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Demon of the Fall
October 16th 2023


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I've heard 3 of Cave's albums that I didn't much care for...



and fortunately this ain't one of them!

(there's still a few to check, what an insane discog)

Demon of the Fall
October 16th 2023


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I need to spend more time with this, but it was rather lovely on initial inspection and that's without the context surrounding the record (as I'm only just hearing about it). Understated beauty.

Demon of the Fall
October 28th 2023


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah, this is hitting me hard. Emotional in a I’m so tired I could cry’ into me coffee, morning album. Girl in Amber is like fuuuuuuuck 😭

zakalwe
October 28th 2023


41925 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

An amazing album this one

DoofDoof
October 28th 2023


17289 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Seeing it being recorded in the documentary is great

Thranth
October 28th 2023


1719 Comments


the bad sneeds

Demon of the Fall
October 29th 2023


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Top 5 Seeds prolly, argh ranking this guy’s discog is practically impossible but I’ll award it a tentative placement of 4th (I love Abattoir Blues but it’s not this consistent), so the triumvirate of The Good Son (#1), Henry’s Dream & Let Love In are the top 3 for now

Demon of the Fall
December 26th 2023


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

update, might be my 2nd fave by this point. Most of his 90s / early 00s stuff has one or two cuts that pull me out, this is relentless…

Cave at his most raw and unfiltered; at his most vulnerable. The minimalist arrangements serve as an eerie, melancholic backdrop. All the bells and whistles, the grandiosity expected of his previous work has all but evaporated, yet the simplicity of his song-craft shines through

4.5 incoming

Ryus
December 26th 2023


37885 Comments


this and ghosteen have probably unfairly put me off from checking most of his earlier stuff, since i do like let love in and from her to eternity

Demon of the Fall
December 26th 2023


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah it’s totally different. Honestly I didn’t even like Ghosteen, although I heard that first before doing a loooooooong slow discog run (so should revisit).

The Good Son (my fave), Henry’s Dream & Let Love In is quite rightly considered his strongest run (some would include Tender Prey there too).

gabba
December 26th 2023


2801 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I wasn’t enthusiastic about it until I saw “Distant Sky: Live in Copenhagen” at the movies, which made me recognize its beauty.

I agree Demon, the run from mid-80s to mid-90s is the strongest period in his discog.

Thranth
December 27th 2023


1719 Comments


le bad sneeds

Demon of the Fall
December 27th 2023


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Bad content

Butkuiss
April 8th 2024


8745 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The fact that this is rapidly approaching a decade old fills me with the most visceral sense of dread for some reason.

HooperD87
August 18th 2024


417 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Just watched a Nick Cave interview on Australian Story and has got me keen to re-visit this. Fucking gut wrenching album, this one.

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
September 2nd 2024


38329 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

A very sad album for sure, and also an incredibly tedious experience for most of its runtime. This album deserves a 2-3 range review

DoofDoof
September 2nd 2024


17289 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Banger after banger

osmark86
May 14th 2025


12574 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Beautiful album. I really need a Nick Cave discog run again soon. Amazing live as well in case anyone is thinking about seeing him.

Demon of the Fall
May 14th 2025


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

yeah, sadboi Cave is a vibe. Such a versatile, enduringly great songwriter, who turns his hand to many things and usually succeeds. One of my faves here.

osmark86
May 14th 2025


12574 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah he's a fantastic artist



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