Reviews (page 10 of 12)
Some of them are great, some bit chaotic
Wasn't aware that his was a genre, but some great stuff in terms of songwriting, composition, and overall vibe. Comes across as vaguely familiar and almost classic, but suffers from the number of tracks and ambition to an extent.
A little boring, didn't like the vocals, and every song sounded pretty much the same
The first song sounds like a third rate Buster Poindexter. After suffering through that one, each song just kept getting better. There's a 5 star album in here somewhere (my word, this did NOT need to be a double album). Tighten up that setlist a bit Nick and you'll have an album that borders on classic territory.
Takes time to grow on me. Not crazy about any of the songs, but the production and songwriting stuck out to me, and the gospel backing vocals are used well and reinforce the haunting feel that compliments the inspiration from blues rock and gothic rock. No song overstays its welcome, but I think this is more of a compilation of powerful songs, where most of the songs don't belong in this format, as it could be overwhelming for the listener. Makes them sound the same, excluding those exceptional unique moments. "Fable of the Brown Ape" is a good compliment song (innovative yet short and mild), but it is at an awkward place between the two halves. As poetic as it may be, I think he tries a little hard on his songwriting to make it look impressive by directing attention to the same literary techniques and analogies, and it can come off as pretentious. Mood softens in the second half, which makes it slightly more accessible, but is also more forgettable. I think "O Children" sounds really great, and I'm not a Harry Potter fan. Favorite Songs: Get Ready for Love, Nature Boy
Вроде и здорово, но не для меня музыка.
Definitely something new to me. Impressive length, very interesting lyrics. The second half is amazing
Can't make my mind up on this one, so 3/5 it is!
Seems a lil regressive for 2004, for what I thought NC&TBS was meant to be! Probably 1:2 ratio of "God said I'll put it up ya aaaaashole!!!" vs "Wet weeping infants, I am so terribly sorry for what we have done" i.e. hits he's remembered for vs less convincing morose filler. Kept coming back to the title track (The Lyre of Orpheus) but probably preferred AB's A-side overall? Fast'n'heavy numbers felt a lil rote, but all fine. Would prob prefer another concert film (RIP) i.e. more hits. Keen to find a fav albums though so must try Boatman's Call plus whatever *Mulberry* Jubilee Street's on.
Throwback 80s feel, reminded me of Hedwig in its theatrical nature
QUESTION: How do you create a joke that falls flatter than Phill Spector's Christmas album on Christmas Day? ANSWER: Put 6+ Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave albums on this list and force us to review them. Six fucking albums by this guy... and I call shenanigans! The prank is a slow burn, but I'm finally beginning to get it. These all run together ... this is the cool guy that hangs out in the basement bar in either Boston or New York, dresses well, has some demons, smokes cigarettes, loves his band and wants to die alone. But seriously, guys ... this Cohen / Cave joke isn't funny anymore. They all sound the same...
Rip-roaring opener. A la the opening to 'Baby Driver'. Vocals don't stand super tall on their own, but when aligned with bombastic instrumentals and supporting vocals the sound as a whole elevates. Six songs in, growing on me a TON. Got a rock-opera sound without as much of a focus on the vocals, so maybe almost more like a classic rock record. Something like 'Foxy Shazam' or 'The Protomen', but before 2000. Didn't listen to the back half as closely as the front, some of the elements started to blend together a little bit. Some rock-solid tracks in the list - probably worth a revisit. Don't wanna get into a habit of this, but I think this is a great example of a 3/5.
I went back and listened to “Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus” for a second time when we did “Henry’s Dream,” but I still never reviewed it. Given one more reminder by “Ghosteen,” this third listen comes at an interesting time, having just seen the story of Orpheus portrayed on Broadway in “Hadestown.” Cave’s version is a bit of an odd and different spin on the old myth, though the echoes remain. But stylistically this album bears some resemblance to parts of “Hadestown” - the setting of “Hadestown” in Depression-era New Orleans feels very reminiscent of this evolution of Nick Cave’s dirty dive bar motif. Parts of “Abattoir/Orpheus” certainly remind me of the southern gothic vibe of “Hadestown.” In fact, “O Children” actually sounds like it could have come straight out of “Hadestown’s” Underworld.
Some nice, blues-based rock here. I’ve admired Nick Cave when I’ve come across him before, but never really dug deep. Now that I have with this effort, I find nothing that jumps out of the speakers, but still appreciate the solid effort. Stylistically, it’s really two different albums, with a personal preference for the softer Lyre of Orpheus second disc, though I really dig Messiah Ward from the Abattoir Blues disc.
Wasn't really looking forward to this, a Nick Cave double album sounds like a bit of a chore. But I enjoyed both, one after the other. First album is loud and sleazy rock, the second is quieter with some touches of soul. A strong 3 for me.
Ok, haut mich ned um Teilweise erinners mich an springsteens Nebraska vom Ton und der Stimmung
i like how big the songs sound
Not the type of music I expected from the album cover. I thought it would be kind of like NFR! I guess, soft songs with nice pianos. Instead it was more of a rock album. It was pretty good, a lot of tracks I enjoyed. However, it’s pretty long. Overall, I probably won’t ever listen to it again, but I did enjoy it today.
