Ghosteen

I've heard this when it came out and it really is incredible. It' an extremely tough listen with the lyricals seemingly mostly motivated by the death of Nick Cave's kid. While the themes are somber and presented beautifully, the musical experimentation cave and warren ellis have going on here is some of their best. It's a challenging listen but extremely rewarding.

Slow, atmospheric, dark.

As strange as all Nick Cave's music

Honestly I think I just don't get this. There is obvious intelligence behind the lyrics and artistry in the instrumentation but is it exactly music? Tonal monologuing over movie soundtrack backing.

What is the deal with Nick Cave on this list? I don’t get it.

A legitimately beautiful, but profoundly sad record.

Pakottaa kuuntelemaan ainakin kuulokkeilla kuunnellessa. Sinänsä tarinat ovat mystisensynkkää perus avaruus-Cavea, mutta tarina ja surutyö tehdään selväksi, ei voi ohittaa. Raastavaa. Olisin kaivannut enemmän melodiaa helpottavaksi kaveriksi, vaikka orkestraalinen ambient on hienon kuuloista.

Uskon Caven kärsimykseen, mutta hänet ja minut on ohjelmoitu niin eri tavoin, että jokin hänen äänenkäyttönsä vakavoituneessa ylidramaattisuudessa valitettavasti vain hiertää. Kun levyn äänimaisemia ajattelee kappaleina, niistä jää jäljelle A-osia ilman B-osia, tai sitten yksinkertaistuksia, jotka on valjastettu kattamaan 4-5 minuuttia (tai 14:12) hidastamalla ne äärimilleen. Tästä huolimatta musiikissa on kokonaisuudessaan jotain kiinnostavaa, jonka vuoksi sille on valmis antamaan mahdollisuuden. Syyllisyydentunne, joka leviää kuin tartuntatauti?

Very sad. Good mix of ambient electronics, spoken word passages, and long form songs. Newest album I have gotten so far.

WOW that was strangely calming and super weird. Not my genre but an ascending experience

Wow this is dark. You need to be in a mood to listen to this

Slow and weird

Much like the album art, this is a journey into a magical world, the flow between songs is blurred and inconsequential as the feeling of longing and adventure fill you. This listen cane directly after an earlier nick cave album and the soul of the sound remains, if not in a slightly different coat

ayo, first Bad Seeds album, let's go my dudes! (jk I know this is a very sad album) I held off on diving into Nick Cave's discography for so long because I knew there'd be a bunch of his stuff on this list. This is the one I cared about listening to the most, as I've already heard a couple tracks and was taken by the analog synths and emotion involved. Both cinematically grand and painfully intimate. One of the lines that hit the hardest for me was at the end of the title track, where he wearily concludes: "the moon won't get a wink of sleep / if I stay all night and talk" My Nick Cave knowledge now mainly consists of this, that song from Deathly Hallows Pt. 1, & the abrasive Birthday Party record. What an introduction HL: "Hollywood", "Night Raid", "Sun Forest", "Spinning Song", "Galleon Ship", title track

Can't take him seriously. None of the songs were enjoyable, more of a narrative album telling a story over soft backdrop.

Even though I've never owned one of their albums, I've always been a fan of their style of music. I can never listen to it for more than a handful of songs at a time however, and normally just dive into the song really hard when it comes up in my ipod shuffle playlist. Considering the heaviness and theme of this album and having yet not lost someone close to me, I am having a hard time being critical of its content. It sounds extremely emotionally heavy, but I have a hard time focusing on the lyrics for how slow it moves. One thing I'm noticing listening to a full album instead of just a song here and there is that I really have no clue how to describe the instrumentals of the bad seeds. It's just.... a drone-y keyboard, and that's it really, the backing vocals are pretty nice at times, but mostly it's just Cave. I'm giving this the score I expected at the beginning, mostly because I can't relate to the content even though I know I am in a lucky position for that to be the truth at 34 years old.

Trying too hard to be Leonard Cohen

Later

surprisignly really nice, 4.5/5

5 star Haunting, warm, cold, minimal, beautiful, outstanding. One of the best new discoveries from this list

meh

7/10. Yeah, as something of a Nick Cave hater, this album was actually pretty good.

Probably the best Nick Cave we’ve had but it still wasn’t good, per se. My anger towards his other albums was replaced with pity for a mourning old man. It was sometimes hard to take this as truly genuine given all the different hats that Cave has worn as a songwriter through his other projects on this list but when I was able to do so I had slightly more appreciation for this album. 5/10

Love this album and Nick Cave. I still think albums this recent shouldn't be included here though. Setting that aside, this album is so gorgeous and haunting. One of his better albums for sure.

Devastating listen

I am not sure what to make of this album. It's not very musical. I would call it spoken word art if I had to pick a way to categorize it. There are some places were singing occurs but a lot of it was a guy with a cool voices telling a story. No effort to rhyme. But good imagery from the "lyrics".

Haunting

2/5 - I don't get it, from what I've read I should be grateful I don't. Some of the sounds are cool man, but they feel wasted on devastation. It gets two stars because some of the music is very cinematic. Fuck this guy's lyrics and voice. I had to skip the first song w/ 90 seconds left. Second song off to a shallow, just learned how to write a story start. I'm going to switch to a different band so I can come back and see if it's just me. Ok so i switched artists for a bit, came back because i hate quitting. Couldn't dig it. Went into some of this guy's older stuff. Dug some of it, but felt like there was just too much in a song. Came back to this album. Fucking boring man. I've had to listen to each song twice because his singing jsut gets me off track. It does not come across as genuine. *This is two albums from Nick Cave that I've gotten in just 12 days, and I gotta say, not impressed by those two. Kind of reenforces the idea that critics have their heads stuck up their own asses. So, i asked myself if maybe my ass is stuck up my own head. I went ahead and looked into some of this band's other works. Some of it is pretty good, albeit drawn out. A lot of it is just downright pretentious. I hope I get another recommendation much later down the road so I can be proved wrong. But for now, no this music is fucking pretentious.

Atmospherically it's very good. I'm just not a fan of the spoken word parts. I prefer more melodic vocals. Leviathan also kinda drags on in my opinion because the lyrics are quite repetitive.. Unrelated: the cover art is very pretty and fits well with the feel of the album.

Tough one here – Cave's wrenching, unflinching portrayal of grief is something to be commended for its brutal honesty, sheaving a father's raw loss in shimmering synths and instrumentation. As an art piece it's a triumph, but as a piece of music this album did feel about 10-15 minutes too long. The instrumentation is gorgeous and perfectly executed, but 70+ minutes of synths within a narrow melodic vein + spoken word vocals would is a challenge regardless of the subject matter. I'll be revisiting this one in a clear headspace to take it all in again, as I concede I'm an instrumental listener first and a lyric appreciator second. While I caught glimpses of the narrative Cave was painting throughout the album, the sheer heft of emotion here deserves to be understood and appreciated in full.

