Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds All Songs Ranking! (1)
The three-part list comprises of 250 songs from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds discography including songs from B-Sides and Rarities Part 1 and 2. This list will rank #250-151 with little excerpts regarding the quality of the track. This was an absolute labor of love and I had a blast really diving into this band's discography. |
| 100 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#250 - O'Malley's Bar Reprise
Weird, awkward, unnecessary song. But it exists so it's here. |
| 99 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nocturama
#249 - Rock of Gibraltar
Don't like the lyrics, don't like the melodies. |
| 98 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Kicking Against The Pricks
#248 - All Tomorrow's Parties
Very much overlong and noisy |
| 97 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#247 - Babe, I Got You Bad
Not a massive fan of the lyrics and the acoustic guitars a bit too powerful and overdone. |
| 96 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#246 - First Girl In Amber
A bit harsh and static, not very pleasant to listen to. |
| 95 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
From Her To Eternity
#245 - Wing Off Flies
A bit strange, decently nice string arrangements but not one of the better songs off this record. |
| 94 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#244 - Black Betty
Weird, energetic cover but not very good. |
| 93 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nocturama
#243 - Right Out of Your Hand
Soft country influence, waltz influences but a bit subpar |
| 92 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#242 - Tower of Song
Sort of like the title of the song indicates, this song is mountainous with a hodgepodge of ideas that don't really work all that well together. |
| 91 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#241 - (I'll Love You) Till the End of the World
Decent tune but not super memorable. |
| 90 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#240 - King Kong Kitchee Kitchee Ki-Mi-O
Kind of annoying and odd vocally and lyrically |
| 89 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#239 - Little Janey's Gone
Not my favorite ballad in the Cave Cinematic Universe but the vocal performance is decently pleasant. |
| 88 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Kicking Against The Pricks
#238 - Long Black Veil
Kind of standard, not much to write about it. |
| 87 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#237 - Accidents Will Happen
The guitar tone on this song is annoying as hell but eventually the tune itself picks up and becomes interesting. |
| 86 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#236 - She's Leaving You
Not a massive fan of this song, the energy is solid and addictive but not in an interesting way if that makes sense. |
| 85 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Kicking Against The Pricks
#235 - Jesus Met The Woman at the Well
Short fun and quirky. Not much in terms of substance though. |
| 84 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nocturama
#234 - Still In Love
A bit too saccharine lyrically but nice jazz instrumentals laced throughout. |
| 83 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#233 - Sheep May Safely Graze
Very repetitive lyrically, decently pleasant piano motifs. |
| 82 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nocturama
#232 - He Wants You
Fairly standard love ballad, sort of explores Cave's higher vocal register in an unflattering way. |
| 81 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
From Her To Eternity
#231 - Saint Huck
Dramatic storytelling but overall sort of forgettable in the grand scheme of Nick Cave epics |
| 80 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nocturama
#230 - Babe, I'm On Fire
Aggressive and energetic rocker but just way too long and overblown. |
| 79 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#229 - Deanna (Acoustic)
A bit quieter and nuanced compared to the original but still as equally annoying. |
| 78 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nocturama
#228 - She Passed By My Window
Quaint little ballad but not much substance |
| 77 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Kicking Against The Pricks
#227 - The Carnival Is Over
Simple but decently pleasantly like most of the covers on this record. |
| 76 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#226 - Good Good Day
A straight-forward balls-to-the-wall rocker |
| 75 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#225 - That's What Jazz Is To Me
Sort of an erratic, unhinged parody of a song. |
| 74 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#224 - First Bright Horses
Very raw vocals in this cut of the tune, very bright, cutting synths as well. |
| 73 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Tender Prey
#223 - Deanna
Fun, energetic. It's a bit annoying at times. |
| 72 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#222 - The Six Strings That Drew Blood
A bit more style than substance. |
| 71 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#221 - Needle Boy
Fuzzy, doomy synthesizers coupled with interesting lyrics. |
| 70 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#220 - Running Scared
Simple but sweet lyrically. |
| 69 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
