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90
For what it sets out to do, it's damn near perfect, and what higher praise is there than that?
15y
90
Throughout Grinderman 2., the guitars and violins pant and howl with a visceral, veteran’s swagger. Late middle age has never sounded so thrilling.
12y
81
Grinderman 2 is a sequel of sorts, but mostly an improvement. The band has widened their sound and sexual pursuits, but also poked around at the edges of decrepitude.
15y
80
There’s more work required here, more layers to clamber through in the descent down the rope ladder to the tawdry depths of the collective Grinderman psyche. Anyone hoping to howl along to a ‘Depth Charge Ethel’ or a ‘Honey Bee (Let’s Fly to Mars)’ is mostly going to be left shortchanged, albeit with a few exceptions.
15y
80
The second offering from Nick Cave's side project is unrelentingly sex-crazed - and very, very funny.
12y
80
Instead, there’s a conflation of sexual politics and the very real violence of power on Grinderman 2 that makes it as unnerving as it is invigorating to listen to.
15y
70
Grinderman's latest LP might not be as shocking as their debut, but Nick Cave and the gang still serve up some pretty dirty, liquored up garage rock and blues.
8y
70
Grinderman 2 goes a long way towards solidifying this four-man Bad Seeds mash-up as a distinctive musical act, even as it brings them closer to their parent band’s wheelhouse.
15y
A big step up from Grinderman 1 both lyrically and musically.
Essential track - Heathen Child
I’m actually super surprised, this was WAYY better than grinderman 1 in almost every way. The production is better, nick’s vocals sound better, and is a much more digestible and enjoyable album. I really like palaces of Montezuma as well
A step up from their first album, Grinderman 2 is still super fun but offers a bit more to latch on to.
Man, I love Nick Cave but that second half of the album was not just bad but draining and obnoxious
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Track List
| 1 | Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man 5:42 | 77 |
| 2 | Worm Tamer 3:13 | 75 |
| 3 | Heathen Child 4:59 | 73 |
| 4 | When My Baby Comes 6:48 | 78 |
| 5 | What I Know 3:19 | 63 |
| 6 | Evil 2:55 | 67 |
| 7 | Kitchenette 5:16 | 71 |
| 8 | Palaces of Montezuma 3:32 | 80 |
| 9 | Bellringer Blues 5:30 | 79 |
Total Length: 41 minutes
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1y
I can’t believe you are rating Palaces of Montezuma so low, that song is a lyrical and emotional masterpiece