This guy screams "I have a loyal and dedicated fan base." Somehow reminded me of both David Byrne and Dave Matthews. Pretty fun album over all.
I liked it! Definitely commands your attention. It's a little weird to listen to with other people though. Favorite track is the Lyre of orpheus and the she goes my beautiful world.
This is the second Nick Cave album I’ve had on this thing and the first suffered from being long and very dull - this is long but nowhere near as dull - some great tracks and I love his voice - need to explore more
Good music, lyrics way beyond your average, but failed to truly captivate me.
I liked this one much more than the other album I already listened to of his. Less lovey-dovey, more rock type beat
I liked the funky sound this album had to it, and none of the tracks were too terribly bad to me. None of the tracks really pulled me in and got me tapping my feet or had lyrics I particularly appreciated, either. Perfectly average at 2.5, bumped up to 3 cause I like the funkiness
Reminds me of a less good Meatloaf some how. Needs to be more ballad-y and weird and it would be good
Tuesday album haiku: OK Rock n Roll ### Here is a lame Ass haiku ### Three stars for this disc ###
4 stars for abattoir blues for having a couple of bangers. 3 stars for lyre of orpheus for being a bit too arty for my taste
ok, not as good as his other albums despite some good tunes
3/5
6/10
5.5
Hey Nicki, kill your darlings. Jeder zweite Song edel, dafür gefühlt jede ungerade Nummer etwas verzichtbar. Durchschnittliche 2.5
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No era el disco que me apeteciera escuchar en ese momento pero seguí con él. Si bien el primer disco no me terminó de llamar la atención, excepto "Nature Boy". El segundo disco más tranquilo me hizo recuperar el interés. "Breathless", "Easy Money" y "O Children" merecen la pena. Volveré a escuchar este disco.
Indi rock. Muy largo, aunque con temas interesantes.
second half was better, there was definitely some cool stuff in here, but I couldn't find myself latching on to anything.
good energy, compelling composition. progressive rock music. rest of disco is probably good
Not a bad album, but it just doesn't engage me.
3 - cooler klang der musik
Nothin' special.
is okay
no chance i get through this whole thing.
there's something about nick cave.....wow
Nice songs but they all sound very similar not enough variation in the tracks.
Good, weird
Not my cup of tea. Rock Progressive
Not all songs are intresting. But there are some songs that I liked. This album was released in the Netherlands but I think I stopt following music more closely after the year 2000. So I had not heard the album before, and had not heard of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
An epic of an album but not really into gothic rock and some of the references to mythology went over my head
Not what I was expecting after Murder Ballads. I loved the uptempo tracks here - reminded me of Lullaby-era QotSA. Think the slow tracks dragged on way too much though
Needs more listens
Interesting album. Not a common sound, but at times sounded like some of the more downbeat Johnny Cash.
Not my style. More storytelling through song and almost seemed a bit like a parody. Made me think of a serious TROGDORRRR or Flight of the Conchords. I'm sure there are deeper messages, just not my style, though it grew on me as it played.
Good, but unbearable. "Children" is ok.
Det här var faktiskt mycket bättre än det förra Nick Cave albumet (som ju ligger färskt i minnet).
This is a great duo or whatever it is.
interesting
Went into it not expecting to like it but the album definitely has its moments. Felt like it went on for way too long though
The melodies are nice enough and Nick does his thing from the first track, but nothing really caught my attention until Let the Bells Ring. Seven songs to get to the point is a shame, because the two remaining tracks on the first disc and the entire second are great music. Even Lyre doesn't set off my melodrama detectors like Murder Ballads did in full. The Lyre of Orpheus could very well be my gateway into the Bad Seeds, but on first look back-loading a record this badly is not forgivable.
17 songs My second Nick Cave album within a span of about one week. I just think his music is pretty slow, and not in an atmospheric or interesting way, but rather in a boring, dragging slog type of way. It probably would have gotten a 3 if not for the horrendously long runtime.
I like but idk wasn’t engrossed
not sure how i get two nick cave albums in the span of a week. that being said this is almost as drab as the boatmans call
Nick Caved
For some reason Nick Cave's voice ruined a ton of good instrumentation and downright good beats...
First few songs were okay. Then it got slow and was trying to make me nod off.
I think this would’ve appealed to me more if they were separate albums. I liked the second half more. The songs themselves were pretty long too, so I found myself skipping halfway through after I felt I got the gist. I can see what this has for people who like this kind of music, but it wasn’t for me. I liked Breathless and Carry Me.
4/10… art rock / alternative pop / *2004
eh
80s stuff, go to the 80s stuff
Had some great songs that I had listened to before, so I was expecting to like it more, but I didn’t care for most of it. 2.5/5
Did not really care for this. Just like his other stuff
I've never been a Nick Cave fan, and this isn't going to change that. Sounds like a poor David Bowie impersonator with a gospel choir. Except the one part where he sounded like a cartoon zoot suit wolf. No way am I listening to almost an hour and a half of this.
Gospel-infused alternative rock built from roaring guitars, piano, choirs, driving rhythms, and dramatic vocals feels like being trapped inside a revival tent where every emotion is amplified to biblical proportions—grand, passionate, and occasionally exhausting. The album constantly reaches for transcendence through volume, intensity, and scale, but for me its excess often overwhelms the songs themselves. What should feel cathartic often feels overinflated.