#219 - Albert Goes West
Pretty standard, straight-forward rocker |
| 68 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
From Her To Eternity
#218 - From Her To Eternity
Very noisy and intense, a bit overlong and repetitive. |
| 67 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#217 - Knoxville Girl
Simple acoustic cut with dark lyrical content. |
| 66 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
#216 - Babe, You Turn Me On
Super horny ballad |
| 65 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#215 - Glacier
Light ambience with piano melodies. |
| 64 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nocturama
#214 - Dead Man In My Bed
Big heavy rock energy, nice guitar melodies and leadwork. |
| 63 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Your Funeral... My Trial
#213 - Scum
Aggressive track, very rowdy and motley. |
| 62 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Kicking Against The Pricks
#212 - Muddy Water
Nice vocal performance but the tune itself is lacking a bit. |
| 61 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#211 - Swing Low
Fairly sweet and nice melodies, very simple but decent. |
| 60 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#210 - Life Per Se
Lots of varietal and pleasant instrumental performances, not extremely memorable other than that. |
| 59 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#209 - Cocks N' Asses
Pleasant instrumental performances, unpleasant song title. |
| 58 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#208 - I Feel So Good
Pretty brief and quick blues rocker. |
| 57 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Kicking Against The Pricks
#207 - The Hammer Song
Slow-builder, not much to this cover but decent overall. |
| 56 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
#206 - Fable of the Brown Ape
Very odd yet interesting lyrical content, decent song. |
| 55 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#205 - Sudden Song
Fairly brief track but sweet and song. |
| 54 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
From Her To Eternity
#204 - Cabin Fever!
Very viscerally and aggressive. |
| 53 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
#203 - Carry Me
Similar to the closing track on this record but not nearly as effective. |
| 52 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
#202 - Lie Down Here (& Be MY Girl)
A pretty fun rocker, a bit generic and standard at times, lots of lead guitar riffs and melodies. |
| 51 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#201 - Animal X
Bright synths/strings and a very interesting storyline. |
| 50 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Kicking Against The Pricks
#200 - Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart
A fairly lovely and emotional cover. |
| 49 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#199 - Lucy (Version #2)
Fairly nice piano driven version of this track. |
| 48 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Push The Sky Away
#198 - Finishing Jubilee Street
Decent continuation of a much more fun and fleshed out tune. |
| 47 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nocturama
#197 - There Is a Town
Fairly solid song, interesting lyrical content, kind of a head scratcher. |
| 46 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#196 - Everything Must Converge
Simple and quiet, very quaint and lovely. |
| 45 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#195 - Opium Tea
Fairly nice basslines, pretty standard structure and identity but still fairly enjoyable. |
| 44 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
#194 - Hold On To Yourself
Acoustic guitar driven, very subtle organ melodies. |
| 43 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#193 - Steve McQueen
Sort of spoken word, very light ambient tones. |
| 42 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Henry's Dream
#192 - I Had A Dream, Joe
Very easy-going melodies, fun enjoyable tune. |
| 41 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#191 - Euthanasia
Gentle pianos and soft vocals. |
| 40 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Let Love In
#190 - Jangling Jack
Very bombastic, big energy. I really enjoy the inclusion of horns into the melodies. |
| 39 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#189 - The Moon Is In The Gutter
Very thick blues attitude, a bit overpowering and uninteresting at times. |
| 38 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Murder Ballads
#188 - The Kindness of Strangers
Slow and sad, very lovely vocal layering. |
| 37 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Ghosteen
#187 - Fireflies
Spoken word style vocals, very lovely background ambience. |
| 36 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#186 - In The Ghetto
Early cover from The Seeds, nice ebbs and flows throughout the track as well as some iconic vocal flairs from Cave. |
| 35 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Tender Prey
#185 - New Morning
Great vocal performance and aggressive, fun harmonica performance. |
| 34 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Your Funeral... My Trial
#184 - Stranger Than Kindness
Slow builder, nice vocal choices. |
| 33 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#183 - Hey Little Firing Squad
I really enjoyed the vocals and energy of the track. |
