What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS "push the sky away" cd, 2013.

career stats:
studio albums.......15
singles.................31

this album: #1 AU,#3UK,#29 US
singles:
"we no who u r".........no chart entry
"jubilee street"..........no chart entry

ok....
Nick and The Boys' latest album release...
i posted it on the forum as a new release, i didnt like it on that first-up online listen...
i still dont like it, i cannot figure what its all about,theres a distinct lack of melody and his usual themes are gone for the most part...
a lot of the album themes appear to deal with how modern technology has impersonalised society...this is not Cave IMO!
"jubilee street",which is no means a Cave classic, deals with the seedy side of life,its about a hooker,the Russian Mafia who run the London prostitution rackets and ultimately, the hookers untimely death...its very average IMO...yet,
this album managed to become Cave's first #1 album here in Australia, became his highest charting album in the UK,US also, and made it to #1 in nine other countries apparently.
personally,i think its his worst album since his Birthday Party days, but many disagree with me(including my daughter and front man for Lanark(damian) who think its his greatest piece of work, most diehard fans also think it is brilliant and up there with his best material...so im obviously either not seeing the whole picture of this one, or, i am the only one who appears to see it for the piece of crap it is!

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: we no who u r
best track: higgs boson blues

tracks:

1. we no who u r *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjF57zEbxpI video
2. wide lovely eyes *
3. water's edge **
4. jubilee street **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCxHvNl9MmQ video
5. mermaids **
6. we real cool **
7. finishing jubilee street *
8. higgs boson blues **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GWsdqCYvgw video
9. push the sky away *

3s=0
2s=5
1s=4

rating: 1.5