Abattoir Blues by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – First part of a double album set. The songs are heavy. Cave’s lyrics and voice are to the fore with darkness and menace. Awesome power in all the songs and also includes a gospel choir to answer Cave’s rants against God, society, Armageddon and the nameless ‘she’. Reminds me of Street Legal by Dylan…well the choir does anyway. “Are you sitting comfortably?” Cave asks on one of the songs, hell no. It’s impossible to want to just sit through this record. Tracks worth hearing: Hiding All Away; There She Goes, My Beautiful World

Grade: A