Great Australian Albums / Murder Ballads - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

’’This part of the Great Australian Albums series homes in on the 1995 album Murder Ballads. It was an important release for more than one reason. After the last thrash chords of Let Love In died out Cave emerged with piano, strings and a series of songs that never broke walking pace. For a Cave tragic like myself there were two shock/horrors to absorb - no thrash numbers and a duet with Kylie Minogue - say it ain’t so! As it turns out Cave was one step ahead, realising that he was getting older and needed