Reviews (page 9 of 13)
Why are they eating cold potatoes? Why is this the only thing I remember about this album?
Not really my vibe But some okay songs
I grooved with an early song, then a couple later. Then I grew bored. Sounds like very good music that I just don't vibe with.
Didn't love it, didn't hate it. Would have kept half the songs for another album. This was one band I've heard of but never actually listened to them. It was nice to discover them, but not sure I could listen to them on the regular.
Musically this album is phenomenal but the vocal style gets old fast. Good ol Oogie Boogie.
I quite like the 'organic' feel of some of the instrumentals, where the percussion is not just drums, and other things like chimes etc. However imo quite a lot of the songs are quite boring and seem like something ive already heard, possibly because this particular style has been imitated/adapted by others. Favorite songs: easy money, carry me, o children overall around 6/10 (potentially higher though)
Abattoir: 4/5, actually quite liked this! Band rocking on, vocals sounded more fresh/energized than that last album. Orpheus: 2.5/5, I just don’t care much for his ballad-ing. Supernaturally is the standout/high point
High 3.5/5 This isn’t a double album but two different albums in 1. Liked both but preferred the Second One. This would need a lot of listens but definitely could go up to a 4/5 eventually
No sure I agree with all the creative choices. Loved the gospel influences though.
This has a really interesting sound that I'm digging about half of the time, and the other half is just kinda mediocre.
I have heard of this guy so many time. Never went out of my way to listen to him. I know how legendary of an artist he is on his own right. I can understand why he is legendary. Almost avant garde- with garage rock/punk rock influence.
3+ Stars (9/15)
Oh come on, he’s not that good. Where’s the evolution, man?
Not my thing, rock - interesting vocals
Jag gillar Nick Cave men han matchar inte tunnelbanan och jobbet så bra. Ett dubbelalbum är också väldigt mycket Nick Cave
Not my brand of alternative and not an album that I never wouldve picked up on my own (which I love this for) Nevertheless, I did find it interesting and added one song to a playlist (There She Goes, My Beautiful World). There were moments where they sounded like the rolling stones. The gothic vibe was cool and different. The album itself being the sandwhich of two distinct sounds was also fun to experience as well. Wouldnt mind if someone had this playing in the background of a party, but I wouldn’t be the one to request it
Will revisit artist. Album a bit long but some good stuff and nice variety. A bit 6music mind
Favorite track: O Children other picks: messiah ward, abattoir blues, the lyre of orpheus
I liked the blues sound. Fable of the Brown Ape and The Lyre of Orpheus were my favorites. Nothing else stood out to me.
I'm into this. I like what I've heard of Nick Cave in general but a lot of these were new to me. My favorite was Hiding All Away (I think because it was reminding me of the white stripes, specifically elephant) Would definitely listen to again but not at the top of my list. 3.5/5
Started as Meh, but ended up kind of digging it. I'd give it another spin at some point and see how it goes.
would not think this is from 2004
Bleak and dirty literary hymns. I'm genuinely ambivalent towards this.
Listening to this album reminds me of that kid who is so geeky about something that you should feel secondhand embarrassed for but there’s just something about their passion that’s infectious. Objectively I should feel embarrassed about the fable of the brown ape but every time I get a nick cave album he wins me over. I don’t think it’s great music but he does move me.
Couple decent songs here and there but overall not my style. 2.5/5
Part one: This is bombastic, gospel-tinged rock that's honestly kinda awesome - where's the miserable bastard Nick Cave gone? Part two: Oh, there he is. I've never been one for Nick Cave normally, but there are definitely high points on this album that got me thinking this might be alright actually - however there's also plenty of Nick going so far up himself he could check for tonsil stones... Also, it's about four tracks too much, but I'd be hard-pressed to say which four to remove to make it a better listen overall. Good, great in places, but overall not really for me. Faves: There She Goes, My Beautiful World; Supernaturally; Hiding All Away
This was more gospel-y than I was expecting. I generally liked the vibes of the songs, but there were just too many of them and some of them didn't hit for me.
(nunca lo había escuchado) un álbum que al principio me parecía de rock de nuevo, y con lamento digo que me dolía la cabeza y pensé que lo iba a odiar, pero la verdad que al final resultó ser alternativa y hay un par de canciones que disfruté bastante. me gustó la melodía al igual que las letras de algunas que me pude fijar. me sorprendió.
Do you like rock music? Then this album is for you. To be honest I thought this album was gonna be calm music but instead it was intense music. The lyrics are decent the beats are also decent. But it's not really my type of music so I don't really recommed this album if you don't like rock. But if you do like rock music then I do recommend this album just because of the beats
I didn't really like this album. now the lyrics in my opinion were good, and sounds were good, but I just really don't like this album. I honestly just really didnt like it. Overall, despite my feelings, its a decent album.
1st song-i don't like it because they don't singing good 2nd song- I don't like it to because it so weird idk why 3rd song- I like it because it is so good
Good
Actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would
Enjoyed more than I thought I would
I love Nick Cave but this isn't his best. It's pretty indulgent with all the backup chorus vocals and in general feels mostly filler. I think this is an album only for the diehards, which is fine because I'm a fan of his but it begs the question why it's on this list.
Solid
I can appreciate this album. I can tell it’s really good, but it doesn’t do a lot for me. It’s weird there’s a lot of elements that are right up my alley but as a whole I just couldn’t fully get into it. Also, it is incredibly long, I was fatigued by the end of this. I could almost give this a four because I could probably get a lot out of it if I dug in deeper, but I’m giving it a three because I don’t see myself listening to it again.
# Album Name: Abattoir Blues - The Lyre of Orpheus (Double Album) # Artist: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds # Rating: # Comments: Another double album. Sigh. Every double album i've had, minus the wall, should not have been a double album imo. You really gotta have something special to put a double album out imo. I gotta give it a chance though because its my first nick cave album. Hiding all away grabbed my attention. My beautiful world, was a good tune. Some good piano, vocals and melody. Let the bells ring. Neat little guitar lick and a good chorus. Overall a decent sound with some good use of vocals and strings. No song really stood out as being really good on first listen though. I stand by my comment on double albums, i dont see the point. It makes it an incredibly long listen. # Top Tunes: Hiding all away / My beautiful world / let the bell ring / supernatural # Would I listen to it again? Overall, not a bad album. Definitely feels like i will need to listen to this a good few times if it was to grow on me.
I appreciate that it's a good album - it's well mixed, excellent production, and the music is good, etc. But it just didn't resonate with me.
I'm surprised by what this is, but it feels pretty generic. Nothing outrageously poppy about it. I'm not listening too deeply to lyrics, so there may be something artistically meritorious about it, but as something in the background I'm not generously impressed
Bumping little album. Solid
Okay.
