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ResonantPassageResonantPassage Posts: 8
edited September 2012 in Other Music
Any fans of Nick Cave? Personally can't get enough of the guy, although I'm a sucker in particular for The Birthday Party and Grinderman (Grinderman 2, specifically)..Love his dark imagery and growl

Here's an artist retrospect of the man http://www.resonantpassage.net/nick-cave-a-musical-career-to-be-emulated/
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,447
    Love Nick Cave....

    My favorite album is his double album Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus. Brilliant!
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  • IgotshitIDIgotshitID Posts: 895
    his the man
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  • PopmartijnPopmartijn Posts: 382
    I only started to get into his stuff about three years ago, but now I certainly have the bug! My favourite is The Boatman's Call (the first Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds that I got), but he has many amazing records. I think my favourite period is from The Good Son to Abatoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus. Slowly I'm getting into his earlier period. I bought The Firstborn Is Dead this past weekend and that one is also quite OK. Tupelo is a great song I the blues/country feel of those songs sit right with me.

    So yeah, I'm a fan. :)
  • JDBJDB Posts: 277
    Let Love In is a good one.
  • stargirl69stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Love Nick Cave....

    My favorite album is his double album Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus. Brilliant!

    This,this,this :D
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  • curlygirly9curlygirly9 Posts: 1,872
    HELL TO THE YES!
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  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    I'd love to see him live one day.

    I need to make an effort to listen to more of his material.
  • curlygirly9curlygirly9 Posts: 1,872
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    I'd love to see him live one day.

    I need to make an effort to listen to more of his material.

    You will not be disappointed. He is fantastic live.
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  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    I love this sooooooooooooooooo much

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MajmI5j7Bs
  • curlygirly9curlygirly9 Posts: 1,872
    Great song. Dig! Lazarus Dig! kicks so much ass it's not even funny. As a girl, I do love when he sings the pretty ones though. That voice! Swoon... :oops:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_TpElzj4aU
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYbOHXMtelU&ob=av3e
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  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    I know a lot of people here regard EV as their favourite singer and of course he is one of mine but there are quite a few I put above him, Nick Cave being one of those. He doesn't perhaps have the range some other singers have but he makes up for that with tone, clarity, delivery and control and tops off his talents with his songwriting ability. I don't know another artist who can write tongue in cheek humour, black comedy, thought provoking lyrics, beautiful ballads and love songs and some pretty deep, disturbing subject matter to such a consistent high standard. As a live performer he acts like conductor for the music, when he is gentle the movement on stage is very minimal and subdued but when he goes completely nuts the whole band follows suit and it's really amazing to watch. He also looks pretty scary when he stares in your direction and is always impeccably dressed for his performance. Yeah, I quite like him.... ;)
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  • stargirl69stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    veddertown wrote:
    I know a lot of people here regard EV as their favourite singer and of course he is one of mine but there are quite a few I put above him, Nick Cave being one of those.He doesn't perhaps have the range some other singers have but he makes up for that with tone, clarity, delivery and control and tops off his talents with his songwriting ability. I don't know another artist who can write tongue in cheek humour, black comedy, thought provoking lyrics, beautiful ballads and love songs and some pretty deep, disturbing subject matter to such a consistent high standard. As a live performer he acts like conductor for the music, when he is gentle the movement on stage is very minimal and subdued but when he goes completely nuts the whole band follows suit and it's really amazing to watch. He also looks pretty scary when he stares in your direction and is always impeccably dressed for his performance. Yeah, I quite like him.... ;)

    Brilliantly vibrant description :D I have only seen him live once but it was exactly as you describe,his intensity both scares and fascinates me.I also put a number of singers above E.V for these reasons.

