15-10-2011, 09:06
mtthwibrahim Wrote:How the hell is Cave underrated? Sure, he deserves way more credit, along with Tim Buckley and Tom Waits, he's the best songwriter of the 20th, but he's pretty well regardedWhen I think underrated, I think chart success. Speaking for the U.S. Nick has never had that. The album posted (Murder Ballads) never even touched the Billboard 200. Out of 14 albums with the Bad Seeds, 9 of them have never made that chart. The highest charting was the last one, Dig Lazarus Dig, which made a showing at #64 here. I'm sure Nick has done much better in his homeland and even the U.K., and he is well respected by those in the industry, but as far as chart success in the states, Nick Cave is very underrated.