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As expected from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis and crew, the show was intense, energized, and not soon to be forgotten. The intimacy of the Variety Playhouse was great to be able to see these legendary musicians up close. I was 5 feet away from the stage for the duration of the show and it was fantastic!
Been a fan of Nick and the boys since I was 16. Only seen them one other time at the 94 Lallapalooza (god bless Perry) and I was very much closer this time. Loved the venue and the area of Atlanta, the guys helping usher where honestly nice and helpful. The show was outstanding and I left feeling fulfilled as well as sonically assaulted. Please come back again and take care travelling. Your loving fan of 24 years humbly thanks you all for your efforts.
Can't say enough the performance was amazing and the venue was increditable
I've been waiting to see this band up close and intimately sine I saw them on Late Night with Jules a few years back...totally blew me away!!! Cave, Ellis, Casey and Sclavunosve gave it ther all and were absolutely amazing. Raw and gritty rock and roll at it's best. One thing I just didn't get was the crowd's lack of enthusiasm!! It was as if they had lead boots and were suddenly struck with paralysis!! Sorry Grimderman if that overly cool New York crowd didn't do it for you! For me, you are what it's all about!!
What can I say? Grinderman blew my mind, I have never seen a group with so much energy and charisma on stage, it was one of the best gigs of my life. The only let down was the subdued nature of the crowd, a few whoops and the odd clap? That's not how we do it in England. The band? faultless. The crowd? Must try harder...
These guys melted my face! There was plenty of standing room at the venue, so that made it easy to get within face-melting range. Drink prices were outrageous, but that's to be expected. Great opening act, too!
I've seen Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds so I kind of knew what to expect but it should be known that these men have some really amazing energy and showmanship. You can tell they are totally into what they're doing. I know that if it were me up there I would be too tired to come out and do five encores, and I'm in my twenties. Really great show, really nice venue.
A-mazing show. These guys rocked so hard it hurt. Damn.
I was surprised and impressed that they only played Grinderman songs, but it was so incredible. They all have such excellent stage presence, especially Cave and Ellis who both know how to work the stage. The venue was beautiful, I didnt expect such lavish decorations, and 4 crystal chandeliers in a rock venue is very surprising! The Will call opened LATE which kinda sucked, but otherwise stellar experience.
It was LOUD and FANTASTIC and so many times better than their album work. The energy of Cave and Ellis was captivating and awesome, and Casey and Sclavinious were quite content to rock on, undeterred by their more active bandmates. The albums are great, but the live show was so much better and had so much more muscle to it. It was simply beautiful.
An exposive evening iin which a southern bapist preacher yeilding a chainsaw ripped the black roots out of the ground and burned them over your head. Only to be thrown into the back walls of the theater splattered with an ear to ear smile as you witness the neighbor's wife melted into an orgy of sound.
What can I say? My first Nick Cave experience. Found out about the Bad seeds just 4 months ago and pretty much that is all I've been listening to. Grinderman 1 and 2 are great albums with all I can say is good rock and roll music. Before Grinderman, was a terrible guy who went by Armand-Ra who was trying to be Klaus Nomi only in his black and slightly strange attire. Instead of singing high-pitched he used his theramin skills to hit them. This was the most boring experience I've had with the use of a theramin and it's easy to see why. He played along to a prerecorded piano and other instruments and even did the theme song from the freaking God Father! It felt like a subway act! It was way too low key for something like Grinderman. Might have been okay if there were other live musicians to back the guy up. Check out Messer Chups for some rockin' theramin playing. Getting to the main event: This show in particular was amazing. Once the band got out, they proceeded to rock it as hard as they could. Ellis didn't let up at all the entire show, playing the violin like a mad man and banging on a cymbal whenever needed with whatever from his fists to maracas. Cave at one point in the beginning of the show flipped Ellis on his back. Ellis shook it off and continued playing like a pro. Great music and used only their catalogue. Their live version of Man on the Moon was truly great, much better live than the album which I already enjoyed. If Grinderman comes to your town, See them!
This is a tough show to review. We love Nick Cave. One of our favorites. We have seen all his NYC shows since The Birthday Party, whom Grinderman most closely resembles. Our favorite Nick is the intense, rocker which is how he presents himself in his current band. Having said that, I must admit to missing the other Nick, someone caught between ballad singer and lounge act. As great as Grinderman are they are a bit one dimensional. The crowd didn't help matters. One of the worst, most boring audiences we were ever in. Nick gave it his all but the crowd gave NOTHING back. Just stood there. We have never seen such a lack of response from his audiences. The encore was more a matter of tradition than a response to a crowd gone wild. More like John Lydon's old line "and the crowd went mild". I may be a bit harsh as the future of The Bad Seeds seems unclear. When Warren Ellis joined The Seeds things changed. 1st to leave was Caves co-conspiriter Blixa and then Mick Harvey, who has been Nick's red right hand since the beginning left. I have heard Ellis called Nick's Yoko Ono. Ellis is a very talented musician but much too showy. There is only one star in a band with Cave and that is Cave himself. Take note, Warren.
It's a great combo. Cave, Ellis, dirty music, dirty letters... Great!
