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This would work if I was working on a major bender at a dive bar - otherwise it’s somewhat irritating..
Robert Dimery can take Morrissey and Nick Cave and fuck right off.
A little different and weird. 5/10
This is my FOURTH nick cave album. WTF, there's no way this guy is worthy of that many entries. Pick 1-2 that are best and leave it at that. It's fine. Very western.
This is the third album I've tried from Nick Cave, but I just can't get into his music. I can't even describe why that is. 4/10
Denne var vrien å komme seg igjennom.. Ikke objektivt sett dårlig eller noe og hadde positive sider for meg og, men greier ikke denne type rock(?) hvor en fyr synger noe poetisk/lyrisk over noe halv-generisk komping.
Ikke dårlig, men heller ikke min greie 2/5
I don’t know what he’s trying to accomplish with this one. It feels like vocally he’s trying to go for a tough guy vibe throughout. The instrumentals are just kind of average. Not great.
Crustina the Astonishing
interesting
I've never understood why Nick Cave is rated so highly. Although the music is OK, even good at times, I find his quirky vocal style depressing, and that puts me off.
Sometimes artists or albums are not my taste, but I can get how they'd hit for someone else. But I have no goddamn idea who this is for. It's such a *weird* mishmash of bible tent revival vibes, tinges of rockabilly, all with a melange of goth theater kid. Maybe perfect for the intro to dark television shows about early 20th century gangsters, but unclear when the hell else it would be fun to listen to this.
I think Nick Cave is one of those "you either get it or you don't" artists and his fans will consider you a cretin if you don't and if you don't get it, no amount of hectoring will get you to change your mind. No Kylie? No interest.
Not for me.
Didn’t get on with this one
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have released some great albums. For me, “Henry's Dream” is not one of them, and I'm surprised to find it on this list. There are probably several reasons for this, but in my opinion, this is the album of an artist who has not yet found his definitive identity. It's not necessarily bad, but I don't see it as playing within the given framework.
Nick Cave is for guys whose Facebook profile picture is them cradling a glass of whisky they don't like while staring pensively into the middle distance
cheguei a conclusão de que eu só gosto mesmo de 1 álbum do nick cave no geral cada vez que eu escuto um diferente vai me dando um desgosto cada vez maior dito isso, achei esse extremamente chato
I hate Nick Cave. His voice sucks and the instrumentals on this album just seemed too raw with seemingly bare minimum production; nothing seemed to mesh well. Not 1-star worthy and completely unlistenable, but still bad.
Can't stand how this guy's sings. So sick of this band.
was not a fan of the vocals, lyrics seemed a bit cheesy and over all not my thing.
It was okay, I guess. Who is the audience? 4.8M monthly listeners on Spotify is surprising to me. I’d give another album a chance, reading briefly about the band I guess they change their sound up often.
Nick Cave non mi piace. Non mi piace nè la voce nè la musica
Nick Cave blows, this blows less than he usually does.
He is such a talent but does not reach me. Prefer Tom Waits if I want to hear moany ballads.
I don't know a lot of Nick Cave and I didn't know this album. I've definitely liked other stuff more than this.
Kind of grating. Why does he insist on singing like that?
Definitivamente prefiero su trabajo en bandas sonoras por sobre su trabajo con The Bad Seeds. Curiosamente, después de este disco Apple Music tocó Carnage del disco del mismo nombre con Warren Ellis y eso sí que me gustó. PS: Igual me gustó Straight to You, pero no alcanza a salvar el disco.
Would not listen again
Not horrible but I didn’t enjoy it
I enjoyed Nicholas Cave in Con Air and Face Off but this attempt at being in a band makes me feel like he should put this particular bunny back in the box.
starts off as a 1, becomes at one point maybe a 3, ends definetly a two. Like.... I enjoy esoteric lyrics, but he just has no mouth for poetry, or no ears for it or something idk. I know I'm supposed to like this. But I honestly like Dave Mathews band more than this. IDK sorry Aussies
This is, what, 1 of 6 Nick Cave entries in this list? Cmon y’all. That said, I read through about 50 user reviews to see if I could find a way into Henry’s Dream (I like some other Cave records quite a lot) and find myself defending it for “being annoying” and so on, even if it does little for me. But that’s ultimately taking issue with a kind of default critic-speak, less concerned with the album in question.
Passable
I had a dream, Joe. I never had to listen to Nick Cave again. It was glorious.
Still don’t get it. Found this to be rather boring and self indulgent. Don’t really understand the hype. 2/5 Won’t listen again
That wasn’t as terrible as I imagined. There were some desperate moments where his vocal style was starting to chafe, but I’ll give it a mid 2 stars.
I just can’t get into concept albums sorry also he sounds like tom waits
Musically, Cave doesn't stray far from folk music as the basis of his sound on this record, even if it's filtered through second-generation sources like Dylan and the Band. As a result, there's very little that's sonically inventive here (despite the rocked-up arrangements on some of the songs). Cave's stylized, rapid-fire delivery also spits out yards of lyrics but at the expense of melody, with very little that resembles an actual vocal hook. He's got personality, but that's not enough to compensate for the lack of memorable cuts on this record.