This is way to fuckin long
It's too Halloweenie. I was out at "Frappuccino".
not a nick cave fan which always surprises people for some reason. still not a nick cave fan after this album. i liked breathless
After seeing him live, I can confirm he’s truly a phenomenal artist. His songs are beautiful. Fav song is ‘O Children’.
Started off rough but got a little better as the record went on.
Not a big fan of the vocals but it's still an interesting and nice album
I guess the quickest route to your 13th album is to pick a song name and go "that'll make a good album name" and just keep droning until you've filled a disk. And despite them being good names for albums, I cannot tell you what the title tracks sounded like a minute after finishing said album, beyond Lyre feeling incredibly long
No es horrible pero me pego un tiro antes de escucharlo entero
Not for me
Fav- babe you turn me on 2/5
Started off okay, but each song is too long, and the album on the whole is too long. The choir does help break up his grating voice, but it’s still grating when every song is 5 minutes long.
me sorprendió che, pensé que era un blues clásico o algo así por el nombre pero nada que ver jajja. Rocanroll estilo 70s, aunque salio en los 2000 segun lo que veo. Escuché solamente la parte 1 del disco, hay parte 2
Not my typical album I would listen to. Favorite track(s) Cannibal's Hymn
Somewhere between David Byrne and Bob Dylan lies Nick Cave. After a few songs I realized that this was the Red Right Hand guy and then it all clicked. This double album feels like listening to the album to a rock opera that I haven't seen. Normally I like that, but in this case, his voice is like Bob Dylan nails-on-a-chalkboard-esc. The gravelly, whiny talk-singing isn't for me. It doesn't matter about the music or lyrics bc I can't get passed voices that make me grind my teeth. 2 stars, wish I could listen to this album covered by people who could actually sing
It has some interesting moments, but the whole thing is a little too esoteric for me.
5/10
I enjoyed this but way too long
I only heard to the first album and the first song of the second album. It's clear they know what they're doing, it just doesn't resonate with me. I don't like the amount of times the hook is used during most of the songs.
Mostly meh. Some good songs in between such as breathless.
Idk man a couple of songs were good but I couldn't get into it :( cannibal hymn was funky tho
i'm not saying this guy's not a skilled musician or an unworthy potential addition to the list. i'm just saying i don't like him or his voice.
this is fine i guess, but it's just not for me. i don't "get" nick cave. i've had AMPLE opportunities to do so from this list, but his music just doesn't interest me at all. favorites: there she goes my beautiful world, the lyre of orpheus
Zu lang zu öde funktioniert nicht als Album
not bad
meeee
Double Nick Cave album is asking a lot of me. But, open mind and all that. The bassline on Cannibal's Hymn does a lot of heavy lifting and makes the song worthwhile. Messiah Ward has interesting music and a chill vibe. I just don't like his voice. I'm struggling to find other positives. From the singing, to the lyrics, to the music, it's all mid at best and actively annoying at worst. The title track on the first side was a highlight though, and Easy Money. Basically the laid back bluesy stuff is the best. And anything where Nick doesn't sound like Steven Seagal trying to sing (look it up). It's ** but I bet I could cobble together a passable 45 minutes here if I had to.
Ich verstehs einfach nicht. Ich versteh Nick Cave nicht. 82 Minuten. 17 Songs. Und ich check's einfach nicht. Das ist mir alles zu theatralisch, die Stimme bzw. der Gesangsstil geht mir höllisch auf den Nerv. Lowlight ist dabei "Fable of a brown ape". Dank des vokalen Abturns, schaff ich auch nicht mich auf irgendwelche Texte zu konzentrieren. Instrumentierung ist noch das beste daran, but I don't know what all the fuzz is about.
For as many albums as Nick Cave has released I still haven't found one I enjoy from start to finish.
Too eclectic for my taste
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
Trop rock n roll
Nick Cave's lyrics can grab my attention every now and again with a song or two that I'll nod in approval for. But all in all it's the same shtick.
A bit of a snooze fest if you ask me.
nick cave was recently nominated at the Oscars for his song for Train Dreams - the snippet of it they played at the ceremony (we were spared a full performance) contained an the line "And a screamin' locomotive train Crazy dreams that go on for hours" Man, you just used two of the words that were in the title of the movie. I get that you're doing some of this stuff on commission, I'd phone it in too, but then I listen to a double LP of Nick Cave songs and I realize, that's like a 1/4 your shtick. No more! Okay, at least three more but after that...
No me parece malo, simplemente no mi estilo
Would’ve been better if it was shorter
I'll be honest, I could not make it through this double album. I just couldn't bear the thought of wasting more time on Nick's Cave carbon copy schtick. His voice is terrible. He doesn't bring any new musical or lyrical ideas to this double album. The critics are crazy. For the first time I can remember I actually found myself agreeing with Robert Christagu (who I usually think is a pretentious twat) when he said "..an album that is not worth your time or money." No shit Bob, the same could be said for every album that Nick Cave appears on.
Probably the last Nick Cave album that wasn’t terrible, but still a bit of a caricature.
