Senator Andrew Bartlett
Friday, October 15, 2004
 
I mentioned a little while ago a new compilation album called Original Seeds Vol. 2 – an album of songs that inspired Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. I got a copy finally and it’s very good. Fascinating stuff for people interested in some of the history of modern music, with really interesting liner notes.

An excerpt from a review in The Age follows:
“a timely appraisal of the many less-travelled musical paths that have led to his (Cave’s) seemingly unique body of work. As on Volume 1 (also reissued this week), compiler Kim Beissel has selected songs with clear significance to the band - as covered by various members, for example - or with profound links in mood, subject or sound. They span from 1939 to 1987, from the potent work songs of Leadbelly and Harry Belafonte to soul-scraping laments and excoriating proto-punk. The a capella ache of Nina Simone's Plain Gold Ring contrasts with the Stooges' paint-stripping Loose. Tim Rose's hair-raising version of Hey Joe nudges Bob Dylan's marital post-mortem Sara. From Elvis Presley to Lou Reed and Tom Waits, heavy hearts and furtive souls are unburdened in consistently dark, rich performances. More than a simple tribute, this is an inspired - and obsessively annotated - work of cultural archaeology that acknowledges a rare artistic trajectory and opens plenty of musical corridors worth pursuing further.”

Do yourself a favour, as that guy in the hat often said (and probably still does) and have a listen.

posted by Andrew Bartlett @ Friday, October 15, 2004
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