The Boatman’s Call

Nick Cave is a poet, I just don't resonate with his music.

Less interesting than when Kylie gets involved.

No le he prestado atención. Solo por el arranque ya se merece 3 estrellas y lo mismo si lo escuchase con cariño le daba más o quién sabe si menos. Estas reseñas al final son también fruto del momento.

Probably my least favorite of the three Cave albums I've heard so far, but still pretty damn good. "Into My Arms" is undeniable. A light 4 stars for now.

4/5

Production stands out.
Flood is brill; wish he produced
Leonard Cohen's songs.

A nice listen whilst I worked. His voice is very calming

If Tom Waits were less hatefully intoxicated and more Christmassy you'd have this album...which is a pretty good thing. It's not really for me but I feel like it occupies an important place. The man has talent.

I don't know much about Nick cave and the Bad Seeds, but this album sounds like a guy who is a frontman for another genre of music trying to be a singer. His voice isn't *awful*, but it's definitely not great. In fact, his voice - and the album - is just boring. It's not bad, per se, but it's boring, and repetitive, and just plain bland. When the primary backing is a piano, the voice better be otherworldly. Nick Cave's voice is *not* otherworldly.

Fuckin hell, Nick Cave again? Almost exactly the same as the last album. No fuckin way they both need to be on this list. Boring.

Great album but I never listen to it as it was way too apt at the time it came out. My obsession with it probably wasn't helpful and now it almost provokes a Pavlovian response. Gee thanks album generator for bumming me out for an hour.

Take a shot every time he says "black hair" in the song, you guessed it, called "Black Hair".

I still am not sure whether Green Eyes was a piss take

Wow, I initially hated this but something clicked part way through, need to listen a few more times. 3.08

Another artist that I had long heard about but never heard. Started out well until I realized the entire album was going to be the same monotone slow sound. The man is a poet but not a creative musician to me. I am well past my emo early twenties phase, so this one didn’t get me in the feels the way it probably would have back then. I listened to the entire album but about halfway through checked to see how many songs were left. The Black Hair song has to be a punk to see how many times two words can be repeated

March 5, 2024

HL: “Into My Arms”, “There is a Kingdom”, “West Country Girl”, “The One I’m Waiting For”

Hm, Murder Ballads was musically intriguing but also gross n’ gruesome.
Boatman is often sweet, but its purposefully slow and sombre nature made me long for the variety of the former album, or at least the riot of “Curse of Millhaven”.

Can’t believe he made the song from Shrek 2 real though. Wild

Apart from The Boatman’s Call, Nick Cave has 2 five-stars and 2 three-stars from me- plus 2 Cave-adjacent ones (Punishing Kiss, Oedipus Schmoedipus) that weren’t the greatest but I gave 3 stars for their uniqueness.

I recently stopped drinking coffee, and this album sounds like I currently feel. I'm not quite sure if that's a good thing or bad thing...

You know, I've somehow never thought of The Police as new wave, but they really are aren't they? It makes me see them in a bit of a new light. I really ought to listen to them more, I never remember how much I enjoy them until I do. This album is quite fun and has some of their great songs.

If I wanted to hear good sad songs I would listen to Leonard Cohen.

This was just depressing.

I know it was his PJ Harvey breakup album, but Jesus, I can see why she left him.

Green eyes was just the terrible icing on the horrible rotten cake.

I like his voice, and some of the musical bits and melodies are nice, but it's just so sombre. There's a few standout tracks, but the whole album certainly didn't fly by, let's say that.

Hard to imagine listening to this when I could listen to Leonard Cohen. Good though.

I've only recently discovered Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds upon the recommendation of a friend. The album he recommended was Murder Ballads. That album is very different than this album. This album is a departure from their typical post punk/rock sound for a more intimate, almost entirely piano based style.

Many people write off Nick Cave because of his baritone voice and unique lyric delivery. I find that with the slow piano accompaniment on this album it melds quite well.

I immediately recognized People Ain't No Good from the movie Shrek 2. This album had themes of romance, religion, and heartbreak. "Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?" was a heart wrenching song about love and mental illness.

Overall, I enjoyed this album. Not something I would often gravitate to because it is very heavy.

Favourite songs: People Ain't No Good, Into My Arms, Lime Tree Arbour, Brompton Oratory

Least favourite song: Black Hair (do ya think she had black hair?)

3/5