Eh. Again.
bschlüssed de nick in e cave. das isch für mich chli e nervige mix vum cöntry, aber so meh i ne rock als gmüetlichi mischig.
Dette burde egentlig vært mye bedre, men det er så kjedelig. Det er for "kult" og for polert for at jeg skal bli engasjert. Hvis det hadde hatt litt mer edge tror jeg at jeg hadde likt det bedre.
it's not terrible, but it's formulaic and repetitive in a way that is highly revealing over the course of its arduous double length. it's 82 minutes of gospel music where over top a very bluesy instrumentation nick cave morosely meanders through biblical reference after biblical reference with a generally conservative slant about society layered in with a choir. every song broadly follows the same structure which grows tiresome by the end. to his credit there's decent poetics in his song writing, enough that it's a little difficult to dig into fully on a first listen, but i can't say i'm exactly eager to when they feel broadly aimed at ostentatious pretension with he overall framing of this. plus i just do not give a shit which jesus boy thinks about morality or art.
Too “busy” sounding. Didn’t really enjoy this one
Not a fan of this, and way too long.
Nick Cave is a lot. This album was a lot. That is all.
I’m a big fan of Nick but not this one.
Liked some parts of the albums songs but... this just wasn't for me. Might have given this album 3/5 if it would've been sub hour in lenght and a mish mash of some of the more thought out songs from the album but as it is it is 2/5. Best song was O Children.
A couple tracks I really enjoyed, but overall I was left feeling like I wasn't sure what I had just listened to? I'll have to give this another try and see what happens!
Didn’t like. I don’t like his voice or his lyrics unfortunately.
Mid 5/10
I tried so hard to like this but I think the addition of a choir, while complementary to Nick's voice, changed the production style and the musical direction. Added 3 songs to my favorites list, but, on a double CD, that's not much. Sorry, Nick. 2/5
0/17 bekannt 4,5/10 Beste Songs: fable of the brown ape, get ready for love, carry me
I want to love this but the singer is letting me down.
It’s fine. Very grand - I should probably try again on a different day
Nick Cave displays a variety of singing styles throughout the album in which his vocals range from not great to unpleasant. Generally I preferred the more standard singing styles and disliked the experimental stuff. The instrumentals were better. There were still a lot of snoozers, but also several interesting compositions sprinkled throughout the tracks. I preferred the more experimental instrumentals.
why is there so much Nick Cave
A great album that contains some of his most iconic songs, but having a long runtime and being less unique in sound and style to other of his albums such as 'Let Love In' or 'Skeleton Tree' which are unlisted and 'Murder Ballads' or 'The Boatman's Call' I would do without this one for this type of listing. 7/10 [SWAP]
A more interesting album than the previous one I listened to on here. Probably wouldn't give it a further listen though.
Not great
I feel like I’m missing something looking through the reviews and seeing so many 5’s
Started out strong and then…. Not so much.
Listenable but just not that interesting for me.
(3/7) meh
2 hate this!
Long time no see Nick Crazy how different this one is to Ghosteen. Very very stark division between the two discs. First disc I actually quite enjoyed, Hiding All Away was fun and I liked the variety in sounds between the songs. Immediately getting blasted with drums and hard vocals on the first track was absolutely not what I expected. I really didn’t like the second half however, boring and didn’t have the same emotion that Ghosteen had. If I was ever going to listen to this album again I would definitely stop at the halfway point. I just don’t think the highs make up for the lows on this one either way Please don’t give us another Nick Cave album tomorrow
I think Nick Cave is overrated. Yeah, I said it
Nothing special for me
fine, men det är rätt tråkigt
Ei kyl iske tämmönen yhtään mitenkään. Ei herätä tunteita puolesta eikä vastaan
I think everyone doing this can agree that 1 Nick Cave was enough.
It’s not for me
Ehh, it’s not really my thing. This felt like if a bunch theater goths who were super into literature tried making the soundtrack for an off brand Tarantino flick. And what’s up with that run time????
So far, doing absolutely nothing for me..giving 😈𝔅𝔞𝔡𝔞𝔰𝔰😈. Too long to be this repetitive, generic-sounding, and boring 😒. Everytime you think, oh, that song wasn't that bad, you realize there are still 17 more just like it to get through. A couple of the songs weren't terrible, but it was such an offensive waste of my time that it gets a 2..
Too much story telling and I actually don't like his voice that much
Loud, messy, not sophisticated, medium production. Loud.
If you couldn't tell by the title of this album, Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus is a double album from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and once again completely reinvents the wheel for this band as they go for an at times much more energetic and lively Art Rock sound. As much as I really tried to get down with this sound, this album did everything but click for myself. I can appreciate the instrumentation and the organization of this album, but the writing and actual execution of the music did not fit what I wanted or what I enjoy about Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds other music. This album dragged its' feet and went on for way longer than it needed to, even with some scattered highlights. I appreciate this album for being such a daring and defining piece for the band's modern sound but once again it just isn't for me. Nuff said....
Pitchfork would love this album
This is not my kind of music
I wanted to like moments of this, but I dislike so much of it that it puts me off the whole thing.
What a slog
Boring wannabe poetry.
fav - o children, lyre of orpheus
I wanted To Enjoy it more
It has some nice rhythms, but not my favorite rock album
naaah, because I know my dad with this album. but, me? I didn't hate it, but will probably not.
