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The Good Son
Rock · 1990 · 10 tracks

The Good Son

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

A pivot from gothic squalor to lush, piano-led romanticism. Sweeping strings and baritone crooning define this sober, spiritually-charged collection of ballads.

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It's the one where Nick Cave stops screaming and starts singing like a gothic Frank Sinatra.

A reverent and surprisingly gentle exploration of love and redemption through a gothic lens.

The Good Son · vs · Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Tender+4.0σ

Tender saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Foi na cruz
5:40
02
The Good Son
6:03
03
Sorrow’s Child
4:40
04
The Weeping Song
4:25
05
The Ship Song
5:14
06
The Hammer Song
4:17
07
Lament
4:54
08
The Witness Song
5:58
09
Lucy
4:19
10
The Train Song
4:46
Moments Worth Waiting For
the call-and-response vocal between Cave and Blixa Bargeld on The Weeping Song, mimicking a father-son dialogue
the opening swell of the Brazilian choir on Foi Na Cruz, signaling a radical shift toward the divine
the cinematic, slow-motion piano melody of The Ship Song that feels like a classic standard from the first note
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