Significant longplayers from yesteryear
6 April 2026
Band: THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Who: Insane group of mental cases, fronted
by wild man Nick Cave, nailing 2 longplayers
between 1977 and 1983.
Album: PRAYERS ON FIRE
Their debut released on 6 April 1981,
today 40 years ago.
AllMusic in retrospect: “While there might not be any of the explicit Biblical
imagery on Prayers on Fire that Cave would later ejaculate, the title of the
album is apt, and its aptness is revealed almost immediately.
Cave sounds like he’s being assaulted by the music, emitting horrific gasps
and primitive grunts. Oppressive and unrelenting, Prayers on Fire is highly
recommended for those aspiring to advanced states of dementia.”
TUTV: Scary band, scary Cave, scare record.
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