- Henry's Dream
Infobox Album | Name = Henry's Dream
Type =Album
Artist =Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released =May 12 ,1992
Recorded = November - December 1991
Genre =Post-punk
Length = 41:28
Label =Mute Records
Producer =Nick Cave ,Mick Harvey , David Briggs
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:prq8b5c4tsq4~T10 link]
*Review-Christgau|C|album=5870
*"Fast Folk " (favorable) Allen, Jim, [http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/fast_folk/FFFF609.pdf "The Ten Best Albums of 1992"] , "Fast Folk Musical Magazine ", 6:9-10, (February 1993) p.12-13]
*"Rolling Stone " Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/nickcave/albums/album/153544/review/5944797/henrys_dream Aug 6, 1992]
*"Rolling Stone " Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/nickcave/albums/album/153544/review/5945838/henrys_dream Jan 29, 1997]
Last album = "The Good Son"
(1990)
This album = "Henry's Dream"
(1992)
Next album = "Live Seeds "
(1993)"Henry's Dream" is the seventh album released by
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds , onMay 12 ,1992 . There are possible references to John Berryman's series of poems "The Dream Songs", which logs the dreams of the protagonist Henry. This album remains a big favourite amongst Bad Seeds fans, although Nick Cave himself was reportedly unhappy with the production by David Briggs. Briggs preferred a "live-in-the-studio" method he had used withNeil Young . This led to Cave and Harvey re-mixing the album, and ultimately to the "Live Seeds " recordings, as Cave wanted the songs "done justice".It was the first album to feature long-standing members Martin P Casey (bass) andConway Savage (piano, organ), both Australian. The latter is a singer-songwriter in his own right and has contributed distinctive backing vocals to a handful of Bad Seeds songs; here he and Cave deliver a rousing duet in the chorus of 'When I First Came To Town'. The album is considered by some to have a vague "concept", i.e. song narratives overlapping and/or sharing characters.The album's artwork was designed by
Anton Corbijn .Track listing
All tracks composed by Nick Cave.
#"Papa Won't Leave You, Henry" – 5:43
#"I Had a Dream, Joe" – 3:42
#*Mick Harvey - Organ
#"Straight to You" – 4:35
#*Mick Harvey - Drums, Extra Piano, Organ
#"Brother, My Cup Is Empty" – 3:02
#*Mick Harvey - Organ
#"Christina the Astonishing " – 4:50
#*Nick Cave - Organ
#*Mick Harvey - Vibes, Percussion
#*Thomas Wydler - Congas
#"When I First Came to Town" – 5:21
#*Nick Cave - Harmonica
#*Conway Savage - Other vocals
#"John Finn's Wife" – 5:13
#*Mick Harvey - Organ
#"Loom of the Land" – 5:07
#*Nick Cave - Piano, Organ
#*Conway Savage - Fender Rhodes
#"Jack the Ripper " – 3:45The songs
"Christina the Astonishing" - Cave's lyrics are based upon an entry in
Alban Butler 's book "The Lives of the Saints""When I First Came to Town" is based partly on
Karen Dalton 's recording of the traditional song "Katy Cruel". Dalton's version was later issued on "Original Seeds " Vol. 1.Credits
Personnel
*
Nick Cave – Vocals
*Mick Harvey – Rhythm Guitar
*Blixa Bargeld – Guitar
*Conway Savage – Piano
*Martyn P. Casey – Bass
*Thomas Wydler – Drums
* Backing Vocals - The Bad Seeds
* String Arrangements by Mick Harvey and David Blumberg
* Cello - Dennis Karmazyn
* Violins - Bruce Dukov, Barbara PorterReferences
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