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Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds....!!!

Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
edited May 2008 in Other Music
Only just properly discovered this band....

I'm blown away, Nick Cave is truly a beautiful lyricist.....

Im addicted to Love Letter....


I hold this letter in my hand
A plea, a petition, a kind of prayer
I hope it does as I have planned
Losing her again is more than I can bear
I kiss the cold, white envelope
I press my lips against her name
Two hundred words. We live in hope
The sky hangs heavy with rain

Love Letter Love Letter
Go get her Go get her
Love Letter Love Letter
Go tell her Go tell her

A wicked wind whips up the hill
A handful of hopeful words
I love her and I always will
The sky is ready to burst
Said something I did not mean to say
Said something I did not mean to say
Said something I did not mean to say
It all came out the wrong way

Love Letter Love letter
Go get her Go get her
Love Letter Love letter
Go tell her Go tell her

Rain your kisses down upon me
Rain your kisses down in storms
And for all who'll come before me
In your slowly fading forms
I'm going out of my mind
Will leave me standing in
The rain with a letter and a prayer
Whispered on the wind

Come back to me
Come back to me
O baby please come back to me
'The more I studied religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.' - Sir Richard Francis Burton
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    welcome to the wonderful world of being an aussie music fan. :)
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    catefrances wrote:
    welcome to the wonderful world of being an aussie music fan. :)

    Thank you :)


    How beautiful is the album No More Shall We Part...?
    'The more I studied religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.' - Sir Richard Francis Burton
  • elmerelmer Posts: 1,683
    Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus, one of their more recent, is blinding.
    Love Letter I like, but don't consider that one of the better albums, nothing close to the majesty of Murder Ballads.
    Birthday Party are well worth checking out too.
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Aside from The Boatman's Call, my favourite Cave and the Bad Seeds albums are the early ones like Tender Prey. I feel that his later ones like Murder Ballads are a bit inconsistent, though still good. I tend to go for Boatman's Call for the ballads (Into my Arms and Are You The One? are incredible) and then the earlier stuff for the more rocking type. The Mercy Seat from Tender Prey is one of the best songs by anyone ever.

    Definitely check out The Birthday Party, especially their live 1981-82 album. Nothing like No More Shall We Part. It's ferocious, primal music but amazing.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Glorified Irish GuyGlorified Irish Guy Posts: 350
    only discovered this band about a week ago, heard a song on the radio and it was absolutely epic, reminded me of the doors, must pick up an album this week
  • Goofy08073Goofy08073 Posts: 41
    the new album is really good
    it sounds like cave's last album with grinderman
    "Till there was rock you only had God"
    -David Bowie
  • MalrothMalroth Posts: 2,524
    Just bought "Push the sky away". Really enjoying it. Can't beat the album cover either. :wink:
    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,946
    He has a tour on the calendar.
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,258
    bootlegger10 said:

    He has a tour on the calendar.

    but no Europe..
    did you like the new lp???..too dark..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,958
    edited November 2016
    I am a little heartbroken because they're coming back to Vancouver, but have booked the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, whihc is the worst sounding theatre in the history of music. The past three times I went I vowed to never see a show there again... but people kept booking it, so then I'd go again thinking maybe this time it will sound okay, and no, the sound is so bad the show is completely ruined, so I promise "never again"... until the next awesome artist who in can't resist plays there. Well, I am sticking to my guns from now on. No more ruined shows at the QE for me. Just a total waste of money to see anyone there. So I am missing Nick Cage because of it. :frowning: Pisses me off. It was such a great show last time he came to town (and played the Orpheum).
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,946
    23scidoo said:

    bootlegger10 said:

    He has a tour on the calendar.

    but no Europe..
    did you like the new lp???..too dark..
    That is weird there is no Europe at this point.

    I do like the new album but don't love it. There are about 4 songs I love and then rest are just okay. I usually skip to Skeleton Tree (last song) first though. Love it. I don't know that there any Nick Cave albums where I love or like every song though. Such a huge talent though. His soundtracks are really good.
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,946
    PJ_Soul said:

    I am a little heartbroken because they're coming back to Vancouver, but have booked the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, whihc is the worst sounding theatre in the history of music. The past three times I went I vowed to never see a show there again... but people kept booking it, so then I'd go again thinking maybe this time it will sound okay, and no, the sound is so bad the show is completely ruined, so I promise "never again"... until the next awesome artist who in can't resist plays there. Well, I am sticking to my guns from now on. No more ruined shows at the QE for me. Just a total waste of money to see anyone there. So I am missing Nick Cage because of it. :frowning: Pisses me off. It was such a great show last time he came to town (and played the Orpheum).

    That would be tough to avoid an artist just based on the venue. It must sound terrible. Maybe there is a good section that has decent sound.
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,958
    edited November 2016
    bootlegger10 said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    I am a little heartbroken because they're coming back to Vancouver, but have booked the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, whihc is the worst sounding theatre in the history of music. The past three times I went I vowed to never see a show there again... but people kept booking it, so then I'd go again thinking maybe this time it will sound okay, and no, the sound is so bad the show is completely ruined, so I promise "never again"... until the next awesome artist who in can't resist plays there. Well, I am sticking to my guns from now on. No more ruined shows at the QE for me. Just a total waste of money to see anyone there. So I am missing Nick Cage because of it. :frowning: Pisses me off. It was such a great show last time he came to town (and played the Orpheum).

    That would be tough to avoid an artist just based on the venue. It must sound terrible. Maybe there is a good section that has decent sound.
    Unfortunately not. It's even horrible when you're sitting right next to or right behind the sound booth, so I'm sorry to say that it doesn't sound good anywhere. It's so that you can't hear the lyrics half the time and all the instruments are muddled. So it's basically just noise that bears a resemblance to the music you wanted to hear. Can you imagine how that affects a crowd? Which in turn affects the artist, of course. Like bad concert dominos, haha. It is definitely better to not hear the music that way, lol. All a show at the QE does is make you feel disappointed and mad. :disappointed:
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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