Boatman's Call, The - Nick Cave/Bad Seeds (The)

Looking back I've missed a number of seminal albums, as they passed me by. I remember being at Glastonbury in 1998 but don't remember seeing the wonderful Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, as I only knew him from his duet with Kylie Minouge “Where the Wild Roses Grow”. Fast forward eleven years and his beautifully sublime album “The Boatman Calls” is one of my most played albums. Released in 1997 The Boatmen Calls” is Cave's 10th studio album and very ...
...the “Murder Ballads” Gone are the tales of violence, instead we have Cave in a very mellow, reflective mood pondering on love, redemption, spirituality and his previous, often failed relationships. From laments and odes to P J Harvey (Black Hair, West Country Girl and Green Eyes) to the unravellings of his marriage (People Ain't no Good” and “Where Do We Go Now but Nowhere” the subject matter of the songs are often very personal and often I feel ...

duskmaiden 03.03.2009 · Read full review
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this is a beautiful album. After nick caves previous album, murder ballads it is very melachonic, it has little of the humor and madness that was shown in the earlier album and none of the uplifting adventures and stories. this album is often dark, and sometimes very oppresive and can leave the listener wanting something a lot more uplifting. Yet the songs capture you and take you into nick caves world. His relantionship with his wife had broken ...
...Who he had dueted with on murder ballads, during the writing of this album and this is all shown throughout the album The serious nick cave fans out there will love the album with hits such as into my arms, the opening track, and lime tree arbour..but i still think new comers to cave will appericiate this album for its meaningful lyrics and the passion shown throughtout! ...

pandaspot 24.10.2006 · Read full review
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Nick Caves the Boatmans Call is possably the best album that I ever bought. The best track is "people just aint no good". I listen to that song all the time, when I am sad or blue it just seems to bring me back. It might not be everyones cup of tea but give it a try and see what you think? There are only two bad tracks on the album "Green eyes" and "Black hair". They might be to someones taste, but try as I might I can't seem to get into them. As ...

Gerry 11.11.2000 · Read full review
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