Description:No More Shall We Part contains a greater wealth of musical invention and lyrical intelligence in its 68 minutes than most acts manage in an entire career. Cave is not merely in a different league from most of his peers; he's scarcely even playing the same game. No More sees a renewed emphasis on the virtuosity of Cave's longtime backiNo More Shall We Part contains a greater wealth of musical invention and lyrical intelligence in its 68 minutes than most acts manage in an entire career. Cave is not merely in a different league from most of his peers; he's scarcely even playing the same game. No More sees a renewed emphasis on the virtuosity of Cave's longtime backing band, the Bad Seeds (Cave's last album, 1997's superb The Boatman's Call was a relatively sparse affair). The Seeds decorate the sprawling ballads on No More Shall We Part with aplomb, helped on several tracks by the crystalline harmonies of folk singers Kate and Anna McGarrigle. Cave's lyrical preoccupations remain constant--God, love (and the loss thereof), and death. As ever, Cave deals with these themes with great agility and imagination, and, as ever, he is funnier than he is generally given credit for. --Andrew Mueller... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Reprise / Wea Release date : 10 April 2001 EAN: 0093624803928 UPC: 093624803928
"I picked up this album on the cheap, and the first few times I listened to it it bored me. The only part I found interesting was the lyrics, though even they didn't immediately endear the album to me due to religious themes I didn't appreciate at first.
I've started to appreciate this album very recently, however, after playing it many times to help my daughter fall asleep (the fact that it makes her sleepy is another reason I appreciate it). Thanks to frequent repeat listens I've come to under"
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