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Track Listings
| 1. October Boy |
| 2. The Ballad Of Jay Givens |
| 3. Two Paintings |
| 4. Rhymeless |
| 5. Frankie T. & Frankie C. |
| 6. A Place Called Passion |
| 7. To Each His Own |
| 8. The Bells Never Rang |
| 9. That's All, Paul |
| 10. How Would I Leave You? |
| 11. Famous Last Words |
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
That Mick Harvey stood at Nick Cave's right hand for a great many
years is much in evidence in this his first solo album comprised solely
of his own material. 'Sketches From The Book Of The Dead is a dark affair
and darkness becomes him. Un-easy listening of the very finest pedigree.
In these twelve splendid compositions Mr Harvey's dark brown voice
is placed continuously well-forward in the mix. His presence is so
palpable that he might be standing and singing in the room with us,
which gives the music and the words a vivid and at times unsettling
immediacy. Sometimes we feel the small hairs on our necks bristle!
Opening track 'October Boy' plunges us immediately into Mr Harvey's
richly evocative sound-world. A loping composition drenched in reverb-
sodden guitar tremolo and feedback (Mr Cave's voodoo is never far away).
A man unafraid to weave the word "experimentalist" into the narrative
gets my vote any day of the week! A song to make your blood run cold.
On the other hand, 'Two Paintings' is simply beautiful (the late, great
David Ackles came to mind in its plaintive melody for more than a moment).
A song whose inner warmth glows like a beacon in the gathering night.
'A Place Called Passion', too, has a hymn-like quality almost the equal
of Mr Cave's wonderfully affecting anthem 'Into My Arms', although the
subject is more particular than universal. Mr Harvey tells his stories well.
The perfect miniature 'To Each His Own' would not have sounded out of
place on a mid-seventies Peter Hammill. A close kinship indeed.
Mr Harvey lets his hair down and rips up the parquet on 'Famous Last Words';
a delicious slice of down-and -dirty, louche-and-lovely rock and roll!... Read more ›
years is much in evidence in this his first solo album comprised solely
of his own material. 'Sketches From The Book Of The Dead is a dark affair
and darkness becomes him. Un-easy listening of the very finest pedigree.
In these twelve splendid compositions Mr Harvey's dark brown voice
is placed continuously well-forward in the mix. His presence is so
palpable that he might be standing and singing in the room with us,
which gives the music and the words a vivid and at times unsettling
immediacy. Sometimes we feel the small hairs on our necks bristle!
Opening track 'October Boy' plunges us immediately into Mr Harvey's
richly evocative sound-world. A loping composition drenched in reverb-
sodden guitar tremolo and feedback (Mr Cave's voodoo is never far away).
A man unafraid to weave the word "experimentalist" into the narrative
gets my vote any day of the week! A song to make your blood run cold.
On the other hand, 'Two Paintings' is simply beautiful (the late, great
David Ackles came to mind in its plaintive melody for more than a moment).
A song whose inner warmth glows like a beacon in the gathering night.
'A Place Called Passion', too, has a hymn-like quality almost the equal
of Mr Cave's wonderfully affecting anthem 'Into My Arms', although the
subject is more particular than universal. Mr Harvey tells his stories well.
The perfect miniature 'To Each His Own' would not have sounded out of
place on a mid-seventies Peter Hammill. A close kinship indeed.
Mr Harvey lets his hair down and rips up the parquet on 'Famous Last Words';
a delicious slice of down-and -dirty, louche-and-lovely rock and roll!... Read more ›
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By P. WALKER
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
It must be said that getting this CD was a stretch for me, my youngest daughter recommended It. Although they are not the same I liken It to another earlier recommendation from said Daughter Tom Waits, It's taken me several years to get used to him, Mick Harvey isn't as complecated.
The songs are simple and can be listened too and I'm sure I will get used to him, If not EBay here I come. Sorry It's not much of a review, but I've only had It a short time and It has to compete with the other 12000+ tracks I have on shuffle on ITunes.
Cheers Pensioner Pete.
The songs are simple and can be listened too and I'm sure I will get used to him, If not EBay here I come. Sorry It's not much of a review, but I've only had It a short time and It has to compete with the other 12000+ tracks I have on shuffle on ITunes.
Cheers Pensioner Pete.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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A favorite artist that none of my friends know
17 Sep 2011
By J. Jones
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I ran across a Nick Cave CD at a garage sale about 10 years ago. I still can not figure out why Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are not a household name, they are easily one of the best bands around. Later, I noticed that Mick Harvey had some solo work and I picked up One Man's Treasure. I was blown away. Mick's solo work is closer to Nick Cave than say...The Birthday Club. But, it is still quite distinctive. Mostly, I feel one voice, full of emotion, singing powerful songs. The songs are not as blackly written as Cave's songs; but like Cave's songs, you need to listen to the words. The Book of the Dead is another great CD. Right now, I still hold One Man's Treasure at a higher level. But, to be fair I have listened to it a few hundred times as compared to just a handfull of times for the new CD. If you like Nick Cave and/or Mick Harvey; pick this CD up. If you are more into the harder Grinderman or Birthday Club, maybe not. If you have no idea who any of these people are...go buy Murder Ballads by Nick Cave and prepare yourself for some light uplifting entertainment.
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