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Kicking Against the Pricks

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Kicking Against the Pricks · The third album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds consists entirely of covers. Cave and the band tried out a list of songs, including by bands such as The Loved Ones and The Saints, which in the end did not make the album. The choice always had a different reason. Sleeping Annaleah was a tribute to Tom Jones, with other songs he felt they had never been performed properly, and The Carnival Is Over had haunted his youth. The title comes from the Bible, from Acts 26.

Drummer Thomas Wydler played for the first time, so that the line-up consisted of five men. Mick Harvey wrote the string arrangements, which a Berlin ensemble played. Cave later played the album down, but said that it helped the band to play different kinds of music successfully, which benefited later records. The review in Spin was scathing and spoke of a smug lump.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to The Carnival Is Over, a song that Cave knew from his youth, and notice how he sings it and how the band accompanies him.

Track list

  1. 1Muddy Water (2009 Remaster)5:17Apple Music ↗
  2. 2I'm Gonna Kill That Woman (2009 Remaster)3:44Apple Music ↗
  3. 3Sleeping Annaleah (2009 Remaster)3:18Apple Music ↗
  4. 4Long Black Veil (2009 Remaster)3:47Apple Music ↗
  5. 5Hey Joe (2009 Remaster)3:56Apple Music ↗
  6. 6The Singer (2009 Remaster)3:09Apple Music ↗
  7. 7All Tomorrow's Parties (2009 Remaster)5:52Apple Music ↗
  8. 8By the Time I Get to Phoenix (2009 Remaster)3:40Apple Music ↗
  9. 9The Hammer Song (2009 Remaster)3:50Apple Music ↗
  10. 10Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart (2009 Remaster)3:45Apple Music ↗
  11. 11Jesus Met the Woman at the Well (2009 Remaster)2:00Apple Music ↗
  12. 12The Carnival Is Over (2009 Remaster)3:15Apple Music ↗

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