    I quite like Nick too :D
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  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Couldn't have expessed my feelings upon seeing Nick Cave live better than Veddertown has. I've seen Cave several times - always the same intensity. If PJ and cave played on the same night, I would probably choose to see Nick Cave. Though last time I saw him, the opening band was WEIRD - even by Nick Cave standards! :D
  • curlygirly9curlygirly9 Posts: 1,872
    I wonder if we saw the same WEIRD dude open for nick, lol.
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  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    redrock wrote:
    Couldn't have expessed my feelings upon seeing Nick Cave live better than Veddertown has. I've seen Cave several times - always the same intensity. If PJ and cave played on the same night, I would probably choose to see Nick Cave. Though last time I saw him, the opening band was WEIRD - even by Nick Cave standards! :D

    Was it Joe Gideon & The Shark Rita? They were a male and female duo and they played a lot of semi spoken word songs. We loved them!! :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCaIMM7Uasc
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  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    It was these guys Gary - Hunter Gracchus. Was it them you saw too curlygirly?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFH1QBj8CXI

    I'm fine with experimental music (to a point), but I thought this was just taking the piss. There was absolutely no way you could even just 'let go' and try to get 'transported' by the sounds - there was nothing pleasing to the ear. For the first 10 minutes or so, you could see the puzzled faces of the audience (and not a single sound heard from them - too flabergasted). This went on for ever and ever - this clip doesn't show the worst bits either! So many people (including Rob and I) just walked out. It's something I hate to do but I just couldn't bear it!

    Now Joe Gideon & The Shark (whom I had never heard before), is very different but very pleasing.. you can drift away with this!
  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    stargirl69 wrote:
    veddertown wrote:
    I know a lot of people here regard EV as their favourite singer and of course he is one of mine but there are quite a few I put above him, Nick Cave being one of those.He doesn't perhaps have the range some other singers have but he makes up for that with tone, clarity, delivery and control and tops off his talents with his songwriting ability. I don't know another artist who can write tongue in cheek humour, black comedy, thought provoking lyrics, beautiful ballads and love songs and some pretty deep, disturbing subject matter to such a consistent high standard. As a live performer he acts like conductor for the music, when he is gentle the movement on stage is very minimal and subdued but when he goes completely nuts the whole band follows suit and it's really amazing to watch. He also looks pretty scary when he stares in your direction and is always impeccably dressed for his performance. Yeah, I quite like him.... ;)

    Brilliantly vibrant description :D I have only seen him live once but it was exactly as you describe,his intensity both scares and fascinates me.I also put a number of singers above E.V for these reasons.

    I quite like Nick too :D

    This is a great example of Nick at his best, slow brooding intro building to an intense crescendo.... :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLVaNO3ZHQA

    This version of an old Birthday Party song is really great too.... :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ewBCtBG6BI

    And a very delicate one.... 8-)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxDATUU2L1I

    Thanks to this thread I'm going to have a Nick Cave week......... :mrgreen:
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  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    veddertown wrote:
    stargirl69 wrote:

    Brilliantly vibrant description :D I have only seen him live once but it was exactly as you describe,his intensity both scares and fascinates me.I also put a number of singers above E.V for these reasons.

    I quite like Nick too :D

    Thanks to this thread I'm going to have a Nick Cave week......... :mrgreen:

    I may join you Gary ;)
  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    veddertown wrote:
    stargirl69 wrote:

    Brilliantly vibrant description :D I have only seen him live once but it was exactly as you describe,his intensity both scares and fascinates me.I also put a number of singers above E.V for these reasons.

    I quite like Nick too :D

    Thanks to this thread I'm going to have a Nick Cave week......... :mrgreen:

    I may join you Gary ;)
    I've only listened the odd song here and there lately so it's long overdue! :D

    Off topic I know Dave but I picked up Mark Lanegan tickets this week!! :mrgreen: August 28th, can't wait! ;)
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

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  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    veddertown wrote:
    I've only listened the odd song here and there lately so it's long overdue! :D

    Off topic I know Dave but I picked up Mark Lanegan tickets this week!! :mrgreen: August 28th, can't wait! ;)

    Brilliant :D

    Make sure you check out the support act. Pretty cool band. There has been suggestions that Lanegan will be doing another euro tour around November.
  • stargirl69stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    veddertown wrote:
    stargirl69 wrote:
    veddertown wrote:
    I know a lot of people here regard EV as their favourite singer and of course he is one of mine but there are quite a few I put above him, Nick Cave being one of those.He doesn't perhaps have the range some other singers have but he makes up for that with tone, clarity, delivery and control and tops off his talents with his songwriting ability. I don't know another artist who can write tongue in cheek humour, black comedy, thought provoking lyrics, beautiful ballads and love songs and some pretty deep, disturbing subject matter to such a consistent high standard. As a live performer he acts like conductor for the music, when he is gentle the movement on stage is very minimal and subdued but when he goes completely nuts the whole band follows suit and it's really amazing to watch. He also looks pretty scary when he stares in your direction and is always impeccably dressed for his performance. Yeah, I quite like him.... ;)

    Brilliantly vibrant description :D I have only seen him live once but it was exactly as you describe,his intensity both scares and fascinates me.I also put a number of singers above E.V for these reasons.