Måske ikke den mest spændende Nick Cave
Album 539 of 1001 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (2004) Rating : 3.75 / 5 Have heard a lot from Nick Cave from this list. I think I prefer some of his older stuff but it is all good. He is a unique guy with a unique style. His music is "characterized by emotional intensity, a wide variety of influences and lyrical obsessions with death, religion, love, and violence." This one runs a bit long so a loss of attention is possible. Nothing to complain about yet not really nothing to write home about, either.
Blegh, I like Nick Cave at his most bombastic, like on My Beautiful World. But the rest is so boring and just blegh.
3/5 I get why it’s highly regarded and people love it, but I still can’t get into Nick Cave sorryyyy. He’s the kind of artist I should vibe with, but it sounds like droning background music to me. My fav tracks were ‘Cannibal’s Hymn’ and ‘Breathless.’
Favorite Track: Breathless
meh
2.5
Ok, but not a fave
This is #day25 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... yet another first-timer here. I'm aware of The Bad Seeds' discography and album covers, but somehow I've never listened to this one (as some of their other works either). Now, I'm not a big fan of double albums. I like Nick Cave, but listening to this was rather tiring as I prefer the band's later works, such as Skeleton Tree and Ghosteen. A couple of highlights are "Hiding All Away" and, of course, "O Children." There might be some others, but this isn't the record I would be giving another spin to remember them. I'm giving it a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day26.
Schönes Album.
Long, heavy, dramatic, and pretty interesting if occasionally boring. His voice took a little getting used to but I think I liked it. The arrangements never really hit a sweet spot for me, either too formal and "arranged" or too slapdash and experimental, but I still would say I liked this more than I didn't. Best song: Hiding All Away
I’m more familiar with older Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, so this was a first listen for me. I’ve always thought of Nick Cave and Tom Waits as being in the same genre and experimenting in similar musical spaces. But I’m more partial to Nick Cave, primarily because the vocals are more melodically pleasing and some of the music remains more accessible while still pushing traditional boundaries. This double album did not disappoint, with some great songs that I would play on repeat (There She Goes, My Beautiful World, Nature Boy, Messiah Ward, Let the Bells Ring, Easy Money, Supernaturally, and O Children) and some others I would not (Fable of the Brown Ape, Lyre of Orpheus, Cannibal’s Hymn). Overall, makes me wonder why I waited so long to seek this out. 3.5⭐️
It's better than Henry's Dream, but still not my kind of music.
Nick Cave does his thing and I'm kinda into it but also not so much. I can't decide completely where I stand. This album was a little softer than Henry's Dream but similar with the storytelling style. Disc 1 better than 2 with title tracks topping the bill. If I came across a Bad Seeds album under 5 bucks...I'd pick it up. This one comes in slightly lower than Henry at 2.75.
Not sure how Nick Cave slipped by me for all these years. His discography is extensive and the unique rock sound seems right in my family's wheelhouse. NC & The Bad Seeds is one of the highlights of a new artist I'm exposed to as a result of this list. I enjoyed the previous entry and was looking forward to this one. Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus delivered again. However, I do think that both of these albums suffer a bit as a result of the 2-fer joint release. Each disc is solid in its own way and feel like individual projects with a different sound. The extended play time unfortunately drags the rating down a bit, but I found both albums enjoyable. I look forward to any other Nick Cave entries and will probably check out some of his other stuff when this list ends. 2.98 stars
Rock. Better than the other album of his I got. A little too long and repetitive for me though.
The more I am made to listen to Nick Cave on this list, the more I think “ah ok he’s kinda cool”. He’s the anti-Costello in that way. This one isn’t as good as Junkyard, but I like it much more than Henry’s Dream
This was ok but got a bit repetitive and overstayed its welcome. Favorite song came at the very end with ‘O Children’ which was a little too late for me. On another day it MAY have gone higher but for now I’m going a straight 3/5
OK, but not really for me
Recognized o children from Harry Potter.
The best Nick Cave album I’ve heard?
Even though I don’t think I’m listening to this with full attention, it’s a good album. Will listen again
Okay. Better than other albums he has on the list. Good opener.
Not hugely strong feelings about this one - too long, mostly boring generic rock and roll. The first couple of tracks on the second side are nice, but then fades back into nothingness. Fave Tracks: The Lyre of Orpheus, Breathless 3/5
En vrai sympa, mais faut du temps pour se le prendre
One of the most accessible Nick Cave albums I've listened to on this challenge. The atmosphere of the album is good, with good songwriting and some very good songs. But it is very long album which is usually a big minus to me.
Enjoyed the first album, not so much the second
ok
Pleasantly surprised. Don't know why. Knew of the power. The energy just simply explodes. There is no wasted note within.
3rd Nick Cave album I've gotten. Good sounds, a bit overly dramatized, but done well.
Another Nick Cabe album, another three stars from someone who doesn’t really get it.
This is a massive double album with some peaks and valleys along the way. I had never heard of this artist, but it was worth a listen
I've been a bit of a Nick Cave skeptic all my life due to all of his fans that I've met being an insufferable group of self-loathing yet preachy people stuck in a loop of poor decisions to keep their mental health just bad enough to not enjoy fun music and maintain an air of pretense that listening to this man somehow makes them more than. With all that being said I've given him the time of day since and his music is great, a real songwriter's songwriter, it feels like there's an element of "throw it at the wall and see what sticks" with his music that in this case is a positive and not a hinderance. It instead results in a large variety of ideas tied together by virtue of Nick Cave going into everything with a lot of passion for music, and a keen awareness of his limitations (I don't say limitations in a negative way, we all have them). Unfortunately, despite my full 180 back into the loving arms of old Nick, I was in turn quite shocked at the sound of this record. There are obviously some greater tracks here that really stand out, mostly in regard to the ballads which is a style he seems to excel at, however during any song that gets a little bit louder and faster, I couldn't help but think about his famous quote about how every time he's annoyed by something obnoxious on the radio it's the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Every second spent listening to these songs I felt exactly what he was describing and couldn't help but think about the hypocrisy of not taking care to curb the obnoxious corners off of your "rocky" songs and instead turning out these tracks of mediocre, boringly produced, and loud without purpose tracks that sound as though they belong in a coming of age film from 2006 (and not a good one). Ultimately, I'm really disappointed by this one, but only because I've set the standards high for him and don't believe I'll feel this way towards the majority of the rest of his albums that I haven't heard yet.
