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Originally a somewhat bland UsefulNotes/{{punk}} band named The Boys Next Door, their music style became dark, noisy, and theatrical with their second album ''The Birthday Party,'' to which they formally changed their name. Two highly influential but commercially unsuccessful albums followed (''Prayers on Fire'' and ''Junkyard'') as well as two [=EPs=] (''Mutiny'' and ''The Bad Seed'') before the band split. Nick Cave and Mick Harvey went on to form Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds with one-time guest musician [[Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten Blixa Bargeld]], while Rowland S. Howard started a solo career.

Tracy Pew died in 1986 from a brain hemorrhage. Howard died in 2009 from liver cancer.

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Originally a somewhat bland UsefulNotes/{{punk}} band named The Boys Next Door, their music style became dark, noisy, and theatrical with their second album ''The Birthday Party,'' Party'', to which they formally changed their name. Two highly influential but commercially unsuccessful albums followed (''Prayers on Fire'' and ''Junkyard'') as well as two [=EPs=] (''Mutiny'' and ''The Bad Seed'') before the band split. Nick Cave and Mick Harvey went on to form a new band, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Seeds, with one-time guest musician [[Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten Blixa Bargeld]], while Rowland S. Howard started a solo career.

Tracy Pew died in 1986 from a brain hemorrhage. Howard died in 2009 from liver cancer.
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The Birthday Party was an [[UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} Australian]] PostPunk band, active from 1978-1983, and is best known for being Music/NickCave's first band. The band features Nick Cave's howling madman vocals, Rowland S. Howard's and Mick Harvey's jagged, shrieking guitars, Tracy Pew's sleazy basslines, and Phill Calvert's crisp, tribal drumming.

Originally named The Boys Next Door and a somewhat bland UsefulNotes/{{Punk}} band, their music style became dark, noisy, and theatrical with their second album: ''The Birthday Party,'' to which they formally changed their name. Two highly influential but commercially unsuccessful albums followed: ''Prayers on Fire'' and ''Junkyard,'' and two [=EPs=]: ''Mutiny'' and ''The Bad Seed,'' before the band split. Nick Cave and Mick Harvey went on to form Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds with one-time guest musician [[Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten Blixa Bargeld,]] while Rowland S. Howard started a solo career.

Tracy Pew died in 1986, and Howard in 2009.

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The Birthday Party was an [[UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} Australian]] PostPunk band, active from 1978-1983, 1978 to 1983, and is best known for being Music/NickCave's first band. The In addition to Cave on vocals (he didn't sing so much as howl like a madman), the band features Nick Cave's howling madman vocals, Rowland S. Howard's and Mick Harvey's included the jagged, shrieking guitars, Tracy Pew's guitars of Rowland S. Howard and Mick Harvey, the sleazy basslines, basslines of Tracy Pew, and Phill Calvert's the crisp, tribal drumming.

drumming of Phill Calvert.

Originally a somewhat bland UsefulNotes/{{punk}} band named The Boys Next Door and a somewhat bland UsefulNotes/{{Punk}} band, Door, their music style became dark, noisy, and theatrical with their second album: album ''The Birthday Party,'' to which they formally changed their name. Two highly influential but commercially unsuccessful albums followed: ''Prayers followed (''Prayers on Fire'' and ''Junkyard,'' and ''Junkyard'') as well as two [=EPs=]: ''Mutiny'' [=EPs=] (''Mutiny'' and ''The Bad Seed,'' Seed'') before the band split. Nick Cave and Mick Harvey went on to form Nick Cave and The the Bad Seeds with one-time guest musician [[Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten Blixa Bargeld,]] Bargeld]], while Rowland S. Howard started a solo career.

Tracy Pew died in 1986, and 1986 from a brain hemorrhage. Howard died in 2009.
2009 from liver cancer.

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* NiceHat: Tracy Pew always wore a cowboy hat.


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* SignatureHeadgear: Tracy Pew always wore a cowboy hat.
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* OldShame: The band's debut ''Door, Door'', which within 3 years of its recording would be described by Cave as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door,_Door "complete wank"]]

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* OldShame: CreatorBacklash: The band's debut ''Door, Door'', which within 3 years of its recording would be described by Cave as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door,_Door "complete wank"]]

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