Any Nick Cave fans...?

Question

What do you think of his newer music as opposed to some of his older music? I love Nick, but what he's been coming out with lately just isn't doing it for me like it used to. feel the same or no?

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early work as in nick cave and the bad seeds, ranging from mid 80's to late 90's. I just can't seem to get into Dig! Lazarus Dig!, Nocturama and such which really sucks because i love his voice and the dark side he has.

Answer 1

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I most definitely am a fan of about every phase of Nick Cave's music from when he was in Australia with Boys Next Door in the 70's to his present music too. Yes, I've heard a bunch of his latest tunes and I like it as well, I don't think anyone can go wrong with Nick Cave at any of his time periods and even though his really old stuff in his really old group Boys Next Door sounded a little pop, compared to Birthday Party & Grinderman I like that too besides his tunes with the Bad Seeds definitely too. A way to look at his changes in music is, that it covers different sides to him and sometimes a particular journey he's at in life. He's one of the artists, that comes from a deeper feeling from down in the heart with his songs, but sometimes it takes people down different journeys with his music of course. Now sometimes with his music he's also putting his thoughts and imagination into it. I'd have to agree about what Mark J said about Nick music has been evolving as he's gotten older. I also agree with Mark about Nick definitel doesn't rest on his laurels or/and churns out the same old stuff & that he's bringing something new to the table. I'd say Mark described Nick pretty good that way.
I would also add maybe it's my imagination, but maybe I'm possible hearing a progessive side of Nick lately, besides the fact that he might be especially with the other Grinderman guys working with him even more now - getting back to more harder rockin' again maybe. Also I'd say, I think some reasons for what he's put out going in certain directions is because of his love life as well, besides his dealing with substances, such as periods from up to down, frustrations, periods of more pessimism to more optimism to effects on his thoughts and imagination. Which by the way, a person named Lelly here brought up about his narration for animation, have you seen the narration he did for this short animated film Lelly brings up on this question? -
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Answer 2

i actually tend to like his new music more than his older stuff. abattoir blues and grinderman are probably my top 2 cave albums at this point. and i do like the old stuff.

edit: havent heard dig lazerous dig yet, so i cant speak for that one.

Answer 3

I'm not too acquainted with his work but you mean his earlier work as in the The Birthday Party and the older Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds albums?

I do like Grinderman along with that album "A Flowerdance Collection" he'd produced with Tom Waits and various other artists; I listened to a collection of songs of one late album of his "The Best Of" I believe it's called. Pretty interesting work I must say, though I can't distinguish between the earlier and what's lately been released (of that album I mean).

Answer 4

I've been a Nick Cave fan for many years and i think his new stuff is up there with the best of 'em. I prefer Dig,Lazurus,Dig and the Grinderman album to the more piano led introspective stuff like The Boatman's Call and what i consider his worst album Nocturama. I feel his music has evolved as he has gotten older. Instead of him resting on his laurels and churning out the same old stuff he's bringing something new to the table. I don't even really miss Blixa, though i thought i would.

Answer 5

Quite honestly I like the old stuff and the new stuff almost equally.
two of my favorite Nick Cave albums are:
Murder Ballads
Arbitrator Blues.