Kicking Against The Pricks is a Rock album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 98 pressings tracked, owned by 14 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Blues Rock
- gritty
- brooding
- smoky
About
Besides being noteworthy as an astonishingly good all-covers album, Kicking Against the Pricks is notable for the arrival of a new key member for the Seeds, drummer Thomas Wydler. Besides being a fine percussionist, able to perform at both the explosive and restrained levels Cave requires, Wydler also allowed Harvey to concentrate on adding guitar and keyboards live as well as in the studio, a notable bonus. Race reappears briefly to add some guitar while former Birthday Party cohorts Rowland Howard and Tracy Pew guest as well, the latter on some of his last tracks before his untimely death. The .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Muddy Water
- A2I'm Gonna Kill That Woman
- A3Sleeping Annaleah
- A4Long Black Veil
- A5Hey Joe
- A6The Singer
Side B
- B1All Tomorrow's Parties
- B2By The Time I Get To Phoenix
- B3The Hammer Song
- B4Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart
- B5Jesus Met The Woman At The Well
- B6The Carnival Is Over
Credits
Performers
- Barry AdamsonBASS BACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Blixa BargeldGUITAR SLIDE GUITAR BACKING VOCALS
- Mick HarveyARRANGED BY PIANO BACKING VOCALS
- Thomas WydlerDRUMS PERCUSSION DRUM
- Berliner Kaffeehausmusik EnsembleSTRINGS
- Dawn CaveVIOLIN
- Nick CaveVOCALS ORGAN PIANO
- Hugo RaceGUITAR
- Tracy PewBASS
- Rowland S. HowardVOCALS ORGAN GUITAR
14 collectors on Gatefold own this · 98 pressings tracked on Gatefold