Nick Cave - Quite the Showman!

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Spotify

So Nick Clegg's gig last week at a packed OVO Hydro in Glasgow was everything I expected - and more.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds showcased their new album - 'Wild God' - but what a frontman and what a band!

First time I had heard them 'live', but they were a revelation and put on a fantastic show, an ensemble act of fine musicians at the top of their game.

Some songs had an orchestral feel with a powerful 'wall of sound' to match the intense lyrics - I particularly enjoyed 'Tupelo', the story of a great storm on the day Elvis Presley (the King) was born when 'no bird can fly, no fish can swim'.

An extraordinary work.

The set closed with 'Into My Arms' which Nick Cave sang unaccompanied at the piano - a simple, beautiful number after a rollercoaster of an evening.     



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