Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Steve Bowbrick — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:10:38 +0000

Here he is, like a priapic Max Wall. Fascinating and dark and sexy in a sort of seedy Edwardian way. You wouldn’t want him in the house, though, would you? He might pee on the carpet or drink all the sherry and expose himself. Or maybe he’s as straight as a tax inspector. I don’t know. In this concert he plays a few tracks from his genuinely awesome new album Dig Lazarus Dig and some old stuff for the ladies (there are some in the front row who should probably nip out for a cold shower). And the Bad Seeds are a force of nature, really.

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beeker — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:10:51 +0000

Ah. BBC2 again. I’m glad this has gone live. Jools Holland always felt like the most live of un-live things on telly, but it really changes things – more than I’d have thought. I haven’t had such a frisson from the box for anything (other than The Wire, obviously) for ages, and this dished frisson out by the spade. (Although come to think of it it’s not going to be live for anyone finding it here, strictly.) Not only that, but if you’re not careful – and if you’re a fan of course – it’s possible James Taylor might bring a tear or two to the old eye. Other things to note, the much more sociable scheduling is an excellent move. And for the first live episode there seemed to be a funny pattern of names ending in el for some reason. Which worked, so I’m not complaining.

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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