Post by sacrilegend on Apr 30, 2007 10:54:39 GMT -5
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genre(s) Rock, Post-punk, Alternative rock
Years active 1984 - Present
Label(s) Mute Records
Associated acts The Birthday Party, Grinderman
Official Website Website
History
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds was originally formed in 1984 by two former members of the Australian band The Birthday Party: Nick Cave (vocals, songwriter, keyboards, harmonica) and multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey. They were joined by Einstürzende Neubauten member Blixa Bargeld (guitar), Hugo Race (guitar), and former Magazine member Barry Adamson (bass, piano). With this line-up, the band recorded and released their debut album, From Her to Eternity (1984). The group has been through many personnel changes, with Cave and Harvey remaining the constants. During their initial Australian tour, Birthday Party bass guitarist Tracy Pew also performed with the band.
Critics Stephen Thomas Erlewine and Steve Huey write, "With the Bad Seeds, Cave continued to explore his obsessions with religion, death, love, America, and violence with a bizarre, sometimes self-consciously eclectic hybrid of blues, gospel, rock, and arty post-punk, although in a more subdued fashion than his work with the Birthday Party."
Line-up
The core foursome
Nick Cave - vocals, piano, organ, harmonica, percussion (1984—)
Mick Harvey - guitar, bass, vocals, drums, organ, percussion, string arrangements, piano (1984—)
Blixa Bargeld - guitar, vocals (1984–2003); original member who quit after almost 20 years[2]
Thomas Wydler - drums, percussion (1985—)
Regulars on band's records
Martyn P. Casey - bass (1991—)
Conway Savage - piano, vocals, organ (1991—)
Warren Ellis - violin, bouzouki, mandolin, accordion, flute (1993—)
Jim Sclavunos - drums, percussion, vocals, organ (1996—)
James Johnston - organ, guitar (2004—)
In addition to his performances with the Bad Seeds, Cave has, since the '90s, performed live 'solo' tours with Cave on piano, Ellis on violin and a fluctuating bass/drums line-up. The current trio are Bad Seeds' Martyn P. Casey, Jim Sclavunos and Warren Ellis (nicknamed the Mini-Seeds).
Discography
Studio Albums
From Her to Eternity (1984)
The Firstborn Is Dead (1985)
Kicking Against the Pricks (1986)
Your Funeral, My Trial (1986)
Tender Prey (1988)
The Good Son (1990)
Henry's Dream (1992)
Let Love In (1994)
Murder Ballads (1996)
The Boatman's Call (1997)
No More Shall We Part (2001)
Nocturama (2003)
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (2CD) (2004)
TBA (To be recorded in mid-2007)
Live albums and compilations
Live Seeds (1993)
The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1998)
B-Sides & Rarities (3CD) (2005)
Abattoir Blues Tour (2CD/2DVD)(2007)
Genre(s) Rock, Post-punk, Alternative rock
Years active 1984 - Present
Label(s) Mute Records
Associated acts The Birthday Party, Grinderman
Official Website Website
History
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds was originally formed in 1984 by two former members of the Australian band The Birthday Party: Nick Cave (vocals, songwriter, keyboards, harmonica) and multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey. They were joined by Einstürzende Neubauten member Blixa Bargeld (guitar), Hugo Race (guitar), and former Magazine member Barry Adamson (bass, piano). With this line-up, the band recorded and released their debut album, From Her to Eternity (1984). The group has been through many personnel changes, with Cave and Harvey remaining the constants. During their initial Australian tour, Birthday Party bass guitarist Tracy Pew also performed with the band.
Critics Stephen Thomas Erlewine and Steve Huey write, "With the Bad Seeds, Cave continued to explore his obsessions with religion, death, love, America, and violence with a bizarre, sometimes self-consciously eclectic hybrid of blues, gospel, rock, and arty post-punk, although in a more subdued fashion than his work with the Birthday Party."
Line-up
The core foursome
Nick Cave - vocals, piano, organ, harmonica, percussion (1984—)
Mick Harvey - guitar, bass, vocals, drums, organ, percussion, string arrangements, piano (1984—)
Blixa Bargeld - guitar, vocals (1984–2003); original member who quit after almost 20 years[2]
Thomas Wydler - drums, percussion (1985—)
Regulars on band's records
Martyn P. Casey - bass (1991—)
Conway Savage - piano, vocals, organ (1991—)
Warren Ellis - violin, bouzouki, mandolin, accordion, flute (1993—)
Jim Sclavunos - drums, percussion, vocals, organ (1996—)
James Johnston - organ, guitar (2004—)
In addition to his performances with the Bad Seeds, Cave has, since the '90s, performed live 'solo' tours with Cave on piano, Ellis on violin and a fluctuating bass/drums line-up. The current trio are Bad Seeds' Martyn P. Casey, Jim Sclavunos and Warren Ellis (nicknamed the Mini-Seeds).
Discography
Studio Albums
From Her to Eternity (1984)
The Firstborn Is Dead (1985)
Kicking Against the Pricks (1986)
Your Funeral, My Trial (1986)
Tender Prey (1988)
The Good Son (1990)
Henry's Dream (1992)
Let Love In (1994)
Murder Ballads (1996)
The Boatman's Call (1997)
No More Shall We Part (2001)
Nocturama (2003)
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (2CD) (2004)
TBA (To be recorded in mid-2007)
Live albums and compilations
Live Seeds (1993)
The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1998)
B-Sides & Rarities (3CD) (2005)
Abattoir Blues Tour (2CD/2DVD)(2007)
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