Episode 22: The Mercy Seat

FromToday's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast

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Episode 22: The Mercy Seat

FromToday's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast

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81 minutes

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Dec 9, 2021

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With Your Funeral... My Trial done and dusted the boys risk it all and pop a squat in the Mercy Seat to kick off the Bad Seed's fifth studio album, Tender Prey!

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Dec 9, 2021

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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are the greatest rock band of all time. Disagree? Tough! Listen and learn, and fall in love for the first time (or all over again). Sean and Andrew are in charge of the lesson plan: a guided tour through the music and lyrics of 20 albums and counting. Buckle yourself into the mercy seat and get ready for love!

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Episode 03: In the Ghetto / The Moon is in the Gutter: The boys take a slight diversion for a lighter episode to some CD-release exclusive tracks. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 04: Saint Huck / Wings Off Flies: Straight into the arms of some really great tracks go the boys as the album nears its close and they dive into St. Huck and Wings Off Flies. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 01: Avalanche / Cabin Fever: On the first full episode of Today's Lesson, the boys dive into the first two tracks from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' debut album "From Her to Eternity". by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
72 min listen
Episode 00: Intro: In this very first episode, Professors Sean and Andrew introduce themselves and outline the curriculum: A track-by-track analysis of the work of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 02: Well of Misery / From Her to Eternity: The second episode of Today's Lesson finds the boys deep in tracks three and four of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' debut album "From Her to Eternity". by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
62 min listen
Episode 05: A Box for Black Paul / Album Wrap-up: That's a wrap! The boys build a box for From Her to Eternity, sharing their thoughts on the final song and the album as a whole. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 07: Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree: The boys say hello to the second track of The Firstborn is Dead, Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 11: Wanted Man: Strap yourselves in for one hell of a road trip, because the boys got you just what you wanted, man: an episode all about the next track on The Firstborn is Dead, Wanted Man! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 08: Train Long Suffering: All aboard! The boys stuff their bindles and hop the rails for a trip through the third track of The Firstborn is Dead, Train Long Suffering. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 06: Tupelo: One album down, the boys dive headfirst into The Firstborn is Dead with the Cave classic Tupelo. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 09: Black Crow King: Cave's still a-singin' so you know that means the boys must be a-talkin' as the journey through The Firstborn is Dead continues with Black Crow King! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
37 min listen