Well, I don't even know where to start with this.. When Ghosteen was released I remember there was so much hype, I think I dipped in but never gave it the time and I'm SO glad it's in here so I did listen properly. I spent a lot of time reading about it whilst listening. I did know that it was written in the aftermath of his son's death, which in Brighton is a well known tragedy. Its quite spectacular this album and I concur with the critical acclaim! It's beautiful and raw. In some ways at times I felt a bit uncomfortable about it being so raw and someone being able to write songs and lyrics about something so desperately person and tragic. But I think that's what's amazing right? My discomfort is to do with me not Nick Cave to be clear. I really want to watch the two documentaries around this album 'Once again with feeling' and "this much I know is true". I want to get into Nick Cave as he seems to be such an odyssey

It's a very beautiful album. I don't often listen to it because it's so slow and depressing but it is damn good.

Maybe I'm growing softer as I age, but hearing this four years later, Ghosteen has gripped my heart in a way it didn't the firs time I heard it. The themes of life, death, grief, faith, and acceptance, amongst many others, paint a sorrowful and beautiful picture that brought me to tears at times. *Heard before

I don’t care for the ambient synths with Cave’s voice. The subject matter is kind of harrowing.

A little emotional, a little preachy.

I want to like Nick Cave but his albums are just too slow for my tastes.

I really like the majority of the songs but every song being very slow and depressive gets a bit much once you're half way through

2.5 not a fan of the "talking" but like the actual music.

Very calm and majestic

Not just boring and repetitive, but also the two long form "songs towards the end were just bad. 1/5 Won't listen again

Interesting but to slow and melow for me, I can see the artistry

Loved the music, but not the singing as much. Many of the instrumentals would make great music for big mountain ski touring type films.

Haunting. This is Nick Cave's eulogy to his deceased son, and you can really feel the pain throughout. An heavy album to listen to, but a very good, very emotional one.

This is one sad guy. I can hear the beauty in this album but god damn is it a bummer to listen to. Maybe (hopefully not) someday I'll be more depressed and this will resonate with me better. Song going on my "1001 Songs" Playlist: Waiting for You Songs Going On My "1001 Albums Savelist" Playlist: None

Haunting, mellow, and ambient sounds. Vocals add such an ominous touch, in a spoken word style.

"Bright Horses" was very enjoyable. "Ghosteen Speaks" was haunting and heartbreaking, but also one that I liked. The rest of it was an ethereal fever dream that would fit in well with some sappy montage from an arthouse film. It meandered. And I didn't really vibe with his vocals not really matching what was going on musically. I'll give it an extra star for simply not sucking.

A bit too melancholic for me

Annoying, boring but also profound and beautiful

Really enjoy this album. It's very miserable but I like it. Not quite five stars for me

Great!

it sounds like if nick cave made a ambient album.

Хороший альбом Даже шутить не хочется 7/10

I recognize the talent but it's like sleepy time music

2.5 just not the biggest fan outside of the song they did for the dumb and dumber soundtrack

I've never really been a Nick Cave fan, and I can't feel emotionally attached to music like this, not music where emotion is mostly rooted in his poetry and subtle vocal expressions. As such, this isn't for me, but I can see the appeal. It's a consistent album with no hits or hooks, and instead is focused on consoling the death of his son from prior years. Lyrics are spread apart as though a stream of consciousness, making it very personal and genuine. The parts of repetition reflect his choking up emotionally, serving as powerful moments. They're highly imaginative and metaphorical, giving the audience tools to empathize with him. The instrumentation is very sparse and ambient, with nothing more than back vocals, a piano, and various synths. The overlaying synths allow them to substute standard instrumentation. For example, one synth would be deep and constant like a bass line, while another would focus on the treble, complimenting Cave's singing. The mood is often dark and hopeless, while other times optimistic and ready to move on. Regardless, I'm not able to like this album. The tracks don't appeal to me, and I can't get emotionally invested. I see the appeal, and I see the comparisons to Leonard Cohen or Antony and the Johnsons, but it's not a record I'll revisit. Good, a bit long and some tracks I don't see much value in, but not for me.

Tosi siisti tunnelmallinen ja rauhallinen. Instru melkein jopa ambient. Välillä tosi intense

Over. Rated

Spooky

The grief in this record is palatable and it is a complete mood sponge - a black hole of darkness that is very understandable - but maybe because I’ve never been emotionally where Nick Cave has been during the time of writing this album - it just completely overwhelms me with unhappiness that i don’t want to listen to it again- it doesn’t help that it’s long and very sparse - which although helps convey with Nick Cave wants to - but it’s not for me.

dark and brooding, but slow and plodding. electronic music with nick cave rambling nonsensically about who knows what? and when he hits a line that he thinks gets through, he repeats that line. tis a shame that i didn’t care much for this album, as i quite liked the last album that i listened to by them, 1997’s The Boatman’s Call.

If there were a Grammy for beautifully depressing, this would win forever.

I’ve come to the realization that Nick Cave ain’t for me.

Good

Hauntingly beautiful. Not an everyday listen but in the right mood this is pretty intense.

Giving this 2 stars solely for the musicality and instrumental arrangement. But Nick Caves vocals are such a drag. I don't get the appeal.

4.1

Completely not my vibe.

It’s interesting how Nick Cave had had so many albums on this must listen list but yet not one nickelback. I feel like the creator of this list is really missing what makes great music. The terribly sad style and lyrics didn’t make this any of the bit better. Listening to this was unappealing and boring. Just because something is sad doesn’t quite mean it’s good. This seriously made Nickelback seem like the Beatles. Give me a break. 1.8/10

This was almost too potently sad for me.

The sound of a sorrowful Omen. Beautiful, Haunting, and Surprisingly fresh.

Guess this album offers effective insomnia relief? (Also, 5th Nick Cave album to be served to me here, guess the curators here have a severe crush case)

I understand the concept behind this album, but the music itself doesn’t do anything special for me

Bra skiva

3 stars-y

This might grow on me, 3.5 for now though. It's sad vibes for sure, not sure I really feel much else from/about it though.

Nick Cave is already overrepresented on this list, we don't need his sprawling 17th album as well.

I'm sorry your son died, but I don't want to listen to this.

Super sad Nick Cave but... not hugely into it, like most Nick Cave.

I love Nick Cave, but this was just too sonorous for me.

