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NICK CAVE'S GREATEST ALBUMS...#5
3:59 PM GMT 21/01/2009
Murder Ballads
(MUTE CD STUMM 138, 1996)
You said: “A vicious cocktail of Old Testament rage and despair.” Atsib, mojo4music
With a kill count of 64, Murder Ballads is a kind of death-based aural theme park - so stylised it’s sometimes as much Dennis The Menace as Dennis Nilsen. Yet, Kylie’s guest spot on Where The Wild Roses Grow made this the Bad Seeds’ biggest hit to this point - the album was Number 1 in Norway. Beneath the gore lies striking craftsmanship. Whether traditionals or originals, these are unlikely tales. Yet, Cave makes them genuinely shocking. For further odd joy, listen to the demo where Blixa Bargeld takes Kylie’s part - on the B-sides & Rarities box-set.
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Posted by Ross_Bennett at 3:59 PM GMT 21/01/2009
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