bigshoulders Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Phoenix set list from last night:LucindaHoist That RagCome On Up To The HouseJesus Gonna Be HereNovemberBlack Market BabyRaindogsTrampled RoseGoin Out WestMurder In The Red BarnAnywhere I Lay My HeadCemetery PolkaGet Behind The MuleEyeball Kid (at piano)Postcard From Hooker In Min.Picture In A FrameInvitation To The BluesInnocent When You Dream Lie to MeChocolate JesusMake It Rain (encores)Down in the HoleGod's Away On BusinessTimeGoody goody gumdrops! I can't wait til this circus rolls through the South. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunken mountain Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 How looks our old friend?Please,give us a little report,I never see him,and I have tickets for his next concerts in Spain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 How looks our old friend?Please,give us a little report,I never see him,and I have tickets for his next concerts in Spain Hi there... I wasn't at the show, myself.But you may find more reviews, comments, etc. at the eyeball kid blog or through the Raindogs list, if you're so inclined. cheers,Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Review from AzCentral.com http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/article...17tomwaits.html Tom Waits performs in front of sold-out crowdby Michael Senft - Jun. 17, 2008 11:12 PM The Arizona Republic Tom Waits put the "P" in "PEHDTSCHJMBA" on Tuesday night as he kicked off his Glitter and Doom Tour before a sold-out crowd at the Orpheum Theatre. It was the first Valley appearance in over 30 years from the eccentric singer-songwriter, who returns for a second show on Wednesday. And in case you were wondering, PEHDTSCHJMBA is an acronym of all the cities he is stopping at on this rare tour. Waits, 58, even acknowledged how long it has been since his last visit, joking: "Does Van Buren still have all those affordable hotels? That's the part of town I remember." Otherwise he didn't dwell in the past too much during the two-hour show. Describing the concert is difficult - the band, which included Waits' son Casey on drums, was loose and fluid while swapping instruments, handling the tricky time changes and even trickier stage cues from Waits. But the center of attention was clearly Waits. Indeed at many points the show seemed less about the music than his outrageous acting. One of the most theatrical "singers" in rock music, he mugged and mimed his way through the songs, accentuating his tortured singing with the persona of a circus ringleader or a mad televangelist. And with stage props. He performed much of the set standing on a wooden riser which was coated with some sort of powder. As he stomped his feet to the beat, clouds of dust would rise. During Eyeball Kid, from his 1999 comeback album The Mule Variations, he donned a bowler hat covered with mirrors, turning himself into a human disco ball. The stage set, a sort-of junkyard of antique loudspeakers, only accentuated the trash-can sound of the band and the apocalyptic feel of the show. He also pushed his vocal cords to the limit, taking his voice from a whispered falsetto to a terrifying growl from one word to another. He even pulled out a bullhorn for his ode to the immaculate confection, Chocolate Jesus. The bulk of the set was drawn from Waits' more recent albums, especially The Mule Variations. He did give longtime fans a special treat with mixed-up rearrangements of older songs, like the gospel rave-up Jesus Gonna Be Here, from the 1992 album Bone Machine, which was transformed into a funky shuffle, and Murder in the Red Barn, a blues number also from Bone Machine, that was given a jazzy twist. The emotional highlight of the show, however, was when he dismissed the band and sat down at the piano for a handful of older tunes accompanied only by bassist Seth Ford Young. The mood turned conversational, with Waits joking with the hecklers in the crowd. His Bohemian-barfly persona returned as he delved deep into his catalog for such classics from the '70s as Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis and Invitation to the Blues. The mood was spoiled a little by a security guard, who was using his walkie-talkie during Christmas Card, but Waits quickly silenced him before leading the crowd in a singalong version of the stark, emotional Innocent When You Dream. After the piano interlude ended, Waits strapped on a guitar for the rockabilly rave-up Lie to Me and the set closing stomper Make It Rain, from the 2004 album Real Gone. He returned for a three-song encore that encapsulated the entire concert. Way Down in the Hole, from 1987's Frank's Wild Years, (and recently heard as the theme song for HBO's prison drama, The Wire) was performed as a full-fledged gospel rave-up. God's Away on Business, from the stage play soundtrack Blood Money was all German dancehall bluster, with Waits mugging and grinning through lyrics like "I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby for a buck, for a buck." And the tender ballad Time from Waits' 1985 masterpiece Rain Dogs, brought the show to an emotional close, with him coming as close to singing as he did at any point during the show, strumming gently on an acoustic guitar while crooning the chorus: "It's time, time, time, that you love." Odds are that Waits won't return to the Valley any time soon, so that echoing chorus will have to serve. Unless you are lucky to have tickets for Wednesday's show. Setlist: Lucinda Hoist That Rag Come on Up to the House Jesus Gonna Be Here November Black Market Baby Rain Dogs Trampled Rose Going Out West Murder in the Red Barn Cemetary Polka Anywhere I Lay My Head Get Behind the Mule Eyeball Kid Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis Picture in a Frame Invitation to the Blues Innocent When You Dream Chocolate Jesus Make It Rain Encore: Way Down in the Hole God's Away on Business Time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunken mountain Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Hi there... I wasn't at the show, myself.But you may find more reviews, comments, etc. at the eyeball kid blog or through the Raindogs list, if you're so inclined. cheers,Kevin Sorry,Kevin,I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 Man-0-man... This is setting the bar pret-tee high when it comes to speedy delivery! Last night's show is already up on DIME: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=201574 By all accounts it sounds good!I'm at work at the moment, and can not verify. Cheers!Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Get to go next week! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 What shows are you hitting up? I'll be in Knoxville, Birmingham, and Atlanta. Can't wait!K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I bet the Atlanta show will be amazing. The Fox Theatre is absolutely beautiful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
luke79 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Went to both shows and both were incredible. I've waited 10 years to see him and seeing him two days in a row definitely made up for the wait. I thought his playing "Falling Down" yesterday might have been in response to the Scarlett single out now, but maybe not. Fans of the pre-Swordfish records might be disappointed as he tends to gravitate more towards the later portion of his career, but either way, his shows are fantastic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 The St. Louis show. And Paul if your reading PM me your cell#. If you need any help from airport and back let me know. Lets do dinner man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 Knoxville was one for the record books.Lucinda/Ain't Goin' Down to the WellWay Down in the HoleFalling DownHang Down Your HeadChocolate JesusGod's Away on BusinessGet Behind the MuleMetropolitan GlideTrampled RoseCold Cold GroundThe Part You Throw AwayBlack Market BabyRain Dogs/Russian DanceOn the NickelChristmas Card from a Hooker in MinneapolisYou Can Never Hold Back SpringLucky DayInnocent When You Dream9th and HennepinLie to MeJesus Gonna Be HereHouse Where Nobody LivesEyeball KidMake It Rain Fannin StreetCome on up to the House I'm still processing the show in my head, but this was by many accounts, the best of the tour so far. I even heard it from Tom's tour manager's own mouth that it was one of the best performances he'd ever seen... and he's been with him since 1987. Luke, I owe you a PM. Don't fret. Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Love that setlist! My friends and I just caught him in Columbus at the Ohio Theater (one of the most beautiful venues I've ever seen) from 5th row Saturday night. Just phenomenal. I'm still humming "Innocent When You Dream" in my head and the visions of dustclouds and the mirrorhat still prominent in my mind's eye. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 I just collected some of my thoughts and posted them here. "On the Nickel" was probably the highlight of the night for me, if'n I had to choose. I think you could have heard a pin drop during that song! Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 The St. Louis show. And Paul if your reading PM me your cell#. If you need any help from airport and back let me know. Lets do dinner man! Sorry I missed you, man. Check yr PMs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borracho Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 i went to the Tulsa show last week and was blown away... being on the front row didn't hurt, either! i'm not sure i've ever seen a frontman like him before - he commanded all your attention at all times. great band, too - they were watching him like a hawk... he's a pretty good bandleader too - it was interesting to watch the interaction between everyone... that crowd was rowdy, though - you wouldve thought it was a saturday night Wilco show at Cain's! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 i went to the Tulsa show last week and ... that crowd was rowdy, though - you wouldve thought it was a saturday night Wilco show at Cain's! That is funny, because I expected the same Saturday night in Columbus, but I was flat-out wrong. I have never experienced such rapt and silent attention to a musician on stage on a Saturday night sold out show. Ever. You could hear a pin drop. Loved it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I was with bigshoulders at the Knoxville show and WOW. the only way I know how to describe it: a black magic circus in another dimension. i'm still overwhelmed! what a great show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Holy Jesus fucking fuck....I cannot wait till the end of the month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uwmryan Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 saw him on my birthday in Jacksonville, got some decent pics: http://www.muzzleofbees.com/2008/07/02/rev...r-jacksonville/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunken mountain Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Last night,Mr. Waits starts his European tour in San Sebasti Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 Last night,Mr. Waits starts his European tour in San Sebasti Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunken mountain Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I know precisely the feeling you are having difficulty describing. He's amazing, wherever he's playing!Post back when the fog lifts. Cheers,kevin Hi Kevin,I keep on trying,my friend,but I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 The Atlanta concert has been made available by the fine fine folks at NPR.Lossy, yes, but by all accounts it sounds fantastic! more here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Downloaded it last night! It's an AWESOME set!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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