Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – B-sides & Rarities

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Artist: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Album: B-Sides & Rarities
Date: 2005
Genre: Rock

Codec: MP3 @160Kbps Size: 248mb

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Twenty-one years in the making and totaling fifty-six tracks spread over three cds, \”B-Sides and Rarities\” sounds nothing like many other uneven career overviews. To Cave\’s credit it sounds more like one REALLY long album. A similar collection from a lesser artist would likely have all the hallmarks that a set like this would usually entail, the raw primordial early tunes leading up to the more refined but often overproduced later material. But with an artist of Cave\’s caliber, no such problem arises. As his egalitarian concept was formed early on, there is no obvious sea change to be found on the album. Despite its chronological order, it is still difficult to distinguish the earliest recordings from the more recent material.

Whether delivering gutter punk tirades, gospel hymns, folk blues, classic covers, torch songs or orchestrated pop ballads, The Bad Seeds acquit themselves without irony, despite the seemingly incongruous mix of genres. Cave\’s tendency to extol both the dark and light side of human existence is well documented and rarely so cohesively as it is presented here.

Almost all of the tracks are, as the title indicates, B-sides and are excellent studio recordings, with only a multi-part suite of Radio Broadcasts on \”O\’Malley\’s Bar\” falling somewhere below the line audio quality wise. An added bonus is the inclusion of numerous compilation and soundtrack pieces that one would have to drop a fortune on to collect in their entirety. An orchestral version of \”Red Right Hand,\” an acoustic version of \”Deanna,\” and a duet with The Pogues\’ Shane McGowan on \”What a Wonderful World\” are highlights. Other than a few one off studio improvisations that go nowhere, the bulk of the collection are fully realized songs that sit comfortably along side their respective album counterparts.

Despite its three hour plus running time, one can actually listen to the entire collection straight through as the diversity of material is strong enough to hold ones interest. Newcomers may want to start investigating with something less daunting, but even the casual fan of Cave\’s work will find this collection indispensable.

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Disc: 1
1. Deanna (Acoustic Version)
2. The Mercy Seat (Acoustic Version)
3. City Of Refuge (Acoustic Version)
4. The Moon Is In The Gutter
5. The Six Strings That Drew Blood
6. Rye Whiskey
7. Running Scared
8. Black Betty
9. Scum
10. The Girl At The Bottom Of My Glass
11. The Train Song
12. Cocks \’N\’ Asses
13. Blue Bird
14. Helpless
15. God\’s Hotel
16. (I\’ll Love You) Till The End Of The World
17. Cassiel\’s Song
18. Tower Of Song
19. What Can I Give You?

Disc: 2
1. What A Wonderful World
2. Rainy Night In Soho
3. Lucy (Version No.2)
4. Jack The Ripper (Acoustic Version)
5. Sail Away
6. There\’s No Night Out In The Jail
7. That\’s What Jazz Is To Me
8. The Willow Garden
9. The Ballad Of Robert Moore And Betty Coltrane
10. King Kong Kitchee Kitchee Ki-Mi-O
11. Knoxville Girl
12. Where The Wild Roses Grow
13. O\’Malley\’s Bar Part 1
14. O\’Malley\’s Bar Part 2
15. O\’Malley\’s Bar Part 3
16. Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum
17. O\’Malley\’s Bar Reprise
18. Red Right Hand (Scream 3 Version)

Disc: 3
1. Little Empty Boat
2. Right Now I\’m A-Roaming
3. Come Into My Sleep
4. Black Hair (Band Version)
5. Babe, I Got You Bad
6. Sheep May Safely Graze
7. Opium Tea
8. Grief Came Riding
9. Bless His Ever Loving Heart
10. Good Good Day
11. Little Janey\’s Gone
12. I Feel So Good
13. Shoot Me Down
14. Swing Low
15. Little Ghost Song
16. Everything Must Converge
17. Nocturama
18. She\’s Leaving You
19. Under This Moon

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