nightandday
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At wolve's request, I made Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Best of compilation in 4 parts, for an introduction/overview of Cave's career, but I'm sure there will be other people interested.
If there are other Cave fans here: you are free to criticize my choices. I mostly picked my favourites, but took into consideration a few other things, like: I didn't want to split albums over 2 comps, the folders couldn't be too big (they're all about 60 MB and 10 to 14 songs), I decided not to put more than 5 songs from an album or over a half of an album, I wanted it all to be versatile enough and present all the sides of Cave, and sometimes a song just fitted into a concept - for instance, Song Of Joy paraphrases/fits in nicely with Red Right Hand ("Paradise Lost" reference and all), which was already on the same comp.
#1 (1984-1987)
from "From Her To Eternity" (1984)
1) Avalanche (Leonard Cohen cover)
2) From Her To Eternity (originally from the debut album "From Her To Eternity - this is the version from the film "Das Himmel uber Berlin" a.k.a. "Wings Of Desire", 1987)
3) Well Of Misery
4) The Moon Is In The Gutter (B-side to the single "In The Ghetto", 1984; bonus track on "From Her To Eternity")
from "The Firstborn Is Dead" (1985)
5) Tupelo (single version)
6) Knockin' On Joe
7) Black Crow King
from "Kicking Against The Pricks", am album of covers (1986)
8) Muddy Water
9) Hey Joe
from "Your Funeral, My Trial" (1987)
10) Sad Waters
11) Your Funeral, My Trial
12) The Carny
13) Stranger Than Kindness
#2 (1988-1992)
from "Tender Prey" (1988):
1. The Mercy Seat
2. Up Jumped The Devil
3. Mercy
4. City of Refuge
5. Slowly Goes The Night
from "The Good Son" (1990):
6. The Good Son
7. The Weeping Song
8. The Ship Song
from the various artists soundtrack to "Until The End Of The World" (1992)
9. (I'll Love You) Till the End Of The World
from "Henry's Dream" (1992):
10. Papa Won't Leave You Henry
11. Straight To You
12. Brother, My Cup Is Empty
13. The Loom Of The Land
If there are other Cave fans here: you are free to criticize my choices. I mostly picked my favourites, but took into consideration a few other things, like: I didn't want to split albums over 2 comps, the folders couldn't be too big (they're all about 60 MB and 10 to 14 songs), I decided not to put more than 5 songs from an album or over a half of an album, I wanted it all to be versatile enough and present all the sides of Cave, and sometimes a song just fitted into a concept - for instance, Song Of Joy paraphrases/fits in nicely with Red Right Hand ("Paradise Lost" reference and all), which was already on the same comp.
#1 (1984-1987)
from "From Her To Eternity" (1984)
1) Avalanche (Leonard Cohen cover)
2) From Her To Eternity (originally from the debut album "From Her To Eternity - this is the version from the film "Das Himmel uber Berlin" a.k.a. "Wings Of Desire", 1987)
3) Well Of Misery
4) The Moon Is In The Gutter (B-side to the single "In The Ghetto", 1984; bonus track on "From Her To Eternity")
from "The Firstborn Is Dead" (1985)
5) Tupelo (single version)
6) Knockin' On Joe
7) Black Crow King
from "Kicking Against The Pricks", am album of covers (1986)
8) Muddy Water
9) Hey Joe
from "Your Funeral, My Trial" (1987)
10) Sad Waters
11) Your Funeral, My Trial
12) The Carny
13) Stranger Than Kindness
#2 (1988-1992)
from "Tender Prey" (1988):
1. The Mercy Seat
2. Up Jumped The Devil
3. Mercy
4. City of Refuge
5. Slowly Goes The Night
from "The Good Son" (1990):
6. The Good Son
7. The Weeping Song
8. The Ship Song
from the various artists soundtrack to "Until The End Of The World" (1992)
9. (I'll Love You) Till the End Of The World
from "Henry's Dream" (1992):
10. Papa Won't Leave You Henry
11. Straight To You
12. Brother, My Cup Is Empty
13. The Loom Of The Land
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Especially one so full of Cave's dark humour. The moment I decided to include it, it became clear that I could only have 2 albums on that comp, so why not put 5 songs. And Where The Wild Roses Grow is a beautiful song, but it was disqualified just because everybody in the world has already heard it. 