    I quite like Nick too :D

    This is a great example of Nick at his best, slow brooding intro building to an intense crescendo.... :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLVaNO3ZHQA

    This version of an old Birthday Party song is really great too.... :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ewBCtBG6BI

    And a very delicate one.... 8-)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxDATUU2L1I

    Thanks to this thread I'm going to have a Nick Cave week......... :mrgreen:

    Thanks for those brilliant links :D

    He does the best version of Stagger Lee I have ever heard
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    veddertown wrote:

    Thanks to this thread I'm going to have a Nick Cave week......... :mrgreen:

    I may join you Gary ;)

    I think I will to :D
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  • PopmartijnPopmartijn Posts: 382
    Here's another great Nick Cave video, starting sweetly but getting intense pretty fast.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sfhvxTZ0wo

    Bonus points for spotting the former '80s teenage heartthrob. And no, I'm not meaning Jarvis Cocker. :D
  • stargirl69stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    Popmartijn wrote:
    Here's another great Nick Cave video, starting sweetly but getting intense pretty fast.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sfhvxTZ0wo

    Bonus points for spotting the former '80s teenage heartthrob. And no, I'm not meaning Jarvis Cocker. :D

    Jarvis was the 90's :D

    Jason Donovan :shock: :lol:
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,513
    One of the best lines of (mock) poetry ever:

    "The night was as dark as Nick Cave's closet"


    by Dana Gould
  • curlygirly9curlygirly9 Posts: 1,872
    redrock wrote:
    It was these guys Gary - Hunter Gracchus. Was it them you saw too curlygirly?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFH1QBj8CXI

    I'm fine with experimental music (to a point), but I thought this was just taking the piss. There was absolutely no way you could even just 'let go' and try to get 'transported' by the sounds - there was nothing pleasing to the ear. For the first 10 minutes or so, you could see the puzzled faces of the audience (and not a single sound heard from them - too flabergasted). This went on for ever and ever - this clip doesn't show the worst bits either! So many people (including Rob and I) just walked out. It's something I hate to do but I just couldn't bear it!

    Now Joe Gideon & The Shark (whom I had never heard before), is very different but very pleasing.. you can drift away with this!

    No, it was a one man band called Ghostwriter. It was just him growling over a guitar and it was excruciating :?
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  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    ResonantPassage wrote:
    Any fans of Nick Cave? Personally can't get enough of the guy, although I'm a sucker in particular for The Birthday Party and Grinderman (Grinderman 2, specifically)..Love his dark imagery and growl

    Here's an artist retrospect of the man http://www.resonantpassage.net/nick-cave-a-musical-career-to-be-emulated/

    didn't see this thread so I made my own. good to see some fans out there.
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  • nigelnigel Posts: 267
    I had the immense pleasure of seeing Nick Cave live for the first time last night - and in my home town as well.    It was one of the most extraordinary gigs that I have ever been to - so good that my brain is still processing it!  This is what the NME had to say - including some cool clips from the show - http://www.nme.com/news/music/nick-cave-bad-seeds-kick-off-uk-arena-tour-epic-bournemouth-show-2144303  
  • lexicondevillexicondevil Posts: 2,062
    nigel said:
    I had the immense pleasure of seeing Nick Cave live for the first time last night - and in my home town as well.    It was one of the most extraordinary gigs that I have ever been to - so good that my brain is still processing it!  This is what the NME had to say - including some cool clips from the show - http://www.nme.com/news/music/nick-cave-bad-seeds-kick-off-uk-arena-tour-epic-bournemouth-show-2144303  
    I got to see him for the first time a couple years(?) ago. It was phenomenal. His energy and showmanship made me wish I had actually wedged myself up front.
    I hope he does another Grinderman record. I feel like his last record was therapy to deal with his son's death. I respect that and I appreciate the album, but I'm hoping he puts out something with a little more oomph on the next release.
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  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,942
    Just bought a ticket to see Nick Cave for the first time in Dallas next month.  Can't wait!  
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