Liked some songs, but not really my style
2.5
fav song: O children
OK this one is hard to sit through. It’s kind of the worst parts about super corny, classic rock and corny lyrics with corny imagery and corny themes all condensed into one with vocals that are in someway. Impressive but more than anything feel contrived and not nearly as sexy as this guy thinks they are.
Musica de fondo sinceramente esta lista está hecha por hombres... :(
Musical word salad but I need to do a deeper dive into the lyrics to really get it.
dnf it idk its just not for me
I can understand why this album is on this list, but it's not for me. Nick cave's vocal intonation is grating to me for some reason. That plus the schtick of sing speaking, only to have backing vocals repeat the same line got sick after the third song
This is my first time listening to a Nick Cave album start-to-finish. I don't know. This just isn't quite grabbing me. I've always gotten the impression that Nick Cave is more style than substance, and this album isn't doing much to change my mind on that. I frequently feel like the first disc sounds like a slightly more garage-rock-ey version of Talking Heads, but somehow I'm not enjoying it as much as that sounds like I should. And the second disc is mostly a snooze.
Honestly wasn’t a big fan. The lyricism was the best part, extremely clever, yet the sound didn’t seem to fit it places?? Maybe just me. O’Children is a stunning outlier though, so emotional and big up Harry Potter!!!
Davvero poca roba, un po' rock un po' blues un po' pop con quel lirismo tragico tipico di Nick Cave che personalmente a me risulta indigesto. Non lo riascolterei.
Listened twice, I just couldn’t find it all that gripping. Between his voice and the pacing of the album, this felt like a slam poetry session if anything. 2.1
I know this list loves him but I just can't get into it. Sometimes sounds like music I'd like to hear in the background at a Ren Fair. Way too long.
Not really my vibe, some of the songs I did like
So far it’s a 2
ehh not for me
much preferred the first half but even then there was only a couple of songs that grabbed me... o mamma when will it end
Nick Cave remains the one 'big guy' I've never fully explored. A long and sprawling discography barely troubled is an exciting prospect. This album falls in his mid-era, chronologically speaking, which is fitting, as it quite accurately sums up my feelings towards it. Uninspiringly drab, unfortunately. Not his cutting best. I hope for better in the late-era.
Never thought that would end, enjoyed bits of it though
Not very good. 2.
Surprised to see this one as the Nick Cave to make it into the 1001 Album list Or maybe it's because the Nick Cave sound has moved on so much from the earlier albums I have always found Nick's albums need repeated plays to reveal and assimilate their emotional depth, and the single play-through today was not nearly enough!
Not at all what I was expecting
I liked a few tracks, but overall this one wasn't for me.
More intense than I expected
Musically interesting and creative — dark and sultry. I love the backup singers! But Cave’s vocals and presentation are two melodramatic for me. It makes the musical arrangements almost comical — a straight delivery would have been better. The first album would have been a 3. But add a second album and the effort to overwhelm the audience with overwrought vocals and dramatic storytelling succeeds. It’s too much. A 2.
Pari ekaa biisiä ei saanut innostumaan. 2/5.
Five! FIVE! That’s how many Nick Cave albums are on this list. Why?! It’s not as bad as the soul destroyingly depressing others. That’s the only positive.
Listening to the first part of this album was a drag. Nick Cave’s distinct voice makes up for the fact that he isn’t a very good singer. The music is moody goth that sounds like it could be the soundtrack for a miserably obnoxious French art film. The album gets a little more interesting (ie better) once it hits the Lyre of Orpheus. I didn’t hate it but certainly don’t love this album.
Really enjoyed Breathless and Cannibal's Hymn. I appreciate the love and care that went into the songwriting, but I think you need to be of a certain mindset (and familiar with Greek mythology) in order to fully appreciate the album, and I am not. I did enjoy the melodies of every song.
Praise Him!!!!
Started good, but began to put me to sleep. 'Carry Me' to bed, thank you.
2.5 stars. They seem to be having a good time. I’m not sure that passed on to me.
Hey, Nick Cave. I've always had an appreciation for Cave as one of my beloved Stroya's most prized cultural exports, though that love hasn't really extended to the music. It's just not my style - both in the vocals and instrumentals. That being said, I'm always down to crack another one of these albums open and give it a fair shake, so I might as well get on with it. An hour-twenner. Fuck my life. I have been getting bent over by long as fuck albums lately. It makes it real difficult for me to want to repay my crippling album debt, but oh well. Anyways, this is a bit of a change for Nick Cave. I don't remember his albums having this much of a heavy sound. It works decently - this album has a pretty good atmosphere and I like the choral theming as the album enters it's second half, though the album falls into a bit of a slump down the middle and none of these songs managed to hook me despite this sound being generally within my sphere of interest. "Cannibal's Hymn" is an interesting tune. Never thought I'd hear Nick Cave adopt a prominent funk influence, but then again I don't really have a feel for what genre he falls under. "Abbatoir Blues" has a good sound. I like the heavy, very 90s guitars, and it's paired nicely with the piano. The rest of the album is fine, but nothing really stuck out to me. Book time. Nothing much in there beyond this album having a bunch of good material. Over to Wikipedia I go. Charted well in a ton of countries. Warmly received by critics, though that's also just about it. I'm favourable to this pick. There aren't many late-career albums on this list, I'm already in Nick Cave's corner and the band appears to have maintained a high standard throughout their career. Five included albums seems like a solid number, too. I cosign this inclusion.
