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Universal acclaim- based on 86 Ratings
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Positive: 75 out of 86
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Mixed: 7 out of 86
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Negative: 4 out of 86
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Feb 19, 2013No filler on this bad boy. Brilliant. Found the album compelling from start to finish. Guitars Guitars Guitars. Wonderful album one cannot tire of listening to anytime of the day!
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AndrewCMay 25, 2009Really wanted to give this ten but one track really stinks. My first posting gave it a 9 but 10 outstanding tracks deserve the top mark. Sad thing is I have made a point of avoiding Nick Cave and I feel pretty stupid about that.
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MickCApr 18, 2008A Bad Seed album hasn't hooked me like this since "Let Love In". The whole thing is brilliant, and it sounds like his partaking in the Grinderman thing has done him the world of good.
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KevinE.Apr 4, 2008This is Cave at his absolute best. The lyrics are smart and witty and the band is on a huge high. This album album could cut air.
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FelipeP.Apr 9, 2008Amazing album! Nick Cave is brilliant!
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MickApr 9, 2008Solid but not as good as their last album (although not much is).
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XanderS.Apr 13, 2008Just as predicted, the new album sounded fresh with new hooks and amazing lyrics. Different to his previous release, but equally brilliant!
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ShaneApr 14, 2008Not as good as last year's Grinderman, and nothing particularly new here. Muscially the band seems in a bit of a rut - they miss Blixa Bargeld. But really, how bad can it be its a Nick Cave record, on his bad days he's better than 99% of song writers out there today.
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ScottW.Apr 16, 2008Hey, thanks for the informational and insightful review "Mark G". PONCE!
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ImanL.Apr 17, 2008Wow -best album since Vampire Weekend. Lazarus is the single of the year.
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JackC.Apr 8, 2008What a great album. Even as a huge Cave fan, I was not prepared for just how excellent this album is. It's energetic, inspired, funny, and just very fresh sounding. Love it. Long live the bad seeds.
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HeinApr 9, 2008Different from from Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus, but with the same brilliance.
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EffEllApr 9, 2008I really like the albums he made in the past 10 years or so, but this one is above everything he made since Henry's Dream.
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AaronS.May 10, 2008I'm firmly convinced that Cave and Co. are incapable of making a bad record. 'Lazarus' is probably the most accessible Cave/Seeds album to date. It rocks harder and crazier than almost every band half these guy's age and is a stunner from first track to last.
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LukeG.May 1, 2008
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allans.May 20, 2008To stretch the Lazarus analogy, Cave and colleagues have resurrected the groove. We saw flashes of it stretched across wondrous Lyre/Abattoir and then it all went tuneless testosterone with Grinderman. This time around, we have the groove (the Doors), the mood (from terrifying to hilarious) and the tunes to boot. And what a skinny, point black boot it is.
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EllenH.May 7, 2008Fantastic!
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MattE.Jun 10, 2008Beautiful album, sort of heavy and humid atmosphere, quite different from the Grinderman album.
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PopsyApr 15, 2008A perfect for Mr. Cave! He's good at rock'n'roll.
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EricO.Apr 22, 2008
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TomF.Apr 29, 2008Amazing!! Brilliant!!! I have no other words for this album. Best album of 2008 so far.
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JulienJulienApr 8, 2008An amazing album.
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ChasK.Apr 9, 2008Just incredible. Probably the best lyrics he's written in several years, not that he really ever lost his touch. Not an artist for the stupid masses.
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JusitnP.May 8, 2008Great refreshing sound. LOVE IT! Refreshed my love of music.
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AlexAlexJun 25, 2008You'll wind up listening to the tracks over and over again. Favorite of the year...so far.
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JayM.Jun 5, 2008
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JoséR.Aug 11, 2008Well, I must confess it took me three listening (maybe I got accustomed during the last 10 years to Cave the crooner) to completely assess the real quality of this great album. So patience, my friends!
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HughM.Apr 23, 2008If you never liked Nick Cave I guess you won't like this, Marc G! Not sure why you bothered to vote! This album is GREAT, not only is Nick fabulous, but The Bad Seeds have got to be one of the tightest bands going around.
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KatyJMay 21, 2009I thought this record was amazing the first time I listened to it. It's even better the 150th time. Every track on the record is, well... perfect. EVERYONE should have this!
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Aug 27, 2010Fun-filled, eccentric and recaptivating the Nick Cave poetry, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! stands as a pivotal moment in Cave's catalogue. Grinding off his side project's aesthetic, the funk-ridden cheer of Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! doesn't compare to the genius of Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus... but hey, it's a hell of a ride!
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Mar 6, 2012A really strong record and one of the best he's produced during his pretty impressive career . He really gets the balance right on this one between strangeness and pure class. You can hear the time and care put into the song writing. Not only are the lyrics great but there are plenty of tunes on here too. More News from Nowhere is a classic. Highly recommended.
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Even if Prince, Madonna, Paul Weller, Shane MacGowan, Ice-T and Michael Jackson got together to form a freakish supergroup, they’d struggle to make an album containing as much vitality, humour and invention as Cave and his wizened cronies have.
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It’s not surprising, then, that a number of the tunes on Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! sound familiar. Besides the ones that sound like rewrites of Iggy Pop and Leonard Cohen rewrites, Cave and crew aren’t above recycling their own work--'More News From Nowhere' is just a riff on 'Deanna.'
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Musically, the album is a triumph from first to last.