Interesting album, didn't hate it
i just didnt enjoy this very much, overall its alright
So, it wasn't a bad record, but it's not for me, I could see a few standouts, but I'll let it for the people that is a fan of his and get it.
divorced dad energy
Is this guy a big deal in England or something? This album was a drag and I've had my fill of Nick Cave on this list.
Nope ... still don't like how Nick Cave sings.
Eeeee
NC&tBS are very polarising on here - seems to be 5 stars or 1 star, not much else in between. This album is okay. I actually like many of their songs, but this feels like they’ve thrown everything save the kitchen sink in order to be labeled avant garde. Some classic NC&tBS sound in there, but overall it was too much for me. Like Rocky Horror without the genius of Richard O’Brien
sounds like millennial folk from 1992
Someone stop this man.
This project has taken my to not knowing Nick Cave except for Peaky Blinders theme song, to hating him more than I hate Beck
Cant help but wonder why this album waa included. Murder ballads was much better. This feels like a weaker prequel concept of murder ballads
You know at the very least, I know Nick Cave has something good in him because some of the songs here are noteworthy. I just don’t find myself coming back to this, but hey, discovery is always worth my time (5/10, 2/5 on this scale)
could i write poetry to this? n maybe more than 2 but it would have to be while in the right mood
I wish I could wake up
I liked the first few songs but, tbh this is kinda of dreary!
Awkwardly, the record begins with energetic and virogous sonds and has a couple at its end. The middle is very monotonous, I found nothing worth returning to it ever on future. I'm rating this 2.5 stars because the albums on the list should be the goats.
Well, I was right! Nick Cave is going to be a controversial artist for me, because, while I liked "The Boatman's Call" a lot, this one was a chore to listen to. Just too much drama and shouting in the vocals.
These are a band which I have just never "got" at all. The drawling, theatrical style embodied by Nick Cave is just not for me, and although this is a more palatable, sanded down version of such stylings, a fresh listen hasn't really done it any favours. I remain impressed by Nick Cave's ability to craft out intriguing lyrical narratives, but I could do without the music.
Its ok. Ive never comprehended people going crazy over this guy.
Not for me.
It's really not the best Nick Cave album.
A bit of a slog, I did not finish.
2.5 It's interesting in a way that didn't really encourage you to listen again.
I can hear the beginnings of what would later become gothic rock/metal, but the lyrics and sounds didn't really stand out to me.
It was okay. The production felt cinematic, and it felt like they were going for a "movie soundtrack" kind of sound. I don't think I'll go back and listen to this one. Favourite Track(s): Loom of the Land Least Favourite Track(s): I Had a Dream, Joe, Christina the Astonishing, John Finn's Wife
Another meh from me. I could see how for the right person, repeat listening would unearth delightful details. I’m just not interested, unfortunately.
I just don't get Nick Cave...
Henry’s Dream is my second Nick Cave album from this list, and unfortunately, it didn’t do much to change my mind after sitting through Ghosteen (which earned a solid 1 star from me). That said, this one isn’t quite as painful. A few tracks had some surprisingly catchy moments that kept me from fully tuning out. It’s still not really my thing — a bit too dramatic and uneven overall — but at least parts of it had enough of a pulse to save it from a 1 star rating.
Something about Nick Cave just doesn't connect with me at all. The dramatics always feel cheesy, and this album is no different. But there are some more restrained performances that make this album more palatable for me. Still more of the same from The Bad Seeds. Top tracks: I Had A Dream, Joe; Straight to You
Tälle on termi: kitsch. Ja toinen: maneerit. "All the towers of ivory are crumbling And the swallows have sharpened their beaks" Ei saatana. Ja SILTI Cave on sen verran harjaantunut melodia- ja sointukulkujen keräilijä, että muutama biisi herättää kiinnostusta, jopa innostusta. Kakkonen.
It's my 5th Nick Cave album on this list, which is too much, and I wonder why this album is included on this list. It has its moments, but as a whole it's just poetry with monotonous music, so musically it isn't interesting and I don't like his singing style either. I'm certain he is charismatic live but it doesn't capture well on records.
Another basic Nick Cave album
2.5 - Meh
I don't think Nick Cave really does it for me... Something about his works feel cinematic, but not in a way that I particularly care for. At no point did I ever feel like this was "bad" music. But also at no point did I ever feel particularly motivated or moved by it. I think for me this is on a 2/3 boundary; leaning 2, not because it was "bad" but because I can't remember any particular point.
Mix of Danzig and Tom Waits with rockabilly sensibilities. Did not love the vocals but can see how this could be very interesting at the time of release.
OK nothing special 2.0/5
Never been a huge fan
Dios mio, por lo instrumental es un 8, por lo demás, un 2. Nota: 2.5
Not really taken by this. Not great ambient either 4/10
doesn't move the needle for me a ton, super durge-y and depressive. I do find it to be listenable and interesting within that context, but it's not my cup of tea generally
Not my jam
First time hearing this band and music. Couldn't get into it this time.
1992. The singer has a strong deep voice and they have a bluesy grit to them.
this is the reason why I hadn't listened to more Nick Cave, this album isn't anywhere near as good as the others on this list by him and this was the only previous NC album I had heard. long live the list!
