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Nocturama Studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Released February 3, 2003 (UK)
February 25, 2003 (US)Recorded March 2002 Genre Post-punk Length 57:35 Label Mute
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- Almost Cool (6.75/10) link
- Music Emissions
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- Neumu.net
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- IGN (10/10) [1]
- Pitchfork Media (7.0/10) 2/13/2003
- Rolling Stone
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- The Austin Chronicle
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology No More Shall We Part
(2001)Nocturama
(2003)Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
(2004)Nocturama is the 12th studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released in 2003. It received a fairly mixed reaction, though it had some moderate critical success. To date, it is the last Bad Seeds album to feature founding member Blixa Bargeld. This album reunited Nick Cave with Nick Launay, who had produced Junkyard by The Birthday Party 21 years earlier.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Nick Cave.
- "Wonderful Life" – 6:49
- "He Wants You" – 3:30
- "Right Out of Your Hand" – 5:15
- "Bring It On" – 5:22
- "Dead Man in My Bed" – 4:40
- "Still in Love" – 4:44
- "There Is a Town" – 4:58
- "Rock of Gibraltar" – 3:00
- "She Passed by My Window" – 3:20
- "Babe, I'm on Fire" – 14:45
Singles
- "Bring It On" (MUTE 265) (February 24, 2003)
- "Bring It On" (Edit) b/w: "Shoot Me Down" / "Swing Low"
- "He Wants You" / "Babe, I'm on Fire" (MUTE 290) (June 2, 2003)
- "He Wants You" (Edit) / "Babe, I'm on Fire" (Edit) b/w: "Little Ghost Song" / "Everything Must Converge"
- "Rock of Gibraltar" (MUTE 318) (September 1, 2003)
- b/w: "Nocturama"
Personnel
The Bad Seeds
- Nick Cave – Vocals(1-10), Piano (1-3,5-8,10), Hammond (1,4-8,10)
- Mick Harvey – Guitar (1,3-7,9,10), Backing Vocals (3,5,7,10), Organ (2,9), Acoustic Guitar (8), Bass (8), Bongos (1), Triangle (1)
- Blixa Bargeld – Pedal Steel Guitar (1-3,7,9), Guitar (4,6,10), Backing Vocals (5,10), Inexplicable Guitar (5), Gated Guitar (7)
- Thomas Wydler – Drums (1,3,5,6,8,10), Brush Snare (4,7), Shaker (2)
- Martyn P. Casey – Bass (1-7,9,10)
- Jim Sclavunos – Drums (2,4,7,9), Backing Vocals (7), Percussion (10), Tambourine (8)
- Warren Ellis – Violin (2-10)
- Conway Savage – Backing Vocals (3,5,7,10)
Guests
- Chris Bailey – chorus vocals on "Bring It On"
- Johnny Turnbull – backing bocals on "He Wants You", "Bring It On", "There Is a Town" and "She Passed by My Window"
- Norman Watt-Roy – backing vocals on "He Wants You", "Bring It On" and "There Is a Town"
- Mickey Gallagher – backing bocals on "He Wants You", "Bring It On", "There Is a Town" and "She Passed by My Window"
- Chas Jankel – backing vocals on "He Wants You", "Bring It On" and "There Is a Town"
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Studio 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 · Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!Live albums Compilations Singles "In the Ghetto" · "Tupelo" · "The Singer" · "The Mercy Seat" · "Deanna" · "The Ship Song" · "The Weeping Song" · "Straight to You" / "Jack the Ripper" · "I Had a Dream, Joe" · "What a Wonderful World" with Shane MacGowan · "Do You Love Me?" · "Loverman" · "Red Right Hand" · "Where the Wild Roses Grow" with Kylie Minogue · "Henry Lee" with PJ Harvey · "Into My Arms" · "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For" · "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" · "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" · "Love Letter" · "Bring It On" · "He Wants You" / "Babe I'm On Fire" · "Rock of Gibraltar" · "Nature Boy" · "Breathless" / "There She Goes, My Beautiful World" · "Get Ready for Love" · "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" · "More News from Nowhere" · "Midnight Man"Cave and Ellis Related articles Discography · Bad Seeds members · Mute Records
And the Ass Saw the Angel · Dirty Three · Ghosts... of the Civil Dead · Original Seeds
The Birthday Party: Door, Door · Hee Haw EP · The Birthday Party · Prayers on Fire · Junkyard · Mutiny/The Bad Seed · It's Still Living
A Collection ... Grinderman: Grinderman · Grinderman 2 · "Get It On" · "No Pussy Blues" · "(I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free" · "Heathen Child" · "Worm Tamer"Categories:- 2003 albums
- Albums produced by Nick Launay
- ANTI- albums
- Mute Records albums
- Nick Cave albums
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