Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Generally speaking, I would describe myself as more of a fan of melancholic/slow Cave ("No More Shall We Part" is a fave), but I had never listened to this double beast of an album and... hot damn, I love the first side. It's all good, but tunes like "There She Goes, My Beautiful World" and "Nature Boy" smoke! I remember less specific stand outs from Disc 2, but I'll be putting this whole endeavor on repeat the next couple of weeks. So, it turns out I'm also a fan of fast Cave. And the band Cave-In. Basically, if you're a musician who has anything to do with a cave I'm ready to go spelunking.

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