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[alonewiththemoon]

Interesting Nick Cave article in Salon today. I think that the author and I share a very similar outlook on the newest album(s). Apart from that, it's a great example of thoughtful music journalism.

Also, it contains the best one-sentence summary of Nocturama ever:

"Last year came "Nocturama," a sloppy, indifferently written record that replaced overthinking with thoughtlessness and was easily the worst that Cave had ever made."

Comments

hmm...

[cassel.livejournal.com]

After "Nocturama" and all the bad reviews I've read/heard about the new album I've been staying away, but if you think it's good, maybe I'll pick it up.

Re: hmm...

[alonewiththemoon]

Well... I would say some of it is good. I plan to make a single CD out of the two double albums of the songs that are good enough to listen to again. There are two dreadful songs on the albums (Nature Boy and Breathless). I hear the album as more of a sign of hope for the future after the godawful dreck that was Nocturama. I would say keep an eye out for it used, or the next time you are up here bug me to make you a copy of my comp.