Is he not a bit rubbish these days, though?

Don't get me wrong, I lived, breathed, ate and slept Nick Cave from the age of 17 - 24, but albums like 'Nocturama', and the double album just put me to sleep.

I bought "From Her to Eternity" on vinyl a few weeks ago, just to remind myself of how good he used to be.

But in all honesty, he bores me now. He's too safe, too respectable. Even when he's trying to be daring and violent ("Abbatoir Blues", Grinderman) it comes across as though he's picked up a book and studied how to do it before-hand, and I half expect him to include foot-notes from his research.

And the book was probably a biography of Nick Cave.


Sorry, I got a bit carried away there. Enjoy the gig, I'm sure it will be amazing (and I actually mean that, I'm not just being sarcastic).