Music Banter - View Single Post - The Album Club: "Murder Ballads" by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Trollheart · 12-15-2017, 09:28 AM

I can definitely recommend the following:
The Good Son
Henry's Dream
Let Love In
No More Shall We Part

I happen to love The Boatman's Call, but yes, it is generally low-key and quite monotonous so I could see how some people might not like it. And you're spot-on with the Waits comparison: I also feel this to be the case, though Waits tends to view things more though a beer glass (for his writing) or through grimy windows, whereas Cave is I feel a bit more detached, a bit more clinical and nihilistic in his lyrics.

12-15-2017, 09:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	I can definitely recommend the following: The Good Son Henry's Dream Let Love In No More Shall We Part I happen to love The Boatman's Call, but yes, it is generally low-key and quite monotonous so I could see how some people might not like it. And you're spot-on with the Waits comparison: I also feel this to be the case, though Waits tends to view things more though a beer glass (for his writing) or through grimy windows, whereas Cave is I feel a bit more detached, a bit more clinical and nihilistic in his lyrics. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018