Just returned home from the screening of This Much I know to Be True. Well worth it to see the songs performed “live” (actually somewhere between a live and a quasi studio setting). For me the best part was the first 10 minutes where Nick shares his “Lockdown project”, a side project that most of us would lack the creativity and genius to achieve even with a lifetime of opportunity and skill. Nick and Warren are on quite a creative musical journey at the point of filming. Nick seems grounded and well too. I hope the loss of Jethro doesn’t send Nick too far into the abyss. Strength to him.
I'm looking forward to this.... our screening is tonight! I certainly have the same hopes in regards to that last part.
This Much I Know To Be True was excellent... It starts slightly oddly, but soon moves into variants of the songs. My wife and I both thought it was second only to the concert
My wife couldn't stand the circling of the camera during the songs. After the break in the movie I had to watch the second part on my own...
Does anyone have a set list for the film? I’ve been scouring the internet but cannot find a thing. Can anyone confirm if Bright Horses is included? I’m really hoping for a blu ray/cd release very soon
Bright Horses is the second song I think. Like the concert. It is essentially Ghosteen and Carnage material. I can't recall it all, and I couldn't find anything online either. Last night I was just enjoying the movie, I wasn't taking notes lol
NME review of This Much I Know To Be True 'This Much I Know To Be True' review: an engrossing and intimate portrait of Nick Cave
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ show from Montreux Jazz Festival will be streamed live on 2 July at 11:00 PM CEST via Qello Concerts. To watch the livestream visit here. The show will be re-broadcast on 2 July at 11pm EDT, and for a final time on 3 July at 11pm AEST. (Berlin,last Wednesday)
Warren Ellis - guitar, violin, synth Martyn P. Casey - bass Jim Sclavunos - percussion George Vjestica - guitar Larry Mullins - Drums Carly Paradis - Keyboards Also, the three back up singers from the recent Warren Ellis & Nick Cave tour are with them. Lots of great footage on YouTube and a live stream of their show at Montreux took place today. Looks to be a killer tour! Wish I could make it to the EU go to one of the shows.
Cave and the Seeds wow the Exit festival crowd. EXIT Festival 2022 day two: Nick Cave delivers an unforgettable emotional release
Nick Cave - Seven Psalms. A1 How Long Have I Waited? A2 Have Mercy On Me A3 I Have Trembled My Way Deep A4 I Have Wandered All My Unending Days A5 Splendour, Glorious Splendour A6 Such Things Should Never Happen A7 I Come Alone And To You B1 Psalm Instrumental This is a limited release 10" record. The sound files are available though, from cavethings, and discogs. Presented somewhat like a bible, and with the biblical image I am imagining this to be one of Nick's reflective type albums, and it is a mini-album of sorts. The cover presents well, and we have a sort of minimalist aesthetic going on with it. I prefer the plastic sleeves, to the paper sleeve provided, but that's fine, I can live with that.... I'm not sure this will be an album that will get a lot of spins... perhaps if it was on cd.... records do get spun at my house, but infrequently. So what have we got here... The record sounds clean, and the frequencies are solid, low through hi. The somewhat ambient keyboard opening, with some "ooo" backing vocals. Then this spoken word poem. Short and sweet. We open with gentle effects, then the keyboard. Then the spoken, reflective poem. We get the Warren backing vocal. A few little crackles, but it probably needs cleaning. These are short little vignettes of reflection from Nick. I get the impression they are part of his searching yearning for inner peace, and the Christian tilt some of his reflections have taken, seem part of his searching. Nick has seemed to feel a need to lean into positivity and messages that encourage and lift, hence his concert recently being so stunning. Here we have a logical culmination of his recent work and his direction. Ambient soundscapes with the occasional backing vocals and minimalist piano, with searching words of hope. To some degree it leads me to wonder if this release will signal a change in direction, or if we are here now. I guess this release may not appeal to everyone, but it works for me. Lyrical themes and musical backdrops that suit me, I could see me playing this on cd in my car, as a soothing balm against the war outside the car windows. Side two, starts the same, and it seems like it is a meditative continuation for the listener to perhaps add their own thoughts and prayers, after pondering what Nick was saying on the other side.... Moving along it appears to be a musical reflection of side A, and it is good to listen to in my opinion.... not pop hits, but engaging little soundscapes that will paint mellow pictures in the mind, if that kind of thing takes your fancy. This isn't going to compete with Ghosteen, Carnage, Skeleton Tree or Push The Sky Away, but I doubt it was ever supposed to. This isn't going to compete with The Good Son, Henry's Dream, No More Shall We Part or Abattoir Blues, but we have entered another world with Nick at this stage.... The addict struggling to find a place, has recovered, and even in the face of great tragedy hasn't fallen back into self destructive ways..... like the universal therapy of the Red Hand Files, we find someone who is holding tight to sanity, and all the things that may be possible through it. Reflecting, rather than rejecting, hoping, rather than despairing, moving forward and looking for a light, in an ever more dark world..... and even more importantly offering light and comfort to any who would seek it out. In light of all that, I can live with and enjoy this. We've heard Nick explore the darker and more violent facets of life, and now we sit back with a tone of reflection and let some light shine in.
I like all of them by default, even the ones I never play. (Ghosteen still grows with every listen. And I really liked it from the very first time I heard it. And the vinyl is beautiful)
Messing around with Ranking Engine... These were the results for me... with some really difficult choices 1 Higgs boson Blues 2 Bright Horses 3 Magneto 4 Hollywood 5 Jubilee street 6 Papa won't leave you Henry 7 Mercy seat 8 Hallelujah 9 John Finns wife 10 Lavender fields 11 There She Goes My Beautiful World 12 Jesus alone 13 Girl in amber 14 Into my arms 15 Straight to You 16 Ship song 17 When I first came to town 18 The good son 19 The Carny 20 Weeping song 21 Ghosteen 22 Your funeral my trial 23 We came along this road 24 Push the sky away 25 From her to eternity 26 Get ready for love 27 Stranger Than Kindness 28 Long time man 29 15 feet of pure white snow 30 Foi Na Cruz 31 Hiding all away 32 More news from nowhere 33 We call upon the author 34 Henry Lee 35 Do you love me 36 White elephant 37 Wide lovely eyes 38 O children 39 Red right hand 40 New morning 41 Hand of God 42 Babe I'm on fire 43 Breathless 44 Wonderful life 45 People ain't no good 46 Curse of millhaven 47 Thirsty dog 48 God is in the house 49 Deanna 50 Knocking on Joe 51 Long Train Suffering 52 Tupelo
that's quite a list only thing that i can say is jubilee street live and in person is a transcendent experience and one of the highlights of any bad seeds performance, can't wait for the new album wonder what mr cave is up to this time around
Always a good song but I’d never imagined it reaching the heights it reaches live. The version on the Distant Sky ep is amazing (and then ‘Distant Sky’ just obliterates me everytime).
Saw Nick and Warren in Dallas last year... the whole set was transcendent... The main thing I noticed with the list is lean towards the ballads... I knew I did, but not that hard... if you know what I mean. Going to see Nick solo in Dallas in October... really looking forward to it
