In the '80s, Cave always scored a 5 or, in the worst case, like in this album, a solid 4.5 rounded up. It was already known that Cave was a fantastic interpreter ("Avalanche"), but here he proves to be extraordinary. The covers are all, and I mean all, excellent (the wonderful "Hey Joe" transformed into a descent into the abyss). The Bad Seeds, need I say more, are a band with balls, the guitar madness of "All Tomorrow's Parties" is monstrous. A beautiful album.
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