Name: Kicking Against The Pricks
Brand: Nick Cave

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

541493971031

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Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-05-27

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

RTUK

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5414939710315

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Nick Cave

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Mute

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Label Focus - Mute 4.0

Nick Cave is a multi-talented Australian artist, known for his contributions to music, literature, and film. Born on September 22, 1957 in Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia, he has made a significant impact in the entertainment industry. With his diverse skills as a musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor, Nick Cave has captivated audiences worldwide. His artistic range knows no bounds as he continues to push boundaries and create thought-provoking work. Nick Cave's talent and creativity have earned him a well-deserved place among the most influential artists of our time.

Besides being noteworthy as an astonishingly good all-covers album, Kicking Against the Pricks is notable for the arrival of a new key member for the Seeds, drummer Thomas Wydler. Besides being a fine percussionist, able to perform at both the explosive and restrained levels Cave requires, Wydler also allowed Harvey to concentrate on adding guitar and keyboards live as well as in the studio, a notable bonus. Race reappears briefly to add some guitar while former Birthday Party cohorts Rowland Howard and Tracy Pew guest as well, the latter on some of his last tracks before his untimely death. The selection of songs is quite impressive, ranging from old standards like "Long Black Veil" to everything from John Lee Hooker's "I'm Gonna Kill That Woman" and Gene Pitney's pop aria "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart." Matching the range of material, the Seeds are well on their way to becoming the rock/cabaret/blues showband of Cave's dreams, able to conjure up haunting, winsome atmospheres ("Sleeping Annaleah") as much as higher-volume takes (Roy Orbison's "Running Scared," the Velvet Underground's "All Tomorrow's Parties"). The version of Leadbelly's "Black Betty" is particularly grand, Harvey's drumming driving the track with ominous power. This said, often holding everything back is the key, as the creepout build of "Hey Joe" demonstrates. Even more striking is how Cave's own vocals rebut the charges that all he ever does is overdramatize everything he sings — consider the husky, purring delivery on Johnny Cash's "The Singer." Other winners include a masterful version of Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and the stately, album-closing "The Carnival Is Over," originally a mid-'60s hit for the Seekers