Uh I respect his music and has a great touch. That's all I can say. He's been played to death here though being Australian and Australians like to stick to their own successful kind to boost their ego.

Well from what I can tell.

Seriously AC/DC could take over parliament.

"And no more shall we part" is one of the greatest albums of all time.

I'd go so far as to say Nick Cave is arguably one of the greatest lyricists that have ever lived.

I've loved Nick Cave for ages (I saw him live in 2005 and it was unbelievable). Recently, I'm beginning to like his albums from the 80s-early 90s better than the later ones.
Some songs are too heavily arranged, and sometimes with a disturbing lack of taste. He's still one of the best lyricists ever and the Bad Seeds are an extraordinary concentration of talented musicians. In romantic, piano-driven ballads he remained great. But I think that he sometimes tries too hard to be a wild rocker again. The haunted bluesman who sang "Tupelo", or "The Mercy Seat", or "Up Jumped The Devil", or "The Witness Song", was on another level.

Album recommendations?

Depends on the style you're looking for. Lyrically Murder Ballads and The Boatman's Call are the best of the Bad Seeds albums (that's not to say that the other albums don't have brilliant lyrics, just that those two are more brilliant), if you want the pure Bad Seeds experience go for Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus (they're different sides to the one album) and if you want his more modern rough sound then go for Dig, Lazarus, Dig! oreither of Grinderman's albums. I can't actually comment on any Bad Seeds records pre-90s or The Birthday Party, so someone else might be able to suggest some of that stuff.

The only ones I would hesitate to recommend are the first two - they're pretty raw and and scary and probably for Birthday Party fans only. They're mighty good though.

Your Funeral My Trial and Tender Prey are more Southern Gothic. Is Nick lamenting his woman because she left him or because he killed her and buried her in the back yard? You're never quite sure. Brilliant stuff.

The Good Son is probably unlike any other album in the Seed's catalog. You could call it the first Ballad album, but it's a lot darker and weirder than later stuff like Boatman's. Many think it's among their very best work, and I tend to agree.

Henry's Dream and Let Love In are, I think, the albums where the modern version of the Seeds really came into their own. Still very gothic and dark but much more polished and assured musically. 'Let Love In' is one of my all time favorite records.

All highly recommended!!!

I'd recommend starting with Let Love In. Not only is it one of his best albums, but it also reflects a good variety of his various styles.

ok, finally heard the album

it's the best of his later releases, easily

I love Nick Cave. I have always loved everything about Nick Cave. But just the title of your post makes me want to hate Nick Cave, so if you really love Nick Cave... stop!
"They have Nick Cave dolls? I want one!"

It might be true though. If No Pussy Blues got a couple of Radio 1 plays he'd probably become some kind of worldwide superstar in mere hours.