Tom Waits

[King of Snake]

I've recently discovered Tom Waits trough his album Closing Time.
What a wonderful album that is!
Now I see the guy has quite a big back catalogue, so maybe someone can recommend some other works of his that I should check out.
thanks in advance

[King of Snake]

oh well I did a search and I see that there's already a thread like this over here so I'll read trough that first.

[rtzig]

Swordfishtrombones
Rain Dogs
Frank's Wild Years

Especially Rain Dogs.

[Yannick]

I quite enjoy Black Wings, and the piano has been drinking and much others thanks for you know who for those suggestions

[pafufta816]

"black rider" is a quirky album, i recommend it

[joethelion]

the cover he does of "Walzting Matilda" (yea - I know that's not the proper title, but I can't remember it at the moment) off the Basquiat soundtrack always puts a HUGE lump in my throat

his album "Mule Variations" is also quite good.

btw - Scarlett Johanson is going to be releasing an album of Tom Waits covers. I originally thought it was going to be total crap - but then I heard that that one guy from TV on the Radio produced it, and Bowie guests on at least 2 tracks means that it can't be COMPLETELY horrible

[BeautifulBurnout]

Originally Posted by joethelion

the cover he does of "Walzting Matilda" (yea - I know that's not the proper title, but I can't remember it at the moment) off the Basquiat soundtrack always puts a HUGE lump in my throat

Me too! Memories of a mis-spent yoof too. When I was in my early 20s, the four must-have albums for the hip pseudo-intellectuals were Bounced Checks -Tom Waits, Rattlesnakes - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Cafe Bleu - The Style Council, and The Koln Concert - Keith Jarrett.

(It's Tom Traubert's Blues, btw, the Waltzing Mathilda song.)

Bounced Checks is a great "best of" from the early years, with lovely tracks like the aforementioned Mr Traubert, Burma Shave, Diamonds on my Windshield and the wonderful The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me). I love every note of it.

his album "Mule Variations" is also quite good.

btw - Scarlett Johanson is going to be releasing an album of Tom Waits covers. I originally thought it was going to be total crap - but then I heard that that one guy from TV on the Radio produced it, and Bowie guests on at least 2 tracks means that it can't be COMPLETELY horrible

Will be interesting to hear someone singing his songs rather than growling them, I guess. His voice always did sound like gravel in a blender.

[Yannick]

she will be mine, yes one day i'll get close enough steal a piece of hair and run run run, wait 5 min in front of the microwave looking dissapointed, then run back and switch her with the melted piece of hair run run run, blame thunder.... wait 5 min infront of the microwave... pop corn and steak for the lady, we sit around and get drinks and wait...... .... .............. forever weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[sola sistim]

whats Tom waiting for?