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Ghosteen

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Label: Ghosteen
Album Details: The 17th full-length studio release for Australian rock band is influenced in part by the accidental
The 17th full-length studio release for Australian rock band is influenced in part by the accidental death of Nick Cave's 15-year old son in 2015 and is considered the third and final part of trilogy of albums that includes 2013's Push the Sky Away and 2016's Skeleton Tree.
Label: Ghosteen
Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Metascore Universal acclaim
28 Positive Ratings 100%
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Nov 13, 2019
"It can only tower when it comes to naming this decade’s great albums; miles above and light years ahead of anything else." ... Read full review
100
Oct 7, 2019
"It’s another masterpiece that will forever be enshrined in his ever-growing legacy. Absolute perfection." ... Read full review
100
Oct 9, 2019
"Yes, it can be painful, but there’s a beautiful catharsis contained within Ghosteen that makes it one of the most essential records of recent times – a lifejacket for anyone surfing that dreadful wave of grief." ... Read full review
90
Oct 10, 2019
"Ghosteen is a masterpiece of melancholy. You mourn right along with him and hope he finds solace." ... Read full review
90
Nov 12, 2019
"The anguish a parent feels for losing their child is harrowing and Ghosteen masterfully captures Cave's grief and spiraling rumination on mortality." ... Read full review
88
Oct 9, 2019
"At a distance, the album can feel like an ambient mood piece with some pretty moments rising from the mist. Listen closely, however, and something changes. The album becomes a meditation on pain and wonder, an apparent duality that Cave’s narrator turns into an acceptance of what it means to live." ... Read full review
80
Oct 7, 2019
"In the face of enormous loss, Ghosteen finds comfort in what worldly wonders remain. It surely ranks among Cave and company's most ambitious efforts, and maybe among their most affecting, too." ... Read full review
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User Score Universal acclaim
245 Positive Ratings 86%
19 Mixed Ratings 6%
20 Negative Ratings 7%
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Ozetoni
May 28, 2020
Based on keyboards, Ghosteen is a full of sensibility album. Sentimental backing vocals reach perfection and Nick proves a wider vocal rangeBased on keyboards, Ghosteen is a full of sensibility album. Sentimental backing vocals reach perfection and Nick proves a wider vocal range than expected.

To be honest, i’ve never been a fan of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds but this album shows these guys are true musicians.
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EMichaud
Oct 4, 2019
A masterpiece. Phantasmagoric, personal, raw, visionary. An instant classic.
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UmbCoss
Nov 20, 2019
There are tales, where there are realms and there are Kings, Amongst this, there is an achingly beautiful true musical experience like noThere are tales, where there are realms and there are Kings, Amongst this, there is an achingly beautiful true musical experience like no other before in the popular music at all. It's that tiny. Expand
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dailydead
Oct 5, 2019
Poignant, Astonishing, Mesmerizing, Hypnotic Masterpiece that evokes more than emotions.
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Sahlou72
Nov 9, 2019
Simply, quite possibly the most perfectly fragile, devastating and hopeful album of the 21st Century. Exquisite in its pain.
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bradley9544
Dec 19, 2019
the thing that i love most about this is the set up and the style of the songwriting itself. It allows you to visualize what you hear and tothe thing that i love most about this is the set up and the style of the songwriting itself. It allows you to visualize what you hear and to see what is going on in the story that is playing out in front of however dark it is. The production as well helps the story move and to help the listener to feel what is happening Expand
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