This is sweeping and moving, beautiful orchestration throughout, but a challenging listen. Definitely need to be in like a meditative mood to play it through. Is the album cover a Thomas Kincaid painting? Also, how is this the same guy from The Birthday Party? He got range to say the least lol

This album blew me away. It steps away from Nick Cave’s narrative heavy songwriting style in favor of something that is more focused on creating moods and exploring emotions and existential themes of love and loss. The music itself relies on drones and ambient synths supplemented by strings. This gives the music an ethereal feel and lends extra weight to the lyrics.

too slow - not for me

If the Nick Cave you know is the Nick of Murder Ballads or The Boatman’s Call, this album may be a shock. However, this album does track with his 2010s work. It’s brooding and absolutely laced with sorrow and dread. A solid album.

This was a real downer at my Halloween party. Hey Nick... Boo! 👻👻

Interesting

Need to listen again

Listened Before? N Woah! This is a unique one. I really enjoyed most of it, although it got pretty long towards the end. Couple of the songs clocked in over 12 minutes. Without percussion, it kind of starts to sound the same after 30 minutes or so. That being said, lyrically this was amazing and the concept of a fantasy world/grief coping mechanism is fascinating. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Bright Horses

Good in the background, really soothing although musically nothing was jumping out

Couldnt finish

Sat on a train listening to this. It’s been a long week, started at an ungodly hour Monday and I’m hours from home. Nick is in my ears and I’m glad to have him. I can feel myself decompressing, returning to a normalised state. Ghosteen is such a calming album. It has a spiritual feel. Is this Nick Cave finding his way back into the world after the devastating loss of his son. I certainly get that impression. Like the first shoots of spring after a harsh winter, that little glint of colour pointing to optimism and new life. Today Ghosteen has been the perfect travel companion.

4/10 not for me

Written following the death of Nick Cave's son, his voice pierces through my skin with grieve, introspection and a very cautious optimism. This album will stay with me for a long time.

Nope.

Album #: 236 first impressions: Excited to give this album a close listen. I've heard it before and I've heard Nick Cave's other works, at least in part. Nothing really stood out but I know this album has a reputation for being beautiful and unique in his discography. after listening through: I feel a little emotionally destroyed, but also somehow lightened. This album is a really beautiful meditation on loss and grief, and how universal these things are, but how consuming and altering they can be. No, his vocals aren't pretty, but neither are those emotions. The contrast between his voice and the instrumentation is such a good match for trying to describe the contrast between how it feels like your world has ended when you're dealing with death, but how the rest of the world simply...goes on. All the beauty and all the darkness sits together. The lyrics are really beautiful and challenging. And on a personal note, this is my 201st reviewed album and I am feeling ready to continue powering through the other 4/5ths of this list (lol) post-reading reviews/wiki: Seems like my reaction was about on par. recommended for: all of us in this "post-covid" world. we've all been challenged to some degree by this event; many, if not most, of us by death or serious illness, or at least its proximity.

Ich glaub ich hett das Album ohni das Projekt nie gfunde. Au nöd gsuecht. Dennoch bini froh hani das ghört. Sehr guet komponiert. Irgendwie sehr speziell und doch so bekannt. 5 Stern.

Slow, strange, and depressing. I guess I can see where it has its niche, it I don’t understand how it can be on any “greatest” lists. It’s reading, to slow ethereal chanting music. Listen again: no Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song:

Idk maybe it’s just me but I feel like if you’ve made 17 albums you should be a bit better at this whole music thing.

Listened to the first half. It's just gorgeous.

Epic, poetic and very boring. Was this just the same song for an hour?

Dark. Deep. Not for me

Super dark album. Not what I normally would want to listen to.

Very lovely.

mesma coisa, som bem instrumentado, mas vocal chato

Ник Кейв продолжает вгонять в депрессию, но хотя бы вокал его теперь заставляют подтягивать. не моё

Jesus this is heavy, I've just read some of the wiki on it and it's got a real heart wrenching back story to it. It's staggeringly beautiful, real minimalistic, but lyrically powerful. You 100% have to be in a certain mood to listen to this

Eh

Zo prachtig, zo zwaar. Het luisteren van dit album zet veel in gang, maar echte katharsis blijft uit. Wat is Nick Cave toch geweldig.

Not much to say about this album, other than that was an unbelievably sad and beautiful peace of art. Nick Cave just gave the rest of his broken heart back on this record. Amazing stuff. It reminds me, although it's a different genre, of Mastodon's Crack The Skye. Similar emotions evoked from listening to those two albums. Ghosteen jumps on my playlist once in a month, to make myself feel all the sadness in the world.

Nice album overall, with some beautiful and melancholic sounds. I read the article on the album and it's heartbreaking to learn about the death of Nick Cave's 15-year-old son in 2015 and how his death drove a lot of the work here. Listening to the songs with that in mind, it's pretty powerful.

10/10 calling this “transcendental” would be an understatement Nick Cave has an incredible talent for breaking the barrier between the musician and the listener, and piercing straight into your soul

Ghosteen in conversation with The Bad Seeds' older work, in ignorance of its immediate siblings, is arresting. Nick's vocals aren't immensely different, but in a new context they function as art-music noodling in a mode which presses exceptionally toward the point. Point being, of course, total sadness, a destination reached without cliché. About as far from rock music as you can get, the backing production is that vital context, and another quiet cornerstone.

A musical fun sponge. Couldn't finish it

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: I will say the vocals and ambience were top notch but not for me in general Favourite song: didn’t have one

A long album that grieves the recent loss of his son. It was always going to be a difficult listen.

Lovely, mournful and desolate. Definitely a gloomy listen, but a really compelling view of mortality and loss. Among Nick Cave's best. Fave Songs: Waiting for You, Sun Forest, Ghosteen, Galleon Ship, Ghosteen Speaks, Hollywood

I really like the synths on this, and I love how personal this is, even more than The Boatman Calls, but it is definitely too long, and very repetitive. It has me feeling conflicted, because one moment I'll be getting into it, and the next I'll be dying for it to be over. Still, it is not all bad.

Not sure so defaulting to 3

This was very different. I was a little dumbfounded initially but found myself really liking it.

I genuinely don't know what I just listened to. The one thing I do know though, I did not enjoy it.

Fine

Maybe in the right mood and setting I would have been more receptive to this. I can appreciate the music but it was a bit of chore to listen to.

This is a sad, sad record. If you are in the mood to be sad listen to this record. If you aren’t already sad, you will become sad. It is beautifully sad, but sadly, it’s too much sad for me to want to listen to again.

Sparse. I didn't skip any tracks but i'm never going to listen to this again.

It's pretty and haunting. And I can't see ever listening to this again.

