― jed_ (jed), Saturday, 21 August 2004 11:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mark (MarkR), Saturday, 21 August 2004 11:39 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Sunday, 22 August 2004 05:53 (nineteen years ago) link
Closing TIme: 3Nighthawks at the Diner: 5Small Change: 6Swordfishtrombones: 9Rain Dogs: 10Frank's Wild Years: 8Big Time: 4The Black Rider: 8Bone Machine: 6Alice: 6Blood Money: 9
― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 22 August 2004 10:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― AaronHz (AaronHz), Sunday, 22 August 2004 10:40 (nineteen years ago) link
*falls over dead*
― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 22 August 2004 10:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― AaronHz (AaronHz), Sunday, 22 August 2004 10:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Sunday, 22 August 2004 12:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Sunday, 22 August 2004 12:41 (nineteen years ago) link
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― kirsten abbot, Sunday, 22 August 2004 13:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Sunday, 22 August 2004 13:52 (nineteen years ago) link
Swordfishtrombones is a little better than Franks Wild Years - the Mr Rogers-drowning-in-bourbon of "In The Neighbourhood", the twilight subterranea of "Underground" and "Shore Leave", two very affectionate instrumentals, whimsical piano ballads like "Soldier's Things" and "Johnsburg, Illinois". It's all good and it's as if Tom's character has gone through being a debauched bar-propper to the verge of insanity. He sounds like a shell-shocked veteran, the musical equivalent of the town drunk - frightening, sad, funny, moronic at points but with a twinkle of magic in his eye - on the surface, a madman but with a certain spark of twisted genius.
Maybe I should have given Nighthawks and Small Change slightly higher scores, admittedly. I'm still not that into the pre-Swordfish stuff but there are songs I particularly love off of both albums.
― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 23 August 2004 00:38 (nineteen years ago) link
The Early Years: 4The Early Years Vol 2: 8Closing Time: 8 (for sentimental reasons)The Heart Of Saturday Night: 6Small Change: 7Heartattack & Vine: 6Swordfishtrombones: 10Franks Wild Years: 9Bone Machine: 8Mule Variations: 7Alice: 7Blood Money: 8
― piers (piers), Monday, 23 August 2004 01:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― piers (piers), Monday, 23 August 2004 01:41 (nineteen years ago) link
and yes, you should buy rain dogs.
bone machine has got great tracks (Little Rain, I Don't Wanna Grow Up, Earth Died Screaming) and others that are not so great. It's my friend's favourite one but for me it's like his token heavy metal album.
Oh I forgot to rate Mule Variations. I give that a "4", although it can sound good if played loud enough and I really like "Come On Up To The House".
― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 23 August 2004 07:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― Charlie Rose (Charlie Rose), Monday, 23 August 2004 13:40 (nineteen years ago) link
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― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 September 2004 09:11 (nineteen years ago) link
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― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 7 September 2004 18:37 (nineteen years ago) link
Tom Waits "Real Gone" Listening Parties:
9/19 Cafe du Nord in SF9/20 Knitting Factory - LA9/20 Piano's NYC10/4 Eleven NYC
― Thea (Thea), Tuesday, 7 September 2004 20:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Thursday, 9 September 2004 05:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 9 September 2004 06:23 (nineteen years ago) link
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― tremendoid, Thursday, 9 September 2004 06:38 (nineteen years ago) link
So far the second track speaks to me the most but I just rushed through it before my boss had to take it back.
― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 9 September 2004 15:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dave M. (rotten03), Thursday, 9 September 2004 15:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 9 September 2004 15:14 (nineteen years ago) link
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― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Thursday, 9 September 2004 22:46 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 9 September 2004 22:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Thursday, 9 September 2004 23:26 (nineteen years ago) link
1. the black rider2. rain dogs3. in the neighbourhood4. i can't wait to get off work5. i'll be gone6. downtown train7. shore leave8. silver bullets9. the heart of saturday night10. just another sucker on the vine11. good old world (waltz)12. starving in the belly of a whale13. town with no cheer14. come on up to the house15. clap hands16. cold cold ground (live)17. i don't wanna grow up18. innocent when you dream (78rpm)19. that feel20. all the world is green21. earth died screaming22. hang down your head23. lucky day
― dog latin (dog latin), Friday, 10 September 2004 00:43 (nineteen years ago) link
COM-mee-en-eh-TZU-shpahdt
― Thea (Thea), Friday, 10 September 2004 00:44 (nineteen years ago) link
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― sundar subramanian (sundar), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:49 (nineteen years ago) link
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― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:29 (nineteen years ago) link
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― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Saturday, 11 September 2004 02:31 (nineteen years ago) link
No, dig it out, this is a great one!
