Kicking Against the Pricks is the third album released by the rock music group Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. First released in 1986, the album is a collection of Cave's interpretations of songs by other artists. The title is a reference to a biblical quote from King James version of the Bible, Acts 26, verse 14. The album marked the Bad Seeds debut of drummer Thomas Wydler, expanding the Bad Seeds line-up to Cave (vocals and keyboards), Wydler, bassist Barry Adamson, and guitarists Mick Harvey and Blixa Bargeld. Cave would later downplay the importance of the record, but said it helped the band develop musically: Remarking on the song selection, Cave said: The strings were arranged by Harvey and played by the Berliner Kaffeehausmusik Ensemble. "The Hammer Song" is not to be confused with the song of the same name from the 1990 Bad Seeds album The Good Son. The album was remastered and reissued on 27 April 2009 as a collector's edition CD/DVD set. The CD features the original 12-song vinyl LP's track listing, while "Black Betty" and "Running Scared" are featured as bonus audio tracks on the accompanying DVD. Recordings of seven of these songs, performed by the original artists, were later issued on the Original Seeds compilation CDs. Track listing Vinyl version "Muddy Water" – 5:15 (Phil Rosenthal) Nick Cave – lead vocals, organ, piano interior Blixa Bargeld – guitar Mick Harvey – piano, backing vocals Barry Adamson – bass, backing vocals Thomas Wydler – drums + Dawn Cave – violin "I'm Gonna Kill That Woman" – 3:44 (John Lee Hooker) Nick Cave – lead vocals Blixa Bargeld – guitar Mick Harvey – bass, drums + Hugo Race – guitar "Sleeping Annaleah" – 3:18 (Mickey Newbury, Dan Folger) Nick Cave – lead vocals Blixa Bargeld – slide guitar Mick Harvey – piano, backing vocals, acoustic guitar Barry Adamson – bass, backing vocals Thomas Wydler – drums "Long Black Veil" – 3:46 (Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin) Nick Cave – lead vocals Blixa Bargeld – slide guitar, backing vocals Mick Harvey – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, snare Barry Adamson – bass, backing vocals Thomas Wydler – percussion + Hugo Race – guitar "Hey Joe" – 3:56 (Billy Roberts) Nick Cave – lead vocals, organ Mick Harvey – drums, piano + Hugo Race – guitar + Tracy Pew – bass "The Singer" (a.k.a. The Folksinger) – 3:09 (Johnny Cash,