some reason this album does absolutely nothing for me. Maybe it's the instrumentation: I see what he's going for with the spare acoustic sound, but it just ends up sounding very brittle and plain to me. All the songs trudge along with these really stiff rhythms that don't match Cave's dramatic performance at all. Speaking of his performance, it was a mixed bag for me. He's got a strong eye for imagery and storytelling, and there are times where his melodrama works for me, but a lot of times his performance felt very artificial to me, like watching a bad one-man show at a cheap local theater. Credit where credit is due, there's a clear artistic vision at work here that's very admirable, but it didn't move me at all.

don’t like it

Some grating vocals and shanty-esque song structures make this kinda mid for me. I couldn't get into it by the end and it just doesn't strike me as something I'd like to listen to again. I'm sure they have other albums that are more approachable, but this one didn't tickle my fancy.

Sometimes feels like the lyrics or the story are the focus and the melody is an afterthought. 2.5

I can appreciate there’s some level of artistry to this, and I understand maybe what someone might see and get out of it, but it’s just not the vibe for me. The dark gothic theatre kid energy of it, as a man plays at being a murderous sailor in the turn of the 20th century or w/e, doesn’t really hit for me generally, which means the songs just run overlong and all that. Music itself is fine, still falls into a similar trap, but I think Nick Cave at the front is my bigger issue.

Can't say that I enjoy that voice .

херня, вообще не понравилось.

I too had a dream Joe. His Dad left him years ago. Apparently he couldn't stand his singing or his music any longer.

2/5

At first I kind of enjoyed this album, there's an almost wrathful energy to it, which I think makes for an album that is at the very least fairly interesting. The back half of the album mostly dragged my estimation of it down, though. "Jack the Ripper" really felt like a bad note to end the album on. On the lyrical side, this album kind of has that "men writing women" feel you would expect out of, say, an old science fiction novel. This stood out to me on a few tracks. I think that also contributes to drag this album down from around a 3 to something lower. Favorite track: "Loom of the Land"

Like how the song is but not really my favorite because. Of the album cover of how it ruins the vibe of the music but. I still like it even though it sounds weird but yeah I would recommend it to my family.

i dont like it i dont recommend

This is an okay album. It's not the kind of music I listen to but it's okay. The instruments are okay and it sounds okay so I would give this 2 stars.

too piratey

Nick Cave’s voice and songs remind me of Jason Segal’s Dracula musical in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Not a compliment.

The album is alright, it's okay just playing on the side. It wasn't anything too exciting though, but it was listenable for sure.

I really just don't care about Nick Cave. I have really tried. Ever since high-school when my friend Marvin put Murder Ballads on his CD player and sincerely wanted to know what I thought I felt like I had to hide my indifference. I think there was another review of his albums on here that captured the feeling well. It just gives off this Sweeny Todd energy. I guess the lyrics are supposed to be the big selling point? He tries to shove every line he wants into the generic backing tracks without any regard to how it fits at that time.

Full skibidi.

I rolled my eyes so many times.

It all sounds like one big stupid, screechy country song — completely not for me

Its aight. Nothing to write home about

Nick Cave and I just don’t see eye to eye anymore. With one exception — the mournful album Ghosteen — I have great respect for Nick Cave the artist, and for his unwavering artistic and personal integrity. Musically, however, on "Henry’s Dream" Cave remains exactly the ‘backyard Elvis’ that I’ve always perceived him to be (and I don’t mean that as a criticism). He is a storyteller who looks at the dark and dirty sides of the world, but musically, it's too much rock 'n' roll for me. There's too little pause for thought and too much prose. He's a good man. But not for me. With all due respect.

It's like if Dracula made sea shanties, but somehow even less good than that combination of words would imply.

Don't know why but I did not like this one

What’s with all the Nick Cave? I haven’t enjoyed any of it. The songs are campy and even a little sleazy. What am I missing that has “earned” this dude so many slots on the list? He’s like a Temu John Travolta.

Not for me. People love this man, but it just ain't me. Maybe a re-listen in the future.

