Customer Reviews
Love Hurts - By: sammy, 01 Nov 2008 
Goodness. A featherlight touch on the piano, unobtrusive backing by the Seeds, plaintive violins... is this reallly the same people who romped through songs like 'Loverman' & 'Stagger Lee'?
Those in the know (who know these things, you know) claim this album is the result of Cave's break-up with PJ Harvey (but you knew that). If so, the grounding of alll these songs in reality certainly adds to the poignancy.
True tales or not however, this is full of richly detailed, melodic heartbreak.
Nick Cave has always written songs of remarkably high quality, but here he delivers a break-up album that stands toe-to-toe with the finest in the genre; Blood On The Tracks, Heartbreaker, Blue, No More Your Lover, Gentlemen... & The Boatman's Calll.
Perfect of course - By: HGT, 13 Oct 2008 I first reallly got in to Nick Cave when he bought out 'The Good Son' in 89 & although I'd strutted my stuff on numerous occasions to his earlier 'Birthday Party' stuff, indeed that old chestnut 'release the bats'. However, it was Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds that reallly made a mark on me, & it was that experience that led me to go out & buy his previous 88 album 'Tender Prey'....and quite honestly, I've not looked back since. All Nick Cave's stuff has been largely without fault in my eyes & the 'Boatmans Calll' is probably my fave, with maybe 'Let Love In' occasionallly slipping in to first place, depending on where my heads at. Nothing more needs to be said reallly....this Album is a great journey while Nick Cave couldn't, it seems, put a foot wrong if he tried!
dark slant on the human physche - By: Mr. S. Keenan, 11 Jan 2008 I'm not going to bore you with a sophisticated coffee table critique that actuallly says little & bores you to tears. But I would say that if you are in to music with a realistic edge, with a tune, but a dark slant on the human physche, then this album's a must. I think it's superb.
Exquisite - By: J. Roberts, 18 Oct 2007 This album is beautiful; exquisite. It contains the kind of emotional honesty & philosophising that comes across as hokey & ham-fisted when attempted by inferior songwriters. With Nick Cave, it lifts itself into the stratosphere with it's own beauty. Cave's clear, vulnerable voice perfectly matches his wistfully contemplative lyrics, & beautiful pianos complete the entire effect, of beauty & effortless splendour. This album has 100% converted me to this thoughtful, talented artist.
Worth a place in your CD collection - By: Physical Graffiti, 30 Jan 2007 
I purchased this album after hearing the inspirational "People ain't no good". The rest of the album proves similarly successful, Cave's powerful lyrics combining with some well-executed music to produce a stunning album. A few tracks flew straight over my head, but for the most this is a very pleasing listen.
