Festoon Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 On 25/09/2019 at 17:14, Nick R said: That cover is almost the exact opposite of the cover of Murder Ballads. Reminds me of Annihilation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boatman Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 Guardian review: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/04/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-ghosteen-review-the-most-beautiful-songs-he-has-ever-recorded It’s a lovely record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Nasty Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I'm sure this is a worthy album and valuable therapy for Nick, but I can't ever imagine listening to it again. It makes me miss the Bad Seeds of Jangling Jack, John Finn's Wife and Loverman even more. This really should have been billed as a Nick and Warren album, the Bad Seeds are hardly on it at all. Jack Ladder is doing some great Cave inspired work, have a listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebejebe Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 I only hear some of the preview and wasn’t too impressed but when I listened to it the next day I really liked it. It’s the end of the trilogy so hopefully the next album will be different. Whilst I don’t want another Skeleton Tree/Ghosteen and I’d love another Push The Sky Away. Until whatever comes next it looks like new Grinderman is on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy Filth Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Tour dates! For 2020! All massive stadiums! Yay. Tickets on sale next week! Saturday 2 May – Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Sunday 3 May – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, UK Tuesday 5 May – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, UK Wednesday 6 May – Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK Friday 8 May – 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland Tuesday 12 May – First Direct Arena, Leeds, UK Thursday 14 May – The O2, London, UK Friday 15 May – The O2, London, UK I hate stadiums for music (especially the stuff on Skelton Tree and Ghosteen) , but I guess Cardiff could be good? No idea really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfromB Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 They’re not stadiums. Apart from that, I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 His last show at the Hydro in Glasgow was outstanding, it blew me away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MansizeRooster Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Has anyone ordered the vinyl from the Bad Seeds store? Has it shipped yet for anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike S Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 As they cannot tour Cave has started a 24/7 stream of interviews, videos, live shows, etc, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boatman Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Solo streaming concert tonight: https://nickcave.lnk.to/idiotprayerEM?utm_source=Nick+Cave+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=2f2be1f729-email+-+idiot+prayer+final+reminder&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_62a60b3494-2f2be1f729-53206381 Should be good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy Filth Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Aargh got to this late (Celebrity Masterchefm was on) is this properly live? I know it isn’t happening now, but if I start now, will I be watching from the start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boatman Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 It lets me watch it again now, so you should be alright? Amazing performance. Would love them to release it on Blu-ray, but I guess that goes against the whole idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Nasty Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I PM'd you @Percy Filth Anyone else who missed it, drop me a PM. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boatman Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 Latest Red Hand File, about the piano in Idiot Prayer: Spoiler The piano you played for Idiot Prayer was magnificent. Was it a personal instrument, or is this just the kind of thing people put in front of one when they go places? ANDREW, BELLINGHAM, USA Dear Andrew, The piano I played at Alexandra Palace was a Fazioli. There were limited pianos I could access during lockdown. There was, however, a Fazioli. I had never played one before but Dom Monks, the guy who recorded the Alexandra Palace performance, highly recommended this piano. The moment I sat down at the Fazioli, its warm, soft, nuanced sound spoke to me like no piano had spoken to me before. I was swept away by its extraordinary tonal range. It whispered to me. It roared at me. It was the most beautiful instrument I had ever played. On a Zoom call to my manager I mentioned how much I loved the Fazioli. I reminded him that I still have the same nasty little Chinese upright I have had for over thirty years. I explained that I was sixty-three years old and suggested that perhaps it was time I got a nice piano. I said to my manager — I just love that Fazioli. Now, one of the things you may or may not know about being a famous musician is that companies give you shit for free. The more famous you are, the more shit you get — you just have to wear one of their t-shirts or a branded cap or something. Being the principled individual that I am, of course, I have never sponsored a musical instrument (in that respect, I am virtually alone in my field) but I just loved that Fazioli. So I said to my manager — Time to sell my soul. Time to make a call and get me a Fazioli. My manager said — Consider it done! So, the next day my manager rings up Fazioli, who have their headquarters in Sacile, in the Province of Pordenone, near Venice and an Italian woman answers the phone. My manager says — I represent the great artist Nick Cave and I am wondering if I could get a free Fazioli (or something like that). The Italian woman says — L’acttore? My manager says — What? She says — The actor? My manager says — No, Cave. Cave. And she says — Nick what? My manager says — Nick Cave. She says — Nick Cave? Who issa Nick Cave? My manager says — Well, he is arguably the greatest songwriter of his time. He is one of the cornerstones of modern music. He is a national treasure. He is adored by millions. Italianslove him. She says — Who are you? What you want? My manager says — Um, a free piano. And she hangs up. * * * * A couple of days later I’m on another Zoom call with my manager, and he is looking a bit cagey and I say — How did it go with Fazioli? Did you get me a free Fazioli? And my manager says — Well, it seems like they have a rather inflexible policy around giving away £200,000 pianos to people they’ve never heard of. And I say — Dude, are you my fucking manager or what? I just love that Fazioli! So the next day my manager rings back Fazioli and the same woman answers the phone and my manager says — Look it’s Nick Cave’s manager again, can I speak to Mr Fazioli. And the woman says — No. And my manager says — Listen, my fucking job’s on the line here. And she hangs up. * * * * So, Andrew, I agree — the Fazioli is a glorious piano. Magnificent, as you say. As Herbie Hancock said about his Fazioli — that ‘one note announces the celebration of the freedom and creativity of the human spirit’. This is true. The Fazioli is warm and delicate and remarkably subtle, but has a deep, strong heart. It is full of angel tears and il sangue dei santi and encompasses the universe. It is a dream piano. And yet I wait for the day a giant removal van will pull up outside my house, my manager hanging out the passenger window, wearing a t-shirt with a piano on it, and a big smile on his face, screaming ‘Fazioli!’ Until then my little Chinese upright grins at me from the corner of my room. I walk over and sit down and I begin to play. Love, Nick 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boatman Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 Spoiler Dear All, It seems that some of my fans have reacted a little enthusiastically to my last Red Hand File and have contacted Fazioli ‘encouraging’ them to gift me a piano. While I appreciate the gesture, my post was a light-hearted piece and not to be taken seriously. The phone dialogue between my manager and the ‘woman from Fazioli’ was more than a little embellished for comic effect. The tsunami of mail has left our friends at Fazioli a little shaken, so while I love you all - no more mails to Fazioli please! They are wonderful people. Love, Nick Spoiler Dear All, It seems that there are a number of crowdfunding campaigns being set up by some fans to buy me a Fazioli. While this is incredibly thoughtful and I really appreciate the lengths people are going to to secure me this lovely instrument, it is entirely unnecessary. As Mike from Birmingham says, “Why don’t you just buy your own fucking piano, you cheap c**t.” Mike is right, God bless him, I really should just buy my own piano. Love, Nick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boatman Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 New ‘merch’ site with various goodies for sale. Maybe he can afford that piano now. https://cavethings.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festoon Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Maybe he can do a few more Isreali gigs to earn a few bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Nasty Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I don't really enjoy Cave much, if at all, from Dig Lazarus Dig/Grinderman onwards, but this cropped up in my feeds today and reminded me why I used to love him so much. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boatman Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 New Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (but not the Bad Seeds) album ‘Carnage’ released today digitally: https://nickcaveandwarrenellis.lnk.to/carnageEM?utm_source=Nick+Cave+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=088a1fe1cc-email+-+idiot+prayer+final+reminder_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_62a60b3494-088a1fe1cc-53206381 Physical formats on May 28th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Nasty Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Podcast interview with Mick Harvey, lots about Birthday Party and Bad Seeds. There's no animosity between him and Nick Cave at all, says he likes what the Bad Seeds are doing now and it was the right direction for them. Good listen: Will give the new album a listen tomorrow. What do you think of it, @The Boatman? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boatman Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 I like it, although I’ve liked the recent stuff. It sounds more like a Bad Seeds record than you might expect, White Elephant in particular reminds me of the Abattoir Blues period. I’ve also ordered Mark Mordue’s new book on Cave, Boy on Fire, which seems to have replaced his biography of Cave that got listed a few years ago but then never appeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garwoofoo Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Yeah, this is great, on first listen at least. It's not quite "fire and brimstone" Cave (which I miss a bit) but it's really menacing and no-one else sounds like this. It feels like the third part of the journey he's been on over the last few years - I find Skeleton Tree still so raw it's hard to listen to, Ghosteen sounds like a man emerging from trauma, this sounds like him rediscovering a part of who he was but still obviously deeply affected by everything that's happened. I've admired Cave for most of my life but for him to take what he's been through and fold it back into his art like this absolutely floors me, it really does. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 02/03/2021 at 19:26, Garwoofoo said: Yeah, this is great, on first listen at least. It's not quite "fire and brimstone" Cave (which I miss a bit) but it's really menacing and no-one else sounds like this. It feels like the third part of the journey he's been on over the last few years - I find Skeleton Tree still so raw it's hard to listen to, Ghosteen sounds like a man emerging from trauma, this sounds like him rediscovering a part of who he was but still obviously deeply affected by everything that's happened. I've admired Cave for most of my life but for him to take what he's been through and fold it back into his art like this absolutely floors me, it really does. Really well put, a true artist is he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boatman Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 Memoir / book of interviews coming out next year: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/17/nick-cave-memoir-son-s-death-faith-hope-and-carnage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hub2 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Hey @The Boatmanthanks for that. Have you read 'Nina Simone's Gum' yet? Off to see Nick and Warren at the Royal Albert Hall in October - can't wait! Are you seeing them on tour yourself? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boatman Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 I have! It’s very good actually. I was at a few of the Meltdown gigs back in 1999 (seeing Jimmy Scott and realising he was the singer from the last episode of Twin Peaks was amazing) but didn’t get to Nina Simone. Sadly they’re not playing Ireland so I’m not seeing them on this tour 😢 Enjoy the RAH, that will be special. I do have to confess I bought the ‘special edition’ of his lost gloves book though. That one’s more for the hardcore fans. Edit: Also forgot to post in here that there’s another B-Sides and Rarities collection coming out on 22nd October. https://youtu.be/CVpvOgeOTU0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebejebe Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Nick having a chat with Mick and Warren about the b-sides albums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boatman Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 ‘The Jam’ (from ‘One More Time With Feeling’ footage): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boatman Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Idiot Prayer solo concert film is on BBC4 on Friday evening. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001299p 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festoon Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Jesus H Christ https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/nick-cave-announces-death-of-his-son-jethro-31-1.4873835 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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