| 32 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Kicking Against The Pricks
#182 - Sleeping Annaleah
Nice group vocals, not extremely memorable but still fairly pleasant |
| 31 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#181 - Right Now I'm a-Roaming
Quiet organ melodies, personal lyrics, sort of stream of conscious in it's delivery. |
| 30 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#180 - What Can I Give You
Nice ballad, very emotional lyrics. |
| 29 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
#179 - Abattoir Blues
Simple bluesy cut with thick drum palettes to the complement that bluesy attitude. |
| 28 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#178 - City of Refuge (Acoustic)
Nice acoustic rendition of an already very solid track. |
| 27 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Tender Prey
#177 - Sunday's Slave
Fairly solid tune, interesting lyricism. |
| 26 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#176 - Big Dream (with Sky)
Sort of creepy with an ambient backdrop, very soft and subtle. |
| 25 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Push The Sky Away
#175 - We Real Cool
Quaint, pleasant ballad. |
| 24 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
#174 - More News From Nowhere
Nice group vocals but a bit overlong for the content and flow of the song. |
| 23 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#173 - Blue Bird
Nuanced, sweet and quiet. |
| 22 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nocturama
#172 - Bring It On
Pleasant and catchy, very simple but very effective track. |
| 21 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#171 - Little Ghost Song
Lovely little tune, very pleasant and enjoyable throughout |
| 20 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
#170 - We Call Upon The Author
Meandering and repetitive but in sort of an addictive and fun way. |
| 19 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
The Firstborn Is Dead
#169 - Blind Lemon Jefferson
Slow moving and building, the overall sound is very ominous and dark. |
| 18 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
#168 - Spell
Slow, simply layered instrumentals offer a very lovely soundscape. |
| 17 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
No More Shall We Part
#167 - Sweetheart Come
Slow moving ballad. The repetitive lyrics are a bit frustrating but the instrumental aspect of the song is very well put together and executed. |
| 16 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Kicking Against The Pricks
#166 - I'm Gonna Kill That Woman
Love the mix of dynamics throughout the track. Fairly decent cover tune. |
| 15 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Your Funeral... My Trial
#165 - She Fell Away
Very high energy tune, sort of bombastic, fun structure and deliveries. |
| 14 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
The Good Son
#164 - Foi Na Cruz
Lovely spanish chants laced with the vocal melodies. Very pleasant instrumental even though it's one of my least favorite songs on this record. |
| 13 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
#163 - Let The Bells Ring
Acoustic guitar and piano driven country rocker. |
| 12 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
#162 - Night of the Lotus Eaters
Slow building with haunting/mesmerizing melodies laced throughout. |
| 11 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#161 - Nocturama
Very hopeful lyricism, optimistic and lovely. The background vocal melodies really help to create an enchanting aura around the song. |
| 10 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Let Love In
#160 - Thirsty Dog
Very hard rockin' tune with high energy. |
| 9 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Henry's Dream
#159 - Brother, My Cup Is Empty
A pretty solid pace to the song, very fun and enjoyable melodies. |
| 8 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Push The Sky Away
#158 - Mermaids
Quiet, nuanced and sweet sounding. Not the best tune on the record but still pleasant. |
| 7 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#157 - Black Hair (Band Version)
Fairly similar to the original cut, very lovely piano melodies and absolutely heartbroken vocal delivery. |
| 6 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
No More Shall We Part
#156 - Gates to The Garden
A fairly standard piano ballad with nice light guitar touches and crescendos. |
| 5 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#155 - First Waiting For You
A shortened origination of a really solid track. Still has a high level of potency that the album track carries. |
| 4 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
#154 - Breathless
Quiet and quaint, certainly indie rock/pop influenced in its delivery and structure. |
| 3 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides and Rarities (Part II)
#153 - Hell Villanelle
Very dark backdrop and sonic space accentuated with bright keyboard melodies. |
| 2 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
B-Sides & Rarities
#152 - Helpless
Kind of reminiscent of country music, very slow and ballad-y in structure. |
| 1 | | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Your Funeral... My Trial
#151 - Sad Waters
Sweet and lovely tune with heavily nuanced instrumental performances as well as a subdued vocal delivery to match the simplicity of the tune. |
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