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No More Shall We Part
by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 79 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.9 out of 10
based on 18 reviews
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The first new album from Cave and his band since 1997's well-received 'The Boatman's Call.'

LABEL: Warner Brothers
RELEASE DATE: 10 April 2001
DISCS: 1 disc
GENRE(S): Alternative, Rock

What The Critics Said

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100
Mojo
Incredibly, No More Shall We Part is as urgent and vital as Cave has ever been.... Raging and delicate, complex as faith and simple as a goodnight kiss, it is an incredible summation of a singular career.
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90
Splendid
No More Shall We Part is a beautiful, elegant record, capably fulfilling the promise of The Boatman's Call, but it exacts a harrowing toll from the listener. This is not a record to which you can listen lightly; if used as background music it will gradually darken your mood, like poison seeping slowly into a well.
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90
All Music Guide
Simply the finest effort yet from the Bad Seeds; one which leaves the listener in awe, full of complex emotions and pondering the fact that they've just been in the presence of great art...
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90
The Wire
A highlty nuanced album which is at once razor sharp, and rich in new openings and possibilities. [#206, p.60]
90
Magnet
A total triumph. [#50, p.82]
88
Wall of Sound
The biggest surprise here is Cave's singing. Forsaking the bluesy moans and wails of older works like The First Born Is Dead and Kicking Against the Pricks, he pushes his voice in new directions...
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80
Dot Music
What makes 'No More...' Cave's best album since 'Henry's Dream' (which it most clearly resembles), is a return to melodrama (or rather the juxtaposition of melodrama with the album's ballads) where Cave crafts a deliciously potent mix of the visionary, the bizarre and the everyday...
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80
Almost Cool
In terms of sheer weight alone, the album can almost be a bit crushing. With 12 songs that run nearly 70 minutes of time, Cave takes his time getting there, but you really don't mind.
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80
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Another welcome sign of the bright light at the end of Cave's dark tunnel is the involvement of folk sisters Kate and Anna McGarrigle, who not only counterbalance Cave's rich, dramatic baritone, but also demonstrate his continued desire to work with artists outside his usual circle of fiends. Cave has built his coffin and now he has to lie in it, but these tiny stylistic shifts bode well for his future.
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80
Neumu.net
Cave's latest finds the singer in perhaps the finest voice of his career, armed with a set of melodic ballads and mid-tempo rockers which exemplify his dedicated, traditionalist's approach to the songwriter's craft.
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80
Q Magazine
Melody rarely comes easily, but this is a flamboyantly musical record that creates the perfect backdrop for Cave's theological, metaphysical musings.
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70
Rolling Stone
Cave has transformed his mournful voice into a thing of wonder...
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70
Pitchfork
Goddamn if he doesn't sing like a cranky Neil Diamond here...
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60
Alternative Press
Occasionally he resembles a Pakistani Bryan Ferry. Is this a good thing? It is if you like Pakistani Bryan Ferrys. [#155, p.70]
60
Nude As The News
Possibly a step forward from The Boatman's Call, but far from being a return to form.
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42
Entertainment Weekly
Cave's songs once conjured eternity. Now they just feel like one. [13 Apr 2001, p.76]
40
Blender
No More suffers from a relentless sense of goth gloom that's as claustrophobic as a church confessional. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.107]
30
Launch.com
While he's an adept moodist (but not a great singer), most often, the tunes are more artifice than art and he fails to make his misery convincing.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this album is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 33 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

mads l gave it a4:
It's simply beyond me while a lot of cave fans cherish this close-to-rubbish album of boring, theatrical and self-centred songs so far removed from the organic vitality and crackling inspiration of earlier cave masterpieces. But hey, his brand new side project, Grinderman, is a return to form. So buy that one instead!

Pete F gave it a9:
I think that Nick Cave one of the few true artists in the modern rock music. Everything he does deserves attention and this album is no exception. I guess in ten years or more some of his records may be recognized as classic and this one can be a strong candidate for that.

Daizy X gave it a10:
it's like the album has its magic that you'll keep on looking back to it and drown yourself in all its awesome songs.

Spiris L gave it a10:
Ten, ten, ten! Just 10

Ioannis L gave it a10:
Three days before I have my first performance on stage, Ibought this record and I invariably decided to play and sing 2 songs from this, No more... & Sweetheart Come. This record reminds me of Cohen. And that's good. It will never become apalling to me, 'cause it's just invigorating and depressing at the same tine! Thanks Nick!!!

Jasper B. gave it a10:
My first Nick Cave album, and I like it a lot. Besides, I got it from my Baby, and "Sweetheart Come" sounds like it was written especially for us, sad though it may seem.

theriddler f gave it a 10:
The best record of the Bad Seeds...read "And the Ass Saw the Angel" written by Nick Cave!

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