I feel sad

Nick Cave continues to be the king of spooky sad vampire music. In this one his sound scapes evolve into what I can only describe as “Division Bell-era Pink Floyd”. Which is one of my favorite PF eras! Loved this, is what I’m saying

Not my cuppa tea.

Valid record, tasteful as usual, just not one of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' best albums, but still well written and performed.

Fucking hell this album is depressing. I mean, that's to be expected as Nick Cave's teenage son had died and then he made this album. Bleak. Best Tracks: Spinning Song; Bright Horses; Waiting For You

Beautiful, ethereal, lush. Amazing lyrics that are pure poetry. Forces you to sit and listen and cry cathartically. 9/10

This was ok, kinda sad boi, picked up at the end

Not for me

Nick Cave is the best songwriter in my opinion and so it's no surprise that I will say only positive things about his albums. 'Ghosteen' is another masterpiece but I understand the scepticism of people who have not much connection to Nick Cave's work. In the grand scheme of the discography of him and his band it's certainly something. Brooding, ambient, some say dark but on other parts quite uplifting. Abstract and challenging. Sometimes I miss more of the band because most of it was made by Nick & Warren Ellis alone. I still recommend everybody to listen to this though.

Un àlbum que té tant de poesia com de música. Nascut d'una desesperació i profunda tristesa, és com un plor catàrtic de més d'una hora. Plor revestit d'una música espectral, inspirada

Really just not my thing.

Had this come out when I was a teenager I would have been all over this playing it over and over. But I am not a kid and this is just fairly depressing for me, a good album but not for me.

Rating: 6/10

Se on Nick olen kuullut tätä herraa jo aikaisemmin Cave. Se on Elvis referenssi ensimmäisessä biisissä. Se on tuttua vaivalloista laulua.. heh Se on hienoja lyyrikoita joita pitää vähäpätöisinä kun kuullostaa niin ylihienolta.. se on pätkiä lyyrikoita jotka lumoavat.. Se on vain lyriikoita.. ambient vain ja pelkästään kääreinä ympärillä.. Lyriikat vievät ja vetävät.. Näkee oli taide pitänyt saada musiikkimuotoon.. Se ei iske lujaa ja heti.. Pitää rauhoittua ja hyväksyä.. Ei halua hyväksyä, mutta on pakko huomata että se vaikuttaa.. Ihastuu.. Pakostako.. ei....mutta tässä on aika ja paikka ja tarkoitus.. siihen on pakko uskoa.. heittäytyä.. Mutta korkealla tai pitkälle ei tarvitse sillä ilmavirta vetää mukanaan..

Not a fan at all.

Beautiful, a real achievement. Personal and anguished. I can't imagine I'll ever listen again on purpose. At least I hope not.

I think we have gotten a Nick Cave album before and I'd venture to say I wasn't a fan. This one broke me because the album cover is one of the coolest so far of this entire list. But that's what you get by judging an album by its cover. I skipped most of the songs and found it very quiet and in some ways boring. If I wanted to hear some guy quietly wailing into the abyss I'd re listen to a Cohen album.

I have heard this one before, maybe my second Nick Cave album. This one is a bit of an outlier in the catalog because it's a tribute to his teenage son that died (hence the term "Ghosteen" I guess). There's some undeniable grief and powerful emotion coursing through this one, and musically it's much more compelling to me than most of the Nick Cave projects we've heard. I really like this album, though "like" or "enjoy" seem like inappropriate words given the subject matter. But this is absolutely a worthy inclusion on the list. Favorite tracks: Spinning Song, Bright Horses, Night Raid, Ghosteen Speaks. Album art: A beautiful, fantastical picture of animals in what seems to be Eden or Heaven. I take it the little lamb in the center represents his son. This whole thing is just heartbreaking. 4/5

Wounded and beautiful - I don’t know when I’d like a re-listen of this again, but I’m happy to know that it’s here for me when I do.

Great emotional album, interesting to see if this remains on the list in years to come especially over Skeleton Tree

Ok

Ambiente. Insoportablemente aburrido.

Vibrant with a sad but yet warm and beautiful twist, and stories being told on top of the music, not taking any easy short-cuts. Great album

Could be higher if it was shorter.

Decent 6/10

Really liked this one thank you nick

Genres: Ambient, electronic Formed: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1983 Run time: 13 songs, 1 hour, 8 min Listening to this reminds me of some of the Doors songs. Nick Cave’s voice has a very similar sound to Jim Morrison’s. The songs are very poetic and melodic – very relaxing and atmospheric, but not my cup of tea. My Rating: ***

Nick Cave has the power to turn an hour into three, how does he do it?

I’ve seen Nick Cave’s name thrown around every now and again but I was yet to get around to one of his, and his bands, records so this did slightly peak my interest, even more so considering it was one of his latest records. I’ll say that Nick Cave is great throughout this whole project, he’s got this powerful yet soft voice that can be really emotional, he sort of reminds me of James Blake at times. I can tell the atmosphere that was being aimed for on this record as it does feel a bit dreamy and quite futuristic at points especially on the first track ‘Spinning Song’. However I do find this record way too slow for me, I get it’s a singer-song writer record but it felt like you could easily put this over a montage of space pictures and just zone out for the hour. Also considering how slow this whole album is I really don’t think 2 10+ minute songs were really that necessary, despite the title track being quite good. Overall, I think this album is nice I don’t really have much to say about it but it’s not bad by any means, just not something I’d really come back to.

Erg mooie muziek, het klinkt ook allemaal heerlijk in de headset. Maar godverdomme zeg, dit album is geen hit op feestjes vermoed ik. Dit is bijna een uitvaartceremonie.

That was kinda different than I would imagine Nick Cave go in the recent years, but after reading about his last life events, I feel it... it's not an easy-going album...

Disappointed. The previous Nick Cave album was fsbulous, but this was a damp squib.

It's like if GY!BE tried to go mainstream. More vocals, and some piano. It tries to be so unbelievably melancholy at points it feels almost corny. With that being said though, it was still a great experience. Would recommend listening to while walking in the rain.

As a fan on the slower stuff, this put me to sleep. I’d call this spoken poetry with some pretty piano and modulation in the background. Not something you’d play at a party, or on a road trip for risk of falling asleep at the wheel, or a friendly gathering for similar reasons, or even a funeral for that matter. Perhaps I could listen to this while I take an afternoon nap, but I’m not eager to.

Really good. Contemplative.

Super emotional, sad inspiration for the album, but talented musicianship

The sound is as boring and pompous as its cover art.

It's probably the best Nick Cave album but it's still not great. I very much appreciate the change in lyrical direction to one of introspection instead of deviant voyeurism, though. In fact, these are some of the most self-aware songs that I've ever hear Cave write. That's worth a star all on its own. However, in typical Nick Cave fashion, he takes it way too far. The album ends up so far up its navel, it's scraping backbone. It wasn't enjoyable. But then, I didn't expect it to be. But it also wasn't the worst thing ever and I did expect it to be that. So cheers to pleasant surprises, I guess?

