Re: Album of the day (#7597): The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

HoldenM — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:03:37 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 10/30/2026 20:03

Fallen head over heels for this one as of late. If it's not the best Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds record, it would be the height of almost anyone else's career.

Track picks
1. Into My Arms
2. Lime Tree Arbour
6. (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?
8. West Country Girl
9. Black Hair

Album of the day (#7597): The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

BestEverAlbums — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:00:26 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 10/30/2026 20:00

Today's album of the day

The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1997.
Country:
Nick Cave discography rank: 2nd (out of 30 albums listed on BEA)
1997 rank: 10th
1990s rank: 75th
Overall rank: 439th
Average rating: 81/100 (from 711 votes).

Tracks:
1. Into My Arms
2. Lime Tree Arbour
3. People Ain't No Good
4. Brompton Oratory
5. There Is A Kingdom
6. (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?
7. Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?
8. West Country Girl
9. Black Hair
10. Idiot Prayer
11. Far From Me
12. Green Eyes

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"I remember when Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds toured this album. Theyopened with Into My Arms and Cave had a terrible time with the first line "I don' t believe in an interventionist god" it took him 4 or 5 gos to get through it and ages to complete the song. Had seen him live a number of times but never struggle like this. Eventually the gig went well. Anyway this was the night Michael Hutchence did away with himself in the hotel room with Nick being the godfather of his child. Sad but true."
- @stangetzaway (Rating: 90/100)
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"Cave's mastery of song-writing comes to the fore on Boatman's Call where he manages to write dark and brooding songs you can actually make love to. It is as if the dark lord is seducing you with the hidden beauty waiting to be extracted from the morose.

This album leaves behind much of the story-telling he is renowned for and instead touches on deep personal existential musings using a visceral poetry that caresses confusing yet beautiful emotions from the listener.

He seems to be telling us that beauty truly eminates from the darkness and not from the light of which most of us presume. Few artists have the genius to make us realise this incredible insight."
- @Strangel (Rating: 100/100)
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Re: Album of the day (#7597): The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album of the day (#7597): The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds