At first listen, I had some trouble with this album. It's very sad and dark and mournful, but the stark, fragile beauty of the bare arrangements and Cave's stripped down poetry make it a very effective record. I can definitely see him wanting to kill his inner demons on this one. I think he's pretty much hopeless on this one: it's almost as if he's contemplating religion, the stone apostles, and Christ's return to his loved one, while being forced to acknowledge his loneliness and, perhaps, incapability to believe ("Think that it's alright for some")
At first listen, I had some trouble with this album. It's very sad and dark and mournful, but the stark, fragile beauty of the bare arrangements and Cave's stripped down poetry make it a very effective record. I can definitely see him wanting to kill his inner demons on this one. I think he's pretty much hopeless on this one: it's almost as if he's contemplating religion, the stone apostles, and Christ's return to his loved one, while being forced to acknowledge his loneliness and, perhaps, incapability to believe ("Think that it's alright for some")