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Re: I've always prefered Nick Cave-book/songwriter

Posted by dove on March 19, 2002, at 14:37:06

In reply to Re: I've always prefered The Damned to the Dead Boys.., posted by trouble on March 18, 2002, at 21:23:40

What about Nick Cave, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds?

He's not cut-clean or perfect in rhythm or rhyme, but so many of his songs have such a keen edge that it's hard to argue against the fact that he's truly a poet. However, I'm not a well-versed nor a well-read poetry lover, I do wish I had the time to become one as I love poetry and write scribbles myself when I feel unable to speak.

Nick Cave's writing hits me first at a gut-level kind of force. It has a punch, and can be a real discomposing or uncomfortable first read or listen.

However, when I desensitize my over-sensitive emotional control center (as best I can), I find so much more hidden beneath the crass or the slurred. After a little digging, I find a goldmine of sorrow, loss, anger, surrender, submission, murder.

Followed by an emotional pause of sorts--like after being assaulted, just stunned--and a dusting of soothing silver spreads across my smarting and slightly bruised consciousness. It is an image of hope, love, vitality, healing, and *not* giving in to the dark forces that beg me to visit them.

dove (rambling thoughts....)


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