Will the congregation please stand. We shall omit tracks one through five... As latter period Bad Seeds album go, Wild God is a good 'un - but does it stand up the rest of Nick Cave's discography?
I haven't listened to Wild God yet which goes to show that I don't expect much. I mostly agree with you, the departure of Blixa Bargeld and Mick Harvey have been a great loss, I never quite understood the admiration for Ghosteen but still I love Abattoir Blues and like a lot of songs on Skeleton tree. Anyway if I had to choose I'd go for the older stuff of course.
I can only say Amen (isn’t that ironic?) despite all our Nick Cave worship sessions these tunes don’t sing to my soul either. Sorry, sorry, sorry!
I haven't listened to Wild God yet which goes to show that I don't expect much. I mostly agree with you, the departure of Blixa Bargeld and Mick Harvey have been a great loss, I never quite understood the admiration for Ghosteen but still I love Abattoir Blues and like a lot of songs on Skeleton tree. Anyway if I had to choose I'd go for the older stuff of course.
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Alexis.
We’re off to see Blixa in London in next week with Neubauten. Can’t wait.
I think there was something really special about their relationship. They always looked like they were having fun, and that comes across in the music.
Wild God’s a better album than the last two, for sure. Let me know what you think when you finally get round to it. Definitely worth a listen.