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NICK CAVE'S GREATEST ALBUMS...#3
4:08 PM GMT 21/01/2009
Abattoir Blues/ The Lyre of Orpheus
(MUTE CD STUMM 233, 2004)
You said: “It’s the record of a lifetime.” Tuppy Glossop, mojo4music
After the The Boatman’s Call, No More Shall We Part and Nocturama, it seemed the Bad Seeds had settled on a plateau - a place full of mournful, mid-paced balladeering. Worse, Nocturama made it seem an increasingly arid zone. This - two separate, contrasting albums; each with a different drummer - was a brilliantly audacious way to dispel such ideas. Here, suddenly, was choir-laden gospel-rock, calypso, careening rock’n’roll - all fired along by an outrageous lyrical tumult that took in Karl Marx, Johnny Thunders, sundry birdlife and a suave re-telling of the Orphic myth.
...CLICK TO SEE NUMBER 2
To read our massive interview with the man himself, pick up a copy of MOJO magazine - on sale now!
Posted by Ross_Bennett at 4:08 PM GMT 21/01/2009
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