To me this has very strong theater nerd or art school vibes. Doesn't mean it's bad, 'cause it's not. Does mean that I don't like it. I don't have the patience for this kind of music. And it's long too. Favorite song: Waiting for you

i am legitimately sorry that your son died, Nick Cave. truly a terrible tragedy. there are some beautiful, ethereal and haunting moods on this album. it's the meandering, pretentiously lyricized singing that ruins most of it for me.

This is a beautiful yet heartbreaking album. It's simultaneously a joy to listen to because of the masterful performance, but a serious downer when you remember what Nick had to go through. It's amazing, it's just not something I can throw on whenever. That doesn't stop it from getting a 5'er.

I didn't find my experience listening to this to be very musical

not my jam, but if someone wants to hack back an entire pack of american spirits while sipping cheap whiskey this is your jam.

I just couldn't get into this style of music. I respect what he's trying to do, but it didn't click with me.

only listened to like first three songs, but i got kinda bored. might of been because i was driving home from work and was tired idk haha. but i feel like there are more essential albums in nick caves discography

Another artist I've never really explored due to being initially turned off by one quality or another. In my case it was Cave's lyrical delivery. It wasn't really my thing. I am for some reason reminded of Tom Waits whom I also never really understood the appeal of. I think I get Nick Cave a little more after giving "Ghosteen" a listen. Songs like "Waiting for You" made me feel a lump in my throat for the guy. I can't imagine what he went through but I can imagine that this album was very therapeutic for him to write and record. The lyrics throughout, to me, felt almost like a Walt Whitman poem in the very lush descriptions of nature and life. An interesting dichotomy to the darkness of loss and grief. The blackness of a funeral. Some very vivid depiction and great storytelling. I enjoyed the very low-key synth and soundscapes that were presented throughout as well, the end of "Hollywood" being a prime example of some very creative dark ambience. This one's tough because I don't know if it's an album I will return to on my own accord but I really see the allure, in many ways as I did with our listening of Sufjan's "Illinois" (though that one was a little more inviting, I suppose). I think I'm going to go outside of my usual "personal feel" rating system and consider the album in general from a more objective point of view. A man writes about an extremely personal event of loss in the form of profound poetry about life, death, and the beyond and pairs those words with some excellent instrumentation and musicianship. It may not necessarily be for me but this is a prime example of "I get it". 4/5

A little too much smooth and melodic slow songs, but I really like them in small doses

I previously listened to Nick Cave’s Skeleton Tree in 2016 and it never quite left me. But the grief and heartbreak of that album was always too much for me to return to directly. So I have not since sometime in 2017. Nor have I listened to its follow up and trilogy-ending, double, 2019 album, Ghosteen. Well I’ve re-listened to Skeleton Tree once today. And visited with Ghosteen thrice. When driving around with it on at night, I was best able to experience this album. That is, Cave’s lyrics, emotional journey, and spiritual arcs as an artist and human being who is selflessly sharing his deepest heartbreak with any who will listen. There’s a lot to take in. And that it caps a decade when many other artists seemed to turn inward with equally emotional, heart-wrenchingly personal albums—Mount Eerie, Sufjan Stevens, Japanese Breakfast, and so on—a decade whose collective grief was buoyed by politics and “grand finale-ed” with 2020 and everything after…it makes Ghosteen seem especially potent. Nick Cave feels to me to be the elder statesman of this moment in music. If anyone can be. His trauma is particularly horrific, even, fateful. And his musical interpretation and communication of personal and personal-made-communal grief is lush, complex, and most often beautiful. Where many artists strip away flourishes and non-acoustic sounds for their most intimate albums, Cave seems to layer upwards. What he does strip away is words. Rather than filing his grief through doomed babbling like other searching artists might, he often lets soundscapes and ambience do the speaking for him. Or other musicians and/or singers all together. After all, how can the right words even be found, let alone without the help of others? I don’t know. It also just all seems silly to say anything about this album at all. It’s stunning.

This album took a full week to hit me. It’s so, so sad. You can just feel the grief and wonder and anguish in every song, but in particular songs it hits this crescendo, where you know he’s talking about his son. It’s like real grief: on waves between sorrow and anguish and peace and feeling. It took me a while but I started to feel really, really moved by this. I mean, the crescendo track, “Ghosteen,” it got me to cry, I actually rode with it. This album is not for everyone, nor is it for everytime, but you have to just marvel at its sheer intensity, it’s operatic quality, the storytelling that Nick Cave has perfected and is really special at a moment like this. Are there things I would change? Yes, it’s overly long, hard to grasp, the instrumentation is a little too saccharine, too dirge-like for too long. But tell me you’re not grabbed by Nick Cave’s performance, his lyrics. And yes I had to read the lyrics to really, really get it there. I’m so bad of a lyrics person, even Nick Cave needed some translation for my brain. But yeah... I mean, god damn. Probably only listening to this again in the most tender of moments, but you have to respect it. 5/5, if this was staged I would watch the hell out of it and probably weep.

Não curti nem o pouco o vocalista, não me relacionei com as letras, sinceramente foi um dos álbuns mais difícil de ouvir.

Heavy, haunting, heartbreaking. It's one thing just to listen to it but even more heartbreaking to understand the background around this record. It's a very beautiful and unique album, but I don't know if I wish to listen to it again for a while. Favourite: Hollywood

Beautiful, dark and mysterious. Nick Cave (and Warren Ellis) at his best. I don’t think the Bad Seeds music will ever be for everyone but for those who find joy and comfort in the sadder things in life this album is a must listen.

One of my favorites from 2019, and yet I still left it out of my top10. This is a revealing, vulnerable, introspective album that came from a musical mind with little to no ego. A work of profound tenderness and emotional rawness. Would give this 4.5 stars if possible, and rounding down for now. Although I can't give it a 5 yet, I think it very well could be in time.

Quiet, melancholy, intimate. A very deep album that seems too much like a poem at times.

usch och fy

I just don't see the big deal

I came to Cave late - because I knew him from the Birthday Party which I found too impenetrable. He's a genius, a lyricist up there with the best and an auteur of our age. A beautiful album from a beautiful spirit.

frábær, seig og seint tekin. Næ henni ekki fyrr en í headphones í 5ta rennsli

Soothing. Poetic. I thought I had enough of Nick Cave, you definitely get the idea after 2 albums, so another is a tad excessive, but I can’t help but still react positively.

