While there is certainly a line to be drawn from Cave's work with Birthday Party to his first solo record, the bleak depth of From Her To Eternity seems to contrast sharply with the ferocious violence of his early band. As the opening track, a captivating adaptation of Leonard Cohen's Avalanche proves, Cave ventures into more introspective territory this time. Despite the title track, the record's
… one and only rocker, has a manic energy, Eternity is artistically the most unadorned (and unstructured) recording in Cave's oeuvre. Listening to these artfully disfigured songs, the listener makes you feel like part of a madman's creative journey in a massive creative journey. Eternity is poetic, disturbing, searching, moving and shows Cave as the James Joyce of gothic rock.more
