Wild Frank
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Almost
in Just A Fan
I waited 9 months for my children to be born. I can hold out another month.I waited nine months for my first child to be born, then waited another eleven days, and then had to see him pulled out back to front kicking and screaming.
Hopefully not an omen for this record. I'll nick a quick listen if it appears early.
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1) Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2) A Ghost is Born
3) Being There
4) Summerteeth
5) AM
6) Sky Blue Sky
7) W (TA)
Simples..
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Here it is!!
Bad As Me is Tom Waits’ first studio album of all new music in seven years. This pivotal work refines the music that has come before and signals a new direction. Waits, in possibly the finest voice of his career, worked with a veteran team of gifted musicians and longtime co-writer/producer Kathleen Brennan. From the opening horn-fueled chug of “Chicago,” to the closing barroom chorale of “New Year’s Eve,” Bad As Me displays the full career range of Waits’ songwriting, from beautiful ballads like “Last Leaf,” to the avant cinematic soundscape of “Hell Broke Luce,” a battlefront dispatch. On tracks like “Talking at the Same Time,” Waits shows off a supple falsetto, while on blues burners like “Raised Right Men” and the gospel tinged “Satisfied” he spits, stutters and howls. Like a good boxer, these songs are lean and mean, with strong hooks and tight running times. A pervasive sense of players delighting in each other’s musical company brings a feeling of loose joy even to the album’s saddest songs.
Pre-order Bad As Me at the Tom Waits Store.
Get the "Bad As Me" MP3 at your favorite digital retailer.
View the "Bad As Me" lyrics here.
Bad As Me Tracklisting
01. Chicago
02. Raised Right Men
03. Talking At The Same Time
04. Get Lost
05. Face To The Highway
06. Pay Me
07. Back In The Crowd
08. Bad As Me
09. Kiss Me
10. Satisfied
11. Last Leaf
12. Hell Broke Luce
13. New Year's Eve
Very exciting. There is a two-disc version with a few bonus tracks. Can't Wait for this record.
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Nice. Hopefully all will be revealed this Tuesday. There must be more Waits fans on here Raindog? Just seems like me and you trading news.
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From ANTI Records:
Tom Waits Sets the Rumors Straight
Tuesday August 16, 2011
There have been rumblings and rumors. New music, you say? Come to TomWaits.com on Tuesday August 23rd, and Mr. Waits himself will set the record straight.
That sounds promising. This and the new wilco teaser have me ticking over nicely.
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Tom Waits single "Bad As Me" available August 23rd!!!
Wow....that's next week. That is a really strange cover from Tom.
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Look like the David Lynch record is imminent. He had a single out last year which was surprisingly good. I liked the stuff he did with the Mark Linkous/Dangermouse project so this could be interesting. The man knows good music as evidenced by the quality of the soundtracks that have accompanied his films
A great title for a record aswell.
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Almost
in Just A Fan
That has got me all excited.
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Ladies and Gentlemen....an 'Uber Deluxe Edition' is upon us. U2 are rereleasing Achtung Baby in a variety of 'Editions' This 'Uber' edition will set you back £270. Not sure what that is in $$......but its loads.
Cash in now Honey. Cash in.
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I listen to a fair bit of Hip-Hop. 'The Roots' are as good as anyone out there at the moment, and have been for a good while. A great group. Still listening to Mos Def/Talib Kweli/Common and those guys. 'Train of Thought', the album Kweli did with Hi-Tek is an all time classic, in any genre. I still listen to artists like 'Tricky' for something a bit darker. His last album I really enjoyed.
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I think it would have cool to have been in Berlin to see the gig, even though the gig did not turn out so well.
Correct. I was there and it was a amazing experience. In retrospect the show is pretty poor but I'm glad I went. It was strange as there were so many people from all over the planet gathered in one place.
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I was also at the Roger Waters show in Berlin around 1990 when he played 'the wall' in front of about 250,000 people. A bizzare night. The Scorpions came on stage on motocycles to open the show with 'In the flesh'.
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Apologees in advance as I've had a couple of glasses of Red but.....damm Van Morrison has made some great albums. I'm sitting here in my garden listening to 'Veedon Fleece' with a bottle of wine and a pair of headphones. That album, especially side one, gives me goosebumps it's so good. Gonna stick on 'into the music' in a minute which is almost as good. Any love for Van the Man out there today?
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This is probably not the coolest one but....when I was a kid the first show I saw was Aerosmith. They opening with 'Rats in the Cellar'. There was a curtain up across the stage and you could just see silouettes of the band. The curtain came down and Tyler leapt out. I was only about twelve at the time and it blew my little mind. For this reason I'll always stick up for Aerosmith.
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Tom Waits - Bad As Me --- October 21, 2011 (US October 25, 2011)
http://auspop.blogspot.com/2011/08/australian-cd-new-release-schedule.html
That's the best (music related) news I've had all year. I love Wilco and all that but Tom is the man. Two days before my birthday too!
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how good? hollywood town hall good or just rainy day music good?
If I'm being honest, after a few more listens, not as good as either. Still good though. Not as bad, in my opinion, as Orkie's comments above would suggest (although I can see where those comments are coming from).
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how is it?
It is good.
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I'm enjoying the Mercury Rev 'Deserter's Songs' deluxe edition. The bonus disc is interesting but it is nice to hear the album remastered and sounding even more beautiful than ever.
Looking forward to the two-disc 'Sophtware Slump' that is out in a few weeks. Hopefully Grandaddy will, if the interest is high, do this with their other records as they always had tons of b-sides etc kicking around.
....and what would Cobain feel about the idea of the super-deluxe four disc edition of Nevermind. Not much.
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I was listening to the Jenny Lewis record 'Rabbit Fur Coat' last night. In one song she states that her dad started growing 'Bob Dylan's Beard'. Is this directly attributed to the Wilco track or is 'Growing Bob Dylan's beard'a more commonly used phrase. I take it to mean that time when a man takes a step back from the stresses of life and retreats to his shed for some downtime.
Are there any other references to the great man's facial hair?
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What Light?
What is that doing in there?
No 'Ashes'?
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Panic over - it's back on Wilcoworld. I wonder how ticket sales are going.
Happy days...athough judging by this thread it'll be just the two of us!!!
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Anyone care to provide an alternative top ten. Would be interesting to see if there is any kind of consensus. Would Wilco be in there?
As an aside, us Brits always produced the best bands whilst you guys seem to produce the best solo artists.
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Yay it's still listed on the venue site... so here's hoping. No repeat of 07 cancellations please!
I'd did the same thing last night and checked the Academy site......and similarly missed out in 2007. Would be gutted if this one is cancelled but I'm sure it is just an oversight.
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#2 - Aerosmith
Well I'm gonna stick up for Aerosmith. It's only rock n roll...and they rocked n rolled. I still spin 'Rocks', 'Toys' and 'Live Bootleg' loads. Give 'em some slack you snobs.
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in Just A Fan
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To stretch the analogy to breaking point......I had the scan at five months (it is a boy!)and it was one ugly looking lump.