Caught Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds a few nights ago- first-time concert-goer, long time fan.
I'll start at the end, appropriately- he concluded the show with this as a solo, -
For those of you familiar with his music, I'd like to tell you that all hell broke loose in the meantime... and it did. )
It was a ***** Fantastic show!!!
It started metered for a few songs, but then just exploded during Jubilee Street and was unstoppable from there. It was a great set that probed into so many places I'd either never heard or never considered, but came out on the other side of a song... just... so... damned... impressed.
Nick Cave is not nice music. Nothing is less than unsettling, but the ruthless is thoughtful, and the beautiful is nothing short of stunning. If you have a chance to see him, everything is meticulous.
This is what I saw the other night- yes he flubbed a lyric, and the audio does zero justice to the show, but I'm so glad somebody recorded the song: