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The Boatman's Call (2011 - Remaster)
 
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The Boatman's Call (2011 - Remaster)

Nick Cave And The Bad SeedsMP3 Download
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
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  • Original Release Date: 16 May 2011
  • Format - Music: MP3
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Play   1. Into My Arms (2011 - Remaster) 4:16 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   2. Lime Tree Arbour (2011 - Remaster) 2:56 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   3. People Ain't No Good (2011 - Remaster) 5:42 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   4. Brompton Oratory (2011 - Remaster) 4:06 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   5. There Is A Kingdom (2011 - Remaster) 4:52 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   6. (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? (2011 - Remaster) 4:05 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   7. Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere? (2011 - Remaster) 5:46 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   8. West Counrty Girl (2011 - Remaster) 2:45 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   9. Black Hair (2011 - Remaster) 4:14 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 10. Idiot Prayer (2011 - Remaster) 4:21 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 11. Far From Me (2011 - Remaster) 5:33 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 12. Green Eyes (2011 - Remaster) 3:32 £0.89  Buy MP3 
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Where Do We Go Now, But Nowhere? 15 Jan 2004
Format:Audio CD
Cave says it himself. The best love songs are the ones that deal with the more melancholic aspects of the emotion... jealousy, loss, betrayal, misery and so on. I share his viewpoint. For most, love is a painful sentiment too hard to express; even the best songwriters have at times been forced to rely on bland clichés and empty sentimental musings. Not Cave though. Here he is able to wrap his painful expressions in a number of metaphorical shrouds in order to create a more reflective experience for the listener... though, never does he feel the need to hide the more personal aspects of the songs.

The music always reflects the lyrics; so here we have Cave's signature piano style acting as the backing for his affecting baritone vocals. The bass is strong, the drumming slow, the strings distant and mournful... each of the Bad Seeds bring a unique angle to the emotional make-up of the music that creates an even more resonant listening experience. The songs are all cut from the same cloth, but the deft musicianship of the band means that each track has it's own musical signature. So we have slow, melodic piano ballads like the sorrowful and deeply religious Into My Arms; up-tempo instrumentation work like Idiot Prayer; and beautiful, but sobering string based confessionals such as Lime Tree Arbour, and my personal favourite, People Ain't No Good.

Cave's lyrics have never been better, as he leaves behind the over the top narrative ramblings of the previous album, Murder Ballads, and instead infuses his words with a sense of gutter-trash poetry and haunting religious symbolism. Many of the compositions have a painful intimacy to them akin to Dylan's seminal Blood on the Tracks, in which we can actually feel the singer emotionally opening up to the listener in the hope that that one special person may be out there paying attention. It may lack the cultural relevance of Dylan's album, though it is AS hauntingly beautiful in it's ideals. Quite simply, this is a must.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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To say that all of Nick Cave's albums before this point had been solely about murder is slanderous. That said death, dirt, darkness and rage have tended to be recurring themes throughout his entire career. The watermark for this was his previous album 'Murder Ballads' which examined the actions of numerous psychos in intrepid detail. It charted the victims, tried to find reason within a serial killer's head and generally exhumed all possible blood and gore it could from its limiting themes.

So where did this simply stunning album come from? Is the man getting more sensitive with age? On this evidence it would certainly seem so. The gentle piano which sparks the album to life is as big a contrast to the content of 'Murder Ballads' as one could find. In fact, 'Into My Arms' is a truly fine, almost sickly sweet love song which, were it not for Nick Cave's howl and the 'smarter than the average bear' lyrics, could belong to Burt Bacharach.

Fear not. Cave has not become a complete softie. Though he has clearly found a muse of sorts this has not stopped him from seeing the dark side of love. The title 'People Just Ain't No Good' speaks for itself. Within love there are doubts and 'The Boatman Calls', as well as celebrating the joys it can bring, bears witness to the pain of it falling apart.

Some of the tracks, are better than others. 'Brompton Oratory' and 'There Is A Kingdom' don't stand out in the same way as 'Far From Me' and 'Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere' but that is not to say that they do not merit their place. As some of the very best albums do, 'The Boatman Calls' requires you to listen to everything, providing you with an emotional odyssey rather than a set of songs.

This is an essential album to anyone who appreciates genuinely heartbreaking songwriting. If you try it, you will be rewarded. And all this from the man who 'killed' Kylie Minogue.

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Remarkable Progression 30 Mar 2004
Format:Audio CD
When you listen to the deranged row of The Birthday Party and early Bad Seeds albums like From Her To Eternity and Tender Prey, it is hard to believe that Nick Cave even lived till 1997, let alone lived to record this deeply sombre and moving album of piano ballads. The first line is "I don't believe in an interventionist God." So obviously from the start the intense tone of this head-spinningly brilliant masterpiece is set. Lyrically the album is impossibly romantic and I could offer practically any line from any song as a quote, so wonderful are the words to these beautiful songs. As with other most writers of this ilk Cave fell prey to drink and drug abuse during his career, and in common with the fabulous love songs of other noted indulgers Tom Waits and Shane McGowan, the music is best when pondering loss and pain. Cave's voice is tone-perfect throughout and this is arguably the best singer-songwriter album of the 90's. The Bad Seeds remain unintrusive but add to every song's atmosphere in a beautifully discreet way. Every music fan should own this album, it is Cave's finest, and maybe, just maybe, he is a better lyricist than Bob Dylan.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars A truly great album, bought in good faith, but mine is a shoddy...
I love this album - Nick Cave pared-down to an absolute minimum. It is inexplicable that Mute haven't re-released it on vinyl, but then they appeared to do just that.... Read more
Published 23 days ago by R.B.R.
5.0 out of 5 stars More Exquisite Cave Ballads
Nick Cave's 1997 album The Boatman's Call is a great demonstration of this outstanding lyricist and tunesmith's ability to tone down his music and reveal his more subtle and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Keith M
5.0 out of 5 stars Keep listening and you'll get it
I bought this CD for one song only called "into my arms".

It was for my mother's funeral as tribute to her. Read more
Published 24 months ago by onlyme120
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
This album is brilliant, the lyrics and the music. It is extremely moving. The 1st time I heard 'Into My Arms' I had tears in my eyes. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2011 by kc0075
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!
This is a superb album.
I can't say more than that.
I could listen to it all day.
Published on 25 Oct 2010 by Thomas Hardy fan
5.0 out of 5 stars Styx with Stones
St Nick casts his net and trawls the depths of the oceanic emotional under currents to bring to the surface those fragments normally kept hidden, jumping alive in his twilight... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2010 by Dr. Delvis Memphistopheles
5.0 out of 5 stars Nick Cave's Blood on the Tracks
I imagine that it is easy for fans to rave about their favourite artists and give 5 star reviews to their favourite albums. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2009 by John Rafferty
2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was expecting
No doubt the Nick Cave aficionados who have given this album five stars will vilify me as a Philistine but as someone who was drawn to Nick Cave by tracks such as 'Babe, I'm on... Read more
Published on 7 April 2009 by M. J. Mulvaney
5.0 out of 5 stars captivating
This was my first Nick Cave album afer years of hearing the name but never even looking him up on the internet. Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2008 by rossybalboa
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Hurts
Goodness. A featherlight touch on the piano, unobtrusive backing by the Seeds, plaintive violins... is this really the same people who romped through songs like 'Loverman' and... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2008 by sonny
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