"So when The Bad Seeds released an album of pop tunes, country ballads, and folk classics in 1986 I am sure there was a lot of groans and moans. After all, not only was it some heroin-addicted freakazoid vampire butchering these American classics, but they were done by an Australian! Surely Cave would piss off all the fans of the original composers... but wouldn't his own audience not be very pleased with this choice? Like, who is this for?

The goth king covering Tom Jones is a weird image let alone sound. This is at times cringe-worthy, both in song selection and execution. No one can deny that it is pretty questionable covering “Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart”. I’m not too sure what to think. However, I do think considering the album in full that there is a lot of material that satisfies both camps. Fans of the original could maybe appreciate the faithful but new take, and fans of Cave who may be unfamiliar with these old songs might like it because it’s fucking Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Maybe this album got a punk into country artists. Probably not. But maybe."

-  widowslaugh123, sputnikmusic.com