Nick Cave used to be in the Birthday Party and Barry Adamson was in Magazine, the others involved are new names to me. But who cares? The fact is, this is a damned fine effort from all concerned. Cave's lazy-lowdown-Lou Reed growl of a vocal covers a twangy acoustic guitar that keeps on coming back and everything is pretty laid back. You're at a party, it's 4am, the room is thick with cigarette smoke and. . . sorry, getting a bit carried away here. Anyway, 10 out of 10 for atmospherics. Howard Keel go hang yourself! 4/5 (Ursula Kenny, No 1, June 21, 1986)
Dominated by a deep three note guitar motif, this growling version of the old Johnny Cash song further indulges Nick's wish to leave the rock for the Rawhide. But it doesn't quite work; sure, the softly rising string background is a neat touch, but in the final analysis this is just flat. (Jim Reid, Record Mirror, June 28, 1986)
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