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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Avalanche (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 2. Cabin Fever! (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 3. Well Of Misery (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 4. From Her To Eternity (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 5. Saint Huck (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 6. Wings Off Flies (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 7. A Box For Black Paul (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 1: From Her To Eternity) | |||
| 2. In The Ghetto (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 3. Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 1: From Her To Eternity) | |||
| 4. In The Ghetto | |||
| 5. Saint Huck (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 6. Wings Off Flies (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 7. A Box For Black Paul (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 8. In The Ghetto (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 9. The Moon Is In The Gutter (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 10. From Her To Eternity (1987 Version) (2009 Digital Remaster) | |||
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Amazon.co.uk Review
For all those who think Nick Cave's recent incarnation as a mellow crooner entails a serious diminishing of interest, From Her To Eternity is essential listening. Cave's debut with the Bad Seeds after the demise of The Birthday Party, it is an under-produced and over-dramatic affair, undeniably rough and messy in parts, but held together with an infectious thrill of excitement and violence. The title song is an epic, jarring love song, all blood-curdling shrieks and industrial samples; "Avalanche" is a rattle of violent sound effects; while the cover of Elvis Presley's "In The Ghetto" is a taster for Cave's next all-covers album, Kicking Against the Pricks. --Amber Cowan
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After the Birthday Party ended in a manner similar to a train collision, frontman Nick Cave emerged from the wreckage and hooked up ex-bandmate Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld (on loan from the industrial group Einsturzende Neubauten), Barry Adamson (fresh from Magazine), and the lovely but corpse-pale Anita Lane. Thus the Bad Seeds were born, second only to Cave's former band in their ability to create a rumbling caterwaul. What makes the Bad Seeds stand apart, though, are the elements of delta blues that Cave dredges up from the darkest recesses of his black, black heart--blues unlike any you've ever heard before--and his Faulkner-meets-Lovecraft lyrical obsessions. "Well of Misery" shambles along drunkenly and eventually crumbles under its somnambulant pace. On the title track Cave exhorts, begs, and pleads like a whiskey priest begging for forgiveness after a bender while Bargeld's guitar shrieks and wails like a congregation of devils. Including two of Cave's more inspired covers--Leonard Cohen's "Avalanche" and Presley's "In the Ghetto"--From Her to Eternity captures Cave at the noisy intersection between the punk-rock entropy of the Birthday Party and his later incarnation as the gothic Elvis. Amazing, scary stuff. --Tod Nelson
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This debut solo album by Cave has grown in stature down the years. The mood is Goth, the songs are mostly folkie laments, both lyrically and melodically impressive, his voice is like dark red velvet and the whole is dark, brooding and atmospheric. With the superb backing of Bad Seeds Blixa Bargeld, Mick Harvey, Barry Adamson and Anita Lane, this album is just perfect in its blood-cuddling rawness. I love the eerie cover of Leonard Cohen's Avalanche, whilst the striking images in Cabin Fever elevates an ordinary tune into the unforgettable. Well Of Misery stands out for its interesting vocal arrangement. Cave's cover of Elvis' In The Ghetto is quite stunning. The title track is an anguished and harrowing love song with atmospheric vocal samples and industrial infusions. With these songs Cave established himself in the great tradition of artists like Cohen, Richard Thompson (in his dark moments), Tom Waits, Peter Murphy and Michael Gira, as a master of the deep, dark lament.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As a long time Seeds fan, this and "Let Love In" are the two best albums. Most of the band's LPs contain a couple of tracks you'd never want to be without (most of which are collected on the Best Of album), and a lot of fairly dull stuff, but with these two it's the other way round. "Saint Huck" is a classic ballad of death and paranoia in the southern swamps - like "Tupelo" off the next album (which is pretty much a reprise of this track), it transports you to that oppressive climate. "Cabin Fever" will strike a chord with anybody who's been to sea for long periods. The title track shows Cave's sensitivity to the lonely and misunderstood among us, in this case a murderous voyeur. And so on. Musically the album also works for me - an atmosphere of controlled menace and pent-up aggression, as opposed to the unleashed aggression of the best Birthday Party tunes ("Dead Joe", "Sonny's Burning"). I actually like the spare, lo-fi "under-produced" sound.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After reading other reviews on more recent Cave's albums and see that most of them are rated 5 stars and this old stuff (my 1st from Cave) got only a 3 stars, I found it quite unfair. This album remains for me the best of this band (with "do you love me", I have to admit). It is both rough and sweet. Most of songs are surrealistic, especially when you pay a little attention to the lyrics while listening outloud with a good headset. Nicolas
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Grave Intentions
Review of the vinyl, still pristine after 30 years and countless spins this is the drum bass vocals and slide paired down and twanging long after the cacophony of Birthday Party... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Dr. Delvis Memphistopheles
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I love this album. Raw and direct. Buy it to see where the great, later stuff came from!
Published on 7 Jan 2010 by P. Webb
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I had this on LP, so only bought this version for the surround.
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a work of genius?
I got this album after it was recommended to me by a friend, and I'm very glad I forked out the cash for it. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2005 by "firstofthegangtodie"
Softening the turf with my tears...
This is definately one of Caves best albums. It is a tense, menacing listen and sets a very dark atmosophere. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2003 by smiler
Rough around the edges
The 3 stars are for interest value as much as anything else. This is a messy, noisy, clangy album. The band doesn't seem to know where it wants to go at this point, but if you... Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2000
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