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Murder Ballads brought Nick Cave's morbidity to near-parodic levels, which makes the disarmingly frank and introspective songs of The Boatman's Call all the more startling. A song cycle equally inspired by Cave's failed romantic affairs and religious doubts, The Boatman's Call captures him at his most honest and despairing -- while he retains a fascination for gothic, Biblical imagery, it has little of the grand theatricality and self-conscious poetics that made his albums emotionally distant in the past. This time, there's no posturing, either from Cave or the Bad Seeds. The music is direct, yet it has many textures, from blues to jazz, which offer a revealing and sympathetic bed for Cave's best, most affecting songs. The Boatman's Call is one of his finest albums and arguably the masterpiece he has been promising throughout his career.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Paul Wright, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Engineer, Recorder - Simon Heyworth, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Flood, Producer, Mixer - Paul Hicks, Engineer - Nick Cave, Piano, Vocals - Martyn P. Casey, Bass - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Chris Scard, Mixer - Paul Wright (UK Engineer), Engineer
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Paul Wright, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Engineer, Recorder - Simon Heyworth, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Flood, Producer, Mixer - Paul Hicks, Engineer - Nick Cave, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Thomas Wydler, Drums - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Mick Harvey, Bass - Chris Scard, Mixer - Paul Wright (UK Engineer), Engineer
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1997 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Paul Wright, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Engineer, Recorder - Simon Heyworth, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Flood, Producer, Mixer - Paul Hicks, Engineer - Nick Cave, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Vibes - Warren Ellis, Violin - Thomas Wydler, Drums - Martyn P. Casey, Bass - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Mick Harvey, Percussion, Vibes - Chris Scard, Mixer - Paul Wright (UK Engineer), Engineer
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Paul Wright, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Engineer, Recorder - Simon Heyworth, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Flood, Producer, Mixer - Paul Hicks, Engineer - Nick Cave, Keyboards, Vocals, Miscellaneous - Blixa Bargeld, Guitar - Thomas Wydler, Percussion - Martyn P. Casey, Bass - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Chris Scard, Mixer - Paul Wright (UK Engineer), Engineer
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Paul Wright, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Engineer, Recorder - Simon Heyworth, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Flood, Producer, Mixer - Paul Hicks, Engineer - Jim Sclavunos, Bells, Percussion - Nick Cave, Hammond Organ, Vocals - Blixa Bargeld, Guitar - Thomas Wydler, Drums - Martyn P. Casey, Bass - Conway Savage, Piano, Vocals - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Mick Harvey, Guitar - Chris Scard, Mixer - Paul Wright (UK Engineer), Engineer
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1997 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Paul Wright, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Engineer, Recorder - Simon Heyworth, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Flood, Producer, Mixer - Paul Hicks, Engineer - Jim Sclavunos, Drums - Nick Cave, Vocals - Martyn P. Casey, Bass - Conway Savage, Piano - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Mick Harvey, Guitar, Hammond Organ - Chris Scard, Mixer - Paul Wright (UK Engineer), Engineer
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Paul Wright, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Engineer, Recorder - Simon Heyworth, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Flood, Producer, Mixer - Paul Hicks, Engineer - Nick Cave, Vocals - Warren Ellis, Violin - Blixa Bargeld, Guitar - Thomas Wydler, Drums - Martyn P. Casey, Bass - Conway Savage, Piano - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Mick Harvey, Guitar - Chris Scard, Mixer - Paul Wright (UK Engineer), Engineer
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1997 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Paul Wright, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Engineer, Recorder - Simon Heyworth, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Flood, Producer, Mixer - Paul Hicks, Engineer - Nick Cave, Piano, Vocals - Warren Ellis, Violin - Blixa Bargeld, Piano, Miscellaneous - Thomas Wydler, Drums - Martyn P. Casey, Bass - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Mick Harvey, Guitar - Chris Scard, Mixer - Paul Wright (UK Engineer), Engineer
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1997 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Paul Wright, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Engineer, Recorder - Simon Heyworth, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Flood, Producer, Mixer - Paul Hicks, Engineer - Nick Cave, Composer, Vocals - Warren Ellis, Accordion, Piano - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Mick Harvey, Organ, Bass - Chris Scard, Mixer - Paul Wright (UK Engineer), Engineer
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1997 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Paul Wright, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Engineer, Recorder - Simon Heyworth, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Flood, Producer, Mixer - Paul Hicks, Engineer - Nick Cave, Hammond Organ, Vocals - Warren Ellis, Violin - Blixa Bargeld, Guitar - Thomas Wydler, Drums - Martyn P. Casey, Bass - Conway Savage, Piano - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Mick Harvey, Guitar - Chris Scard, Mixer - Paul Wright (UK Engineer), Engineer
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1997 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Paul Wright, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Engineer, Recorder - Simon Heyworth, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Flood, Producer, Mixer - Paul Hicks, Engineer - Nick Cave, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Warren Ellis, Violin - Blixa Bargeld, Guitar - Thomas Wydler, Drums - Martyn P. Casey, Bass - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Chris Scard, Mixer - Paul Wright (UK Engineer), Engineer
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1997 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Paul Wright, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Engineer, Recorder - Simon Heyworth, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Flood, Producer, Mixer - Paul Hicks, Engineer - Jim Sclavunos, Melodica - Nick Cave, Piano, Vocals - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Mick Harvey, Guitar - Chris Scard, Mixer - Paul Wright (UK Engineer), Engineer
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1997 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
Murder Ballads brought Nick Cave's morbidity to near-parodic levels, which makes the disarmingly frank and introspective songs of The Boatman's Call all the more startling. A song cycle equally inspired by Cave's failed romantic affairs and religious doubts, The Boatman's Call captures him at his most honest and despairing -- while he retains a fascination for gothic, Biblical imagery, it has little of the grand theatricality and self-conscious poetics that made his albums emotionally distant in the past. This time, there's no posturing, either from Cave or the Bad Seeds. The music is direct, yet it has many textures, from blues to jazz, which offer a revealing and sympathetic bed for Cave's best, most affecting songs. The Boatman's Call is one of his finest albums and arguably the masterpiece he has been promising throughout his career.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:14
- Main artists: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- Composer: Nick Cave
- Label: Mute, a BMG Company
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1997 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
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