Episode 12: Blind Lemon Jefferson: The boys bring it on home (well, almost) with the final track on The Firstborn is Dead, Blind Lemon Jefferson. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 10: Knockin' on Joe: The boys head to the big house and knock it out of the park with a deep dive into the next song on The Firstborn is Dead, Knockin' On Joe. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 18: Jack‘s Shadow: The boys take a trip to the hole to investigate all the lesser darks and greater lights of Your Funeral... My Trial's fifth track, Jack's Shadow. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 20: She Fell Away: What's that boy? She's fallen away? Not to worry! The boys are on the case, falling themselves down the yawning crevice of Your Funeral... My Trial's penultimate track, She Fell Away. Ending Theme Music - 'Clap Along' by Jason Shaw by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 13 - The Six Strings That Drew Blood / Album Wrap-up: The boys put the secondborn to rest, closing out the Seed's sophomore album The Firstborn is Dead with a B-Side and some parting thoughts. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
72 min listen
Episode 16: Your Funeral... My Trial: The boys don their weeds and strap in for the third and titular track of Your Funeral... my Trial, Your Funeral... My Trial! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
48 min listen
Episode 22: The Mercy Seat: With Your Funeral... My Trial done and dusted the boys risk it all and pop a squat in the Mercy Seat to kick off the Bad Seed's fifth studio album, Tender Prey! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
81 min listen
Episode 15: The Carny: Step right up, ladies and germs! The boys are moving on the show to The Carny, the second track of Your Funeral... My Trial. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
41 min listen
Episode 14: Sad Waters: The boys are back to take on the Seeds' fourth studio album, Your Funeral... My Trial, beginning with a deep dive into Sad Waters. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
61 min listen
Episode 17: Stranger Than Kindness: Yeah, it's getting strange in here as the boys hit the fourth track of Your Funeral... My Trial, Stranger Than Kindness. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
51 min listen
Episode 23: Up Jumped the Devil: Up jump the boys back from their long winter's nap to keep on 'a rollin' through Tender Prey, making their next stop at the second track Up Jumped the Devil! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
48 min listen
Episode 24: Deanna: Things are really starting to heat up as the boys grab their proverbial toolboxes and stockings, hop in their proverbial Cadillac, and continue proverbially careening through Tender Prey. Next stop? Oh-oh, it's track number three: Deanna! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
64 min listen
Episode 25: Catch-up / Watching Alice: Thought we were never comin' back? Well don't ya worry buddy, cause here we come! The boys are back in town and picking up right where they left off: announcing the winner of the first Today's Lesson contest, and breaking down Watching Alice, the fou... by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
64 min listen
Episode 21: Long Time Man / Scum / Album Wrap-up: And just like that, it's all over. Another album down! Join the boys as they offer their thoughts on the album-wrapping Tim Rose cover Long Time Man and the marvellously petty B-side oddity Scum, then eulogize, and deliver their final verdicts, on Yo... by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 19: Hard On for Love: Hold on to your hard-ons folks, 'cause the boys are getting hot and heavy with the next track from Your Funeral... My Trial, Hard On for Love! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
41 min listen
Episode 28: Interview with Adam Steiner: The boys are back and ready to call upon author Adam Steiner to discuss his new book, "Darker with the Dawn: Nick Cave's Songs of Love and Death!" Delving into Adam's inspirations and creative process, you'll get a behind the scenes look at the makin... by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 26: Mercy: Mercy me! The boys are back at it, rolling through Tender Prey to arrive at the half-way point and fifth track: Mercy. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
55 min listen
Episode 27: City of Refuge: You better run, you better run... right into the ever-loving arms of your two hosts as they bounce along to this traditional number turned rompin' stomper, City of Refuge. ALSO: Rumblings persist! There may be another installment of everyone's favori... by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
53 min listen

