26-04-2012, 07:04
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NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS "the best of....", cd, 1998.
Nick has never really been a 'singles' artist so a best of set seems out of place in his catalogue and gives me the impression that he just released it fullfill contractual obligations inbetween studio albums, fans like myself will always bicker and complain that other certain tracks seem are omitted from this set and will do so and never agree till the day the world ends, but that said this is not a bad introduction to the genius that is Nick Cave IMO.
i guess the problem i have is that his albums are meant to be heard in one complete sitting say like...The Wall, which doesnt really work when radio play individual tracks, its like only reading one chapter of a novel without geting the full story or intent that the artist had in mind when recording the material.
as expected, this is going to score very high from me because afterall...its Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, one of three artists i rate as never letting me down musically as posted n a new thread earlier today.
Cave is a master of the macabre story telling and this shines through on this album, probably the worst track here is the very average "where the wild roses grow", a duet with Aussie songstress Kylie Minogue(not a fan of hers and she adds little to this one to change my mind), as or best tracks, pretty difficult to go past the classic "straight to you" or the upbeat "deanna", but only just pipping the other "***" tracks slightly. his original version of "the mercy seat" detailing a man on death row only gets "**" here, probably would have got "***" but Johnny Cash does a better version IMO on his American Recordings series of albums with producer Rick Rubin...
also, as there is also a Cave "best of" dvd to accompany the cd i have chosen to use his official videos where possible and audio links to the tracks on here....
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
worst track: where the wild roses grow
best track: straight to you or deanna
tracks:
1. deanna ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxORulyOXs8&ob=av3e video
2. red right hand ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrxePKps87k&ob=av3e video
3. straight to you ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYbOHXMtelU&ob=av3e video
4. tupelo **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSl4KX7zBTQ video
5. nobody's baby now **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQNsSSE7IlQ audio
6. stranger than kindness **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krfw2AF-a3w audio
7. into my arms ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnHoqHscTKE&ob=av3n video
8. (are you) the one that ive been waiting for? ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd51SEljBU0&ob=av2e video
9. the carny ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mElryeFD-U audio
10.do you love me? ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJTjsVSzQ1Q&ob=av3e video
11.the mercy seat **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahr4KFl79WI&ob=av2e video
12.henry lee ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzmMB8dTwGs video
13.the weeping song **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqhOVY58zIo&ob=av2e video
14,the ship song ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0spQCw35D4&ob=av2n video
15,where the wild roses grow **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDpnjE1LUvE&ob=av2e video
16.from her to eternity **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5wx4vGpzh8 audio
3s=9
2s=7
1s=0
rating: 2.6
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.