Enjoyed this, a bit too long but some great tracks
I mostly didn't enjoy this album - not sure if its my mood or if it was just too long and too samey? I do enjoy Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds sometimes - but maybe just not this album. O Children saved this album from being a 2
Nick cave aina kova, liian pitkä kyl
This is my 2nd Nick Cave album. I didn't like the other album but this one surprised me. I enjoyed a good bit of it. I think I liked the Lyre of Orpheus disc better but it had good tracks throughout.
It was an interesting album that went back and forth before really artsy and more radio/commercial. Overall I liked their sound a lot. Sometimes the lyrics and music sounded disconnected and didn't go together, but I still liked both parts. Reading about them it sounds like they changed their sound over the years so it would be interesting to hear different albums, and understand why this was the album that was seen as influential and not others. Overall I see how a lot of current alt rock has roots in their sound (Nature Boy's opening reminded me a little of Flo and Machine's ship to wreck.) Really liked There She Goes, My Beautiful World, Messiah World, Nature Boy and Breathless.
I love aussies but. Ehh. It was alright. Liked some parts. Definitely didn’t need to be a double album. Caves voice kinda reminds me of Josh Homme. Kinda cool to have a sound like this in the 2000s. Sounds very 70s but yea pretty mid.
Don’t have time to listen to a double album so skimmed this. It’s fine, a bit repetitive but some pleasant bits. Could not have told you what Nick Cave sounded like before this. 3 because it was good but I won’t play it again.
I have heard of Nick Cave but honestly wasn’t familiar with his music. I don’t know why but I always assumed his genre was punk. Quite wrong. I enjoyed this album.
never really got into Nick Cave's catalog. I like his voice and that each disc of this album is different but still good.
That's straight up the middle of the road for me. It was background music, I cruised through with no complaints, I also wasn't stirred from my work by anything that jumped out and grabbed me.
Almost happy Cave
Liked this more than expected but lasted too long and did not leave a lasting impression after all
This album almost sounds like musical theatre gone edgy and 'nobody gets me I'm just so different'. It actually reminds me a lot of meatloaf. The lyrics are pretty cool considering, just nothing too special to me. I like the lyric writing a lot though. (P.s. the singer's voice is a little whiny but not necessarily in a bad way, just not my favourite)
Funky monkey
Was mowing yhe grass o ly heard half, soild kinda weirs
This was good background music as I tried to sleep on the plane, but probably won’t become part of my regular rotation.
This really was an album of two halves - the first of which I quite enjoyed, up until The Lyre of Orpheus and then it all got a bit boring for me. Enjoyed Nick’s voice though!
This is the second Nick Cave record I’ve received on this project and I’m still unsure about it all. It’s not bad, and the music is casual and charming at times, but his voice kind of throws it off for me. I’m not sold, but I’m also not anti-Nick Cave.
As far as Nicks in music go he’s somewhere around top 5 ….. he’s no Cave but he’s also no Carter or Jonas. Hiding all the Way- best song
This album is a bit boring. The first few songs were pretty good. I thought "Tusk" was long but "AB/TLoO" is 10 mins longer. I don't consider the album to be awful. Well, I have to wait until Monday for the next album. 3 stars for "AB/TLoO".
The lead singer had a really rich tone to his voice. Definitely gave off some theatre kid album vibes with the lyrics in the first half of the album. Favorite Song: There She Goes, My Beautiful World Rating: 3.2/5
Don't know what this is about, sounds orchestral, as if it should be seen performed live, or acted out on stage... Like a soundtrack or something. I like this guy's voice and his energy... I'll give 3 stars
can you can you point it out this can you see it through album can you take it down is can you be a saint pretty can you kill a clown good can you mirror one ill and then make it count say can you wait to die although can you leave your friends a leave them all behind bit all behind the fence too can you kill a saint long... can you be a clown close can you feel the warmth to of your longing gown four
I like Nick cave a lot more in his murder ballad mode, some good stuff on here. He has a way of sounding both 70s and '90s at the same time.
Rock 2004 -> 3
Lots of ups and downs on this album. I really liked the lyrics and the backing video calls were on point. I just really didn’t like the lead singers voice that much.
Lost the main notes because I didnt hit save, so quick notes first song, Get ready for love 4/5 hiding all the way 2/5 (not great but good bits) Messiah ward 1/5 There she goes my beutiful world 2/5 (chorus good but feels like church) nature boy 4/5 (coherent up beat travel music consistent, drags a little to long but ends when you begin to notice(rather it end before you notice)) Abbatoir blues 2/5(very slow) ---------- overall the album is and isn't my cup of tea, the genres is all over the place from song to song and is only really worth while if you are into every genre. Best just pick favourite songs and listen to them then whole album. overal 3/5 prefer rush but for what its worth it aint bad you know. with a number of songs i would have sped it up in areas added a break down or something (im probably to tuned in for this). Learn breathless on guitar please. It really does grow on you
OKAY FINE... I normally hate Nick Cave, but quite enjoyed this one (especially Abattoir Blues). Don't know if I'd return to it as I don't like his voice much, but the lyrics weren't all as melodramatic as some of his other work.
Quite a variety for one album
Started off being indifferent but then the second half really drew me in. I'll probably need to listen to it a few more times before making a good assessment.
I enjoyed all of this and I think some of it could really grow on me with some more listens. I don't really know how to review a double album. If it had just been Abattoir Blues, maybe I would have given it a 4. But as a complete album, it felt like it lost a lot of steam in the middle (The Lyre of Orpheus) and dragged on. Should I listen to these halves separately? Maybe. But I have to give a rating to the whole album.
A nice chilled feeling. There's an operatic quality to his voice which I like. Good easy listening album
innovative. interesting. not necessarily good
It's for some people, I guess...
Not quite for me.
At first I thought this album would change my opinion that Nick Cave albums are generally slow and boring. As it progressed, I started drifting into a slumber because it's exceedingly long runtime which smothered my hope of rating this high. The music was good, but like who can listen to this entire thing for fun?
Some cool songs but not all the way my jam
This is ok. Didn't hate, didn't blow my mind. Wanted to understand the hype, but didn't see it. Very long album.
Easy Money best song of the album.
another album with mr. cave’s unique take on what can best be described as gothic folk. dalliances in blues and even gospel. not his best, but still pretty solid.
Skipping some songs the album is bloated, but there are some interesting tracks like let the bells ring. But some others that are just tiresome. Lyrics kind of funky and beatnik so I get the appeal.
Finally an album I was familiar with. It's fine. I've listened to this a few times. I know some consider it pretty groundbreaking and special. To me, it's just a fairly good rock album that takes a few small risks. All in all it's a pretty safe album. The lyrics are really good, and the concept is good. But it's just not really something that's going to stick with you long term. And I still don't really get why O Children was the top billed track on here.
I've always head of Nick Cave and I've listened to him off and on, but his music isn't necessarily one I'd pick to play. This was a decent album. A little different than I was thinking.
