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West Berlin, Germany (1983 – present)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds were formed in 1983 in West Berlin, Germany by two former members of the Australian band The Birthday Party: Nick Cave (vocals, songwriter, keyboards, harmonica) and multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey. The duo were joined by Einstürzende Neubauten member Blixa Bargeld (guitar), Hugo Race (guitar), and former Magazine member Barry Adamson (bass, piano). Cave’s then girlfriend Anita Lane was also a creative influence and occasional lyricist. This lineup recorded their debut album, From Her To Eternity, released in 1984. During their initial Australian tour, Birthday Party bass guitarist Tracy Pew also performed with the band.

The name of the new project indicated the shift in Cave’s role from band member, as in The Birthday Party, to band leader, and coincided with his shift in songwriting style from expressionism to detailed lyrical narrative. The group has been through many personnel changes, with Cave and Harvey remaining the constants until 2009.

While in West Berlin, the band released four albums: The Firstborn Is Dead, Kicking Against the Pricks, Your Funeral… My Trial and Tender Prey. Kicking Against the Pricks was the first album to feature the drumming of Thomas Wydler, now the longest-serving band member alongside Cave and Harvey.

In 1987, The Bad Seeds made an appearance in the Wim Wenders film, Wings of Desire. In 1990, the band collectively eliminated hard drugs from its diet, relocated to Brazil, and released The Good Son, which reflected a less punk approach than their previous works.
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  • Giatrosgiannis

    Nick the Greek........he is one of us.......in mentality i mean.....

    8 May 6:51pm Reply

  • tallinspace

    <3 Nick's voice

    27 Apr 3:40pm Reply

  • nagibatrvasilii

    Belarusians forward. For Batka. Everyone who is distant from Lukashenko more than 500km suck my dick with the smell of Slavic Bulba./белорусы, вперед. За батьку. Все, кто отдален от Лукашенко более чем на 500км сосет мой славянский хуй с запахом бульбы.

    27 Apr 1:29pm Reply

  • SaritaAcosta

    I loved his performance on Wings of desire, He's the hottest poet, songwriter, singer ever!

    26 Apr 1:56am Reply

  • astraldisaster1

    "i'm flying, look at me now" "jubilee street" is like a spiritual....song of the year..album of the year...absolute masterpiece full of texture, silence and light

    17 Apr 4:32pm Reply

  • Lord_DeviL_

    .•*¨*•♫♪•<❤>_♪♫ॐ•_•ॐ♫♪+<❤>•♪♫•*¨*•.¸ ништяк

    16 Apr 11:38am Reply

  • AK_LaMPaRD

    amazing performance at coachella

    15 Apr 8:40pm Reply

  • ANDREY-VAN

    Fuck yeah

    14 Apr 4:25pm Reply

  • amseager

    ubey seb9

    12 Apr 9:10pm Reply

  • sabrage

    @amseager: Yer taste is in yer ass.

    12 Apr 4:43am Reply

  • John__Lemon

    Brilliant album. I think it is the 3rd best of the year so far. Nick Cave is a genius. Yes it's a bit of a stylistic change but the aggression and menace is there. Here is a bit of a review http://bensmusicspot.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/quarterly-report-part-2-10-1-top.html

    10 Apr 12:10pm Reply

  • LittleGib

    Abuse is ugly.

    9 Apr 6:16pm Reply

  • amseager

    "The new album is incredible[10000]","beautiful new album"," I can't believe I put off listening to the new album"........stupid faggots, kill yourself

    9 Apr 12:25pm Reply

  • shadowkamelot

    The new album is incredible. Such a masterpiece. The Jubilee Street sequence is simply sublime. <3

    9 Apr 3:23am Reply

  • alexandramkjw

    Fantastic show in Vancouver last night, you guys are truly legends.

    8 Apr 12:19am Reply

  • debris0

    beautiful new album

    8 Apr 12:10am Reply

  • MuzykoLubna

    Great duet with PJ

    3 Apr 9:09pm Reply

  • JZ999

    Fantastic new album Push the Sky Away. An astounding live performance that's touring now !

    31 Mar 3:15am Reply

  • jmanzo2009

    Damn, I can't believe I put off listening to the new album, and Nick Cave in general, for so long. Push the Sky Away is a perfect album.

    28 Mar 3:47am Reply

  • artisteque

    Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds put on the best live show I've ever been to and I was able to meet Nick after the concert. He's such a nice and genuine person. If you have a chance to see them live then you should go!

    26 Mar 10:22pm Reply
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