Nick Cave never disappoints in his own way! A master at creating an intense and at the same time cool atmosphere. This time delivering with a stripped down although bit too long album

Sorgligt och mastigt.

What a journey…

fome

Beautiful and undeniably sad

Always been a big Nick Cave fan (mainly his lyrics). This was hardcore listening particuraly in light of its backstory. It stands up as a testament to grief, loss, love and making peace with trauma. Not something you'd want to listen to reguarly but an increadiblly powerful peice of art that like all great art takes you between darkness and light.

Powerful stuff, not an easy listen but no less perfect for it

Very pleasant and a bit sad.

I was not emotionally prepared for this album. As always, context is everything, with having teenage kids myself, I can't imagine the desperation of loss and tragedy. Yet, love transcends. 5 heartbroken stars from me.

I don’t know man, I get you’re proud of your words and all but ya gotta give me a bit more music. I’m not down to listen to ya talk. 2.5 stars

Interesting. Mystical.

Every song sounds the same. Too many mentions of Jesus. Dragged on 30 minutes more than it needed to and I couldn’t wait for it to end. Really not my thing but I appreciate the effort.

I’m familiar with Nick Cave and I think I’ve listened to his music before while on a road trip with a friend who’s a huge fan. But I forgot just how much I do not enjoy this. This feels more like spoken word poetry than music, and for me, it was impossible to differentiate between any two songs. The background instrumentals and album art are pretty, though.

I had heard Nick Caves name a bunch but had no idea that his music was like that. I’m kinda torn between it being good or just im14andthisisdeep. It definitely grew on me later in the album. He wrote the album after his 15 year old son died, which gives some context to the dreary sound. Idk, I may have to give this one another shot.

Dystert som altid, moderne, virkelig en stemning, lidt for langt

This was already shown

Música ambiental y Nick Cave hablando. Un poco rollo. Ni fu ni fa.

the sequence of Leviathan into Ghosteen is perfect

The backstory behind this album is sad and tragic. I don't know why this album is considered a "must listen" as I can't imagine at what point would I listen to this album again. I feel Nick Cave's emotions but this is an album that feels "important" so therefore it is considered important. I feel sad for his loss, but there isn't much here to draw me in.

Harrowing and quite beautiful in places, parts reminiscent of Tom Waits and Sigur Ros. Tough but enjoyable over all

I really don't understand why this is rated so highly

I definitely prefer nick caves more bombastic and operatic stuff but I have to admire how versatile he is even if I was bored by this album for the most part. Like yes the lyrics are very meditative and poetic but that doesn’t make it any more fun to listen to. I liked the minimalist, stripped back production though. This probably would’ve been a good visual album or stage play or something.

I've listened to this album before, when I was making my way through Rolling Stone's list of the 100 best albums of the 2010's. The first time I listened to it, I had no idea what had gone on in Nick Cave's life leading up to the recording of this album, but it's plain as day that this is the work of someone who's going through an immense amount of pain. Spiritually, it I've listened to this album before, when I was making my way through Rolling Stone's list of the 100 best albums of the 2010's. The first time I listened to it, I had no idea what had gone on in Nick Cave's life leading up to the recording of this album, but it's plain as day that this is the work of someone who's going through an immense amount of pain. Spiritually, it reminds me a lot of the Nick Drake album I listened to several weeks ago (in fact, Spotify launched into a Nick Drake song immediately after this album's last song, as if to say "aww, here you go, you sad little fella"). The stripped down instrumentation and bare-bones production really help the lyrics shine through on this album. Even though the subject matter is crushingly sad, I found this album incredibly beautiful.

Ghosteen is incredibly boring. Yes the lyrics are powerful, but the music and delivery of the lyrics are just very stale and boring. It does not really feel like this builds anywhere musically.

More like sleepy Nick and the Snooze Alarms

I've really enjoyed Nick Cave albums I have heard from much earlier in his career, but this album was so soft and slow and boring that the entire thing passed and I enjoyed literally none of it. Nothing I have been used to hearing from this act was present on this album.

For the most part its a broad expansive sombre album, with lyrics like a café hosting poetry night. I feel like I haven't grasped the true meaning and feeling but that's ok, it's not for me but I appreciate the artistry he was going for. Favourite tracks Waiting for You, Leviathan.

It really is a beautiful record.

Good album. But need to be on the mood for something this dark and emotional

This is a really dark and beautiful album. The subject matter is heavy but also feels hopeful and positive. I definitely liked this album, at the same time I'm not sure how often I'll come back to it as I don't think it's a necessarily easy listen. This feels like a really amazing, heavy movie that I'm glad I watched but don't know that I'll come back to. Still giving it a high rating though because of what it accomplishes and it's strength. Standout Tracks: Bright Horses, Sun Forest, Galleon Ship, Leviathan, Ghosteen, Fireflies

Just not getting this one

I am a big Nick Caves fan and he has some albums that are 4s and 5s, but this album didn't jump out from the background.

zZz...

Morose and spare and lovely. 4 stars.

Beautiful, but a difficult listen.

4.5

Ethereal

Last albums of Nick Cave, after death of son(s) are more intense than ever. Saw him live last June and was one of best 3 concerts ever.

Very atmospheric but didn't make an impression.

Not my favourite Nick Cave album, but extremely good. 'Hollywood' alone is a reason to give this one a try.

Nick Cave is a true artist. This is incredibly somber and meditative but also brilliant. Knowing that it was written following his 15 year old son's death makes it all the more poignant. This one is going to require repeated listenings to fully appreciate. 4 stars.

Si vous voulez progresser en anglais, vous pouvez soit lancer la vidéo "English Conversaton; Learn while you Sleep with 5000 words", soit cet album de Nick Cave qui y ressemble comme deux gouttes d'eau. Jetez par exemple un coup d'œil à ce passage : « NICK CAVE: Hey The Bad Seeds, how are you doing ? THE BAD SEEDS: We are great. We are getting hungry though. NICK CAVE: Yeah. Me too, what time is your lunch break ? THE BAD SEEDS: In about ten minutes. NICK CAVE: Oh great, I have my break in about ten minutes too. Should we go get something to eat ? THE BAD SEEDS: Yeah, that sounds great. Do you know of any good restaurants around here ? NICK CAVE: Yes. There's a great Chinese restaurant around the corner. THE BAD SEEDS: Oh, we love Chinese food. Let's go! NICK CAVE: Ok let's do it! I can't wait to eat some spring rolls. THE BAD SEEDS: Spring rolls are good, but we love dumplings. NICK CAVE: Me too, let's get an order of both! THE BAD SEEDS: That's a great idea. »

Assurement l'album de l'année 2019. Qui n'a jamais entendu ce bon vieux Nick Cave ces dernières années ? Avec sa ribambelle de hits à ne plus savoir quoi en faire, Nick Cave peut-être retrouvé absolument partout: sur les ondes de sa radio préférée, en faisant ses courses, en showcase dans sa boite de nuit locale... La liste est longue. Un album ayant poru sur marqué sa génération.

