Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Abattoir Blues Tour

Magnificent companion to the last two studio albums

With 2004’s Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds not only consolidated, but capped, the glorious deluge which had been exploding from their loins for the previous 20 years. Disc One highlights an Abattoir Blues gig at Brixton Academy in November 2004. There are also seven songs from a June 2003 Nocturama show at Hammersmith Apollo, where they reach back to unexpected delights such as Sad Waters from Your Funeral… My Trial, and Birthday Party-era Wild World. Wonderful Life and Babe, You Turn Me On gain further emotional majesty, while the arcane demons are unleashed on Red Right Hand and blues standard Stagger Lee.

The package also includes relevant videos, including Babe, I’m On Fire’s hilarious costumecarnival, a short about Abattoir/ Orpheus’ creation and Mick Harvey’s hand-held record of the shoot for Bring It On’s ragga girls’ grind-fest promo. The limited deluxe version also features two CDs of further tour highlights. As an account of one of the world’s most untouchable outfits, this is unbeatable. What’s frightening is the thought that, after the Proposition movie and with Grinderman poised to empty both barrels, what can this beautifully unruly camp ejaculate next?

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Reviewed by Kris Needs
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