Not a fan.
I don't really get the appeal. The arrangements are quite theatrical, which makes sense. The vocals are simply abysmal. Pass.
this was disappointing. i generally like Nick Cave’s stuff but i feel like there was TOO much energy in this record. his voice is unique and works best for the slower, somber songs (Loom Of The Land was my favorite from this one) and i think his yell/singing doesn’t work that well.
Nicks not the most agreeable man. His band are Even worse! I remember when he was starting out. We met him on our tour of Fiji. He was desperate for advice on a suitable band name! Len was grumpy. Dangerous combination! Len shouted something derogatory at Nick and then shouted ‘and lose those idiots. They’re all bad seeds’….the rest is history. 2.4
ok
This album was just ok for me. The songs and instrumentation was fine, but there's something about his voice that I don't really like but I can't really put my finger on what it is. I was glad when it ended. I wouldn't listen to this again.
You get two stars instead of 1 because I made it to the end of this album
The last three songs are worth the price of admission.
Never listened to him. Not bad a little melodramatic
Interesting, not bad, but not for me.
Boring, high 2
I wish that great voice could hit the right notes more often.
This was fine, they definitely have their own sound, but by the second half I felt like I heard a lot of this already. Nick Cave is a talented vocalist but he's just never done it for me. I've known so many people that swear by him/them, and there's a few tracks I like more than other stuff I've heard, but nothing really grabbed me.
I don't really get it. Wikipedia calls it punk blues, which I should like....but it's just not hitting. 2.5 - rounding down because I really have no desire to run this one back.
Doesn't do it for me. 2.3/5
Meh. 2/5. I don't think this is his best.
He's here again... great.
"I thought it was INTERESTING" - Tim Robinson A bunch of songs like...telling stories is an interesting concept and sometimes it works but a LOT of times it does not. Which is a shame, because the beginning starts off soooo good. Sometimes the songs just drag and his voice is a little difficult to get into at times. The songs kinda start to sound similar too... Liked Songs: "Papa Won't Leave You, Henry" , "Straight to You" , "When I First Came to Town" , "John Finn's Wife" , "Jack the Ripper"
liked songs: I don't think Nick Cave can sing in tune. The music itself is interesting, sort of like a western/rock soundtrack. Not my favorite album, but it's not bad. 2.5
I feel like we have had him before and that was enough (side point...i would argue more that one album from any band is too much, we get there voice and influence in one album). I don't get his appeal, he is obsessed with death... He is goth and trying to be shocking and against the grain. This one was more palatable then the last but still just grating. It almost feels like he is trying to hard and turning it into satire, which would make it better, but it's not... It feels like a waste of time and space on the list where I could discover someone else worthwhile
Enough of this guy already. What is it with PJ Harvey, Bjork and Nick Cave that these guys can't get enough of? This is fine. Has Pouges vibes but is not as good.
Meh
Well now I've listened to this I've only got 2 more Nick Cave albums on this list to listen to so that's something I guess? How the hell does this guy appear 6 times on this list? It's not bad, but like, what the hell am I missing with this geezer? Each additional album has added absolutely nothing and is just more of the same apart from Junkyard, which was absolute dogshit.
I was very excited when I saw this album pop up as I love Nick Cave, but this album disappointed. I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt but it just doesn’t work for me. 2
He sounds like he’s singing a different song than the band is playing
Diappsointing. Not as melodic and musical.
Meh, I found his shtick a bit annoying on this one
Не мое
First song was pretty good, the rest is just melodramatic and unnecessary.
I just don't see what anyone likes about this atonal rambling excuse for songwriting.
It's a slog! Out-of-tune singing, pretentious lyrics, uninteresting melodies.
bleh
This album is a bit much. So far I've rated Nick Cave 4, 4, 2, 4. Henry's Dream very much could be left off this list, and probably at least two of the others, even the ones that I liked.
Cool Americans type backing music, but I just could not get into the signing.
All very sad and all a bit same-y. Nic Cave is a legend but I did not get into this one.
Fav song: When I First Came To Town It's a little bit too 'broadway' for me I think. Really not a huge fan of the lyrics either, just a touch too musical theatre for me to take any of it as seriously as the music seems to take itself. Some great instrumentals though - Nick Cave has definitely got a great band.
really weird vibes i don’t necessarily hate it but i don’t think i’d ever listen to this again.
Y’know when you have to get a night bus and the mental case who’s drinking White Lightning moseys over to you and starts telling you his life story? And at first you’re annoyed about it but then, as more and more people pile onto the bus, you start to realise that this singular nutter is actually saving you from having to talk to lots of other blander alcoholics. Then by the time it’s your stop you’re going “You’re right, Barney, they were arseholes for sacking you from that school janitor’s job just for tell that one 9 year old to go fuck himself! I’ve met 9 year olds! He probably deserved it!” Then you leave the bus, shake it off and get back to the business of being yourself. That’s this album.
Nick Cave is so all-over the place that it makes sense that he might have multiple albums on the list, but this one? I don’t get the acclaim. It’s good and it’s Nick Cave, so that makes it better than most, but it doesn’t make me feel anything more than mildly unsettled and that’s a straight up failure if you’re a Bad Seed.
