Without a doubt one of the finest artists of our generation, and the best dancer I have ever seen.

Definitely NOT CRAP.
"The Firstborn is Dead" is my favourite album of theirs.
Up to Let Love In every album is great. After that point, things change a little bit, but Nick Cave is still one of the best artists around.

Not Crap.

I like Birthday Party a lot more. His voice can be a little overbearing in the later stuff. I did just get the 3 CD b-sides and rarities. It's f'ing awesome. Highly Recommended.

NOT CRAP.

5 because I only really like Tender Prey, Let Love In and Henry's Dream.

I love it when Nick does that weird thing with his voice where he gets all nasally and intense (usually reserved for strange verse-endings....)

What a weirdo.

NOT CRAP (even when crappy).

Christopher wrote:From Her To Eternity is so much the Not of Crap.

seconded.

Christopher wrote:But these ballads...she can stay home.

not seconded. boatman's call is so so beautiful...except for "green eyes" and "black hair."

oh, and "there is a kingdom" can take a walk too.

i owned everything by them up until "no more shall we part." i love the early stuff more than the later stuff. i have a sneaking suspicion he wants to be leonard cohen.

either way, not crap.

and if ya get a chance check out the videos. they're hilarious.

Henry's Dream is one of greatest albums i own.

I listen to it once a week. She is no crap this nick of cave with his aussie
leonard cohen aspirations! at least his name ain't bruce.

also, "Janglin' Jack" is the closest Mr.Cave has come to the Birthday Party
since the b-day party.
also, also, Nick cave covering beatles songs is wrong. just fucking
re-godamn-diculous.

Nick Cave, like Dylan or Neil Young, is one of the few artists of an epochal era who has remained relevant through subsequent decades. For instance, The Birthday Party were nearly as good as The Stooges, yet Cave somehow made a smooth transition into adulthood while Iggy has been floundering since New Values. I can't think of any punk-era artist who has aged more gracefully, and I don't know of any Louisville musician over the age of 30 for whom Cave wasn't a huge formative influence.

Thanks to this damn poll, I've had to go and pull out my Nick Cave records and give them a new listen because it had been a while since I've listened to him. I almost want to say that I like this stuff more than The Birthday Party.

NOT CRAP

Not fucking crap.