Kjedelig!
It’s all death, decay, heartbreak, and suffering with this shit. Like the house band in hell. What occasion warrants listening to Nick Cave? None that I’ve ever found. I’ve tried a few times and I just don’t get it.
2.5/5
Interesting sounds and lyrics.
This is...ok. Is it music? Sure. I don't know how to articulate what I don't like about a lot of this - is it really just his voice and delivery? The talk-singing? It might be. But sometimes it's pretty good. There She Goes My Beautiful World, Nature Boy, Let the Bells Ring, Breathless. A lot of the music is pretty great. Had to look up why on earth O Children has 200M plays as of this review. Harry Potter. -shrug- I feel like there are too many skips for me to call this a 3. It's a 2.5, but falls to a 2 just because I get too annoyed at too many tracks.
How the hell is this guy on here 7 times??
This felt kind of like Bruce Springsteen… is that just me? Bit to rock-y for me. I really like the album cover though.
For this to work Nick Cave needs to have aura and this just insane aura to me O Children is gas tho
um no i did not like that
Depressing and miserable slog
dull af
- Het was zeker niet slecht, maar Nick grot en ik zijn niet de beste vrienden. - 0 nummers toegevoegd aan MMMM
I think if I were to listen to all of Nick Cave's albums I may be able to summon a CDs worth of material I would want to listen to. As a whole, I did not enjoy this album.
I'm learning that I just really don't like Nick Cave. His vocals are what kills most of it for me. This album also highlighted how bad his lyrics are, though, as well. The song where half of the words were "well"??? Nightmare. I did do my best to be open minded when the album started, and I almost enjoyed the first few songs. The song below was my legitimate favorite. But the album just slowly gets worse and worse as it goes on top of being 80 minutes long. Favorite Song(s): Hiding All Away
A really tough listen. The singing style really is not to my taste. There is also just a lot of fat on this album; it could have been much shorter. As a big Harry Potter fan, hearing the last song was a nice memory, but that really was the only highlight for me. It saves it from the lowest rating. 2/5
J'ai trouvé ça boring et très long. Toutes les chanson se ressemblent, je pense que c'est pas un genre auquel je suis très sensible 2/5
I only really liked one song from this album. This guy just sounds like guyliner embodied. He’s great at what he does but it’s just really not for me
Couldn’t really get into it
This one’s goinna be difficult. I have a love hate relationship with Nick Cave’s music. It might stem from a time when i was a much younger man and my then GF loved Nick Cave. We’d booked a holiday together and she broke it off just before we were due to go. Stupidly we decided to continue the holiday. Fuck onows ehy she thought it would be a good idea. I think i was hoping we could reignite the flame while away. Anyeay, in a pub across from the Vic market, getting on it with some Melb mates, Nick Cave turns up, just drinking, not performing. She had puppy dog eyes for him all night and I seethed with jealousy at a man who probably didnt even look at her all night. Some time later, at the end of the trip when i was moaning about not getting back together, probably saying how heartless she was, she pointwd out that she had not gone home woth Nick Cave ao couldnt in fact be all that heartless. The ego staggered me and i may have had a chip on my shoulder about the king of private school goth punk Melbournr ever since. Anyway, i also cant decide if veing a shit ainger makes Nick Cave shit or it just fits the music and expression perfectly. I think the latter. I also struggle with the idea that a white boy average muso gets famous off the back of black musicians, often not even all that obscure. I saw a doco on Nick Cave once where he spoke about having a curator or librarian who looked after his musiccatelogue and i thought really would be better preserving aome of the original rwcordings he’s covered, the musi’s he’s ripped from in a fine tradition that stretches back forever. But thats a bit u fair to Nick and the Bad Seeds. Hes written plenty of iriginal materials. All in all this album rocks pretty hard compared to aome of rhe more cloying albums like Tender Prey or Henry’s Dream, etc. it displays a bit more range than other albums while still being Nick Cave. Listening to My Beautiful World i think its unfair to say Nick is a poor singer. I am a poor singer. He’s not always on note, but he’s got melody, he folles i tervals, he’s consistent in his flaws. Perfect ainging and the music might be boring as shit. His voice is distinctive, full of passion and feeling. The man can emote, which plenty of singers lack. And them you get a track like Abattoir Blues. Why bother. Is this like a Nick Cave rap? And the final 2 of the first disc. Maybe he cant sing on slower ballad like songs with littlw backing instruments, the voice gets exposed. He’s better in the higher register. Maybe he’s just singing in the wrong key all the time. There’s also some weird every syllable enunciated to one count type thimg going on in a couple of the songs towards the end of disk 1. Liked it for the first 5 or 6 songs. Second disk is a bit more familiar melancholic drone i would expect.
Start of the album is too noisy. Abattoir blues is a class name for an album but it didn't live up to the name.
Cannibal's Hymn was good. It all sounds like one long song after a while though. Not bad but not memorable
Not great.