Didn't like this at all.
mediocre background music
Not my scene but musically very good
Punk blues, geen idee wat ik me daarbij moet voorstellen. Het is de eerste keer dat ik die term hoor. Of ik na dit album wel weet wat het is, vraag ik me af, want Nick Cave is met zijn bad seeds toch wel een geval apart. Vooralsnog hoor ik met name de typerende verhalende teksten op duistere en melancholische klanken. Er zit wel enige urgentie en tempo in dit keer, geen traag en dralend tempo, zodat het extra neerslachtig klinkt. Maar juist meer boos of opgewonden is het nu. Uiteindelijk is het toch gewoon overduidelijk een Nick Cave album, in wat voor genre hij het dan ook giet. Tuurlijk, de ene keer is het wat trager dan de andere keer, maar het blijft onmiskenbaar Nick Cave. Ik vind het wel ok, maar ik ga er niet van uit dat ik dit album zo snel nog een keer op ga zetten. Het is een beetje een energievreter soms, die Nick Cave. Ik twijfel daarom tussen een vergeetbare 3 en een lichtzure 2 (om nog even zuur te doen over waarom dit album wel en niet Let Love In, dat ik veel beter vind).
I need a stiff drink after all that drama
I like what he's trying to do but not how he's doing it. I just can't stand his horribly out of tune voice. I had less patience for this than I did Murder Ballads.
Could never get around these guys, no matter which album I try they have some undeniable hits but it always just ends up being eh as a whole 5/10 Fav tracks- Papa won't leave you, Henry Least fav - ehhhhhhhggg
Nick Cave has two good songs, and neither of them are on this album. Only a single listen for this one, and it was an absolute slog. Some songs were half-way tolerable like Straight to You. When I First Came to Town is great because the harmonica signals that the song is over and it's got good harmonica a la Neil Young not BAD harmonica like Bob Dylan. That's followed by John Finn's Wife, more rambly shitty lyrics with good production value at a duration that is long enough to be considered legitimate torture much like the next (AND THANKFULLY LAST) two songs on this album. Loom of the Land is probably the best song on this album especially because it's juxtaposed by Jack the Ripper which is a fuckin stinker. The musical assembly here just doesn't click for me. Cave's vocals are grating, the lyrics are rambly and it helps to just tune it out and honestly this bloke's whole spooky edgy aesthetic just rubs me the wrong way. When people say they are Nick Cave fans I am convinced they have only listened to either Into My Arms or Do You Love Me? and then decided "yeah the vibe is good". The only other explanation is that you barrack for him cause you are Australian. And for the latter reason I am giving it a 2/5 instead of the 1 is deserves. How I felt for the majority of this album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQjj1uPL1Ds
Why is Nick Cave so melodramatic? I don't care for his vocals. If the vocals are not there then I can't look past the alleged greatness of this album. 3/10.
This wasn't my favourite Nick Cave album I have to say. I thought I finally got onto a song I liked more and then realised the album had finished and it was a song from another album. Slightly garish songs on here that I found grating. Sorry NC I totally love other albums!
Thought this was an easy hate but I liked Straight to You. The rest is kinda weird Hadestown energy.
Good lyrics, overly dramatic vocals.
Wasn't my thing. I don't think I've liked any of his stuff as much as I like Red Right Hand.
Cave just doesn't do it for me. I have had many albums of his from this list and all have just fell flat.
Henry's Dream is the seventh album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, originally released in April 1992. Man, I just do not get Nick Cave. I respect him as an artist, and he is quite a good songwriter. He is pretty good at storytelling in his songs. I can't get into his voice for the most part and a lot of his song composition decisions are just odd. This album is apparently a lesser known one in his discography so I'm glad I listened to it anyway.
There sure is a lot of Nick Cave on this list. Looks like I’ve got mixed feelings, but this one didn’t really grab me. Too aggressive and shouty. He’s an odd one, I guess.
OK. We get it. You love Nick Cave. It's more accessible than the million or so others on the list. But I still find his vibe creepy and off putting.
Pretentious Punk Blues.
Nice voice but I won't listen to that album again, I didn't find it interesting
Not a Nick Cave fan…
Struggled to make it through this one i did not enjoy myself
As with other Nick Cave albums, I find it to be a bit brooding. This one less over the top in that sense at least. 2.5
I feel a bit bad, because I’m reviewing this from Nick Cave’s hometown, but I was just a bit bored by this one. The songs all felt very same-y. Nothing really stood out. I might have to listen again and pay a bit more attention (I listened while in a cafe having lunch), but I don’t see my opinion changing too much.
I dont like Nick Cave and you cant convince me otherwise, at least not yet. rough listen, is too loud a good criticism? because I had to keep adjusting the volume out of annoyance.
I did not enjoy this album. I just don’t think Nick Cave is for me
I'm not really getting it
Thankfully it is short. I'm definitely not in the mood for this today.
the 3rd song is alright… but just about. some of these songs sound like they’re made to be in a soundtrack. i don’t absolutely hate it, but i don’t really care for this so far. which is odd cause i have some nick cave songs saved in different playlists that i really like… maybe his music needs to be cherrypicked lol. i like this vocalising on the 5th song though
just not my vibe
Bit of a weird one. Straight to You is the best by far and some of the rest was bad. Not awful, but I don't want to listen to more of this.
