Straight to You – Triple J's Tribute to Nick Cave is a series of live concerts and subsequent compilation album and DVD of the concerts. It was designed as a tribute to the career of Nick Cave and consisted of various artist performing songs previously performed by Cave.
| Straight to You – Triple J's Tribute to Nick Cave | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album | |
| Released | 2012 |
| Label | Triple J |
The Straight To You concerts was held during Triple J's "Aus Music Month". Performed over two acts it featured a variety of singers in front of a house band.[1] The Backing band was led by Cameron Bruce. Singers participating include Abbe May, Adalita, Alex Burnett, Ben Corbett, Bertie Blackman, Dan Sultan, Jake Stone, Johnny Mackay, Kram, Lanie Lane, Lisa Mitchell, Muscles, Tim Rogers and Urthboy. There was 8 concerts held in seven cities from 9–20 November 2011.[2]
The Sydney concert was broadcast nationally on ABC2 TV and Triple J.
A double CD of tracks from the concerts was released in February 2012 and won an ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album.
A DVD version of the concert was released in March with footage recorded at The Enmore, Sydney and the Forum, Melbourne.
Reception
editThe CD release peaked at #32 on ARIA's Album Chart[3] and was met with positive reviews. Krystal Maynard wrote in Beat Magazine that it was "an ambitious project that serves up some tasty morsels right alongside some catch you’d rather throw back."[4] Lisa Rockman of The Newcastle Herald finished her 4 1/2 star review stating it is "A worthy homage to one of Australia's most respected musicians."[5] Sydney MX's Andrea Beattie gave it 4 stars stating "This live recorded tribute to ARIA Hall of Famer Nick Cave is a fitting one; a grandiose and darkly passionate re-imagining of some of Cave's most intense and well-known tracks by some of Australia's best musicians."[6]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Nomination | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ARIA Music Awards | ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album[7] | Won |
Album track listing
editDisc 1
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Red Right Hand" | Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Thomas Wydler | Kram | |
| 2. | "Do You Love Me?" | Cave, Martyn P. Casey | Bertie Blackman and Muscles | |
| 3. | "I Let Love In" | Cave | Muscles | |
| 4. | "Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl)" | Cave | Abbe May | |
| 5. | "Shivers" | Rowland S. Howard | Alex Burnett | |
| 6. | "Where the Wild Roses Grow" | Cave | Alex Burnett And Lanie Lane | |
| 7. | "Nick the Stripper" | Cave | Johnny Mackay | |
| 8. | "People Ain't No Good" | Cave | Johnny Mackay | |
| 9. | "The Ship Song" | Cave | Lisa Mitchell | |
| 10. | "The Weeping Song" | Cave | Jake Stone | |
| 11. | "O Children" | Cave | Urthboy | |
| 12. | "Deanna" | Cave, Harvey | Dan Sultan | |
| 13. | "From Her to Eternity" | Cave, Anita Lane, Blixa Bargeld, Hugo Race, Barry Adamson, Harvey | Tim Rogers |
Disc 2
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Depth Charge Ethel" | Cave, Grinderman | Abbe May | |
| 2. | "Straight to You" | Cave | Adalita | |
| 3. | "Into My Arms" | Cave | Lisa Mitchell | |
| 4. | "Nobody's Baby Now" | Cave | Paul Kelly | |
| 5. | "Lament" | Cave | Paul Kelly and Adalita | |
| 6. | "Stagger Lee" | Traditional, Cave | Urthboy | |
| 7. | "The Mercy Seat" | Cave, Harvey | Bertie Blackman | |
| 8. | "Henry Lee" | Traditional | Kram | |
| 9. | "There is a Kingdom" | Cave | Lanie Lane | |
| 10. | "Get Ready For Love" | Cave, Warren Ellis, Casey, Jim Sclavunos | Dan Sultan | |
| 11. | "Papa Won't Leave You, Henry" | Cave | Adalita |
DVD Track listing
editDVD 1
- Red Right Hand - Kram
- Do You Love Me? - Bertie Blackman And Muscles
- Where The Wild Roses Grow - Alex Burnett And Lanie Lane
- Shivers - Alex Burnett
- Nick The Stripper - Johnny Mackay
- The Ship Song - Lisa Mitchell
- Deanna - Dan Sultan
- Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl) - Abbe May
- Nobody's Baby Now - Paul Kelly
- There Is A Kingdom - Kram, Lisa Mitchell And Dan Sultan
- Straight To You - Adalita
- The Weeping Song - Jake Stone
- Into My Arms - Lisa Mitchell
- Stagger Lee - Urthboy
- The Mercy Seat - Bertie Blackman
- Henry Lee - Kram
- Jack The Ripper - Lanie Lane
- Get Ready For Love - Dan Sultan
- Papa Won't Leave You, Henry - Adalita
DVD 2
- Rehearsal footage
- Interviews with Adalita, Lanie Lane, Bertie Blackman, Jake Stone, Urthboy, Alex Burnett, Kram and Lisa Mitchell
- O Children - Urthboy
- Lament - Paul Kelly And Adalita
References
edit- ^ Lewis, Melanie (16 November 2011), Straight To You: Nick Cave Tribute, Tone Deaf
- ^ Khalil, Christine (3 September 2011), Abbe May, Dan Sultan, Lisa Mitchell and more lead triple j's star studded Nick Cave Tribute Tour, the AU review
- ^ ARIA Report. Issue 1152 (PDF), Australian Recording Industry Association, 26 March 2012, archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012
- ^ Maynard, Krystal, Various Artists : Straight To You: Triple J’s Tribute To Nick Cave, Beat Magazine
- ^ Rockman, Lisa (15 March 2012), Various Artists : Straight To You: Triple J’s Tribute To Nick Cave, The Newcastle Herald
- ^ Beattie, Andrea (9 February 2012), SPINNING AROUND, Sydney MX
- ^ "Straight To You: triple j's Tribute to Nick Cave wins ARIA". radioinfo. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2018.