Nick Cave, is a Australian native, who is most famous for being the lead singer of the band Nick Cave and The Bad Seed, however he is also a author, actor, screen writer, and composer. Before the Nick Cave and The Bad Seed, Cave was in a band called The Birthday Party which broke up in 1983, although it actually is known for influencing Gothic Rock! (Kind of cool that he actually had an influence on music before he was big I think). Nick Cave and The Bad Seed formed after the Birthday Party’s break up in 1983. The bands original members where Nick Cave as the singer, Mick Harvy who played multiple instruments, and Blixa Bargeld on the guitar. In total the band has released 16 studio albums in total and threw the years not only the band members have changed but also their sound. Honestly, I would say that one could think of this band as a mix of many different genres of music as they have evolved from post punk rock, to experimental alternative rock, to hard rock. Nick Cave and The Bad Seed are a band that are known for singing songs about loss, death, violence, religion, and love, a example of the darkness of this band can be seen in their single “The Mercy Seat” which tells the story of a man being put to death in a electric chair. “The Mercy Seat” single is actually a hit song that helped the band gain fame because people talked about the darkness of the song. Some of you may be familiar with the song due to the fact that in 2000 Jonny Cash released a rendition of it. Today “The Mercy Seat” is regarded as one of the bands signature songs (a dark song to be remembered for I think). Out of all 16 of the studio albums Nick Cave and The Bad Seed produced, the best-selling and most popular album still to this day is “Murder Ballads” which was released in 1996. Thing songs on this album all have to do with crimes of pashen. What I find to be the most interesting about this band is how dark their songs are, I feel like not many artists have released songs that are even comparable to the darkness that is in Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds songs. Nick Cave and The Bad Seed have won countless musical awards over the years, in 1996 they won the ARIA awards for song of the year, single of the year, and best pop release for their song “Where the Wild Rosses Grow”. More recently in 2013 they won the Aria awards for best independent release and best contemporary album with “Push The Sky Away”. The list goes on and on. I feel like this band is definitely one of a kind and will be remembered for their emotion revoking songs.
The Mercy Seat
When the Wild Rosses Grow
“Push The Sky Away”.
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