Comparison answer surface • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds discography

Live God vs Wild God

Wild God currently leads Live God in Chorus's Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds critic-consensus view.

Live God sits at 85/100 across 4 reviews, while Wild God sits at 93/100 across 3 reviews. Live God has the deeper review sample right now. Consensus is tighter around Wild God, which suggests critics are landing in a narrower range. Use this comparison to see where the stronger critic favorite sits against the adjacent discography benchmark.

Score Gap
8
points on Chorus's 0-100 scale
Review Gap
1
reviews separating the current samples
Tighter Consensus
Wild God
lower spread means critics are clustering more tightly
Live God by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Consensus forming More reviews Higher confidence

Live God

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

ChoruScore
85
Reviews
4
Confidence 90%
Sources 4
Range 70-100
Spread 11.2
Chorus Call
Strong critical consensus

Consensus is still forming across 4 professional reviews. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds's Live God captures the band's arena-scaled gospel revival with thrilling force and occasional theatrical excess.

Primary Praise

The best song moments are those that harness the choir and band for anthemic, communal power, notably “Frogs” and “Into My Arms”.

Primary Criticism

Across four professional reviews, critics agree the record trades on choir-driven bombast and communal sing-alongs to remake familiar songs into something both redemptive and drama

Standout Tracks
Into My Arms - Live God O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She is) - Live God Red Right Hand - Live God
Source Spread
70 · The Quietus 100 · Mojo
Wild God by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Consensus forming Higher score Tighter consensus

Wild God

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

ChoruScore
93
Reviews
3
Confidence 88%
Sources 3
Range 90-100
Spread 4.7
Chorus Call
Strong critical consensus

Consensus is still forming across 3 professional reviews. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds's Wild God arrives as a late-career revelation that transforms private grief into communal uplift, and across professional reviews the record earns high praise for its blend of beauty, faith and revival energy.

Primary Praise

The title track “Wild God” is the album's emotional centerpiece, praised for its ebullience and sense of communion.

Primary Criticism

No dominant criticism has separated itself from the current review sample yet.

Standout Tracks
Final Rescue Attempt Conversion As the Waters Cover the Sea
Source Spread
90 · Hot Press 100 · DIY Magazine