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Track Listings
| 1. Deanna (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 2. Red Right Hand (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 3. Straight To You (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 4. Tupelo (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 5. Nobody's Baby Now (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 6. Stranger Than Kindness (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 7. Into My Arms (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 8. Are You The One That I've Been Waiting For (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 9. The Carny |
| 10. Do You Love Me? (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 11. The Mercy Seat (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 12. Henry Lee (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 13. The Weeping Song (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 14. The Ship Song (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 15. Where The Wild Roses Grow (Live) (1998 Digital Remaster) |
| 16. From Her To Eternity (1998 Digital Remaster) |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
This culling of the "best" cuts from the Bad Seeds' songbook avoids the pratfalls of many best-of compilations. First off, the songs aren't arranged chronologically, but instead for effect, ravelling new with old, weepy ballads with adrenaline-pumped rockers. In addition, there aren't any rare live tracks, alternative takes, remixes, acoustic versions, or B-sides that clutter other compilations. What you get is pure Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds in all their gloomy glory. Things get off with a bang with the rollicking "Deanna" and the carnivalesque "Red Right Hand" that display Nick Cave's literary and narrative talent. After the preacherman blues stomp of the excellent track "Tupelo", the disc slides into a series of ballads which highlight his baritone croon. "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?" captures Cave in a, gasp, sentimental and lovely mood. The disc closes with "From Here to Eternity", and the band hits the steamroller tempo with apocalyptic might. The Best Of... is a wonderful introduction to Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, but even weathered purists will enjoy the juxtaposed presentation of these songs. --Tod Nelson
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LIMITED OFFER 16 track compilation from 1998 fts "the ship song" & "red right hand"
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Whether or not this is the best introduction to Nick Cave I am not the best person to judge. But it’s a great collection of songs and one that has made me want to explore more of Cave’s work.
There is considerable variety to the tracks, not surprising given the album spans a long and ongoing career. Mix P. J. Harvey, Tindersticks, and Tom Waits, add a large element of biblical drama, and a touch of new wave, and you may end up with something close to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The songs on this compilation range from lyrical and haunting ballads, to dark and menacing narratives, to tracks with new wave and avant-garde features. Love, death, loss, murder and wrathful deities are the recurring themes. Cave has famously taken inspiration from the Old Testament, and like that great work of literature his songs and musicianship evoke an atmosphere that is, by turns, beautiful and troubling.
There are some outstanding tracks: the stunning, frenzied chant of ‘The Weeping Song’; the gorgeous ‘Straight to You’, ‘Nobody’s Baby Now’ and ‘The Ship Song’; the haunting duets with P. J. Harvey and Kylie Minogue; songs of foreboding like ‘Red Right Hand’, ‘Tupelo’ and ‘The Carny’; and the murderous defiance of ‘The Mercy Seat’.
Overall, this is a tremendous collection, and if you’re new to Nick Cave this seems to me to be a great place to start.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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The perfect introduction to master of the macabre and his merry minstrels. By not programming the tracks chronologically we get a real sense of the scope of Cave's career and also a richer listening experience. From the black power of 'Deanna' and the wonderfully apocalyptic (& my all-time favourite) 'Red Right Hand', right through to the tender heartbreak of 'The Weeping Song'& 'The Ship Song'. Rarely has a songwriter and musician thrilled, chilled and moved with such mephistopholean aplomb.
A poet and troubador for our troubled times, and among the few artists to speak so truly from the heart.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is an excellent introduction to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Like the Amazon reviewer said, it doesn't have any B-sides or rare live tracks or similar crap that most companies place on other best of albums to make the hardcore fans buy it, even though they already own most of the tracks; this TRULY is the best of Nick Cave, without any BS. Most people know him as the guy who did a duet with Kylie Minogue in the 90s - and that was a great song indeed, but he has done so much more than just that: listen to the likes of The Mercy Seat, The Carny, The Weeping Song, Do You Love Me? ... and you will land on your knees!
There are a few tracks I regret not being on this album like "Papa Won't Leave You Henry" or "Sad Waters", but I guess you just had to make some cuts or else the album would need to be three hours long.
Check this album out, and if you dig it, don't walk, run to the shop and buy the other albums.
- a Nick Cave fan
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
great introduction to mr caves work
Not sure if this is really the best, but it does encompass the sweep of nick caves offerings, including of course the weeping song and the ship song. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Captain Kirk
The best pf Nick Cave and Bad Seeds
There is 3 -4 second pause in one of the song, so disappointing. I would like to have this Cd replaced.
Published 7 months ago by doctor
Groovy Man...
Like this dude can sing man! I dig him and his cool style! Like WOW man! This is the 'Best' of...
Published 7 months ago by Varalagom
nick cave rocks...
wowser... damn good selection, particularly recommend track 4 tupelo, but the sheer darkness of red right hand is the standout tune, simply awesome...
Published 20 months ago by Mr. D. J. Perry
Where's the live disc 2?
I used to listen to a friends copy of this years ago, and to be honest, I preferred disc 2 which was a live album. I now realise that must have been a bonus disc. Read more
Published on 23 April 2010 by T. J. Cummins
Mixed Bag
Although I'd heard various Nick Cave songs before, this is the first CD of his that I have bought. He is certainly an acquired taste - for me, there were a couple of good tracks, a... Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2009 by Stephen Garner
Great Intro to Nick Caves and the Bad seeds
I had only heard the odd nick cave & bad seeds songs and had enjoyed them. Decided to go for the best of as it had the songs I knew on and I figured it would give me a better idea... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2009 by B. Ryan
The best of the baddest (9/10)
I am no Nick Cave afficianado but it seems the man is making a real come-back into the critical consciousness with his most recent album, Dig!!! Lazurus Dig!!! Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2008 by Demob Happy
A terrific selection of songs from the great aussie!
1. Deanna 9/10 - Closest to a Birthday Party song, Nick sneers the bizarre lyrics on top of the fast rythms.
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Published on 27 May 2006 by J. Macdonald
Brooding rock music features outstanding Kylie duet
Nick has clearly led a troubled life as his music is always of the brooding, melancholy kind. The obvious comparisons are with Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits, but some of Johnny... Read more
Published on 3 May 2005 by Peter Durward Harris
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