It's the perfect double album. Abattoir Blues is Nick Cave at his absolute best, and Lyre of Orpheus is Nick Cave at his absolute most boring.
Timing of the lyrics/vocals and instruments seemed… off? I guess, kinda decent modern rock.
I don’t think I like Nicholas Cavern, but he did help make one of my favorite film scores: Assassination of Jesse James, which I listened to after & think that should have been on this list instead.
It started off well, the choirs really add something to Nick Cave’s usually monotone delivery. But apart from a few nice surprises, the album just drags on and to me, feels way too monotonous overall.
Music isn’t bad but it’s not really for me. Album is waaaayyyy too long.
I don’t know what to do with Nick Cave. Every time I’ve listened to him, i enjoy the music, like the energy of the band, appreciate the density of the lyrics, am intrigued by his persona, etc….and then never remember the songs or come back to them. I like “The Lyre of Orpheus” song, but this is essentially two short albums combined. There’s something about it that just doesn’t grab me, even though I know it’s good and similar to a lot of other music I like. TBH, an 85 minute run time probably doesn’t help make it feel more accessible. Idk how the band remembers these songs, or how his fans can discern their favorites. If “undefined” were a rating, that’s what I’d give it, but after about an hour, i was pretty solidly bored. Wish i could go 2.5.
Fine for background music, but not great for close listening. Songs could all benefit from being about 2 minutes shorter.
I kind of wanted to like this, but it mostly just does nothing for me. For some reason, "The Lyre of Orpheus" (the song) is particularly grating to me. "Breathless" is pretty fun though. I feel like being boring is almost worse than being actively bad. Having a harder time with this than with Nixon by Lambchop, though probably mostly because this is a double album so it's a lot more to get through.
It took me days to finish listening to this one. It has some good songs, but overall it depressed me. Don't want to repeat the experience
This was weird.
I think I like Nick Cave in small doses..? Some great lyrics and genuinely moving songs, but I wanted to like this album more than I actually did. Maybe I wasn't in the mood for it.
I like Eurydice’s wordplay, but otherwise had trouble getting settled into this world
For me when a white rock star reaches for a gospel choir, creatively speaking, the jig is almost up. It has its moments but this is the start of the break up for me and Nick.
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus has some interesting moments and Nick Cave’s lyrics stand out, but the double album feels bloated and tiring.
I don't like this music style.
Would have been a 3 if it was shorter
a through and through snooze fest. the blues have me feeling blue
Couldn't wait for this to be over, which usually begets a 1. Since the unwarranted length was admittedly a big part of that, while the music here is more just typical dull pseudo-intellectual white dude drivel than actively grating 1-star fare, I suppose it can have a 2. Barely.
My first exposure to Nick Cave beyond Red Right Hand. I found it to be a bit uneven & long winded & over indulgent. When he hits though it can pretty interesting & dark. For whatever reason his voice sounds like a poor man's David Bowie to me.
Okay album. This is my fourth Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album on the list. At least Cave tries to sing on this one. But seriously - 4 albums? I’m taking away a star just because I had to sit through another album. Just kidding. It’s still a two star album for me.
Not my thing but fine.
It's just so bland and slow and boring.
not my favourite, listened while reading the poppy war in the car. carsickness and general atmosphere may have contributed to my dislike
What exactly is this missing? I can't figure it out. All the pieces seem to be there. I'm not a fan of the run time overall but that wouldn't affect the music if it was there. Something isn't there and the album just pushes forward without a hook, there's nothing to grab onto. It's weird, there's a core draw missing that make this just whatever.
Pretty dull, the vocals drag on but it's tolerable sometimes. 3/10
Think this is my 4th Nick Cave album and I just don't get it. Lots of re-invention but track to track on a album is always the same.
Dosta loše, ne mogu ovo slušati preko sat vremena, sorry not sorry. 2/5, jedva 3/10
My first thought was that this was an improvement on the last Nick Cave album I was compelled to listen to, but it quickly wore out its welcome. To my dismay it then continued for another hour. There are some interesting ideas here, but they are all ruined by someone Nick Caving all over them. His lyrics are dumb, actually. Listen to the title track of the second disc, and tell me those rhymes aren't incredibly forced. He also does this thing where most of his songs sound very reminiscent of a specific artist. There is nothing wrong with being inspired by someone else; most modern music is derivative of something, but I would always rather listen to whatever artist he is currently Nick Caving all over.
Another boring & mid white man album.
2.0/what was going on here
This is a bit shit. I've heard people talk about Nick Cave like he's some sort of mythical creature, so I expected more. Maybe I'm missing the point, but I don't care.
Honestly, I don’t get it. Yes, the songwriting is good, but it’s just so busy. I think a gospel choir can elevate a song if used right, but when it’s on every song it just becomes part of the background noise. I don’t like the singers voice, it’s a weird middle ground between Elvis and Roy Orbison, both of which I’m not really big fans of. It nails the gothic aesthetic I’m sure they were going for, but I don’t think it works without organs and heavier guitars. Maybe this all spins back to me not liking most Alternative music, but it just doesn’t click for me. On top of all that, it’s too long. If it was 2 separate records released close together like Load and Reload, I might enjoy it better, but I can’t take an hour and a half of this at a time.