Not shocked to see shared-producer or whatever here with Neil Young bc they both love a clunky turn of phrase and rhymey wimes

The Good: We know it’s all a dream… The Bad: They could’ve been more forthright by calling it a nightmare… The Ugly: Realizing that I have 1 more Nick Cave album to go through… Fuck me this is a chore to sit through. The positive is that it is only 40-odd minutes long, so I do applaud that. I also had to go check my history to find that I did manage to give Nick a 4* on one of his albums… but I don’t believe this one is going to be one of them. My main issue with Nick is that I can’t stand his voice… So, I can understand that there are persons out there who admire him for his poetry et al, but I just can’t handle his voice… just like other people can’t stand Tom Waits, who I adore. Anyway, I am way behind on rating albums… another 13 to go to catch up, and most of them are probably as shitty as this one… so here’s to me pulling out the straight razor and contemplating slicing open my veins… 2* for now… doubt it will go to 3*

Malo mi je unplesantly nasilan ovaj album, teško za objasniti. Vokal mi nikad nije legao i ne volim ga inače. 2/5, 3/10

Nick cave & the bad seeds implies the existence of the good seeds

A little too theatrical for my tastes. All I can think is Dracula opera from forgetting Sarah Marshall. Didn’t hurt my ears but didn’t have them perk up in pleasure either. 2.5

This feels very “try hard” to me. Like, chill out, bro. 2.5/5

Man jis iš principo nepatinka.

169. ok

Musikalt e det ganske kjedelig. Nick Cave e kult, men e det kanskje en smule oppskrytt? Tar vare på I Had A Dream og Brother My Cup Is Empty

Interesting to listen to once but will be just fine if I never do so again

Listened to 2010 remastered version. Not my type of music. Not sure why even historically it is must hear. It was fine in background.

I wanted to like this album. The reminiscence of cowboy country and Vegas rock. The story telling and guitar. Everything felt like it should be at minimum interesting. It wasn’t. I found his voice grating. It was like that guy who tries too hard at karaoke as an ironic joke and mistakes the applause for genuinely enjoying the performance. I was not a fan.

No more nick cave

He has such a interesting voice, but I did not love this album.

No lo siento un esencial y no me gusta la vibe overall 5/10

911 albums in and this is my fourth Nick Cave Album, but I have yet to see ELO. I liked one of the records by Nick Cave, but not this one.

Is this like, a soundtrack to a vampire Broadway play? Very odd. Can’t say I really got it. It did grow on me slightly as it went on. But not really something I’m gonna repeat. Was a bit of a slog to get through. 2/5.

I don't like Nick Cave or The Bad Seeds.

meh. not my favorite vocalist and very much a concept album, which is good, but not great if i dont particularly enjoy the vocals

Five Nick Cave albums?!? I must listen to FIVE Nick Cave albums before I die? No, no one does. Honestly, I think the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and maybe Stevie Wonder are the only artists that (probably) deserve to have 5 f'ing albums on this list. Hey editors, tell me this project is nothing more than a list of your favorite albums without saying it's nothing more than a list of your favorite albums. Wankers.

meh

Nice storytelling, good sound overall just not something i would listen to.

I don't think I get the Nick Cave hype (yet, perhaps). 'Straight to You' won me over by the end and 'Christina the Astonishing' was interesting

idk why I thought this would get better, 2/5. Favourite song: Straight to You

Mhhh

Disappointing, and I usually like Nick Cave.

The weird trying-too-hard-to-be-deep vocals annoy me, the instrumental parts are generic, and the production is repetitive, but I'm sure the lyrics are good and the one song in the middle about that woman that doesn't sound like any of the others isn't bad!

Honestly was having a not so great day and this made it worse lol.. Just..the singing... not good.. reminiscent of other albums Ive rated low for the same problem... Hard to try to focus on the instruments when Im listening to the vocals, but they sounded fine when I could get through.

The best Nick Cave album I’ve heard so far but that’s not saying much. Listenable.

abstain

This is listenable, but I just don't like this guy or his seeds.

Nick had a lot to get off his chest with this one huh? I could probably have done without it to be honest, it all felt very frantic and unneccesary

Nick Cave immer hopp oder top, das war eher von der schlechteren Sorte.

Nick Cave mit einem neuen Stinker

I'm sick of them. 2.

What?

Mid

It’s like if Tenacious D was bad.

Cave's vocals are strong and the music from the rest of the band is there but never quite noticeable or impressive. The lyrics prioritize story telling over musical value, but don't generate opportunity for dynamic change, leading to Cave's vocals sounding essentially the same throughout the album. Overall, I appreciated the opportunity to become familiar with Nick Cave's musical career, but don't feel that this album in particular needed to be heard.

Enough of Nick.

Like Elvis if he were bad

This album makes me wish you could give half marks. Some good, some bad. A 2 seems harsh but a 3 seems generous. I'm going for 2, purely for how shite 'I Had a Dream, Joe' is

This is the 3rd Nick Cave album I’ve heard from the list so far. I’m starting to suspect that Nick Cave isn’t for me. Too many songs on this album reminded me of an ITYSL sketch and I expected him to sing about using bones for money. This was my favorite of the 3 but still a slog.

