I don't think he gets enough credit for being an amazing piano player.

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Glad this thread was bumped. I've been obsessed with finding good covers for the "The Ship Song," but I always find myself coming right back to Nick's version at the end of the day. I've dabbled a good bit in most of his more well-known tracks (such as "The Weeping Song" and his "Hallelujah" cover, etc), and I've been meaning to dig a little deeper into his work, as I love his overall style.. Which album is a good starter to get me going??

No More Shall We Part.

Gracias, mi'migo. Will listen.

Report back. I'd like to know your opinion.

I shall.

Uhh, pass for me.

Here's some Michael Franks to enjoy instead:

Loved the opening to the opening track. That's always extremely important for me, that the album "greets" me appropriately. What ensued was pretty much what I already appreciate about Nick Cave's work: the intense music paired with the tongue-in-cheek lyrics. Solid. I'll listen again tomorrow because I lost track of time while the album played and before I knew it my YouTube had already cycled to another album of his. I like to take a new album in its entirety. I feel a bender coming on and I'm looking forward to getting to know more of his songs better.

I'm the same exact way, if the opener is nothing to write home about, it's usually always a done deal for me. I still give the record a listen, it just leaves a sour taste in my mouth. His last records great, Abbatoir Blues is a double record but equally fantastic. His 90's stuff is good too. I think it pales in comparison though to his post-2000's work. That's just me though.

From what I remember of what the OP said a few years after this was posted, it was in response to a bunch of **** threads about **** artists by boring posters. Or something like that.