Kicking Against the Pricks
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| Studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | ||
| Released | 1986 | |
| Genre | Post-punk | |
| Length | 49:28 | |
| Label | Mute Records | |
| Producer(s) | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology | ||
| The Firstborn Is Dead (1985) |
Kicking Against the Pricks (1986) |
Your Funeral... My Trial (1986) |
Kicking Against the Pricks is the third album released by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. First released in 1986, the album is a collection of cover versions. The title refers to a passage from the Bible (Acts 26:14). The album marked the Bad Seeds debut of drummer Thomas Wydler, expanding the Bad Seeds line-up to Cave, Wydler, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld and Barry Adamson.
In the UK some record shops, failing to appreciate the biblical origins of the album's title, regarded it as obscene and refused to stock it.
The strings were arranged by Mick Harvey and played by Berliner Kaffeehausmusik Ensemble
[edit] Track listing
- "Muddy Water" – 5:15 (John Bundrick)
- "I'm Gonna Kill That Woman" – 3:44 (John Lee Hooker)
- "Sleeping Annaleah" – 3:18 (Newbury/Folger)
- "Long Black Veil" (Danny Del/Marjohn Wilkins)
- "Hey Joe" – 3:56 (William Roberts)
- "The Singer" – 3:09 (Cash/Daniels), originally titled "The Folk Singer"
- "Black Betty" – 2:33 (Leadbelly) (CD only)
- "Running Scared" – 2:07 (Roy Orbison/Melson) (CD only)
- "All Tomorrow's Parties" – 5:52 (Lou Reed)
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" – 3:39 (Jim Webb)
- "The Hammer Song" – 3:50 (A. Harvey)
- "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" – 3:44 (Greenaway/Cooke)
- "Jesus Met the Woman at the Well" – 2:00 (Trad. Arr. The Alabama Singers)
- "The Carnival Is Over" – 3:16 (T. Springfield/Frank Farlan)
[edit] Credits
[edit] Personnel
- Barry Adamson - Bass, Vocals
- Blixa Bargeld - Guitar, Vocals
- Dawn Cave - Violin
- Nick Cave - Vocals, Organ, Piano
- Mick Harvey - Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Bass, Organ, Vibes
- Rowland S. Howard - Vocals, Guitar, Organ
- Tracy Pew - Bass
- Hugo Race - Guitar
- Thomas Wydler - Drums, Percussion
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
| Nick Cave | Mick Harvey | Blixa Bargeld | Warren Ellis | Martyn P. Casey | Thomas Wydler |
| Discography |
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| Albums: From Her to Eternity | The Firstborn Is Dead | Kicking Against the Pricks | Your Funeral... My Trial | Tender Prey | The Good Son | Henry's Dream | Let Love In | Murder Ballads | The Boatman's Call | No More Shall We Part | Nocturama | Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus |
| Live: Live Seeds |
| Compilations: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | B-Sides & Rarities |
| Videos: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - The Videos | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - God Is In The House | Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Road To God Knows Where / Live At The Paradiso | The Abattoir Blues Tour |
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