Mutiny/Bad Seed Ep

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Who ever imagined that something like the Birthday Party would crawl out of Australia? Like an Alfred Jarry version of Iggy Pop raging over some hitherto inconceivable fusion of Joy Division and the Magic Band, Prayers on Fire is a feast of grotesque imagery and lurching, convulsive riffs--rock as psychotic theater. The Party line was savage jazz punk, jabbed along by Tracy Pew's angular bass lines and the incomparable Nick Cave's regurgitative howling. Especially great: the frantic stampede of "Zoo-Music Girl," the menacing grind of "King Ink,"" and the freak-show horror-wallowing of "Nick the Stripper."" --Barney Hoskyns --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Album Description
Australian reissue of their second album (1981) plus two outtakes from the sessions for the album. 13 tracksin all. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Mutiny/Bad Seed Ep
Average customer rating:

Shiny spiky sonic horror

arguably the best introduction to this groundbreaking lot

Pretentious rubbish

The demons yet to be released

Mutiny/Bad Seed Ep
Birthday Party
Manufacturer: Bdp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000001J24
Release Date: 1996-11-13

Who ever imagined that something like the Birthday Party would crawl out of Australia? Like an Alfred Jarry version of Iggy Pop raging over some hitherto inconceivable fusion of Joy Division and the Magic Band, Prayers on Fire is a feast of grotesque imagery and lurching, convulsive riffs--rock as psychotic theater. The Party line was savage jazz punk, jabbed along by Tracy Pew's angular bass lines and the incomparable Nick Cave's regurgitative howling. Especially great: the frantic stampede of "Zoo-Music Girl," the menacing grind of "King Ink,"" and the freak-show horror-wallowing of "Nick the Stripper."" --Barney Hoskyns

Album Description

Australian reissue of their second album (1981) plus two outtakes from the sessions for the album. 13 tracksin all.

Album Details

Available for the First Time Domestically , the First UK Albums in It's Entirety 13 Tracks featuring Two Out Takes from the Prayers on Fire Sessions Until Now Only Available on the B-side on the Austrlian Nick the Stripper Single.

Customer Reviews:

Shiny spiky sonic horror.......2000-10-05

I dunno. It's really hard to impress the uninformed with the power and energy of this band. This epitomises the fervour and feeling (sometimes I think naieve when put into the context of modern writing and recording - though not a bad thing) of the post punk era, NOT Britney Spears, thats for sure. Even though the Birthday Party's last releases (Mutiny in Heaven et al) and the following album (Junkyard) are, to me, better in their fullfilment as albums, Prayers On Fire is a baptism by fire - brave, gregarious and terrifying, but nonetheless thought provoking on where music can take you. King Ink is probably the most truculent song I'd heard when I first heard it - the band probably laughed their heads off after completing it! Drop your guard, and leave your preconceptions of what music is about at the cloakroom and listen.

arguably the best introduction to this groundbreaking lot.......1999-12-26

The first full length album by the Birthday Party already shows them in all their glory. You either love 'em or hate 'em for their blues oriented anarchy. This howling and raging beast creates a danceable jungle. Not as abstract as it's follower probably the best introduction to their dark but exciting world.

Pretentious rubbish.......1999-10-04

Easy to see how Nick Cave got his start doing the fatuous, self-important crud he does today. It's a real shame that drek like this is still in print while you can't even find used vinyl for the Scientists, a superb Australian band from the same era.

The demons yet to be released.......1998-11-01

I have owned this album since it was first released in 1981. The purchase was a result of being a "Boys Next Door" fan. What a shock!! I was lucky enough to get a chance to see the Birthday Party perform most of these songs in London. This was a band to see live and gave me greater appreciation of this recording. I think their finest work and gives insite to the later work of Nick Cave. No track is as good as Release the Bats however King Ink, Nick the Stripper and Cry stand out. Certainly pushes the limits of contempory rock.

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