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Dark, Gothic, moody, and depressing. A lot of killing and death too. From traveling carnivals to your own home where you want nothing more than to leave and never return. This album is absolutely rich with strong visual lyricism. The storytelling is absolutely captivating and the moody dark atmosphere choking. This album is anything but happy and will do anything to drag you into its murky depths. I was fascinated by this dark world this band has crafted but I wish that it was a bit more ... read more
ARTIST BINGE #1 : NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS, PART. 4
A foray into incredible sadness and violence
After a first misstep in their discography with a rather mediocre album of covers, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds refocuses on what they know. Thomas Wydler, who started playing drums on the previous album, is now a full member of the band. His arrival paradoxically isolates Barry Adamson, who only plays bass on two tracks. Recorded in the summer of 1986, between Berlin and London, ''Your ... read more
Very conflicted on this release tbh. On one hand, I think it is a step in the right direction. And as someone who loves gothic post punk, musically I enjoy this album a bit. But on the other hand I do feel like part of it drags a little bit and also vocally. While I am warming up to his vocals, it can be a challenging listen. Lyrically a strong album thi
this actually was on track to be one of his absolute best albums until the last 3 songs. great atmosphere anyhow.
absolutely awesome album, feels like he’s gotten everything up to this point in his career and just threw it on in one spooky, ambient, gothic, no wave masterpiece WHILE also adding this amazing new aspects to his music, there’s some tracks with so much energy on this, while there’s some which are so interesting and good structurally that i’m not sure why this project doesn’t get its flowers, insanely interesting piece of work while also being incredibly ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Sad Waters 5:02 | 82 |
| 2 | The Carny 8:02 | 79 |
| 3 | Your Funeral My Trial 3:57 | 85 |
| 4 | Stranger Than Kindness 4:47 | 83 |
| 5 | Jack's Shadow 5:43 | 80 |
| 6 | Hard On for Love 5:21 | 72 |
| 7 | She Fell Away 4:33 | 74 |
| 8 | Long Time Man 5:48 | 77 |
Total Length: 43 minutes