It is ambient music and noise. There isn't really much singing as he just speaks the lyrics. Lyrically, it tries way to hard to be obscure. It is way took long as there was no need for a double album or for it to be 70 minutes long. I skipped songs as I just had enough. No need to revisit or listen to again.

While I don't like this one quite as much as Murder Ballads, there is no denying just how beautiful this album is. Best tracks: Spinning Song, Night Raid, Galleon Ship, and Leviathan

Musically it's pretty - lyrically, obvious he was trying to process a lot while writing this album.

So here it is sports fans - my first 5 star rating for an album I’ve never heard of before. Admittedly not listened to much Nick Cave at all, but I love his work on The Proposition and his score for The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford is one of my favourite film scores of all time. I could hear bits of his work there in this album - maybe it’s the way he composes music, I dunno. Don’t know enough about music to pinpoint it so I’ll stop there with that bit of expert commentary. First track had me straight away and got me reading up on it. Listening to the rest of the album in the context of his life struck something in me. Apple Music said it’s an album about love, loss and letting go and I think that genuinely comes across. Stunning throughout. Very deep for the start of a New Year but why not? So there ya go - my “5 on a first listen.” Delighted this list got me to listen to this.

This album was right up my melancholy street. If I didn’t know the story behind the album I still would have rated it high but it definitely adds something more knowing about his son. Everyone deals with grief in their own way and Nick Cave dealt with it by dropping this beauty

vibey but not enjoyable. Fitting for a spa waiting room.

Jeez

Love the ethereal elements, the swelling harmonies, and other worldly sound. Never been a huge fan of Nick Cave's lyrics though, this album included. 3.

3/5. This is a very beautiful album but I feel like I need to be in the mood for it. The lyrics are amazing but it does feel like spoken word poetry with some backing tracks.

Ethereal, Calming, Healing and just exactly as what the album cover looks like

Ghosteen is a double album and the 17th album by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It's an ambient electronic album - like their previous album Skeleton Tree - which includes minimal drums or percussion and much use of synths and string or choral loops. Ghosteen is marred by death and you can hear this in the lyrics as well as some of the somber sounds. During recording of this album their keyboardist Conway Savage died of a brain tumor, and singer Nick Cave's 15-year-old son had died from an accident in mid-2015 during the recording of Skeleton Tree, but that album had almost been completed so instead Ghosteen's title and theme were based on metaphysical conversations with his son. This was a beautiful, award-winning, critically acclaimed, and chart-topping album. I can't believe I never heard of this album or its songs. This is a highly recommended album from the list of albums I have listened to recently from this 1000 albums journey.

Oh fuck off. So much fucking Nick Cave, none of it that I actually ever want to hear. 1/5.

It's the weekend and my cheerfulness kept stopping me from getting into this album. I'll have to take it out again on a rainy Monday.

It’s surprising that this was the most critically acclaimed album of 2019, because I always scour the year-end critics’ lists and I would have remembered seeing Nick Cave. The sparse, electronic sound is different and I wonder how the Bad Seeds adapted to playing in that style, but they’d been heading in a mellower direction for a few years, I guess. The sad, moody feel becomes monotonous after a while, especially for a double CD, but then Nick picks it up a bit with his falsetto singing in the last 3 minutes of the last song. I’ll give this the score I expect I'll give it after repeated listening. Plus, I thoroughly enjoyed the “Nick Cave Radio” songs that Spotify sent me afterwards.

This is a remarkable album. Powerful, haunting, emotional music. It’s definitely a heavy listen and I would only play it when I’m in a proper frame of mind. So much respect for artists that can switch up their work like this. And what a gorgeous lush album cover also!

A heartbreaking Five-star album from the legendary Nick Cave. And yet, I won't listen to it again anytime soon. I'll rarely put it on even if I want to hear Nick sing. Instant feels but the feels ain't good. This is not a record I enjoy but it's a record whose fragile beauty I recognize.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are one of those groups that I've heard about a lot but never actually heard. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I was not expecting this. It's really good. It develops slowly, but has a lot of emotional weight to it. Everything fits together beautifully, and the vocal harmonies are a perfect compliment to the voice of Nick Cave, which always feels like it's on the verge of breaking, but it never does 4/5

Pretty dark affair, although not unexpected from Nick Cave. Missing some of the swagger and verve of some of his other stuff, this felt all too introspective and didn't really get going.

meh

Youve really gotta be in the right mood for it

Haunting. Echoes of Leonard Cohen.

so the last nick cave album we had was some dirty grungy tunes with swagger and a snarl. thats the good nick cave. this isn't. the fact this album is about something so tragic makes it even harder to listen to. i can't actually think of a scenario where i would actively choose to dive in to the misery that is this album. anyone who does choose to listen to this album is a fucking pervert.

Nick Cave once came at me with a knife at my daughter's birthday party. He ruined the whole day. I'll never listen to his music.

Goddddd. Would you stop banging on about your dead son? Jeez

Wow a 2019 album! Probably the most modern one I've gotten so far. I didn't realize this list had been updated so recently. I like some Nick Cave &co stuff but haven't listened to this one yet. Had a listen to this while playing a computer game, it's very well produced and emotional, but it just didn't do much for me. I hope I never go through a point in my life where I relate to this.

Þetta er algjörlega ótrúleg plata. Svo mikil ást, svo mikil sorg og særindi, svo endalaus foss af tilfinningum. Meistaraverk!

Writing this review feels a bit like listening to this album... let's just get this over with. In general, I don't like Nick Cave's music. This album comes in at a solid 2.5 stars. Much of the music was okay and would have been good material to play at work to drown out the noise around me without distracting me from my job. The often spoken lyrics are a drag, and I don't know what Cave is trying to get at. The album was consistent, but I don't know why Cave would make a whole album of this. I thought about rounding up to three stars, but when it comes down to it my recommendation to others would be to skip this album. There's so much other stuff out there, why waste time with mediocrity?

Ehhh

This was really pretty from Nick, not what I expected.

Flink musiker han nick

even when it doesn’t quite work, and sometimes it doesn’t quite work, the ambition and depth of spirit are astonishing

Achingly beautiful, raw in its emotions, the kind of record that stops you in its tracks and demands your attention. Such naked honesty is rare and Cave’s generosity in sharing the processing of his grief will, I sincerely believe, help others dealing with their own. That’s a pretty powerful accomplishment and elevates this album to a considerable work of art.

