Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — Push the Sky Away

10/10Before I write a review, I like to visit Wikipedia. Not to get any solid information. Anyone can edit a Wikipedia entry. I edit them all the time. Generally, I do this when I notice that someone has entered their opinion on what is supposed to be a factual encyclopedia entry, but if I can

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

9/10It’s always nice to go back to my old best-of-the-year lists, and see that my opinion hasn’t changed. That isn’t always the case. However, in the instance of my 2008 list, there is little I would change–in fact, the top three would stay exactly the same. Drive-By Truckers’ Brighter Than Creation’s Dark is still my

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus

10/10 While The Bad Seeds have been a sort of revolving door of musicians since Nick Cave employed them, before 2004 there had been two constants: guitarists Blixa Bargeld and Mick Harvey. Bargeld plays a unique, minimalist style, while Harvey’s contributions have been more traditional, and encompass multiple instruments. Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus marks the

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — Nocturama

6/10 Reviewing all 15 of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ full-length original albums is starting to give me a big picture of the band’s catalogue. The start out guns blazing, then struggle just a bit to find a sound, then discover it, deepen it, better it, perfect it…then they blow the whole thing up

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — No More Shall We Part

8/10 Nick Cave brings his piano-based The Boatman’s Call-style hijinks to its follow-up, No More Shall We Part, but thankfully he brings the Bad Seeds along with him this time. Cave also expands his lyrics–his love life and religious musings are still sung about, but he has expanded their scope. He is certainly in a

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — The Boatman’s Call

7/10 And now it’s time to do that thing on The Nicsperiment where I have the exact opposite opinion of everyone else.Nick Cave released The Boatman’s Call in 1997 to universal critical acclaim, the best reviews, to this day, of his career. I am not particularly fond of The Boatman’s Call.The Boatman’s Call does that

The Nicsperiment’s Work Listening Station: Volume 1

I’ve been back behind a desk for almost six months now, enjoying my job, and my work environment. Having my own office again is also great, as I can listen to tunes to help hone my focus during the workday. I am rediscovering the great pleasure of Youtube discoveries. Yes, that’s right, I am discovering

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — Murder Ballads

10/10 Have mercy on me, sirAllow me to impose on youI have no place to stayAnd my bones are cold right throughI will tell you a storyOf a man and his familyAnd I swear that it is trueTen years ago I met a girl named JoyShe was a sweet and happy thingHer eyes were bright

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — Let Love In

10/10 One look at the album cover for Let Love In clues the listener that they are in for something different: an unsettling photo of a naked Nick Cave, the album title written in red on his chest, his face turned skyward toward the band name, against a striking red background. None of Cave’s album

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — Henry’s Dream

8/10 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds return with an album of…aggressive, acoustic rock? Gone are most of the more theatrical, Gothic tones. No more vast, sometimes nighmarish landscapes. In their place is a bare-bones acoustic rock sound, driven by Mick Harvey’s razor-sharp playing. With a full-time bassist and keyboard player added to the rotation,