Thursday, June 23, 2011

Tom Waits



Described as one of the last beatniks of the contemporary music, Tom Waits - in fact - had two separate careers. From 1973 (LP "Closing Time") to 1983 ("One From The Heart" soundtrack), he recorded nine LPs for Asylum Records, writing songs mainly in the manner of Tin Pan Alley, mixing them with jazz and blues. Extraordinarily, he never produced a hit, but he earned a cult following all over the world. In 1983 he signed with Island Records, and released a series of albums that stunned the music world. Beginning with "Swordfishtrombones", he introduced a whole new orchestration, which included some of the instruments invented by Harry Partch. He found a new ground for his innovations, searching in sound fields that never before were searched. This second part of his career coincided with his marriage to Kathleen Brennan, a former writer for Francis Ford Coppola (Zoetrope (1999)). His LPs "Rain Dogs" (1985), "Big Time" (soundtrack) and "The Black Rider" are today what Kurt Weill's music was once. "The Black Rider" brings music written for the show directed by Bob Wilson and staged in Germany.
Posted by Triper at 1:48 AM
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21 comments:

  1. Miguel SanchezJune 23, 2011 at 2:00 AM

    Tom Waits is legendary. Thanks for sharing his small life story with us.

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  2. kingnidoJune 23, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    I had not heard of him before this, i'll check his music out!

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  3. DouglasJune 23, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    That was an interesting read.

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  4. WolleJune 23, 2011 at 5:52 AM

    Sadly not available in my country

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  5. menshansJune 23, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    I love his voice, see deep!

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  6. Skinny GuyJune 23, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    I thought after the howling it would get better, I was wrong.

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  7. Bob Ross Afro BlogJune 23, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    That dude is crazy as hell.

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  8. Pool FoolJune 23, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    nice youtube video and post

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  9. HOODPHENOMENOMJune 23, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    Bob Wilson is a wise man !

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  10. Astronomy PirateJune 23, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Old, but great, music.

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  11. MailexJune 23, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Nice post and nice video.

    Followed :-)

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  12. Kicking RocksJune 23, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    this guy was great in the imaginarium of dr parnusus

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  13. RudolfJune 23, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    The vide is old but nice!

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  14. GermsJune 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    Never heard of this guy, very good music though

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  15. landsquidJune 23, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    Tom F'n Waits, I remember seeing him in the movie Mystery Men long before finding out he that he's a musical genius.

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  16. CopyboyJune 23, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    The facial expressions are classic.

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  17. BobJune 23, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    Love Tom Waits!

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  18. AnonymousJune 23, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Tom Waits one of the greatest minds of our generations :D

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  19. AnonymousJune 23, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    I like him, I first saw him in Dracula then listened to his music.

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  20. IntramanJune 23, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    I'm obsessed with Tom Waits; his music is awesome

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  21. Jack of DiamondsJune 24, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    I love your taste in music!

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