Not sure what to make of this artist. Never heard a voice like his, but I also find his music very strange.
Another artist I've heard people gush over for years. I don't really get the hype. It's not awful, but just seems so... theatrical, for lack of a better term. Music is well performed, but lacks any elements that really thrilled me, and often borders on boring. Vocals are just too campy and over the top. Big turn off.
3/10 - This was not a good album to say the least. I liked one song, Straight to You, the other songs I really did not enjoy. His voice was annoying the beat was bad. It was just a mix of bad. Straight to You saved it a little bit
Interesting, not sure if its really my thing though
This must be the third or fourth of his album in the list and it still doesn't grab me. At least I can now say after a significant amount of research, consideration and soul searching, I am categorically not a Nick Cave fan.
Did you know that death?
A couple of decent tracks but not really my style.
"Papa Won't Leave You, Henry" and "Brother, My Cup Is Empty" are o.k. But the whole album don´t catches me at all.
Seemingly sea shanties
Bad Aussie rock. Not sure how this made the list
The fact that we listened to an album of Nick Cave's and it didn't even include their only really good song is absurd...(Red Right Hand).....SMFH
Dramatic vocals in a way I do not like.
Might be the worst album cover I've seen. I like the instrumentation, his voice is too hammy. It distracted me from any real emotion that could be there. He might look too much like a magician not to be doing magic. I could find a way to like this more, but I'd need to be drunk and 20 years younger.
Another album by Nick Cave. Is this bandso groundbreaking that another of theirs is on this list within a week. It's okay at best
Eh.
Too dark for my taste, too much drama and pain. Besides that, the music isn't my thing, maybe occasionally, but I'm not up to listening to a whole album.
I loved the warmth and sentimentality of The Boatman's Call which I was graced with a few months ago but I had quite the opposite feeling while listening to Henry's Dream. I particularly disliked the overall ambience and production. It sounded distant and piercing. Interestingly, reading the Wiki after writing my previous paragraph, Cave himself also wasn't a fan of the production. This led to the recording of Live Seeds, with the intention of doing justice to his songs. I went on to listen to Live Seeds and those recordings felt more dynamic and well-produced. But a disappointing ★★ for Henry's Dream.
A few okay-ish songs, but the usual evil-deeds sound from Nick hasn't so far been my style. Not bad for sure, but just not really for me. 4/10
I’m reading Nick Cave wasn’t a fan of the production on this one and I agree with him.
I don't care for this
I'm really stuck between giving this a two or a three. Like, I dont see myself listening to it ever again, and nothing stood out as an excellent track. 2.4/5
Dramatic blues… I really don’t get the hype around this guy. Didn’t like his voice at all, and the rhyming patterns were quite monotonous
Henry had a bad dream. Angry ballads are the theme, John Finn’s Wife being the best of ‘em. Please let me know why this album made the 1001 list, liked it enough to rate it at (2.3*s)
There are constant references made to Nick Cave in the music world but I don't get what all the buzz is about. Maybe his other work is better but this album is not fantastic and I couldn't really get into it. It has good elements: folk-rock-country vibes, paints a visual picture, and great guitar strumming. But too much of it felt theatrical and overblown, like dark Broadway (listen to him pronounce "viper" and cringe). I could see something like this growing on you over time but I don't think I have the time. I don't like this one too much but I'm willing to give his other stuff a shot.
I don’t know why exactly, but I find Nick Cave’s music to be kind of empty and pointless
Was a bit disappointed by this. Didn't grab me at all. Sorry Nick, the boatman's call was much better for me 2
Initially, it sounds like... johnny? Just initially. Although this seems like this album is fairly cohesive. However, given my criteria of whether I'd listen to it again?
I feel like this sounded like a Quentin Tarantino film from the 90s as an album.
I just don’t get the appeal.
Love Nick Cave. Don’t love this album. (Maybe if it were Henri’s Dream).
Yeah idk, could only get through about half of this before it lost me.
I miss The Birthday Party, and from the sound of this, so does Nick. I hear what he is trying to do, but it doesn't always seem to work, and this didn't work for me. An updated version of Big Bad John with darker lyrics. There are a few good lines in there, but the music is pretty straightahead. Once Johnny Cash did his American Recording series, this sort of thing lost its shine for me.
Old Nick loves a rant. He also rambles an awful lot on this album. It's more of an ode to BOOZE than a musical body of work. I had a hangover after the first three tracks. I prefer it when Cave is more introspective and questioning.
What the hell is this?
I'm starting to get the idea that the editor of this list loves Nick Cave. I dont feel the same way, and I question the decision to have more than even one Nick Cave album on the list at all. 2/5
This is my first time ever hearing of Nick Cave, so as per usual I didn't know what to expect going into this album. What I found was some interesting instrumentals with somewhat obnoxious vocals. I just can't get past his voice. I didn't really enjoy this album, but it didn't outright offend me either. 4/10 Would I listen again? Probably not.
