Young bands-- no matter how old-- have to learn new tricks, and this one had to find interesting ways to be messy. While "Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man", "Heathen Child" and "Evil" certainly try, nothing here stomps quite as hard as "No Pussy Blues" or "Get It On". That Cave could even place highly in this kind of frivolous mass-market jape, let alone win, is a sign of just how things have changed over the course of his 30-year career. Grinderman 2 is a masturbation Read Review. ‘Grinderman 2’ sounds thrillingly unhinged and free, much more so than 99,9% of produce major ‘name’ acts are likely to ever dare to put out. Grinderman 2 continues the animal theme; this time, the cover star is a lone wolf, let loose in a marble bathroom. Co-produced by Grinderman and Nick Launay, the album was mixed by Launay at London’s British Grove in August 2009 and LA’s Seedy Underbelly in April 2010. B+. Listening to Grinderman 2 RMX makes one wish that the rumors of Snoop Dogg doing a version of "No Pussy Blues" -- from Grinderman’s debut -- were true. On the eve of the recent Australian election, MySpace held a poll asking voters which native singer they would most like to see running the country. Grinderman 2, undoubtedly, is a better record than its predecessor, but while it's more diverse, fun, and engaging than Grinderman, I can't help but miss the crudeness of that album. When Grinderman released their debut in 2007, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Jim Sclavunos, and … A chance to get down and dirty. Surprisingly, Nick Cave came in. Listening to Grinderman 2 RMX makes one wish that the rumors of Snoop Dogg doing a version of "No Pussy Blues" -- from Grinderman’s debut -- were true. Grinderman 2. Garry Mulholland of BBC Musicsaid that Grinderman 2 ha… Grinderman 2 Mick Middles, September 16th, 2010 05:28 The deepest, darkest of Caves. In 2007, Nick Cave gave up the ghost of youth, declaring an out-and-out midlife crisis with Grinderman, a brilliant, crude, stripped-down quartet. The knock-on effect of the first Grinderman record was one of the very best Bad Seeds releases, 2008's Dig!!! Album Review: Grinderman – Grinderman 2. 9/14/10 12:00AM. Money for old rope to be sure but at least tracks such as the … I say excuse because it’s abusively clear that Cave is using this Bad Seeds side project-turned-real deal to muse about his favorite things, “Chicks.Death. Nick Cave’s side project covers much of the same boisterous and bawdy terrain that the Birthday Party covered in the early … by Grinderman. The band has widened their sound and sexual pursuits, but also poked around at the edges of decrepitude. 4.5 out of 5. Nick Cave wrote No Pussy Blues. It’s appropriate that the four members of Grinderman saw fit to don gladiatorial garb for the promo video for ‘Heathen Child’, the first song to be lifted from Grinderman 2.Their eponymous debut was a battle record, a chance to eviscerate people’s expectations, an opportunity to wipe the slate unclean, all executed with such visceral glee that it induced a disorienting feeling, akin to being told a tasteless … Same again, please. by Grinderman. It's unhinged and unerringly beautiful. Grinderman: Grinderman 2 Nick Cave's malevolent streak reveals itself once more on this swaggering blues-punk set, writes Gareth Grundy Published: 11 Sep 2010 Grinderman 2 received mostly positive reviews, with some critics finding the album superior to its predecessor, Grinderman, and holds an 83 score on Metacritic, denoting "universal acclaim." Grinderman 2 is a sequel of sorts, but mostly an improvement. Late middle age has never sounded so thrilling. Grinderman 2 received mostly positive reviews, with some critics finding the album superior to its predecessor, Grinderman, and holds an 83 score on Metacritic, denoting "universal acclaim." Reviews Various Artists Grinderman 2 RMX Julian Marszalek , March 27th, 2012 16:08. The art – or otherwise – of a good remix album has its key in the balance on that teetering line between the avant-garde and the alienating – the temptation to indulge versus the integrity of the original material. Nick Cave's garage band to issue Grinderman 2 RMX, featuring 12 last pieces of gnarly noise before their 'indefinite hiatus' Published: 6 Jan 2012 . Cave and his fellow Bad Seeds really hit their stride on this sophomore airing of the grimy side-project, expanding the range and repertoire of its swamp-rock sleaze... but not too much. Grinderman 2 goes a long way towards solidifying this four-man Bad Seeds mash-up as a distinctive musical act, even as it brings them closer to their parent band’s wheelhouse.