Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Good Son (Official Audio)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are no ordinary group of musicians. Across four decades and 17 studio albums they have established themselves as one of the most exciting, influential and progressive bands on the planet. Albums including The Boatman's Call (1997), No More Shall We Part (2001), Push the Sky Away (2013) and their most recent Ghosteen (2019) have firmly cemented Cave’s position as one of the most acclaimed and sophisticated songwriters of his generation. Over the years, the Bad Seeds have harboured some of alternative music’s most celebrated and idiosyncratic musicians including Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Kid Congo Powers, Barry Adamson and the late, great Conway Savage. The current line-up of the group features the vital presence of shamanic multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis alongside Martyn Casey (bass), Thomas Wydler (drums), Jim Sclavunos (percussion) and George Vjestica (guitar). A band apart, right from the very beginning, the Bad Seeds have always sounded like nobody else on earth.

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[MrAndreaCaso]

In my view, this is Nick Cave's finest song. It begins with a stirring gospel intro, driven by a haunting organ. The verse is a raw, violent nod to his punk origins, with an incredible grating guitar, frenetic drums, and an oddly fitting vibraphone. Cave's agitated, angry vocals build into a frenzy of rock instrumentation—verging on heavy metal (love it)!—before transitioning into the chorus. Yet, instead of descending into chaos, the disillusioned Good Son loses faith in his father, and the interplay of violins and brass amplifies both the sorrow and grandeur of the moment. Then, we plunge into chaos again, and again into the harrowing chorus. It's an amazing rollercoaster. Seamlessly, the initial gospel returns (and you don't expect it), like a never-ending, beautiful prayer, to conclude the song.

I'm wondering how he came up with this masterpiece.

I’m a bit baffled by the lack of recognition this song has received.
Maybe it’s too eclectic for the typical fan of Cave’s ballads (I get it), but seriously, where are the Nick Cave fans?

[tomwulff]

One of the go to songs when I'm sad.

[spellboots]

The title of this album is an interesting choice considering it came out around the same time he became a father to two sons from two different mothers. And clearly preferred one to the other ::///

[draoi]

I love how deranged this all sounds lol