Nick Cave

[OddRon]

Just now, OddRon said:

Didn’t do Murder Ballads in full so 0/10.

An incredible performance, as someone who used to only really to listen to Boatsmen’s Call and Murder Ballads, I thought they were incredible performers. It made me enjoy Wild God a lot more, especially  Long Dark Night.

 

Not sure if this is a controversial take but I did not enjoy the Cinnamon Horses to Joy stretch (clearly very talented though). He won me back with Mercy Seat though and the rest of the show was fab. 

 

[NorthernSoul52]

Cinnamon Horses and Tupelo not among my faves on record, and Bright Horses one of the last songs I'd have brought from Ghosteen - but no Joy slander here. 

[OllieMadd]

Saw him last night in Cardiff, too.

 

I think it was my 8th time seeing him live since the Royal Albert Hall in 2015, and the least good. He was still brilliant, but the magic just wasn't there for me.

[Padjeq]

18 hours ago, chuckles07 said:

 i am not sure if you heard some of the cries from the crowd - “play some rock and roll……!”. These are the folks who want to hear Red Right Hand and similar for the whole gig.

 

I'm seeing him on a friday, so I'm expecting a lot of Those Types.

[NorthernSoul52]

1 minute ago, Padjeq said:

 

I'm seeing him on a friday, so I'm expecting a lot of Those Types.

Had a very nice bit around me in seating at Leeds, bar one fellow who kept trying to strike up conversation with everybody during support, interval and main.

 

He vanished maybe six songs into the Bad Seeds, so not sure where he want.

[henry bear]

How’s the ticket sales for this tour? At Cardiff last night I think all the seats were taken but the floor wasn’t quite as rammed as it can be

[JayDiesel]

Echoing some of the more lukewarm comments about Cardiff last night. I'm admittedly a very casual Cave fan - knew maybe 11 of the songs last night, but most of that is because I listened to Wild God a few times - and I did find the show just gently fall into the 'little bit too morose' section at times.

 

Partly think this comes down to Nick not having a particularly diverse sound - he knows what works, and sticks to it - but mainly think the order of the setlist is a bit of a shocker. Jubilee Street being played so early feels like madness, as it gets the crowd super buoyed up, only for him to then do 45 minutes of deep-cuts from a not particualrly lively album. I though From Her To Eternity and Tupelo were great, but otherwise, pretty much the entire run from Long Dark Night to Carnage had me a touch absent.

 

That being said, even seeing him with this odd pacing was an impressive hustle. He's been doing this for 40 years now, and you can tell how comfortable he is on stage. I've managed to get free tickets to two gigs this year, Nick last night, and Bruce at the Milennium in the Summer, and they're both very similar contextually for me. Two heralded live artists that I've largely failed to appreciate on record, but both have provided live shows to win me over (although, that being said, Bruce was an all-timer for me, who knew 7 songs and was sat up in the Gods. Nick was purely a 'nice evening out'). 

Edited November 7 by JayDiesel

[JayDiesel]

5 minutes ago, henry bear said:

How’s the ticket sales for this tour? At Cardiff last night I think all the seats were taken but the floor wasn’t quite as rammed as it can be

Cardiff Arena does only have about 11 seats tbf, not even sure the band would fit up on the balcony

[CaledonianGonzo]

Glasgow was far from full, but busier than I expected.  No noticeable areas of cordoned off seats.

 

At this point it's a Christian Rock show - like what you'd get from Cliff Richard.

[NorthernSoul52]

The goth Cliff Richard.

[UncleJunior]

The run of 4/5 piano based tunes in the middle was a bit of a lull, but generally it’s a fantastic show still.

[Dark Star]

2 hours ago, JayDiesel said:

Cardiff Arena does only have about 11 seats tbf, not even sure the band would fit up on the balcony

Last gig I saw there was floor standing with tiered seating from floor up to balcony. I'm guessing it's normally just an open floor with the balcony used for accessibility needs?

[CaledonianGonzo]

54 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

The goth Cliff Richard.

 

Up Jumped The Devil Woman

[OllieMadd]

19 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

Up Jumped The Devil Woman

Where Do We Go Now But On A Summer Holiday?

[henry bear]

20,000 Saviour Days on Earth

[Superscally]

3 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Glasgow was far from full, but busier than I expected.  No noticeable areas of cordoned off seats.

 

At this point it's a Christian Rock show - like what you'd get from Cliff Richard.

Nope.

[CaledonianGonzo]

The Millennidiot Prayer

[NorthernSoul52]

Could be the two ends of Christianity, I guess. Old Testament and New Testament.

[matrainertje]

21 hours ago, UncleJunior said:

The run of 4/5 piano based tunes in the middle was a bit of a lull, but generally it’s a fantastic show still.

I Need You was a huge highlight for me though. What a performance. 

[NorthernSoul52]

I Need You is great and very emotional in this format, but is it bad form to say I'd love for it to return in the full original arrangement?

[OllieMadd]

34 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I Need You is great and very emotional in this format, but is it bad form to say I'd love for it to return in the full original arrangement?

Hard agree, but Skeleton Tree is a massive favourite album for me so I might be biased 

[matrainertje]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I Need You is great and very emotional in this format, but is it bad form to say I'd love for it to return in the full original arrangement?

No it isn't, but I slightly prefer it in this form. Great song nonetheless. 

 

Bright Horses was another huge highlight for me that I didn't expect. Was received like a classic already. 

[NorthernSoul52]

Bright Horses is getting a very good reception, despite it being probably the last song from Ghosteen I'd have wanted to be retained.

 

I think Ellis really likes it though, and he definitely has a big hand in fixing up the setlist.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Bright Horses is about the only decent track on Ghosteen

[OllieMadd]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Bright Horses is about the only decent track on Ghosteen

Chaos from you in this thread lately