Live Seeds
Live Seeds is the first official live album by Australian post-punk band, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The album was recorded live from 1992 to 1993, at various concerts throughout Europe and Australia, at the touring stage promoting their previous studio album, "Henry's Dream". Nick Cave wanted to give the songs a raw feeling as originally intended before production problems occurred. "Live Seeds" includes a not previously studio-recorded track, "Plain Gold Ring", which is a cover of a song performed by Nina Simone. Background. "Live Seeds" was a live album recorded from 1992 to  1993 by Australian post-punk band, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at various concerts throughout Europe and Australia. The band had formed in 1983 with a line-up including Nick Cave on lead vocals, Mick Harvey (initially on drums) on guitar, Blixa Bargeld on guitar and Barry Adamson on bass guitar. Soon after the release and subsequent tour for 1988's "Tender Prey", Cave began experimenting with piano-driven ballads, resulting in 1990's "The Good Son". Seeped in sorrow and longing, the comparatively refined and understated album was well-received critically and commercially, yielding the singles "The Weeping  Song" and "The Ship Song". In 1990 two Australian musicians joined, Martyn Casey (The Triffids) on bass guitar and Conway Savage on keyboards. Their next album, 1992's "Henry's Dream", marked a step back to harder rock, utilising producer David Briggs (Neil Young). The album's tour is documented on "Live Seeds" and showcases the new group's aggressive yet accomplished sound. The live album was produced by the band. Sound engineer and mixer Tony Cohen said that the lead vocals on Jack The Ripper were overdubbed 'live' in the studio in Melbourne before the album was mixed. In  mid-1993, Cave relocated to London where "Henry's Dream"s follow-up studio album, "Let Love In", was recorded and released in 1994. Reception. AllMusic's Ned Raggett review of "Live Seeds" noted that "some fans consider many of the songs on [this album] to be superior to their studio equivalent – a testament to its overall quality". He felt that "[f]ew cuts differ drastically from the more familiar album versions, but generally everything is crisper, at times much more brusque, perhaps exchanging texture for force".