Get a bit of a Talking Heads vibe with a bit more edge to the sound - Loved Nature Boy but the rest of the album is just okay.
Not a favourite for me, from start to finish, but there is a lot of nice poetry and beautiful melancholy atmosphere here and there
Would be twice as good if it was half as long.
Indifference
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds hefur allt sem ég óska mér, blússkotið rokk með góðum textum í góðum flutningi. Samt er eitthvað sem ég hef aldrei getað sett puttann á sem veldur því að mér finnst þetta ekkert sérlega skemmtilegt. Það eru einstaka lög sem ég get hlustað á en það eru einhverjir fordómar sem fá mig til að hugsa: "Æjnei! Ekki Nick Cave". Kannski þarf ég bara að komast yfir það og byrja að njóta en þangað til eru það smáskammtar. Gef þrjár störnur því ég mun reyna að hlusta á meira og reyna að komast í stuð því ég ætti að fíla þessa tónlist í botn.
Not for me
This is so long, it’s hard to digest and determine its merits. Nick Cave has never really sunk in for me, I’ve tried but haven’t connected yet. There are some solid songs here, nothing that stuck out as amazing though. I get a strong feeling of unease listening to it though, like something evil or unexpected is lurking behind the next corner. This would be solid thunderstorm music, I’ll revisit it then. For now it’s a 2.5, round it up for the content overload.
First half: I’m not disliking this as much as I thought I would. Not a fan of Nick Cave’s voice or the backing vocals that keep popping up, but the instrumentation is unique, full, and engaging. Cannibal’s Hymn was especially cool. I don’t know what to say about the other songs though. There are moments in all of them that I enjoy, but I’m not necessarily a fan of the songs as a whole. Second half: This is what I expected from a Nick Cave album. I actively despise some songs, such as Fable of the Brown Ape, but I liked a couple others: Breathless and Spell.
There are some fantastic songs. Also, some cringey lyrics.
It's a good album. Nothing too crazy though. Could have been two different albums, but whatever, more music for me. Get Ready for Love and The Lyre of Orpheus were pretty good.
Energizing, but I think it needs a 2nd or 3rd listen to enjoy. Also probably need better headphones to fully enjoy
I was hoping this might help me ‘get’ Nick Cave but still not there yet. OK is best I can do…
3.5
Nog een keer luisteren
Production value was good, not really my kinda music though
This sounds like a discount child of Lou Reed and Springsteen.
I can’t think of anything to say about this
I’m a recent convert to Nick Cave and absolutely love everything he’s done from Push The Sky Away onwards. Carnage and Ghosteen are absolutely brilliant and both should be on future versions of this list. I’d listened to his earlier work and seen his performances on TV but nothing struck a chord with me. This album comes from that era but I recently bought this album on CD. It is the box set version and was pretty cheap so I thought it was worth a punt and the chance to find out if there was something in his music I was missing. Truth is after purchase it went onto my ‘give it a serious listen’ pile and there it remained until the album timely arrived on my list today. After one listen through in full I still think that there is something missing from his earlier for me to give a 5/5 which I desperately wanted to. I much prefer The Lyre of Orpheus disc and can hear lots of things I love and if it was this disc alone I could give it 5/5. The Abattoir Blues disc is just OK. Not bad but not melodic enough to blow off my socks. Future listens may change my mind as I know Nick Cave music including lyrics is a challenge and something you’ve got to persevere with to get full satisfaction. 3/5 23/4/24
Ugh, I love Nick Cave but this album was the one when I started to fall out of love with him alas. It's just so arch, and his vocal and lyrical style just seems really self conscious on this record. BUT There She Goes My Beautiful World is amazing and so is 'Get Ready For Love' and so is 'Carry Me'. 3/5 I'm afraid though.
Not as bad as I thought it was going to be
i don’t really care for nick cave, maybe i will one day
Vrij vrolijke plaat van de doorgaans zo depressieve en zwartgallige Nick Cave. Misschien dat de poetische teksten wat anders vertellen, maar zoals we weten luisteren we hier amper naar teksten. De muziek op Abbatoir Blues is vrolijk rockende blues en de donkere stem van Nick geeft er slechts een duister randje aan, maar vergalt niet per se gelijk het plezier. Ook bij de rustige nummers van the Lyre of Orpheus, klinkt er een vrolijk stemmend pianootje of een fijn tokkelend gitaartje, waardoor het prima aan te horen is. En dat maakt dat deze plaat best behapbaar is. Het komt af en toe uit die moeilijke artistieke hoek waarin Nick Cave vaak zit naar mijn smaak, die hoek die lastig te begrijpen is, behalve voor de echte fans natuurlijk. Ik vind deel 1 het leukste, maar ook deel 2 kan ik prima hebben.
Hit and miss double album. Some good tracks. Standout tracks : Easy Money, There She Goes My Beautiful World, Let the Bells Ring, O Children
This album took me forever to get through, but not necessarily because of anything bad. It is listenable, but just a busy weekend for a double album. The first song gave me some Talking Heads vibes (from what little I know of them) then I constantly kept coming to that comparison throughout the album. Obviously the singer doesn't have that same tone, but the somewhat odd lyrics and phrases reminded me of what my minds ear thinks of the Talking Heads this weekend. Probably an album I'll come back to when I'm not what is now 3 albums behind schedule. Favorite track "Messiah Ward" 3/5
Excessive run time of 83 minutes caused immediate deflation before I even hit play. Never purposefully sought out Nick Cave since I had the ability to do so. He's got a better voice that Tom Waits, but definitely fits into same sub-genre of gothic rock alternative. This wasn't bad. In fact, I quite enjoyed the second half of this double album much more than the first. So much so, that I now struggle on whether this album deserves a 3 or 4.
Very polished songs from a group I've always heard of, but never listened to. Decent album and the 2 sides were very different.
3.5. Kinda boring, sorry not sorry.
#188. I've never heard anything from this guy apart from the Peaky Blinders theme before and assumed it would just all be like that, but not really so much. The first half was pretty good, I like it, but the second half was honestly just mostly boring. 3/5: it's fine.
Another double album....feck...Nick Cave is an artist that I want to like more than I do. Listened through once and I found myself hoping the song would end soon, especially on Abattoir Blues album. I found myself looking at the titles on Lyre of Orpheus because I heard something I liked.
I left this running in the background while I was doing stuff, and when I looked at what song was playing, it was towards the middle of the second disc, so I was very happy that the songs had gone by super quickly. I then later realised that I had shuffle on, and in fact I had only played a couple of songs. It's not too bad, and I especially love the extensive singing in the background, it really adds a lot of extra weight.
