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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
label: Virgin
released: 09.29.04
our score: 4.5 out of 5.0
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Moody and temperamental
at best, the music of Nick Cave has been up and down like a thermometer
in an English summer. But this thirteenth studio album has proved
anything but unlucky for the king of Australian rock. The morbidly
titled Abattoir Blues and The Lyre of Orpheus form a smashing
double album package that simply must be given a chance on your
stereo when it is released.
Vastly under-rated
and frequently overlooked, Cave is keen to have each album judged
on its’ own merit, and they do have a very different feel.
Abattoir Blues has religion as a constantly re-occurring theme
and contains some of the finest lyrics I’ve heard in months
and sparkling music in tracks like "Nature Boy", "There
She Goes", "My Beautiful World" and "Let the
Bells Ring".
The cynicism
and bewilderment of this Cave’s eye view is summed up with
this gem of a line in the title track: “I went to bed last
night and my moral code got jammed/I woke up this morning with
a Frappucino in my hand.”
The Lyre
of Orpheus is far more mellow, but equally as charming. Cave
recorded partly recorded the tracks at Studio Ferber in Paris,
a location he says added an incredible amount of character to
the sound.
It’s
the best album from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for many moons,
and seems as they are few and far between I would grab it while
it’s hot.
15-Sep-2004
11:34 PM
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Tracklist:
Abattoir Blues:
1. Get Ready For Love
2. Cannibal's Hymn
3. Hiding All Away
4. Messiah Ward
5. There She Goes, My Beautiful World
6. Nature Boy
7. Abattoir Blues
8. Let The Bells Ring
9. Fable Of The Brown Ape
The Lyre of Orpheus:
1. The Lyre Of Orpheus
2. Breathless
3. Babe, You Turn Me On
4. Easy Money
5. Supernaturally
6. Spell
7. Carry Me
8. O Children
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