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Track Listings
| 1. Muddy Water |
| 2. I'm Gonna Kill That Woman |
| 3. Sleeping Annaleah |
| 4. Long Black Veil |
| 5. Hey Joe |
| 6. The Singer |
| 7. Black Betty |
| 8. Running Scared |
| 9. All Tomorrow's Parties |
| 10. By The Time I Get To Pheonix |
| 11. The Hammer Song |
| 12. Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart |
| 13. Jesus Met The Woman At The Well |
| 14. The Carnival Is Over |
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Rock artists have frequently turned to the 'covers album' as a way out of an artistic corner, such as the time-honoured 'writer's block'. In Nick Cave's case, with 'Kicking...', it's more what he can bring to the song, how radically he can rework it, wringing out of (sometimes) familiar material a new interpretation, a new meaning. Although it's an uneven affair, Cave manages to turn such hoary pop fodder as his fellow Australians The Seekers' 'Carnival Is Over' into the bleakest, most desolate of songs of separation. It was he who first turned to Gene Pitney's 'Something's Gotten Hold Of my Heart', several years before Marc Almond (who was, and presumably still is, a friend of Cave's), and cut through to the heart of a song of quite achingly heartfelt yearning. It's a theme that is a constant in his work, as his latest recording, 'The Secret Life of The Love Song' explores both in spoken word and some judiciously-chosen items from his back catalogue. Elsewhere, Jim Webb's 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix' is turned inside out in inimitable Cave style, with the Bad Seeds showing commendable restraint throughout. 'Kicking Against The Pricks' proved to be both artistically and commercially successful, and helped Cave break out once and for all from the Goth shadows that his previous band, the Birthday Party, had been painted into by the Music Press. A fine work, but one which he would go on to better with future Bad Seeds albums.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This is an often ignored gem is the Bad Seeds back cataologue. It's definitley one of the best covers albums I own. but, apart from the fact that Cave's versions of these songs are brilliant rereadings, this album will introduce you to so many other people's work. For me, this album led to Johnny Cash, the Velvet Underground (and Lou Reed) , Elvis Presley and Muddy Waters. Thank you Nick.
Format:Audio CD
A great incisive thrust into middle America to rip open the silent tears of lost families wandering around in circles looking for a home. So we round up Johnny Cash, Gene Pitney, Glenn Campbell, Velvet Underground, New Seekers and host of other mournful bleak prairie songs to create a red velvet showpiece, the pizaz ripped from the cabaret of the dead and dying.
You can belt along to the lyrics as Nick pours his blackened soul into the malevolent soundless emptiness he brings to these vales of silent trickles down the chin. As he enters the song he breaks its spine and rips open its gullet to climb within and wreak another version of events.
Wonderful and bleak vignettes made even more lost than the original sparkling Radio 2 seemingly kitsch masterpieces. Nick showed the way, from the froth to the bitter bile contained within and drank a deep draft, then blows it into your face.
You can belt along to the lyrics as Nick pours his blackened soul into the malevolent soundless emptiness he brings to these vales of silent trickles down the chin. As he enters the song he breaks its spine and rips open its gullet to climb within and wreak another version of events.
Wonderful and bleak vignettes made even more lost than the original sparkling Radio 2 seemingly kitsch masterpieces. Nick showed the way, from the froth to the bitter bile contained within and drank a deep draft, then blows it into your face.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Worth a listen
A great choice of songs covered by Nick Cave as only he could, somethings got a hold of my heart really works
Published on 29 Sep 2009 by Mr. L. E. Childs
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb songs by a superb band
Just listen to tracks like Alex Harvey's 'Hammer Song' So mournful...so beautiful. That along with 'By the Time I get to Pheonix' are the standout tracks for me. Read more
Published on 22 April 2000 by jjrc@talk21.com
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb covers album
Highlights on this album have to be the mournful Alex Harvey written song 'The Hammer Song' and a superior version of the Roy Orbison classic 'Running Scared'. Read more
Published on 21 April 2000
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