This (double) album is much too long for what it is. I much prefer the second half, but altogether can't shake the feeling that, while quite alright, this is not Cave's best material. 2.5/5
Not as bad as Nick Cave solo albums
First time hearing any Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Really interesting. Kept me engaged over both of the albums, but kind of a bit much to take in all at once. Kind of Tom Waits-ish but without the annoying gravelly-voiced circus ringmaster character. Kind of pretentious, the songs about love and sex were compelling but lack ambiguity or abstraction that makes someone else's stories artistic. Otherwise very enjoyable on a Saturday afternoon cleaning my raingutters!
First NCBS album I’ve listened to. Not my thing but he’s well thought of. He’s def got his own sound.
Decent album, although it seemed to drag in some places. Didn't love it, didn't hate it.
I haven’t heard this guy before this. Interesting voice and sound, good writer
Mellow, sad, soothing.
Better than I thought it would be, the first half is the vastly superior side.
Not very familiar with Nick Cave but enjoyed some tracks on this album. Though I also felt some tracks sounded very similar.
Cave’s lyricism often grabs my attention, and his enunciation practically demands it, though I’m not always so captivated by the musical worlds it mingles in.
This album isn't bad but each individual song gets pretty repetitive. I like the aesthetics surrounding the album and the lyricism but the actual songs weren't my favorite. I saved 'Get Ready for Love', 'Messiah Ward', & 'The Lyre of Orpheus' but as for the rest of the album I couldn't see myself wanting to go back to re-listen despite not thinking the songs were bad.
pretty good, but I don't like his voice, and it's a little too yeehaw for my personal taste
Favourite Nick Cave album, not miserable like some of his others. Interesting 7/10
So much good about this album, but it was so long and there was as much that I didn't love.
One of the better options for grouchy poetry singers, but I like Leonard Cohen better. There She Goes, My Beautiful World and Hiding All Away were highlights for me.
His voice grates on me after too many songs
I was bored up until "There She Goes, My Beautiful World." Then I was mostly bored again until a few songs on the second disc. I didn't dislike many of the songs, but they were almost all too 'raconteur'-esque. Nick Cave's low talk-singing doesn't do it for me. The instrumentation was interesting on quite a few tracks, but I could never find my way to enjoying the big picture. I didn't hate it, but I'd never listen to it again. 5/10.
Punched me in the face to start. 1st part was not really my cup of tea even after the initial punch. Messiah Ward was a nice break there. 2nd part much better. Overall a long listen. Consider this ok-not supreme or terrible.
vrij mediocre
3+
5/10
Most of the songs were enjoyable but not amazing, my favorite was “The Lyre of Orpheus.”
Surprising! I enjoyed and will listen again to get a better understanding of the lyrics.
Blues rock de Nick Cave. Ni fu ni fa.
This was fine - would not be my go-to jam but okay for an hour or so.
pretty boring and long but ok
Blind album, know the artist from another album on the project. I recognized the final track and the rest was kinda meh. I think I liked the other album more, the bluesy acoustic one, but still a 3.
Almost 4
Blues rock de Nick Cave. Ni fu ni fa.
Well, I thought much of the first album was good, haunting rock. The band is great. His lyrics and whole dark minister thing isn’t my vibe generally, but certain tunes there are objectively good songs. The second album. I think I would enjoy this so much more with a different vocalist/lyrics. I like the music on the second album but his persona, which I realize is a lot of his appeal, doesn’t speak to me.
For reasons I can't fully articulate, I have steadfastly avoided almost all of Nick Cave's work. I genuinely don't know why, but I had this intense resistance to it for like, 15 years, maybe more. Listening to this doesn't offer any clarity on the matter, as it's overall pretty good! "O Children" is kinda bullshit, but the rest is solid or better. My first thought upon starting the album was "Tom Waits with clean vocals", which is hardly a bad lane to occupy.
Appreciate it, but don’t feel the need to listen to it again
Not bad, but not my speed.
Not bad!!
My favourite thing Nick Cave has ever done is that photo with Henry Rollins, looking absolutely terrified at a baby. This was alright
Pretty damn good
Bra greier, ikke helt på fireren
Started good, ended sucky
Doesn't really do anything for me. Not terrible
A bit too slow. The vocals and lyrics are quite good though.
Imaginative, poetic lyrics. Some good songs. I'm not a big fan of his voice and the album feels twice as long as I'd want it to be.
This is a super unique album! I'm not necessarily a fan of it all, but I'm really glad it was brought up as something new to listen to. I've never heard anything quite like it. I greatly appreciated that it wasn't over repetitive and the vocalist actually had unique lyrics and told stories, instead of just repeating chorus and verse ad nauseam. Fav tracks: Hiding All Away, Carry Me, Let the Bells Ring, Supernaturally
fav song: nature boy, messiah ward
not the top rock records i have heard but could be up there with more listens
Enjoyed the album. Nature Boy was a great song.
I’ve never been a big fan of Nick, but this is pretty good. The contrast between the 2 albums is pronounced. Over 80 minutes of Cave is a big ask for me. The constant intensity of his songs is a bit much for me &, at times, repetitive. But this is better than I expected. I think I prefer The Lyre Of Orpheus. Babe, You Turn Me On is a standout.
This isn't bad, but it's not my cup of tea. I'm not sure why. I know there are tons of people who love Nick Cave, but apparently I'm not one of them.
Like all double albums it’s far too long, but some great stuff in here.
I'm pretty sure I've never heard Nick Cave before. I didn't dislike it but it got to be tiresome mid-way through. I didn't add it to my collection, but I'll probably give his other output a shot.
Great all around album, never listened to him before but was surprised by all the different influences that went in to it l. Almost gospel at times.
Despite being only 90 albums into this album generator, this is now my third Nick Cave record, it's not necessarily bad, it's just weird. Although this album so far has been the least impressive to me. The big blues energy in the first half of the record gave me coles corner flash backs, which I did not appreciate in the slightest. The good news was the more mellowed out second half of the record really brought this record back to a decent listen. And it's the tone that I find suits nick cave best. But given the sparsity of interesting songs in between the rest, it's not enough for me to regularly come back to this record. Albums too long, wayyy too long
Appreciate his artistry but mostly not my jam
A classic album, but not for me
It was okay, not for me, but not terrible awful
OK
I liked it. Kind of what I expected from Nick Cave. Like a ramshackle circus band or something. Went quickly despite being a double album. Favorites: Get Ready for Love, O Children
It's like Springstein, Stones, Talking Heads, and Dead someone pulled together this bad. Hard to pin it down. Second half is more lyric focused than I care for in my music. Had to work to get this one done 3/5
Flirted with my interest, but ultimately wasn't able to hold it for that long. Good track to go out on though
3.2/5 Best Track: Nature Boy
Not sure what I was expecting but better than expected… if that makes sense. I have obviously heard of Nick Cave but cannot recall actually listening to a full album. Will give it a few more listens on my next long drive.