This list has a weird hard on for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
I always felt like I should make an effort to listen to Nick Cave, but now I'm starting to realise that I really shouldn't. This is the very definition of overwrought, everything is melodramatic and turned up to ten from start to end. It's a tiny bit like Tom Waits, but if he was shit. I find myself totally uninterested in the subject matter. I'm sure the lyrics are really clever, but they just left me cold. It was an effort to keep up with the constant thematic changes between songs and it rapidly became a chore. I'm going to award a star for not being an absolute misery to listen to, but it's pretty dire. The only high point came at the end, when it suddenly got a whole lot better. I actually got excited, figuring there was one redeemable track near the end. But nope, it was Spotify moving on to Sonic Youth and me not noticing the album was over.
Qué poco he escuchado a Nick Cave! Y llegar tarde suele ser mal, ya no coincides con el momento que motivó esa música y puedes verla desde la distancia sin apreciarla. Efectivamente he pasado por encima con cero impresión y cero necesidad de recordarlo. Lo siento. También decir que ninguna canción de este disco está entre las 10 más oídas de Spotify o Last.fm
I really don't get the whole tortured vampire schtick of Nick Cave. Not my thing. Kurt Weil meets Anne Rice.
Every Nick Cave album I listen to I like him less and less, please stop making me listen to Nick Cave
I’d rather clean out my bathroom sink than listen to this again. It’s not the worst thing I’ve on here, though.
2.5. This album had a very interesting and unique sound. While I usually am a huge fan of experimental and unique sounds in music, I unfortunately did not find myself charmed by this album or its sound.
Sounds like Bruce Springsteen.
there's some good lyrics in here, but overall just really unexciting, the voice is interesting but not enough here to make it memorable or fun
2.5 it was ok. Kinda of like a discount less experimental Frank Zappa
This was a useful listen. I think that I should like NC, and often feel ...guilty? for not quite warming to his stuff. This album...however presents like pastiche of something not quite successfuly comprehended. So I'm quite comfortable in saying that I am underwhelmed by it. :)
It's been over a year since I listened to Nick Cave when I got another album from him (at least in this form). I still don't like it. This album was just ehh.... I don't like this guy and still don't understand why he got on this list so many times.
Maybe occasionally let the music breathe and stop inserting your Nick Cave-ness into everything.
First song was good. didn’t love much else. Loom of the land was okay at best
I love his voice. Was moved by his tribute at Shane MacGowan’s funeral. But not crazy about his song choices- monotonous.
Never heard of him before. Didn't like it, but didn't dislike it either. He sounds like David Johansen/Buster Poindexter.
1. papa uuont leave - 1.5 2. had a dream joe - 1 3. ztraight to you - 1 4. brother - 1 5. chriztina - 0 6. came to touun - 0 7. finnz uuife - 1 8. loom of the land - 1 9. jack the ripper - 0
Eh, I didn't pay much attention but I also wasn't that interested.
I can say I've never really heard a band that sounds like this (and from the looks of global reviews, it won't be the last time I'm listening to Nick Cave). You get a little blues, some rock, some folk. At the center of it you get Nick Cave, whose bold voice and distinct narration can come across as a bit over the top, melodramatic. But, its unique and at times kinda fun. I just don't see myself returning to it.
Zu düster! 2/5
Editors have given NC entirely too many records on this list, though this one isn't the worst of the lot. This is fine, but no great shakes, especially those of us who don't buy the schtick (and it seems very much to be that). "Straight to You" is solid+. "When I First Came To Town" is also good – no surprise the most straightforward tunes work best. The music is carefully considered, and occasionally interesting, but the jeremiads and morality plays don't really pay off. Nearly all of the rest is overdone and not a little pretentious; the ask to be taken so seriously lacks credibility, in one's view. Any comparison to Leonard Cohen (vocal quality, moral authority, songwriting/poetry chops) is ill-advised and does no service to NC. In fact, ranking Aussie + Kiwi rock stars just on the basis of personal preference, one finds NC outside the top 10, behind Michael Hutchence/INXS, Courtney Barnett, Tame Impala, Midnight Oil, Go-Betweens, Finn Bros/Split Enz, Crowded House, Triffids, The Beths, The Chills, The Cruel Sea, Rolling Blackouts and even the Little River Band for chrissakes, but certainly – if not hugely – ahead of AC/DC and Air Supply, maybe tied with Architecture in Helsinki.
Boring
I only like the slow tracks from Cave, none of that rocking stuff. Too much theatrical loudness or loud theatrics on this album
I really wanted to like this album, since nick cave has such a devoted following as a lyricist and original musician. But while the recording, instrumentation, and effects were often innovative, on my first listen I didn’t find his lyrics to be extraordinary, and his grating voice made the album all but unlistenable.
I think I had only heard a handful of Nick Cave songs prior. This album was enjoyable but not really anything special for me.
I really have trouble getting into any Nick Cave stuff and this is no exception. It sounds like dramatic talking with some music playing in the background.
I still don't like this group, but this was far better than some of their more recent albums that are, unfortunately, on this list.
