release date: Apr. 27, 1992
format: cd
[album rate: 4 / 5] [3,82]
producer: David Briggs
label: Mute Records - nationality: Australia
Track highlights: 1. "Papa Won't Leave You, Henry" (4 / 5) - 2. "I Had a Dream, Joe" - 3. "Straight to You" (4 / 5) - 4. "Brother, My Cup Is Empty" - 6. "When I First Came to Town" - 7. "John Finn's Wife" - 9. "Jack the Ripper"
7th studio album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds following The Good Son (1992) released on Mute, and for the first (and only?) time with (Neil Young) producer David Briggs, which seems a wise choice. In my mind, this is simply the best album by Nick Cave. On this, he mixes the alt. rock with the more ballad-styled compositions and makes his first truly fine and coherent album. "Papa Won't Leave You, Henry" is spitting angry blues punk and "Straight to You" is a beautiful chamber rock ballad.
Imho, this is the most deserved Nick Cave album to be included in "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
[ allmusic.com, Rolling Stone, Mojo 4 / 5 stars ]