Maso

That's a one angry guy. I mean this album seems very personal and it's probably just not for me.

I just don’t get Nick Cave, nor the love some have for him. He is so macab and depressing. I just don’t get why he would even write some of this stuff.

really prefer the sound from Abbatior more. he's a good storyteller but way too much over the top musical theatrics for me. was giving a big Meatloaf vibe. 2.5 stars

There were shades of Murder Ballads in here. Thankfully, history isn't repeating itself since there was enough there musically to avoid a 1. But, it still rhymed.

Of the (far too many, this is the 5th) Nick Cave albums on the 1001 list, this is shaping up as better than the others. Not great, the bar is low, but better...

I'm sure this is for someone, but that someone isn't me. As art, it's fine.

Coming into Henry’s Dream after only knowing “O Children” set me up for a completely different listening experience. This album felt so abrasive and confrontational, listening to the vocals I had no idea whether this was a serious album or some sort of theatrical exaggeration. This is a very rough around the edges bluesy rock album, I did get a very live band feel from it which gave it a certain layer of authenticity but also made the instruments sound cluttered at times adding to the very gritty/ominous vibe throughout. Instrumentally Henry’s dream was good, it was interesting to hear piano being used percussively, guitars were heavy and overdriven. Layering seemed very stacked, creating intensity. Vocals & Lyrics were probably the biggest sticking point for me, Caves near shouting came across as entirely satirical in a way, the lyrics are very absurd & violent adding to this macabre humour. Overall, this felt like a very dramatic performance and I find it hard to imagine listening to this album casually.

Songs I saved: Straight to you

I didn't really like the sound of this.. The first song sounded a bit like a parody of the genre 🤷

⭐️⭐️

I liked this album and especially the song I had a dream Joe

Is this a parody album?

Hot take, I hated that.

Really just don't find this guy’s dark and somber style appealing.

Nick Cave has a distinctive sound but once you've heard one track you've heard them all. Having had two Nick Cave albums I find them indistinguishable from one another despite being made years apart. Not my thing and the jesus stuff adds further to the thumbs down for me.

I had never heard of the before today and I had no idea what to expect, but I genuinely would not have guessed it would be this. This album sounds like a western at some points and like theatrical performance at others. I genuinely don’t know what this is, but I know this ain’t it and this ain’t for me.

This was not for me

Not a fan. Not for me. Sounds like how cigarettes smell, but in a sadder way. Bob Dylan after dark.

Less depressing than the last Nick Cave album I got. But still just as mid.

I feel like every Nick Cage album could be the score to a movie about a desolate man in a desolate land. It's a good, but not great movie; the kind you find playing on AMC at 2pm on a Thursday before they start their Goodfellas marathon at 5pm. I guess what I'm saying is that I think Henry's Dream is mostly forgettable, save for a few moments and songs.

would have gone triple platinum amongst cave men

2,5 - why is this man allowed to sing?

2,5. Not quite for me

the singer sounds like he used to wet the bed until he was 13

Why is he always running. Who is chasing him. Sounds like a middle aged man in a rant but I feel like if I deep his music more I could understand it more

it definitely wasn't bad, but to me it felt dull and uninteresting. i have heard of him before, never listened - probably won't again. No songs i outrightly enjoyed so i suppose its a 2 but not in critical way, just deserves nothing more. His singing in Jack the Ripper is atrocious

i feel like Nick Cave get to much credit. his best track was red right hand, everything else is just the same tired song style. It's not bad but not good, like someone you know that you didn't knew could sing in key(Not good but okey) Like 90% of this list, okey but not "Must Listen"-status

I’d hate to live in Nick Cave’s mind. Even if it’s just a schtick, he’s so far in to the savage/murder/hellscape milieux, surely his inner life is saturated in this misery to some degree. I’d say this is absolutely not my jam, but by the last few tracks, I was moderately won over.

Not for me. The vocals are a tough sell, he always sounds just a touch flat and it's driving me crazy. I enjoyed Straight to You, the rest was a pass for me.

I don’t get it.

Another Nick Cave album… I just don’t get the appeal for his music. This one was better than the others, but still not something I want to listen to. 2.5/5

Not totally sure what this is supposed to be. It's full of something for sure, but I don't get the rationale for classifying this as "must-hear" material. Pass.

I fear I did not like this very much at all. I tend to like a guy with a weird voice singing sad songs but this was not it! Rip.

Very shouty singing style. This is too melodramatic for my taste, and the singing is quite off putting

2,2/5