Nick Cave is Better Than All The Artists That Have Threads In Here (singer, blues)

variatingmule · 06-10-2008, 07:19 PM

Loooove Nick.

Love the fact that Warren Ellis apparently punched Jack Black on Jools Holland too (that's what some comment on youtube said, so, obviously, not quite a reliable source, but I like to entertain the notion nonetheless)

Maybe I don't know Jeff Buckley well enough, but the fact that he also covered Leonard Cohen is not enough for me to associate Jeff and Nick, or even Rufus, as artists. I kinda like all of them, but I don't think Rufus, with or without the fact that he's been around since he was a kid, has not quite reached the career heights Nick has. And that is despite how much more mainstream they are that either the B-day Party or the Bad Seeds ever were.

Dig Lazarus Dig is easily one of my favourite albums this year (I was so happy that is was coming out that I actually ordered from the UK to get it earlier).

Proggyman, I especially like that comment about him being of the best musical narrator out there, not only because I certainly feel the same, but I recently heard an interview with him in which he says he primarily saw himself as a writer.

Right now, I normally put on either Hold On To Yourself or Jesus Of The Moon on repeat all the way to work (and that's almost an hour). Really great songs.

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06-10-2008, 07:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
variatingmule Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 78	Loooove Nick. Love the fact that Warren Ellis apparently punched Jack Black on Jools Holland too (that's what some comment on youtube said, so, obviously, not quite a reliable source, but I like to entertain the notion nonetheless) Maybe I don't know Jeff Buckley well enough, but the fact that he also covered Leonard Cohen is not enough for me to associate Jeff and Nick, or even Rufus, as artists. I kinda like all of them, but I don't think Rufus, with or without the fact that he's been around since he was a kid, has not quite reached the career heights Nick has. And that is despite how much more mainstream they are that either the B-day Party or the Bad Seeds ever were. Dig Lazarus Dig is easily one of my favourite albums this year (I was so happy that is was coming out that I actually ordered from the UK to get it earlier). Proggyman, I especially like that comment about him being of the best musical narrator out there, not only because I certainly feel the same, but I recently heard an interview with him in which he says he primarily saw himself as a writer. Right now, I normally put on either Hold On To Yourself or Jesus Of The Moon on repeat all the way to work (and that's almost an hour). Really great songs. Last edited by variatingmule; 06-12-2008 at 03:46 PM.