Very nice interpretation of an ok song by a great artist. There is much more to explore (also less noisy songs): • From her to eternity (a song about neighbourhood, from his first album with the Bad Seeds, title song) • I had a dream, Joe (some faster track) • Where the wild roses grow (featuring Kylie Minogue, yes, what a couple...; this song even hit the charts worldwide) • Hallelujah (not Nick's cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, that's fine too, but Nick's own Hallelujah about a writer's block) • We came along this road (nice first line, nice piano playing) • Fifteen feet of pure white snow (a winter song, or not?) • Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! (about careers) • Jubilee Street (adjacent to Penny Lane?) • Push the sky away (trance) • Stagger Lee (some rough language to say the least) • Time Jesum transeuntum et non riverentum (probably a track for Halloween; no worries, only the title is in Latin) • Bright horses (probably about the death of one of Nick's sons) • any song from the album “No more shall we part”
In the fifties, Nick would have been a beat poet. In the sixties, an angrier Bob Dylan. And in the seventies a punk Springsteen. "And the Ass Saw the Angel", crying "I Am the Wolf"! His books are just as superlative as his songs.Who else could pen a tune about Stephen Hawkings sadness from the proof of an atomic particle (Higgs Boson Blues)! Peace, particle theory, and Love.
It's interesting that people are putting Tom Waits and Nick together - I do too. I absolutely love them both, but I get that they are either an acquired taste or they just keep people away. They both tend to be love-or-hate, with no fence sitters.
Nick Cave and Tom Waits seem to generate a lot of negative comments when you react to them. Many complain about Waits' voice or, in this case, Cave's noisiness and/or repetitiveness. But to me these two have something in common that might be the real reason some are turned off - lyrical denseness and a willingness to explore some rather raw and ugly human landscapes. Listening to them usually isn't "fun" and there's so much content to sort out that many casual listeners soon give up, then sigh and roll their eyes the next time you react to them. Personally, I look forward to more of both of them.
Speaking personally I don't dislike Waits and Cave for those reasons you outlined, I dislike their music because it's not very well put together. I've never been a fan of music that takes a distant second to convoluted lyrics.
@@pentagrammaton6793 Yes, there are many different reasons for not liking them, mostly just personal taste. But you almost prove my point - I don't consider their lyrics to be convoluted. I find them well worth understanding. The lyrics may be primary, but the music isn't relegated to a "distant second". Rather, the music serves the various moods of their songs very well, whether it be the chilly wasteland atmosphere of Cave's "Loom of the Land" or the boozy sideshow that Waits often portrays. Rather than being a distant second, the music is essential to the mood, and is quite well put together to serve that purpose.
I associate Cave more with Iggy Pop. All three are certainly cartoonish in their own way. I find Waits to be the most difficult to listen to because of his voice. So I am listening to his early stuff now so I can slowly get used to his voice.
"Punk" will do well enough to describe some of this, I think. Dissonant, aggressive, "bounce-beat" - and ideas like this might cut through closer to what you're perceiving, though, once there's some hindsight available as the song ceases to hop all over your head and shout at you. That kind of "total guitar breakdown" is quite a punk thing, I think. (But someone will probably point out how it was a sound first deployed against its listeners in some prog rock or metal song.)
If you want something that's got all the bounce and almost no aggro (just energy - lots of energy - much more than most punk - energy, too - some more, I mean - if you don't move something to this, you need to get the family to call the undertaker to move you before you start to smell bad) try *The Presidents of the United States of America* . Here's an entire album of theirs (to gobble up greedily all at once, or listen to little by little, song by song over a few months - both ways are fine). The kind of energy? *Love Everybody* ruclips.net/video/HnIM02v5OAk/видео.html (The first song explains the concept. It's simple, but it's deep.)
leaves me cold. repetitive refrain. too dense. screechy. rockabilly without the stand up bass. stray cat strut by the stray cats - i'm gonna play it now. = to redress the pet balance
The punk rock vibes are strong with this one-it's fantastic!
Very nice interpretation of an ok song by a great artist. There is much more to explore (also less noisy songs):
• From her to eternity (a song about neighbourhood, from his first album with the Bad Seeds, title song)
• I had a dream, Joe (some faster track)
• Where the wild roses grow (featuring Kylie Minogue, yes, what a couple...; this song even hit the charts worldwide)
• Hallelujah (not Nick's cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, that's fine too, but Nick's own Hallelujah about a writer's block)
• We came along this road (nice first line, nice piano playing)
• Fifteen feet of pure white snow (a winter song, or not?)
• Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! (about careers)
• Jubilee Street (adjacent to Penny Lane?)
• Push the sky away (trance)
• Stagger Lee (some rough language to say the least)
• Time Jesum transeuntum et non riverentum (probably a track for Halloween; no worries, only the title is in Latin)
• Bright horses (probably about the death of one of Nick's sons)
• any song from the album “No more shall we part”
Great track from what is in my opinion one of the best Bad Seeds albums.
In the fifties, Nick would have been a beat poet. In the sixties, an angrier Bob Dylan. And in the seventies a punk Springsteen. "And the Ass Saw the Angel", crying "I Am the Wolf"! His books are just as superlative as his songs.Who else could pen a tune about Stephen Hawkings sadness from the proof of an atomic particle (Higgs Boson Blues)! Peace, particle theory, and Love.
I have seen him live many times (most recently last December) he is always incredible,
My fav track on the album. I have to say you have the best selection of the weirdo alternative stuff I love
It's interesting that people are putting Tom Waits and Nick together - I do too. I absolutely love them both, but I get that they are either an acquired taste or they just keep people away. They both tend to be love-or-hate, with no fence sitters.
Aint Gonna Rain Anymore & Lay Me Low up next!
Sounds like the Pogues. Try stone roses track " fools gold " I guarantee you'll love it.
Nick Cave and Tom Waits seem to generate a lot of negative comments when you react to them. Many complain about Waits' voice or, in this case, Cave's noisiness and/or repetitiveness. But to me these two have something in common that might be the real reason some are turned off - lyrical denseness and a willingness to explore some rather raw and ugly human landscapes. Listening to them usually isn't "fun" and there's so much content to sort out that many casual listeners soon give up, then sigh and roll their eyes the next time you react to them. Personally, I look forward to more of both of them.
Speaking personally I don't dislike Waits and Cave for those reasons you outlined, I dislike their music because it's not very well put together. I've never been a fan of music that takes a distant second to convoluted lyrics.
@@pentagrammaton6793 Yes, there are many different reasons for not liking them, mostly just personal taste. But you almost prove my point - I don't consider their lyrics to be convoluted. I find them well worth understanding. The lyrics may be primary, but the music isn't relegated to a "distant second". Rather, the music serves the various moods of their songs very well, whether it be the chilly wasteland atmosphere of Cave's "Loom of the Land" or the boozy sideshow that Waits often portrays. Rather than being a distant second, the music is essential to the mood, and is quite well put together to serve that purpose.
I associate Cave more with Iggy Pop. All three are certainly cartoonish in their own way.
I find Waits to be the most difficult to listen to because of his voice. So I am listening to his early stuff now so I can slowly get used to his voice.
just wait til you get to the emotional double whammy of Lay Me Low and Do You Love Me Part 2 to close out the album
"Punk" will do well enough to describe some of this, I think. Dissonant, aggressive, "bounce-beat" - and ideas like this might cut through closer to what you're perceiving, though, once there's some hindsight available as the song ceases to hop all over your head and shout at you.
That kind of "total guitar breakdown" is quite a punk thing, I think. (But someone will probably point out how it was a sound first deployed against its listeners in some prog rock or metal song.)
If you want something that's got all the bounce and almost no aggro (just energy - lots of energy - much more than most punk - energy, too - some more, I mean - if you don't move something to this, you need to get the family to call the undertaker to move you before you start to smell bad) try *The Presidents of the United States of America* .
Here's an entire album of theirs (to gobble up greedily all at once, or listen to little by little, song by song over a few months - both ways are fine). The kind of energy? *Love Everybody* ruclips.net/video/HnIM02v5OAk/видео.html
(The first song explains the concept. It's simple, but it's deep.)
Barfly music❤❤❤❤
A bit repetitive but still a banger!
For me, as with the rest of this album - respect, not love.
It's honestly hard to pick who I dislike the most, Cave or Waits.
leaves me cold. repetitive refrain. too dense. screechy. rockabilly without the stand up bass.
stray cat strut by the stray cats - i'm gonna play it now. = to redress the pet balance
You do you, dude.
@@johndrx165stray cat strut ? it was far too tame I'm afraid. How about Chickenkiller by The Triffids - Martyn Casey on bass too....