Nick Cave and the Bad
Seeds : Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
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By Tim Cashmere
29th September 2004
Nick Cave's time with The
Bad Seeds has seen him transform from the dark, near gothic
poet that audiences came to know in The Birthday Party, to
more recently a musical extravaganza featuring brilliantly
diverse albums that can't be listened to in pieces.
Cave's latest double release, 'Abattoir Blues' and 'The
Lyre of Orpheus' fit this category. You can't listen to one
song at a time; it's a good solid two hours of music that
works brilliantly as one.
The two discs are unique in their own ways, with 'Abattoir
Blues' containing the harder and darker tunes. Cave's use
of haunting backing vocals somehow manages to work flawlessly
in the harder 'Get Ready for Love' and the majestic 'There
She Goes, My Beautiful World'.
The Lyre of Orpheus centres more around melodic and mellow
tunes, although occasionally the pace still kicks up. This
album is not as interesting as its companion disc, but even
with that burden, it still will command your attention. The
Bad Seeds are sounding better than ever, they sound like a
musical army… unstoppable!
Track Listing - Abattoir Blues
Get Ready For Love
Cannibal's Hymn
Hiding All Away
Messiah Ward
There She Goes, My Beautiful World
Nature Boy
Abattoir Blues
Let the Bells Ring
Fable of the Brown Ape
Track Listing - The Lyre of Orpheus
The Lyre of Orpheus
Breathless
Babe, You Turn Me On
Easy Money
Supernaturally
Spell
Carry Me
O Children
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