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Originally Posted by zachsd
By unwavering do you mean like, an Ian Curtis or Nico type of delivery? Sort of emotionally stark? If so I can see where you're coming from and can see how that would suit his type of music. I just love the raw emotional power in that other version, it seems like Nick Cave is about to break down and start sobbing or something.
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Actually, by "unwavering" I was more thinking of the tempo and structure of the track, the way it's built as a series of powerful leitmotifs (at least, that's how I'd describe it), and I always thought that particular structure was the perfect foil to the anguished vocals, and the tension between those two things is one of the reason I love that song. In that live version, I kinda miss that tension - mind you, I'm with you on the raw emotional power part...
If that makes sense?