It was pretty unique but I didn't really get into it
I thought I was going to like it, but it’s just kind of noisy. They have the one good song from Peaky Blinders but I hated all of these. Idk- I think I was in a good mood but I hated this. His voice is dumb and sounds like Kermit trying to be hard.
A min into track 1 I thought I hated it the longer I listened it grew on me a bit. I probably won't even listen to it again
Meh
The songs themselves were good, the vocalists were awful though
Ok. I’m gonna need someone to explain to me why I needed to hear that album before I die. As far as I can tell it’s a Nick Cave album. That’s it. His 7th album. No hits. No great innovations. Did it inspire a generation? Was it a turning point? If this keeps up I’m gonna start needing some justification for why these albums are on this list.
being so fr i got bored and then i got irritated and then i couldnt wait for it to end. im sure if i listen again later itll be better but god i just. ew album 3/6
Nick's voice and delivery is just too theatrical for me to enjoy, it feels like I should be watching an accompanying musical or something.
I prefer the Decemberists.
ok. not something i would misten to on replay everyday. first song was cool.
This felt more like a musical than an album. The dramatic and performative nature of it wasn't to my taste. I haven't found my stride with Nick Cave, though I know he is pretty widely appreciated.
I'm sorry, I can't do anymore Nick Cave. Please 1001, make these albums stop. Nick Cave plays like a humorless Jonathan Richman.
Used in the right way (i.e., used as a backing track to scenes in everything from Peaky Blinders, to a Harry Potter movie, to Ted Lasso) Nick Cave songs can be effective and even enjoyable. However, after listening to 4 albums of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds I am convinced that albums are not the "right way" to appreciate Nick Cave, which is best in small doses.
Is it finally over?!? Am I done hearing Nick Cave?!? After four albums I still think his vocals suck badly. The music on this album is pretty good though.
Not my thing. Too theatrical
Not my thing at all. Didn't really like the "grand cinematic-like soundtrack" approach it had. Previous Nick Cage records haven't worked for me either, so not a big a surprise.
Wel geinig, vooral qua teksten wat anders dan normaal maar muzikaal niet zo bijzonder, en laat dat nou net zijn waar ik het meest naar luister..! Would not buy
2/5 - Nick Cave is the worst part of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The music is fantastic and very well-orchestrated, theyre incredibly talented. Nicks insistence on being in every part of the song is overbearing, annoying and makes it nearly unlistenable. I cannot stand how he chooses to use his voices, and his reluctance to shake anything up in his lyrics. This is the third album I've listened to of them, and my opinion stands that if they were to be just a The Bad Seeds (drop that Nick guy) they would be incredible.
Demented musical theater, and not the good kind. Nick Cave is overrepresented on this list. Struggled through this one.
1001 has turned me from being ambivalent about Nick Cave to actively disliking him. Chill the fuck out dude.
Personally, not one of my favorite Nick Cave albums.
2/5 not to my liking
Four Nick Cave Albums? Why? It isn't good music. Some of the lyrics were somewhat humorous at times but nothing noteworthy. Definitely not good. I will round up.
Very much an acquired taste.
Punky blues, but thankfully nothing as awful as The Birthday Party. Not that poor, just not the beautiful, haunting Nick Cave of later albums veted on this list.
Sounds like a degraded combo of Jonny Cash and Leonard Cohen.
Another chore of a listen. Nothing about this album strikes me as innovative or musically significant. The lyrics made me roll my eyes more than a few times. Someone who contributes to this list just really likes Nick Cave, it seems.
I think I just don't like Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.
Eh. Not my thing.
I’m forever listening to albums from this book saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer is always Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Some interesting pieces in the playing here overwhelmed by too much schtick. Nick Cave is very hit or miss for me and I don't find this one interesting. music: hated. (⌐■_■)
Does Nick Cave always sound like pirate music? This surprised me. I didn’t expect it to sound like pirate music. I probably could like a Nick Cave record, it seems eerie and weird. But not this one.
3.5 - I liked these types of hard strummin’, guttural croonin’, Irish-soundin’, whiskey drinking’, whore murderin’ pirate ditties better on “Murder Ballads.” On this album the schtick wears thin and I prefer the few tracks that stray from the mold, particularly “Loom of the Land” and “Jack the Ripper.”
Not the worst Nick Cave album, but still not a fan.
His style is very, very unique, and that fact alone give him a lot of credibility. After the hundreds of albums I’ve heard, it is quite impressive when an artist can sound so unlike any other to me. The only other artist I know of with somewhat similar music is Tom Waits. I feel very unsure what to think about this album. Part of me likes the energy and thinks it is very artistic and powerful and well put together, while another part of me thinks it is not that interesting or impressive or enjoyable. Actually that’s how I’ve felt about most of Nick Cave’s discography, he may be my most controversial artist. He’s been one of the harder artists for me to rate 2.5/5 for now, but someday I want to return to some of his albums
I think there was one other Nick Cave album on here. I'm not sure what I rated that one, but my review was probably similar. It's weird in a fun way that gets annoying after a while.
not my fav album from nick cave and the bad seeds
30 secs in. already not a fan. Yeah this was buns
The term Southern gothic comes to mind. This is a theatrical album with big songs that have pop hooks. It's OK. The band sounds good but I don't care for Cave's vocal performances.