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Episode 28: Interview with Adam Steiner: The boys are back and ready to call upon author Adam Steiner to discuss his new book, "Darker with the Dawn: Nick Cave's Songs of Love and Death!" Delving into Adam's inspirations and creative process, you'll get a behind the scenes look at the makin... by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
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Episode 27: City of Refuge: You better run, you better run... right into the ever-loving arms of your two hosts as they bounce along to this traditional number turned rompin' stomper, City of Refuge. ALSO: Rumblings persist! There may be another installment of everyone's favori... by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
53 min listen
Episode 26: Mercy: Mercy me! The boys are back at it, rolling through Tender Prey to arrive at the half-way point and fifth track: Mercy. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
55 min listen
Episode 25: Catch-up / Watching Alice: Thought we were never comin' back? Well don't ya worry buddy, cause here we come! The boys are back in town and picking up right where they left off: announcing the winner of the first Today's Lesson contest, and breaking down Watching Alice, the fou... by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
64 min listen
Episode 24: Deanna: Things are really starting to heat up as the boys grab their proverbial toolboxes and stockings, hop in their proverbial Cadillac, and continue proverbially careening through Tender Prey. Next stop? Oh-oh, it's track number three: Deanna! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
64 min listen
Episode 23: Up Jumped the Devil: Up jump the boys back from their long winter's nap to keep on 'a rollin' through Tender Prey, making their next stop at the second track Up Jumped the Devil! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
48 min listen
Episode 21: Long Time Man / Scum / Album Wrap-up: And just like that, it's all over. Another album down! Join the boys as they offer their thoughts on the album-wrapping Tim Rose cover Long Time Man and the marvellously petty B-side oddity Scum, then eulogize, and deliver their final verdicts, on Yo... by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
78 min listen
Episode 20: She Fell Away: What's that boy? She's fallen away? Not to worry! The boys are on the case, falling themselves down the yawning crevice of Your Funeral... My Trial's penultimate track, She Fell Away. Ending Theme Music - 'Clap Along' by Jason Shaw by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
39 min listen
Episode 19: Hard On for Love: Hold on to your hard-ons folks, 'cause the boys are getting hot and heavy with the next track from Your Funeral... My Trial, Hard On for Love! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
41 min listen
Episode 18: Jack‘s Shadow: The boys take a trip to the hole to investigate all the lesser darks and greater lights of Your Funeral... My Trial's fifth track, Jack's Shadow. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
49 min listen
Episode 17: Stranger Than Kindness: Yeah, it's getting strange in here as the boys hit the fourth track of Your Funeral... My Trial, Stranger Than Kindness. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
51 min listen
Episode 16: Your Funeral... My Trial: The boys don their weeds and strap in for the third and titular track of Your Funeral... my Trial, Your Funeral... My Trial! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
48 min listen
Episode 15: The Carny: Step right up, ladies and germs! The boys are moving on the show to The Carny, the second track of Your Funeral... My Trial. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
41 min listen
Episode 14: Sad Waters: The boys are back to take on the Seeds' fourth studio album, Your Funeral... My Trial, beginning with a deep dive into Sad Waters. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
61 min listen
Episode 13 - The Six Strings That Drew Blood / Album Wrap-up: The boys put the secondborn to rest, closing out the Seed's sophomore album The Firstborn is Dead with a B-Side and some parting thoughts. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
72 min listen
Episode 12: Blind Lemon Jefferson: The boys bring it on home (well, almost) with the final track on The Firstborn is Dead, Blind Lemon Jefferson. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
45 min listen
Episode 11: Wanted Man: Strap yourselves in for one hell of a road trip, because the boys got you just what you wanted, man: an episode all about the next track on The Firstborn is Dead, Wanted Man! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
77 min listen
Episode 10: Knockin' on Joe: The boys head to the big house and knock it out of the park with a deep dive into the next song on The Firstborn is Dead, Knockin' On Joe. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
36 min listen
Episode 09: Black Crow King: Cave's still a-singin' so you know that means the boys must be a-talkin' as the journey through The Firstborn is Dead continues with Black Crow King! by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
37 min listen
Episode 08: Train Long Suffering: All aboard! The boys stuff their bindles and hop the rails for a trip through the third track of The Firstborn is Dead, Train Long Suffering. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
43 min listen
Episode 07: Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree: The boys say hello to the second track of The Firstborn is Dead, Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
40 min listen
Episode 06: Tupelo: One album down, the boys dive headfirst into The Firstborn is Dead with the Cave classic Tupelo. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
52 min listen
Episode 05: A Box for Black Paul / Album Wrap-up: That's a wrap! The boys build a box for From Her to Eternity, sharing their thoughts on the final song and the album as a whole. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
72 min listen
Episode 04: Saint Huck / Wings Off Flies: Straight into the arms of some really great tracks go the boys as the album nears its close and they dive into St. Huck and Wings Off Flies. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
80 min listen
Episode 03: In the Ghetto / The Moon is in the Gutter: The boys take a slight diversion for a lighter episode to some CD-release exclusive tracks. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
47 min listen
Episode 02: Well of Misery / From Her to Eternity: The second episode of Today's Lesson finds the boys deep in tracks three and four of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' debut album "From Her to Eternity". by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
62 min listen
Episode 01: Avalanche / Cabin Fever: On the first full episode of Today's Lesson, the boys dive into the first two tracks from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' debut album "From Her to Eternity". by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
72 min listen
Episode 00: Intro: In this very first episode, Professors Sean and Andrew introduce themselves and outline the curriculum: A track-by-track analysis of the work of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. by Today's Lesson: A Nick Cave Podcast
18 min listen

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Episode 22: The Mercy Seat

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