Prayers on Fire [Remaster] by The Birthday Party

Pros: A lunatic swirl of jazz, punk, blues, and meaningless violent imagery.
Cons: For the musical masochist only. Nothing of conventional beauty lies herein.

OK, let's review what we know so far, for the benefit of those who haven't kept up with every entry in this series. Heroin has played a major part in the lives of many rock musicians. Of the ones we've examined, Ministry and Motley Crue have escaped ...

Pros: Prayers is on fire after all these years.
Cons: :-(

Oh.



My.



Gawd!






This album sounds so lifelike and so NOW that I just want to grab a megaphone and drive around all day declaring it! Perhaps I’ll rip...

Pros: Music you won't hear a lot, yet grows on you
Cons: Not for the faint of heart

Nick cave sings about his zoo-music girl, and indeed the accompanying music sounds much like a zoo, with bird and monkey sounds and all. Another good example of how well the lyrics and music on this album go together is in "Yard", an...