It might be technically good, but I dont really know, and I did not like it.
Really wasn't a fan of this kind of singing with this kind of instrumental. Feels like two separate musical ideas.
Good but not for me
I didn't enjoy his voice at all, it felt pretentious to me. All the Songs sounded similar and the album was too long.
I’d heard of Nick Cave, but was expecting a more folk style, which might be why I didn’t quite enjoy this. His voice started to annoy me by the halfway point of this album. Favorite tracks: - Babe, You Turn Me On - O Children Worst tracks: - Fable of the Brown Ape
Some alt album trying to be more than what it’s worth just cause it’s an hour 20 long. Not bad just, alright?
It started a bit personal and experimental, and then it just mellowed and softened. If it maintained that feeling across the double album, I would appreciate it a bit more than I do. Too long for what it was.
** Don‘t like it, Not my music
Eh
wow ni me esperaba este estilo. Mola. Un poco lento pero está interesante. No lo acabé
Orkade inte lyssna klart. Helt ok. Började lite som the hives och gick över till springsteen. Kommer nog aldrig lyssna igen.
Not bad but not great either.
This came of as very pretentious and I just did not care for that.
Fine, not gripping
Really not my thing, but I can see why people would like it.
Long album. Never heard of Nick Cave, pleasant surprise! Not my cup of tea, the genre is a "folk/indie rock/experimental". There are a few good tracks, and in general a good instrumental, with great guitar and bass. But I cant't get over the vocal performance. I'm not a fan of his voice and style of singing. Out of all the songs, I guess i enjoyed the most the songs with a more lyrical tone, such as. Get Ready for Love, Messiah Ward, There She Goes My Beautiful World, Nature Boy. Didn't enjoy both title tracks, however.
Not a big fan of this album. A bit too repetitive
2/5
Not for me, but do know the last song from a Harry Potter movie.
That one song had big "the day Robert palins murdered me" energy.
Not super memorable
I just really don’t like Nick Cave and I don’t understand how his music can be considered some thing people have to hear before they die
Just don’t like
Unique, I didnt really like the guys voice
Not into it
No melody, no discernible message. Didn’t like singer.
Background music at best, repulsive and vomit inducing love songs at worst.
Too long. Hit and miss. Some good stuff in there though.
2.5
I think this would grow on me if I listened again, some good songs but I just don't love it.
not 4 me
I hate double albums. This album is well arranged, and decent. The story (to me) was hard to follow, but the songs themselves are fine. There was no standout hit on this album. They all blurred together.
like a cross between danzig and motley crue?
Not much to say on this one, didn't really like it but not straight up bad. It's an Aussie aiming for US rock and roll, but it just ends up being kind of bland.
Christian music is lowkey bad meow
Meh. 2,5/5
Not really my type of stuff. Listened to a few tracks. Others seem to like it though.
Maybe this could be 3 stars if I was in a better mood, but I was just annoyed by the end of the album. The lead singer doesn’t impress, the backing music is fine but bland. Some songs required skipping, and I don’t think there was a song I would want to listen to again. 1.25 hour album is LONG and maybe a tighter song list would have warranted a 3 - I like the artistic freedom expressed in the album, it feels like "new age blues". I'm not sure I really love the end product but I recognize what it's going for - long album at 1.25 hours. I don't think this really warrants the length - another streaky album. The good parts are good, but the bad is hard to listen to. - I like 'Messiah Ward' - The middle of the album is agreeable enough, maybe 3 stars through the middle -I’m not sure this counts as a 3-star for all the songs I’ve actively had to skip. -I’m so tired of this album by the end. Too long, not impressive
pas eu le temp de tout ecouter, j'étais pas dans le mood
Meh. Felt like the instruments overpowered the voice/lyrics on my most songs.
Truly, Nick’s masterpiece.
Meh. Nick Cave is like a pretentious Tom Waits. Did not enjoy.
Sounds old
This is music for people who wear fingerless gloves
This is the blueprint for Australia’s Tropical F*** Storm. It’s as if they took aspects of this album and added more punk rock to ultimately yield their sound. I have mixed feelings about this album. At times I enjoy it at other times I feel I’ve been coerced into liking it.
Not for me
Weaker cave
I usually love a dark and gloomy album. This was not my kind of dark and gloomy :( Too long and too boring. 2/5
The vocals in this are not great, the music is boring, and the album is really long.
This album was okay. It's a mixture of Lou Reed and David Bowie. The highlights were "There She Goes, My Beautiful World" and "Nature Boy". The album feels like something inside a Quentin Tarantino movie. Album cover is great though. 2/5
I think this was unlucky to be the second nick cave album in a row and I had enough of his style of music by the end of the last album and this wasn't as good.
Nature Boy fand ich richtig stark, drr Rest einfach net mein Geschmack
🎧So much of Nick Cave’s music is ass. And this is a double album. Just cut half the tracks, no one needs this much Nick. Favorite songs: Carry Me, O Children. These are the final two tracks, the end was in sight. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
I supposed this is great but it’s not for me
eh
3/10/25. Was having a weird day so will need to listen again in the future. Felt like I was forcing myself to enjoy this although I liked a lot of the gospel elements in this. But most of the songs seemed the same to me.