― Soukesian, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 11:44 (fourteen years ago) link
It is! Love the stripped-down sound, that incredible guitar, and some of the lyrics are among Waits' best in my op: Just check out "How's it gonna end", "Make it rain" and "Day after tomorrow", which I'm sure has already been discussed to death.
― the Dirt, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 13:31 (fourteen years ago) link
One of his most rockin' albums IMHO. The call-and-response section of "Don't go into that barn" always raises the hair on the back of my neck.
― Soukesian, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 13:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Great album, not a bad track on it.
― I am flesh and blood. You are software and circuitry. (chap), Wednesday, 11 November 2009 14:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Probably his most solid since Rain Dogs actually.
― I am flesh and blood. You are software and circuitry. (chap), Wednesday, 11 November 2009 14:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Loved it when it first came out-have not listened to it lately
― Pinto Basin, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 18:10 (fourteen years ago) link
This is one of those albums that I liked when it came out but I didn't love it. Took it out the other night and for some reason it hit home and now I would rate it one of his best.
― Jim, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 21:32 (fourteen years ago) link
this album rules. Ribot's guitar solo in Hoist that Rag kills me every time.
― black lightning light (herb albert), Wednesday, 11 November 2009 22:39 (fourteen years ago) link
New live album is tons of fun, even if it is a heavily bootlegged date.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 23:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Is the new album one show or a comp from different places? I have the NPR show from Atlanta that got bootlegged so I haven't bothered to check the official disc out.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 12 November 2009 02:14 (fourteen years ago) link
One show, the Atlanta one, I believe. With a second disc of banter!
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 12 November 2009 02:47 (fourteen years ago) link
That's cool - thought it was a comp from different places with a typical show's setlist. Actually, it can't be the NPR show as the Atlanta concert is over two hours long! Must be from somewhere else.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 12 November 2009 02:54 (fourteen years ago) link
new live one super cheap at amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Glitter-Doom-Live-Tom-Waits/dp/tracks/B002QJX33O/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1
― tylerw, Saturday, 14 November 2009 16:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Amazing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUhWuPTBIfo&feature=related
― I am flesh and blood. You are software and circuitry. (chap), Saturday, 14 November 2009 17:23 (fourteen years ago) link
he is *great*, isn't he? sometimes when I think about his schtick, it seems a little tired, but then I hear/see something like that and am amazed all over again.
― tylerw, Saturday, 14 November 2009 17:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Why are his albums so long?
My only real problem with them. By the time I get to track #16, I've forgotten what the first 5 songs sound like.
But yeah, I like this one.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Thursday, 13 October 2011 00:51 (twelve years ago) link
You'll like his new one then, it's a tidy 45 mins. And it's great!
― Simon H., Thursday, 20 October 2011 05:23 (twelve years ago) link
from the pitchfork interview:
My wife Kathleen wanted to do 12 three-minute songs. Get in, get out. No fucking around. Because people don't have a lot of time. The way I think is more like, "Oh, you got time for 19 songs on there? Put 19 songs on there, baby." She says," No, no, no. Twelve." Like the eggs, 12. You can do a lot in two minutes. So I'm starting to get more economical as I go. Don't overstate, don't restate.
― encarta it (Gukbe), Thursday, 20 October 2011 06:03 (twelve years ago) link
Dug the new one as well, having only heard it once. A nice condensation of his schtick - and I mean that in the best possible way.
― Turangalila, Thursday, 20 October 2011 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
Thirded. Like it on first listen, which isn't always the case with his albums.
― Matt M., Thursday, 20 October 2011 17:09 (twelve years ago) link
The newly remixed version of Real Gone is, believe it or not, worth everyone's time. Everything that dragged this album down (beat-boxing, slightly harsh production) has been toned down and a few subtle tweaks here and there make for a much better listen
― FREEZE! FYI! (dog latin), Saturday, 30 December 2017 19:00 (six years ago) link
Abrasive production is why I like it tbh but interested to hear this
― kolakube (Ross), Saturday, 30 December 2017 20:11 (six years ago) link
Hoist that Rag was perfect tho
― Gukbe, Monday, 1 January 2018 01:27 (six years ago) link
oh wow this sounds WAY different from the original mix, way more of an overhaul than I was expecting
― Simon H., Wednesday, 3 January 2018 20:59 (six years ago) link
xp I definitely prefer the new version of HTR with the trumpet intro, just lifts it a bit
― FREEZE! FYI! (dog latin), Thursday, 4 January 2018 16:45 (six years ago) link
I'd have liked some deep, subtle horns added to 'How's It Going To End'. Have to say, other than HTR, the rest of the changes are a lot more subtle. Or what else am I missing? It's been a little while since I listened to the original.
― FREEZE! FYI! (dog latin), Thursday, 4 January 2018 16:53 (six years ago) link