Pretty okay album. Liked the instrumentation on it and señor Nick’s voice was nice (better than Bob Dylan’s by far). Liked that most of the songs told stories but lyrically some of it made no sense and was just kinda weird. Supernaturally (track 5 on the second album) was pretty solid.
Just when you start to enjoy the style some disturbing lyrics come along to shake you out of your trance.
Pretty good. Gotta look into what some of the songs mean. Rock/gospel almost. Nice rhythms
Not bad. I like the voice but something about the composition doesn’t quite sit right with me. Maybe I’m not cool enough. Sorry Nick.
Not bad...but not mine...
Different vibe than expected. More soulful than I thought - rather than something more dour.
Sehr ‘in your face’ ahfang, ned de sound woni vo nick cave kenne?? Interesting. Uhhh we love a lil sneaky bass
Ääh he weiss nöd, es isch huere lang und i has bim excel mache gloset. Ha eigentli immer gfunde es isch no cool aber i würs etz nöd nomol wölle lose. Wieso singt er so? Isch jetz irgendwie s vierte album woni find wieso singeds so. Isch da so e ding mit albe wo d kritik mega gern het, dases weitd singed. Isch da cool?
Get Ready For Love. noisy uf e gueti art. wechsel zwüsched jazzy drums und punkigem shit passt guet. bgvs huuuere geil Cannibals Hymn. geeeeili drums geile song mega bonham Hiding All Away. konversationell mega cool. wenns riff chunt gohts huere los. THERE IS A WAAAAR COMIIING huii dark aber geil. Messiah Ward. sounds schööööön hübsche song. dynamik im griiiiiff. there she goes. mega schön? rieeese chords und bgvs?? mega schöni wall of sound?! was?? Nature Boy. er singt relaxt und d band isch easy energetisch hinedra da isch geil moll. Abbatour Blues. mass extinction uf chiiillo?? er het de abbatoir blues glaub. Let the Bells Ring. mmmh gitarre überaall. piano sochli am chille. lyre of orpheus zweite teil vom album dunkler?? aber cool he hit the g minor 7 hahahahah breathless. whimsical as fuck mit de flöte. Babe, You Turn me on. horny on main also. ersch schochli en nuschelibueb aber do redt er afoch. recht schön. er isch chli am oversinge. Supernaturally. 6/8 clave oder sones ding, ungwohnt uf jede fall und no geil. d hey ho hook findi semi cool. Gitarre defür huere geil messy. Spell. sehr gloomy, au wenn d sounds schön sind findis chli klagend. de schwizer ade drums machts guet (er isch actually zürcher de thomas wydler) Carry Me. atonals striicher züg git cooli struktur. BGVs sind back! yesss. guuuuete song. bgvs sind glaub zeme gsunge eig wie en chor huuuere nice. O children isch en h finds allgemein am ahfang besser und sehr sehr lang. aber es guets album mit sehr schöne songs. d highlights sind am nick cave sin gsang in kombination mit de gospel-bgvs. und d gitarre sind durs band meega kreativ und schön. noisy döt wos mönd noisy sii. dass de drummer vo züri isch findi funny. aber jo die punkigere songs sind cooler als die melancholische.
ok han chli angst gha will nachem nick cave hets gad als nächsts gad d pj harvey ahzeigt😭 aber s erste lied gfalltmer schomal sehr, gutarre macht funny sache und d strophe mit ride gfalltmer mega, chli post-pubk mässig? 1h20 min schochli lang?? ok lit sicher bis zumene gwüsse grad au ah mier will ich ultramüed aber nach 20 min het ahgfange chli alles glich töne breathless tönt wie halleluja?? fucking shrek ok d mitti hetmer nöd so gfalle, jz geg de schluss findis iwie wieder spannender baby you turn me on eig cool mit spoken word aber schochli cringe?? supernaturally erinnered mich chli aaaaaahh of monsters and men oder eie die heissed, cools lied allgemein cool mitem chor wo mengisch chunnt
This is the 3rd from Nick Cave that I got on this list. Liked it more than the others. The songs are glorious and the production is amazing. Is it going on my must-have list? No. [0084/1001]
This is my third Nick Cave album to be assigned, and all three albums have been very different. The Abattoir Blues album was far superior in my mind. I loved the blues rock sound of the songs, and they suited Nick Cave's voice really well. The backing vocals were fantastic as well, and they really kicked the blues sound up a notch. The three song run of "Messiah Ward," "There She Goes, My Beautiful World," and "Nature Boy" were absolutely fantastic. If I were rating the album just on those three songs, this would easily be a five-star album. The two tracks before these songs were great, but after the title track, I lost interest in the last two songs of Abattoir Blues. I wasn't terribly in to The Lyre of Orpheus album. After the hard driving sounds of Abattoir Blues, I just wasn't ready for a comedown. The songs were okay, but outside of "Supernaturally," nothing really snagged my attention. Lyrically, I thought the album was solid all the way through. I love the imagery that Nick Cave uses in his music, and I enjoyed the fact that the meaning of these songs was very open to interpretation. The Biblical references in the lyrics were great too, and just furthered the mystery of what these songs were about. I appreciate the ambition of this double album, but it the second half just didn't land with me.
Some good stuff here, but Nick Cave just isn't my style. It's fine as background noise for me. I understand there are many superfans that will not enjoy my hot take.
Full throated Cave. The Seeds are in their Sunday best. None of the songs got to me yet. Worth revisiting.
Some songs were super interesting, others didn’t do it for me.
Abattoir Blues was rocking hard and then The Lyre Of Orpheus sort of dropped off in quality and wasn't as good.
I don’t get what all the fuss is about. Going with a 3 because it’s definitely not terrible. But it doesn’t live up to all the hype either. I need to listen a few more times to see if it will start to hit better / differently. 3.25
Another example of an artist I’ve tried multiple times to get into with no success. I listened to the boatman’s call and ghosteen and didn’t get much out of it, so wasn’t hopeful here. However, I did learn some things with this album. I learnt that to truly appreciate these albums, I’m going to have to stop and actually focus on listening to them. As in, lie down, close my eyes and listen with no distractions. That’s going to be hard to do day to day, especially if it’s a double album like speakerboxx/ the love below! When I did this with this album, things started clicking. I was able to connect more with the musical choices and relax into the soundscape which took on more depth, I could see the musical layers that had been constructed. I’m not saying I had a transcendental experience or anything, but this helped me get so much more out of the album. I think one day to try and appreciate an album is not enough, 3 listens should be the minimum required to start getting something out of a collection of music, but I managed 2 playthroughs of this and started really getting into some of it. Highlights are mostly from the back half, lyre of Orpheus, breathless and carry me were my favourites. Some of the longer cuts like the opener get ready for love and hiding all away were good as well, can imagine they’d be amazing live. I hope to come back to this album, again, nick caves style isn’t easily accessible to me but this is the closest I’ve gotten and I learnt something along the way!
