 |  | The garage band from Heaven? Try a little further south... |  |
Oh, Nick Cave. Can ye do no wrong? Apparently not. This album, for lack of a better word, rocks. It rocks soft, it rocks hard, it rocks sideways and upways and slantways and every-which-ways you can even begin to imagine. It's a short little record--well, compared to a regular Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds release--but it's certainly not a forgettable one, whether it's Cave screaming for someone to get the baboons out of the basement, or muttering "damn, damn" when he can't find a woman to...well...fornicate with.
Along with three of his Bad Seeds (Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, and Jim Sclavunos), Cave has crafted another fine record. Well, I use "fine" losely. I can't even call it "good," can I? Compared to a typical Cave record, there's not a lot of depth here (you don't have to think too hard to figure out what "No Pussy Blues" is really about), though some tracks (especially the dry-wit of "Go Tell the Women" and the pondering "Man in the Moon") do dig beneath the surface. Still...it's mostly a record for fun. Which is nice, because I don't want to say that recent Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds records have been boring...but...they've been rather ponderous, how's that? As Cave himself has stated, when he stood up from the piano and strapped on an electric guitar, he started singing different. We're still anxiously awaiting his return to form with the rest of his Bad Seeds crew (DIG!!! LAZARUS DIG!!!), but this is a nice little twist of talents. Wait...there I go, using words like "nice" again. Dammit...I guess you can't really describe this record. Just listen to the damn thing. And rock on.
April 5, 2008After listening to this cd several times, I like it more than the first listen which created quite an impact. It is not a subtle Nick Cave album. It is not Lyre of Orpheus, Rarities and B sides or The Proposition soundtrack. It is stripped down, base instinct, garage style rock by a seasoned professional. I recommend it highly and it is one of the rare records anymore that I think should be listened to LOUD.
February 9, 2008This is a great CD. It took me by surprise. Imagine Nick Cave backed by the Stooges singing songs of lust and missed sex. It works and it's epic. It's angry and visceral at times but Nick Cave knows how to pull this off without being trite. Bowie returned to the roots of rock n'roll with Tin Machine and now it's Cave. I hope they tour.
January 29, 2008No need for a long review - if you like early Bad Seeds and Birthday Party, get this album. Thats all you need to know.
December 22, 2007| | | now i know the real definition of PERFECT! | |
adjectives and cliches are useless to describe how brilliant, b r i l l i a n t this music is. i am begging you, pleading with you to wrap your ears around this masterpiece. heard a chicago music critic get all slurrpy and slippery about this as part of a 2007 top ten. i cannot get the smile off my forehead. had to sit down and rest with some oxygen before i go back for the headphones. JSNOW2 has every syllable correct in his review. "love bomb", "set me free", "depth charge ethel", "go tell the women", " get it on" are all stellar examples of what makes music magic. i don't care for NC and the only cave i hear is "man in the moon". grinderman is perfect!
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