Advantages: Cave proves to be near unrivalled lyrically, The Bad Seeds are amazing musicians Disadvantages: If you don't like things dark and violent then... go buy James Blunt.
Man, I love this album. I have been listening to it almost non stop for months now and it never ceases to impress me. Firstly, it creates a much needed balance between the two albums gone before it – Tender Prey and The Good son. For those who had loved Tender Prey, The Good son was a bit of a shock. While the stories Cave told were actually still as deep and unsettling as ever, it was the more simple and direct songs amongst the set such as The ... ...a bit of a kick in the cherries! The Bad Seeds were becoming far more diverse by exploring the love song as well as the death song, and all for the better for it.
Secondly, you can tell that time has been spent on the album with fine tuning it. The Bad Seeds weren’t impressed with the production on the album when it was originally recorded so they set about mixing it themselves after kicking the producer, David Briggs. Amazingly, Cave was still ...
DanielKemp 14.04.2009
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Advantages: A perfect ablum. Disadvantages: May not be to everyones tastes.
Henry's Dream is my favourite Nick Cave album and is a good introduction to his work.
The songs have vastly different feels. Straight to You is a beautiful song about nothing on heaven or earth being able to stop someone reaching the person they love. At the other end of the spectrum, you have John Finn's Wife, a track with a very dirty feel that culminates in lust and murder.
Henry's Dream is one of those very rare and special albums where every ... ...also complements the entire album. Nick Cave is not to everyones taste but, although none of the tracks are what you would call mainstream, most people would take something from this album.
What I really love about this album is the imagery it conjures. I can't put my finger on exactly what causes it, but the whole way through I'm reminded of a small, town, somewhere in the middle of the American south, on hot summer nights with run down houses ...
awaykitcom 12.11.2007
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