This second collection of Nick Cave's song lyrics and other writings covers the period from the ground-breaking album Tender Prey to the sublime simplicity of The Boatman's Call. In addition to all Cave's lyrics recorded with The Bad Seeds during this time, King Ink II includes several lyrics as yet unrecorded, as well as a number written for other artists and for the Wim Wenders films Faraway, So Close! and Until the End of the World. A short film treatment and a substantial essay on the subject of language and the Bible, "The Flesh Made Word", are among further material which is not available elsewhere.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Brilliantly Twisted,
This review is from: King Ink II (Paperback)
Nick Cave has developed much since the publishing of King Ink volume I. A clearer style is developing, much different from the frenetic ravings in the previous book, a style more inspired by the recurring themes of loss and redemption. Some of Cave's beautifully crafted melancholy poems are simply perfect down to the last detail, though his fiery passionate bits are equally brilliant.Bottom Line: If you like Cave and his newer style - go ahead. If you're into gloomy poetry, or just great use of language - go ahead.
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Essential Cave, shows his growth,
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A big improvement over his first King Ink collection, this book shows just how far Nick Cave has come as a songwriter. Collecting his lyrics from his masterpiece Tender Prey all the way through his masterpiece The Boatman's Call, this shows Cave tackling broader subjects with an ever-more-eloquent pen, but staying "chained to the same bowl of vomit" as he puts it, returning again and again to the recurring themes of love, loss, God, and death. He delves deep into these themes in all their revertebrations. This book also includes lyrics to songs that have thus far remained unpublished, or were written for other artists, as well as a short "movie treatment." Also included is a manuscript of his essay "The Flesh Made Word", long adorned by Cave afficiandos, which probably makes it worth the price of the book alone for them, just being able to have a printed copy of this masterful essay. Reading this - you can also hear him dictate it on his CD, "The Secret Life of The Love Song/The Flesh Made Word: Two Essays By Nick Cave" - you can see why he was chosen to write the forward for a version of The Gospel According To Mark. Cave is a true talent, and this proves it. Essential for all admirers.
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Excellent,
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This second collection of Cave's lyrics shows his developing command of the language and broadening subject matter.
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It began when they come took me from my home Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pray baby, weeping song, opium tea, dry your eyes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Crow Jane, John Finn, Miss Mouse, Mary Bellows, Betty Coltraine, Henry Papa, Robert Moore, All God, Old Testament, Jesus Foi, King Kong Kitchee Kitchee, Watching Alice, Boy Papa, Boy Well, Mercy Have, Sweet Deanna New!
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It began when they come took me from my home Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pray baby, weeping song, opium tea, dry your eyes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Crow Jane, John Finn, Miss Mouse, Mary Bellows, Betty Coltraine, Henry Papa, Robert Moore, All God, Old Testament, Jesus Foi, King Kong Kitchee Kitchee, Watching Alice, Boy Papa, Boy Well, Mercy Have, Sweet Deanna New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics) by John Milton on page 108
- Titus Andronicus (New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on page 137
- Fra Angelico (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) by Laurence Kanter on page 138
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