Nick Cave is like the uncle of all the music I listen to. I would like to find the people where Nick is the end all, be all best artist they’ve ever heard.
Interesting listen. Makes me think of a rock musical soundtrack. Lots of variation here, well composed, solid album.
Quite a few songs I really like from this one! The album felt just a little all over the place, but I enjoyed listening from start to finish. Favorites - Cannibals Hymn, Nature Boy, Breathless, Easy Money, Carry Me, O Children (recognized this one from Harry Potter movie)
weird, but pretty good overall. listened 2x. 3/5
A bit depressing. Quite liked "Hiding All Away" and "O Children".
Hienostuneen tuntuista rockia, mutta silti "raa'an" tuntuista. Tykkäsin Ghosteenista enemmän
It was fine without being special
Thé album beautifully tells a story, drawing from a wide range of references like the Orpheus myth, Ovid, Dante, and more The vocals are superb, and the instrumentation is equally impressive, making it a captivating but too long musical experience
I already know O Children and like it, this is def a genre I dont explore much though. Yea the lyrics are weird af but im having fun! Creeeeeeepy sounds going on here Its a little long
Nick Cavellekin kyllä riittää yhden levyn mitta vallan hyvin, puoltoista tuntia on jo uuvuttava massa. Onneksi välillä on kevyempiä sävellyksiä. Ja alku on vauhdikas! Kuoro ilahduttaa ja välillä jopa jouset. Mutta paljolti pitäis olla keskittymässä tarinoihin, mitä en aivan jaksa.
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus is an album that was quite a ride. It started off quite good but unfortunately fell off towards the end. The songs at the start were well done and fit well with each other and were interesting to listen to but the songs on the back half were quite forgettable. This album is decent but you can do better Best Song: Hiding All Away Worst Song: Fable of the Brown Ape
I am not at all familiar with their music even though I've heard their name in the past and at least another one of their albums has shown up before in my rotation here, so I'm glad I get the chance to hear them. Overall, I like this album. Some of the songs get real harsh to my ears, but I know that's what they're going for and it's really simply a matter of personal tendencies, tastes, and preferences. Even in those harsh tunes, I hear very skilled musicians and interesting composition and arrangements. Impressive band.
This album is decent. I much preferred The Lyre of Orpheus to Abattoir Blues; the main singer's slam poetry-esque style of mostly talking with a little singing fit the more melancholy style of The Lyre of Orpheus than the more upbeat Abattoir Blues. This singing style grew on me over the course of the album, but I still prefer regular singing over this style. I definitely thing the backup singers and especially the instrumentals carried this album though. 3/5 Favorite song: Easy Money (really exemplifies when this singing style goes right) Worst song: Hiding All Away (really exemplifies when this singing style goes wrong and the instrumental can't carry the song enough)
Ok, men synes måske bare det er lidt kedeligt
I liked it OK , 3 stars
Loves the album artwork music didn’t match-I did like the Chris Cornell similarities in voice but wouldn’t come back to it 3/5
Gut aber viel zu lang!
Very interesting, different vibes. Timeless
3/5 - 3.5/5 For Disc 1. 2.0/5 for Disc 2. I saved "Nature Boy" to my playlist to remind myself every now and then that they exist. Drummer and guitarist play well together. The whole band gives an orchestra vibe at some points, which is something i love to hear out of a band. The lyrics are nice, not life changing or new. The musicians all seem well in sync with each other. This seems like a very average album from a band of above average musicians. Some of these songs just had no business being >5 mins. And i say that as a Grateful Dead fan.
Like okay. Nick cave is supposed to be great and I guess I kind of like him but two whole albums is just too much Nick Cave at once for me. Plus one star for being profoundly weird but minus a star for possibly being pompous.
Funky,Bluesy aber hat mich irgendwie relativ kalt gelassen
Moany old men
nick cave and the bad seeds are quite the artist. definitely pretentious, but also definitely pleasant enough music! i've listened to their ghosteen album as part of this project, and i'm impressed by the range this band has. many artists don't challenge themselves in the way nick cave and the bad seeds do! in contrast, abattoir blues / the lyre of orpheus is much more lively and has a stronger beat driving the music--and there's an overall dark tone that, honestly, i'm obsessed about. like many double albums on this project, i'm left wondering why it needed to be so long, but alas.
I never quite know what to do with Nick Cave. This is very different from the other Nick Cave album I've had on this project, so I can appreciate that. But in both cases, he is just so overly dramatic, melancholy, and deep. His music is almost an exercise to listen to and leaves me feeling exhausted. All of this seems to be for the sake of "art". Fair enough, I guess, but it makes it a bit of a slog to get through. I would like to address something specific, though. Thanks to the musical Hadestown, I understood the song "The Lyre of Orpheus" quite a bit more than I probably would have otherwise. This song actually sounds like it could have come from Hadestown, as "The Lyre of Orpheus" is very bluesy and gospel-y, like Hadestown. Seeing as this song and album came before the musical, though, I wonder if this song was an inspiration for the musical? A longshot to be sure, but almost too on the nose to be coincidence. I guess this will be my little conspiracy theory.
Tending to gravitate to the second album. Favorite tracks: "The Lyre of Orpheus", "Breathless", "Supernaturally", "O Children". "Babe, You Turn Me On" does feel redundant and lesser following "Breathless". From the first: "Cannibal's Hymn" I'll almost definitely be coming back to this one, my vote may go up with more listens.
I’m not crazy about the first half, but the slower second half is awesome. I haven’t checked out much of Nick Cave’s stuff before; this is good.