Probablement celui j'ai le plus aimé de lui à date à cause du gros côté ambiant

Monotonous

Nick Cave wrote this album after losing his son. It’s beautiful and haunting. I’m glad I happened upon it. Absolutely stunning.

Can't imagine how tough it must be

I think I've reviewed 4 Nick Cave albums and each has been better than the last (not hard to improve on The Birthday Party!). Abattoir Blues is very strong and rockier, but Ghosteen is beautiful, poetic and the subdued almost Bowie/Eno Low-style synths really emphasise the lyrics. So hard to comprehend the pain and sadness of losing a child, but also a strange coincidence that most was written before Nick Cave's son died. A true auteur.

A big ambitious album, and it's absolutely beautiful.

Not my thing. Never understood the appeal of Nick Cave.

Not sure what he was going for here, unless it was for something awful. If that was the intent, congrats. Challenging to even get through the whole thing.

2.8 - It feels like consoling someone you don't know very well, maybe a distant relative at a funeral, or a roommate that just got broken up with. Being a decent person you offer a tentative hug hoping it'll be brief. But as you wrap your arms around them, they collapse into you, slobbering and blubbering onto your shoulder, clinging to your back. Inside you're searching for empathy but you're desperately anxious to escape. When it's all finally over, you chastise yourself for not being kinder and more understanding. That guilt nibbles away at your soul for the rest of the day.

Damn, Nick Cave's voice is really rough, but in a good way. What a sad fucking album, not sure what to make of it. Love the shivers in Nick Cave's voice. The sonic landscape and ideas are so interesting. I can't get over it. It's definitely a 5/5 in certain moods.

I had a hard time listening to this one. I can feel the anguish here, and I did not enjoy this. It was too one-note for me, but I can appreciate what's happening here. 2/5

Ouch. This is a heavy album. A beautiful album but really heavy. If you've ever lost someone, it will hurt to listen to. But it's beautiful, and compassionate, and lushly arranged. The 14 minutes of Ghosteen, and the painful wish of Ghosteen Speaks are the highlights, but really, the whole album is one big highlight. I won't listen to it often, it's too painful, but I will love it.

My initial reaction to opening the Wiki was "What the Fuck Rob Dimery, an Electronic album from 2019 has zero place on this list" My sentiment remains similar, I think there are much better albums from the era that could take its place. It is not another horrible electronic album. It certainly leans more towards the Ambient genre it is listed as. The first three tracks are actually very good. It gets a little more forgettable after that. Didn't dislike the album, just not something that is a must listen. Especially considering he has four more albums on this list.

Not what I’d pick as a good Nick Cave album.

I nice introduction to Nike Cave, who I'd somehow mostly avoided to this point. 4/5

Wow, beautiful. Like to hear more of it.

Too sullen and slow for me, but I understand Nick has suffered immense loss and grief so it is to be expected.

Slow, quiet, background music. Every track sounded the same. "Singing" isn't very enjoyable. Basically poetry spoken over music.

Meditation sounds with the voice of Nick Cave of them. Each of them ok, however I don't really understand why this is in the list. Bored to sleep while listening...

Weird good listen

hmmm good

I rolled my eyes at getting yet another Nick Cave album, especially one so recent. It's his Blackstar/Time Out of Mind, and though he has a tendency to disappear up his own asshole, there's some really beautiful stuff here. Best track: Bright Horses

Somber and delicate, moody in a good way.

This album is a strange one to me. It is very obvious why it's made the list: the music is objectively beautiful and extremely well produced. But for some reason, I'm not enjoying it? It almost feels like an AI reproduction of all the things that it takes to make a beautiful album, but it cannot produce the feeling and emotion that goes into it. None of the tracks stood out to me in a way to have me pick a favorite one.

Hauntingly beautiful album. Enjoyed listening through as a whole.

I just struggled with this. Lyrically I didn't connect.

Muutaman biisin kerta-annoksina voisi toimia ja olla tunnelmallista, mutta pitkäsoittona käy kovin tylsäksi ei fanin korvissa. Toimisi livenä varmasti paremmin kuin konttorirotan kuulokkeista.

Yksi hetki päivässä tätä jaksaa kuunnella ja se on nukkumaanmenon aikaan

This must be what taking a fist full of quaaludes is like. And the description that this is a double album with part two being two songs and spoken word. Oooff.

magisch, maar live is het net dat extra

Prachtig, zeker nu we hem live hebben gezien. Bright horses hits different. Ook dikke SO naar de album cover, vibeke!

wooow prachtig. Dat laatste nummer ook wow wat een trip.

Rather dull, seemed very rambly without much sense of direction. I appreciate the album came about due to bereavement, but it's not an record I could get along with

Dogshit

Initially, I was upset about another Nick Cave album. Then the music started and it was not great. Still, I kept listening and somewhere, somehow, I started liking it. It is deep and emotional and beautiful. But still does this list need another Nick Cave album?

Not for me.

A fitting ambient album about losing your son. It's also very peaceful as well despite Nick Cave clearly mourning throughout. Repeated listening is unlikely though.

Trying to keep an open mind on this one.. haven’t heard of this album even though it’s recent. Happy at least new albums are included. The spinning song- this song was just bizarre to me. Lyrics meh but outro was okay. Bright horses- simple but effective instrumental, just Sean really resonate as I don’t really have an experience with grief that way Waiting for you- actually sounds like a song, pretty good👍 Night raid- interesting instrumental but v strange metaphor Sun forest- actually just lofi ambient music to start the song lol. Meh other than that Galleon ship- interesting enough instrumental to support lyrics 👍 Ghosteen speaks-snorefest tbh Leviathan- this one is hard to listen to Ghosteen- 12 mins 🙃bridge is fantastic, but there is a whole lot of slog Fireflies- nick cave doesnt know what a photon is. Think lyrics are pretty good, but you’re just speaking them my dude Hollywood- 14 mins. V long, kisa story baffling This album is the first one where I had to do something else also for the sake of my sanity. Just not for me, I can’t relate to the grief. I don’t think for me the lyrics and the music caught me enough to truly connect me. Sure this is a good album, but I don’t have a discerning ear. 1/5

Trippy

Good album, but not Nick Cave’s best, in my opinion.

In all of my mis-spent youth listening avidly to Birthday Party, I never imagined there would be such a thing as a Nick Cave ambient album. I didn’t mind this, and probably should have focused more on the lyrics, but I just let it all wash over me. Nothing really jumped out, sadly. Wasn’t terrible, but it’s no ‘Sonny’s Burning’.

This album demands your full attention. I didn't quite follow the full story. It's all or nothing - I couldn't make that full commitment. The melancholy didn't do much for my mood.