The Bad Seed

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds is a successful rock / post-punk band with international personnel. It was originally formed in 1984 by two former members of the Australian band Birthday Party:

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds is a successful rock / post-punk band with international personnel. It was originally formed in 1984 by two former members of the Australian band Birthday Party: Nick Cave (singer, songwriter) and Mick Harvey (drums). They were joined by Einstürzende Neubauten member Blixa Bargeld (guitar), Hugo Race (guitar), and former Magazine member Barry Adamson (bass, piano). With this line-up, the band recorded and released their debut album, From Her To Eternity in 1984.

During their initial Australian tour Birthday Party bassist Tracy Pew also performed with the band.