такие разные две части альбома - первая такая бунтарско-блюзовая, грубоватая, несуразная (для меня), неопрятная - и мне тяжело было. В серединке задорный переход ко второй более романтической и лирической части. Я даже в затруднении, что ставить ах да, альбом двойной оказывается. Это все объясняет. Поставлю пока 3 (для меня же исключительно)
Heel apart album. Wat voor genre dit is zou ik niet zo 1,2,3 kunnen zeggen. Het pakt me opzich wel? Ik ken van hun alleen Red Right Hand(Shoutout Peaky Blinders) maar moet zeggen dat de muziek me wel trekt. Het is zeer moody, duistere muziek. Als ik dan momenteel naar buiten kijk matched dat best wel heel erg goed! Nadeel van moody duistere muziek; het kan na een tijdje een beetje zeikerig overkomen... Dat is meteen ook mn grootste kritiekpunt op dit album. Het is best wel mooi en de sfeer word duidelijk neergezet, alleen jammer dat de sfeer op een gemiddelde begrafenis een stuk beter is. Poeh, er word geen rekening gehouden met eventuele dinsdagdipjes he? FAVO: Easy Money, O children
Oke, na een lange pauze weet ik niet of dit het beste album is om mee op te starten Nick Cave is een zanger met een herkenbare stem, maar vooral de manier waarop hij zijn teksten brengt verdient alle lof. Deze man doet mij geloven dat hij elk woord dat hij zingt voelt en meent. Ik vind de toevoegingen van het koor af en toe ook zeer prettig. Hoe dan ook, kabbelt het album een beetje voort voor me, met weinig hoogte- of dieptepunten. Al met al een prima album, maar niets iets dat me bij zal blijven. Favo's: The Lyre of Orpheus, Supernaturally, Carry Me
Lot to love here but not for me
3.5/5 he's just not my type...
First Nick Cave album. Listened twice, half paying attention tbh. Not bad, not mad at it. Not a whole lot stuck out, solid record. Not inclined to return though
Nice example of blues. Preferred the tracks with backing vocals, but didn't love the 'talkier' songs.
Shouldn't be a double album, just a long LP. A lot of duff lyrics. The positives though are that I really liked some of the songs! And I can imagine they would be great live. Still a bit annoying but I like the album cover.
Despite its length, I quite enjoyed this album.
O children je super pjesma Dobar album, ali nema baš puno pjesama kojima bi se vraćala.
Never really good into Nick Cave. It’s good but just not my thing.
I only listened to the first of this dual album, one of those cases where an artist is going for something VERY specific and absolutely nailing it but it doesn’t do much for me.
quase bonitao? quase me emociona? devo ouvir mais
Pretty interesting stuff on some of these tracks. Should have been a single album though there's lots of boring tracks.
Didn’t get through it all. It wasn’t bad but didn’t stand out to me.
I think I once saw a comment on Reddit recommend this album if you're a fan of Ghost's "Meliora/Popestar" and I remember thinking that was weird. I never really vetted that claim so I'm happy to do so here. And while I don't think it's a perfect recommendation I do see the similarities. The skeletons of the two albums are somewhat alike and they share common themes and ideas but they are ultimately two different albums attempting different things. As far as this album goes I enjoyed it well enough. Too long to justify its length. I'm not sure if I prefer the front half more because I like it more or if I was just burnt out by the end. All things considered I'd listen to a few tracks again. 3
I liked some of the songs, but it does NOT justify the hour and twenty minute length.
A bit too dad-rock in the first half and not much of note in the second half. 5/10
definitely enjoyed this more than his weird spoken word one but dear god why is it so long
I really hated the last album from this guy. But this was pretty good.
Turned into a bit of a slog towards the end of play but was an enjoyable mix overall.
I will say I liked this a lot better than the last album of Nick Cave's "Murder Ballads." There's more of going for a rock style. I also liked the disparity between the 2 discs. A few times artists used to do that with two sides of their albums: have one side be harder-edged and the other side be more lighter. You can tell the difference between the two discs and what the band was going for here. I got a little tired of "The Lyre of Orpheus," even with its driving rhythm, which I liked. The "Oh Mamma" just started to get a bit too repetitive for me. I just wish Nick was a bit more... melodic. His voice isn't bad, but I wanted it to be more than it was. He was drifting more into a grunty snarl, when I wanted him to stay in tune. So much better than Murder Ballads, I just don't know if it's something I would definitely listen to day in and day out.
Inget livsavgörande, men helt ok.
I liked this album better than the other work I have heard from this artist.
Listened in 4 separate sessions, but still good
This was a long one, but I had to take a break to eat in the middle, so the length didn't affect me as much as it likely could have. I mean, it's cool, and I totally understand why people would like it, but I don't care about it very much. Not to say that it's bad or boring, but it's not something I would seek out again. My favourite song Spell, I think. The tracks blend together for me.
Переслушав его спустя почти 400 альбомов понял что не настолько плохо это было. Но долго прям, мда Алкоальбом: дед в 4 раз рассказывает и ты уже поддакиваешь (вы пьете вино 2 час)
Nick Cave is usually a weird but pretty good time.
Good, cool, relaxed
Poetic. Not bad.
J'étais à peine sorti du lit quand Nick Cave et les Bad Seeds me mirent un sac sur la tête et m'annoncèrent qu'ils me prenaient en otage pour les prochaines quatre-vingt-deux minutes. J'ai connu de meilleurs réveils.
Nick Cave vient dès les premiers instants de l'album nous aposer un sac sur la tête, avant de nous balancer dans le coffre d'une voiture, pour une prise d'otage qui durera au total près d'1h20.
Not as engaging as I hoped it would be
They had me in the first half, I'm not gonna lie. But the second half wasn't nearly as exciting. I do like this better than other Nick Cave stuff I've listened to.
I have tried to like Nick Cave for years. His music isn't horrible, but it isn't particularly enjoyable to me. It sounds like very basic, Brit rock.
It was just all around a nice, pleasant listen.
5/19, 26%
So this is Gothic Rock, huh? Always nice to eb able to put a name to a genre I know. Nick Cave was interesting to learn about, as is a lot of Australian music. Not fully my deal but iconic for what it is. A double album is always appreciated.
Would listen to it again
Not sure what I expected from this. I've heard a lot about Nick Cave but never actually heard the music. It was interesting. Kinda big in a way that I didn't expect. Very theatrical and complex. It was a little long (I love a double album, but still). Overall, I'm into it. Standouts: Get Ready for Love, Messiah Ward, There She Goes, My Beautiful World, Easy Money
banco! 7/10
Not terrible for a Nick Cave album. What the absurd excess of Nick Cave albums on this list has taught me, is that Nick Cave spans the range from awful and generic to not so bad after all. 3 lyres out of 5 𓏢𓏢𓏢
This dude gothic af. His voice makes me wish it was raining but the music has a somewhat sunny vibe to it. There she goes, my beautiful world and Let the Bells Ring are my faves. 1st side > 2nd side. Overall has some jams but also some duds. 3 stars.
I liked the first half more than the second, some of the more ballady tracks towards the end dragged on. Some of it was so fucking good - like Let The Bell Ring. But some it was so bad I had to skip - wtf was the Fable of the Brown Ape?
Pretty good album. weird but good music. natureboy meta
Didn't think much of the first half but the second half was great. May listen to this more
Cool