AlbumE · 2004
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus is a 2004 alternative rock album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. It runs 17 tracks across 82 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 2.9/5 from 4 ratings.
Alternative Rock · Rock · Indie Rock
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- 2.9 /5
- 4 ratings
- 85 /100
- 9 critics
- 17
- Tracks
- 82 min
- Runtime
- 136 bpm
- Tempo
- F minor
- Key
Ratings
4 ratings · avg 2.9
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Reviews
1 review
- 3.5
I’m an “old school” Nick Cave guy, and have only dabbled in anything released after 1990. I think it was Henry’s Dream and Murder Ballads where I lost interest. But hey! This was great. I would have preferred some editing down to a single album length. And was I tripping or did he work Frappuccino into a lyric? Probably won’t listen to it again, but my mind is now open to later Nick Cave.
11 people have played it start to finish
2 people are spinning it this week
Critics
9 publications
- Mojo5/5
- The Guardian5/5
- NME9/10
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- AllMusic4.5/5
- Blender4/5
- Pitchfork7.8/10
- SpinB
- Rolling Stone3/5
- Metacriticaggregate88/100
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus album cover
The Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus cover was designed by Tom Hingston Studio and photographed by David Hughes, Delphine Ciampi and Steve Gullick.
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- Tom Hingston Studio
- Photography
- David Hughes, Delphine Ciampi, Steve Gullick
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Tracklist
17 tracks · 82 min
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About
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus is the thirteenth studio album by the Australian alternative rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 20 September 2004 on Mute Records. It is a double album with a total of seventeen songs—nine on Abattoir Blues and eight on The Lyre of Orpheus.
In brief
- Is Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus 2.9/5 from 4 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus?
- Spell, rated 3.0/5 by 1 listener on Riffiter.
- When was Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus released?
- Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus was released in 2004.
- How many tracks are on Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus?
- Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus has 17 tracks, with a runtime of 82 minutes.
- What genre is Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus?
- Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus is catalogued under Alternative Rock, Rock, Indie Rock.
- What BPM is Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus?
- Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus runs at a median tempo of 136 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus?
- Listeners of Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus also rate In Rainbows by Radiohead, Doolittle by Pixies, The Bends by Radiohead.
- Who produced Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus?
- Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus was produced by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Nick Launay. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds produced all of them.
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Martyn P. CaseyMick Harvey- Vocals by
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