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  • Summary: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' 13th album actually spans two separate discs, each produced by Nick Launay. And speaking of the Bad Seeds, longtime member Blixa Bargeld has been replaced by James Johnston (Gallon Drunk).

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Mojo
    100
    The scope and breadth is startling. [Oct 2004, p.94]
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  2. Alternative Press
    100
    Two masterpieces. [Dec 2004, p.158]
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  3. The Wire
    60
    In many ways this is his finest outing since The Boatman's Call. [#247, p.55]
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  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. drownsoda
    10
    Following a two-album string of letdown records, Cave waters his Bad Seeds and here they are in full bloom. Impressive, back-to-basics and no less zealous than his former work, Cave delivers something uniquely beautiful that only he can deliver in its purest form.… Expand
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  2. AnthonyD
    10
    Two stunningly beautiful and immediate albums. An emotional injection. If it weren't for Nick, Tom Waits and Frank Black I would move to Patagonia.… Expand
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  3. EvanW
    1
    I've been a fan of Nick Cave for about eight years. I always loved his dark lyrics and instrumentation. After 2002, he seems to have completely lost all his old inspiration, and continues making albums only because he's a musician, not because he has something to say. This record did not need to be made. Insipid lyrics, over-produced pap.… Expand
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