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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an ever-changing group of musicians formed in 1984 after the breakup of Nick Cave's band, The Birthday Party, in Berlin. The name "Bad Seeds" may come either from the Bible (e.g. Matthew 13) or from the film Bad Seed by Mervin LeRoy, 1956, based on a play by Maxwell Anderson and a novel by William March.

People either tend to leave this band alone entirely or become rabid fans. On first listen (and sometimes on every listen) their work may appear quite morbid, as Nick Cave has a fascination with death. However, he also has a fascination with redemption and the Bible. Between a voice so low it sends shivers up one's spine, driving rhythms, lyrics that hover between storytelling and obsession, and a versatile group of excellent musicians from various countries, Nick Cave transports his listeners to a new and strange land somewhere between the underbelly of life, a carnival, and a death bed replete with angels watching over the saved. Discography:

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Murder Ballads Nick Cave's Love Song Lecture Nick Cave From Her to Eternity
The Birthday Party Blixa Bargeld The Good Son The Boatman's Call
Red Right Hand Henry's Dream Fake proof that if one person in a room is a redhead, then all the people in that room are redheads Warren Ellis
Wings of Desire Cowboy Junkies Thousands dead, millions deprived of civil liberties? Phantom Planet
The Bad Seed bad seed Matthew 13 athlete
Nocturama Kid Congo Powers The Cramps Not Drowning, Waving
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