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NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS "kicking against the pricks" cd,1986.

Nick and his Bad Seeds fourth allbum...
ever heard him do his take on Gene Pitney,Glenn Campbell,Cash,Seekers,John Lee Hooker,Ram Jam,Big 'O', Jimmy Webb etc etc?...well, here's your chance...
yes, Cave has done a covers album and this one is it!, only difference is that Cave re-works the tracks into his own distinct desolate,desperate,dark style.
incidently, this was the album that broke Cave in the UK....his version of Johnny cash's "the singer" from this one made it all the way to #1 on the "indi,alt" singles chart back in the day.
several tracks dont work for me here, while others are IMO equal to or better than the originals...good to see a covers set that isnt a carbon copy of the originals, so full marks to Cave for simply being "nick cave"....

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: long black veil
best track: "Jesus met the woman at the wall" or "black betty"

tracks:

1. muddy water ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W84WdWDk_M audio
2. im gonna kill that woman *
3. sleeping annaleah **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aKFF6paEbE audio
4. long black veil *
5. hey joe ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7eiOsxzjKc live
6. the singer ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVGGd2sKEtM audio
7. black betty ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9wmx0bk_U0 audio
8. running scared **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFnTHj_9ifk audio
9. all tomorrow's parties *
10.by the time i get to phoenix **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc2oKEXFL5w audio
11.the hammer song **
12.something's gotten hold of my heart **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gii6-7RPRrk audio
13.Jesus met the woman at the wall ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f4pHE4YVfw audio
14.the carnival is over *

3s=5
2s=5
1s=4

rating: 2.1 or 7/10