3? i like his voice kinda deep and intense. I downgrade to 2 because a few later songs were so dreary it was tedious.
I get it, the curators here really dig Nick Cave. It comes built in with music appreciation pretensions. As for me, I fail to see any significant qualities on display here with this album other than extreme seriousness.
Too much Nick Cave for the average quality this act brings. I liked the urgency of the opening track and then the rest of it didn't impress me.
Strangeness. "Brother, My Cup Is Empty" reminds me of Jack Black so much. The overall sound makes me feel like the album doesn't take itself seriously. I don't know if it's the voice that sounds like someone parodying a singer, or what it is. It also reminds me at times of songs from TV shows like "I Think You Should Leave", especially the first song, "Papa Won't Leave You". Are the Bad Seeds a band of pirates lost at sea? What the heck is this album and what is it trying to do?
Can we stop with the Nick Cave albums
Nick Cave ends up all over the map for me. This one didn't really hit me right, and I think it's pretty much all down to the vibe of his singing on this album. Favorite track: Brother, My Cup is Empty
Lyrically was interesting, but not a big fan of early 90s yt music.
Just can't get into this one. I like Nick's voice and swagger but the tunes are generic and uninventive. He's done better.
ugh no thanks we've had enough Nick Cave. 2/5.
So disappointed that I have another Nick Cave album to listen to. Thank the universe this is the last one I have to endure for this project. I don't get the appeal.
I’m just so worn out by how bad his albums are. I don’t have the energy to write anything substantive about it.
don’t get it
I don't know who I hate more: Nick Cave or Tom Waits. What I do know, however, is that these dudes, together, shouldn't be taking up 1% of this bloated-ass list. Give each a token entry - or two, if you must. That should offer plenty of exposure for the average listener to formulate an opinion one way or the other. But straight up, more than that is either pandering to already rabid fans or just alienating the rest of us.
More terrible Nick Cave bullshit. Can't sing and his lyrics are shit, no matter what you say. Weak instrumentals, and boring as hell arrangements. Nothing new here. It is just more of Nick recycling old ideas that Americana musicians presented ages ago. There is no way that 5 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds albums belong on a list of essential albums to hear before dying. You are kidding yourself.
Wat een drama
No
This guy is a terrible fuckin singer. Such an annoying voice. Edit: changing this from a 2 to a 1 after hearing the album I got after this one. Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor was just so lush and full of life it was refreshing to listen to after this garbage.
I think it's the last Nick Cave album i hehe to listen to, thankfully
Straight to You is okay but I just really didn’t like his voice.
Not a fan of this at all.
This sucks.
this was a bit much for me……
1/5
No, thank you.
Kinda hating it. I hate how he sings. Noise for real
doesn't work without cillian murphy. hate the vocal fry. not for me
They had a dream I had a nightmare
I took Nick Cave off of do not play for this?
Used to be a big fan but not since he showed himself to be a zio prick!
Ich hab's im Schnelldurchgang gehört, um guten Gewissens eine schlechte Bewertung geben zu können. Aus Vermutung, dass sich solche Alben durch die "did not listen" Funktion in der Liste halten...
Big ol' dud.
This album was bad…almost comically bad. I kept debating if I should just turn it because the singing was awful, but halfway through my computer started to get weird and the music stopped, so I guess the computer made my decision for me lol. Didn’t finished the rest of the album one I fixed the computer.
Nick Cave, 3eme album =>1/5 Beaucoup trop de chant, parfois insupportable ('Jack the Ripper'). Aucun intérêt par ailleurs, je ne suis pas allé au bout. Et dire qu'il reste encore deux albums ...
Dat mensen hier vrijwillig geld aan geven is onbegrijpelijk. Saai, depressief, meh
Favourite Songs: Brother, My Cup Is Empty
- I don't mind the music, but the lyrics are not it; they take away to much from my ability to enjoy the music - Nick has some other songs I enjoy, but overall I cannot get behind how awkward this is to listen to.
What do you know. A faggot ass vampire that does country doesn't make good music. 0/9 0.00%
My 3rd Nick Cave album?? I didn't even want 1 😭😭😭
Mostly dreary, some songs unlistenable, but I pushed through!
is it rock? is it folk? folk rock? rock folk? it's (r/c)o(f/l)k papa won't leave you henry--ok.. ok..... weird..... getting weirder........ i had a dream-- str**ght to you-- brother my cup is empty--i drink alone by george thorogood and the destroyers???? christina the astonishing-- why are the overwhelming majority of these albums so fucking angst ridden?!? have you read the news lately?? i don't need MORE angst in my life. when i first came to town--the welcome guest on mermaid avenue by billy bragg & wilco john finns wife--i want to vomit. please remind me why i need to listen to this shit before i die. "oOoOoh look at me i'm so edgy" 1/5
Same shit as all the other Nick Cave stuff.
Interesting but I personally hated it. Country mixed with sailor ballad story telling. It seemed like a bad musical. 1/5 Fave song: Loom of the Land
How many albums does this fuckstick band even have?
No me gusto. Mezcla rara de generos. Y la voz de el no me gusto
Clamorous