Kicking Against The Pricks (studio album) by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

From AAL2014 02/28/2021 17:29

Without prior knowledge, I would have had no clue this entire record is covers. It's as seamless and intriguingly dynamic as anything the group released in the 80's. The tracks are varied but the overall flow and sonic storyline is not. I like this quite a bit.

I know they are all covers, but in this album they did It in such a way that makes It unique, kind of like the way Cash does his covers, really impressionable.

Kicking against the pricks, is one of those rare covers albums, where instead of sounding like an indulgent karaoke record, here, it actually sounds like an LP. Opener, muddy water, is possibly the best song here, just like he does on most of the tracks, Cave really makes it his own. By the time I get to Phoenix, is great too, up there with Isaac Hayes' epic version. Hey Joe, though, is not up to the Hendrix take, but as before, Cave still makes it his own. Long black veil, is dark and brooding, while, I'm gonna kill that woman, sounds like vintage Cave. The hammer song, is another special moment. All in all, an enjoyable and atmospheric album.

From badseed 04/13/2015 03:24

Nothing spectacular, but a fun cover album.

Favorite tracks: "I'm Gonna Kill That Woman", "Muddy Water"

Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds manage to make their own interpretation of each song they cover. In this process, they re-invent the original, with often fantastic results

From eclab 01/31/2013 13:19

Pretty good for an album full of covers.