Tom Waits: Bad As Me Listening Party
Posted: Aug 23, 2011Tom Waits: Bad As Me Listening Party
Bad As Me is Tom Waits' first studio album in seven years. Yesterday the official Tom Waits website released this press release and a video of Mr. Waits:
"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."
Downloads and lyrics for Bad As Me are also available on the official site. You have to love Tom's take on 'private party'...
James Calemine
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