Can ye recommend some Tom Waits albums? (1 Viewer)

[avernus]

i used always be late for school and one time the head brother caught me trying to sneak past his office and made me sit outside and write an essay on punctuality before i could go to class. i wasnt bothered thinking up stuff about pucntuality so i wrote out the words to swordfishtrombones changing them to "puntuality came home from the war with a party in his head..." although i had to guess half the words and i padded it out with some of Frank's Wild Years. then at the next parent teacher meeting he called my mother in, gave her the essay and told her i was a weird person. she thought i made it up myself and sent photocopies to my brothers and aunts and uncles, i was morto.

haha that's amazing!!

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Don't think he has a real stinker, but Foreign Affairs is a bit weak. But then Burma Shave is on it, so it's redeemed....

Anyone ever hear Bounced Checks? It's a deleted comp with a great live version of The Piano Has Been Drinking on it, recording in Dublin apparently.

Yes - it's from the 1981 tour. Olympia gig I think.
LP and cassette only. Goes for €20 or so.

 

[Franco]

Yes - it's from the 1981 tour. Olympia gig I think.
LP and cassette only. Goes for €20 or so.

Yeah, i've seen the LP on ebay a few times.

Had the cassette myself, but no ideas where it is now.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

i have the cassette too

 

[raindog]

Raindogs. Brilliant album. Closing Time is one that rarely leaves the CD player.
Bone Machine, Swordfish Trombones would be other favourites for the experimental oddness stuff. I found a bit of the early stuff a bit too smaltzchy for my tastes. The first Cd i got by waits to check him out was Alice which wasn't really what i was expecting.

The Brawlers Cd on orphans (could be wrong on the name. it has road to peace on it.) is incredibly good i think. And that real gone record i liked quite a bit too.

 

[shower another shower]

I heard Tom has a place in Doolin?

 

[lympog]

for someone who doesn't know where to start?

alice is fucking amazine

 

[graven]

I love One From The Heart too. It has Waits singing about half the songs and Crystal Gayle singing the other half. Absolutely fantastic and if you are more of a Closing Time Waits fan than a Bone Machine one you'll love it.

Broken Bicycles is probably my favourite Tom Waits song. Great album/soundrack overall.

 

[shitepipe]

well look here

tickets for Waits gigs are always unbelievably expensive. last time he played amsterdam tickets were €90 (normal price would be about 35 there), was sold out in 15 minutes, and were being sold for €700 a few days before the gig.

 

[travispickle]

well look here

tickets for Waits gigs are always unbelievably expensive. last time he played amsterdam tickets were €90 (normal price would be about 35 there), was sold out in 15 minutes, and were being sold for €700 a few days before the gig.

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
was only talking to my brother about the likelihood of Waits gigging in the near future! Holy Crap!

 

[palace]

i want to see a tom waits gig...

 

[raindog]

Carnival Saloon used to do a good tribute show, They've released their own album now. Don't knnow if they do it anymore.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

he hasn't played here since 1987. Tickets will sell out fast if he does announce a show.

 

[Lili Marlene]

imagine Tom Waits at Croke Park

Hilarious!

 

[palace]

is he playing IMMA then?

 

[Froog]

ta for all the suggestions doodz. i listened to closing time and swordfishtrombones.
i really like the latter so will be getting more along those lines. closing time is good too though.

 

[Unicron]

Unconfirmed but I've been told highly likely.

National Concert Hall.

2 nights.

Don't know when.

€150 a ticket.

I'd pay it.

 

[rettucs]

Unconfirmed but I've been told highly likely.

National Concert Hall.

2 nights.

Don't know when.

€150 a ticket.

I'd pay it.

ow. But me too.

I did hear this rumour also.

 

[travispickle]

Unconfirmed but I've been told highly likely.

National Concert Hall.

2 nights.

Don't know when.

€150 a ticket.

I'd pay it.

Wow - reliable source??

 

[timbot]

Actually, if you want a good starting point the live album Big Time is pretty great. It has some of the weirder stuff (his reading of Rain Dogs is amazing) but also some of the sweeter stuff (a great version of Ruby's Arms and Train Song included). Brilliant, brilliant!