Post subject: [2011-10-24] Tom Waits "Bad As Me" (Anti)
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Standard Edition
1. Chicago 2. Raised Right Men 3. Talking At The Same Time 4. Get Lost 5. Face To The Highway 6. Pay Me 7. Back In The Crowd 8. Bad As Me 9. Kiss Me 10. Satisfied 11. Last Leaf 12. Hell Broke Luce 13. New Year's Eve
Disc 1 1. Chicago 2. Raised Right Men 3. Talking At The Same Time 4. Get Lost 5. Face To The Highway 6. Pay Me 7. Back In The Crowd 8. Bad As Me 9. Kiss Me 10. Satisfied 11. Last Leaf 12. Hell Broke Luce 13. New Year's Eve
Disc 2 1. She Stole The Blush 2. Tell Me 3. After You Die
Post subject: [2011-10-24] Tom Waits "Bad As Me" (Anti)
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Good news for Tom Waits fans: a new single is on the horizon and closing fast.
“Bad As Me” is set for release August 23, as Waits tweeted:
“There have been rumblings and rumors. New music, you say? Come to TomWaits.com on 8/23, and Mr. Waits himself will set the record straight.”
In June, Waits posted a sample of lyrics from the first single, as follows:
“No good you say? Well, that’s good enough for me. You’re the same kind of bad as me.”
Waits has been working on his new album for some time; he tweeted an update for fans back in February:
“Good News! Tom is currently in the studio working on his next album. Stay tuned.”
Earlier this year, Waits was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, with an intro speech by Neil Young; Tom joined the class of 2011 with Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Darlene Love and Leon Russell.
Post subject: [2011-10-24] Tom Waits "Bad As Me" (Anti)
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:14 am
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Love the cover art for the single. His last few have left me pretty cold but "Mule Variations" and "Bone Machine" were so good that I'm still excited by anything he comes out with. Those two (along with most of his albums before them) are classics in my book.
Post subject: [2011-10-24] Tom Waits "Bad As Me" (Anti)
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:53 am
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The legend that is Tom Waits returns this fall with his first studio album of all new music in 7 years.
Due October 25, “Bad As Me” is being billed as a pivotal work that refines the music that has come before and signals a new direction. Waits worked with a veteran team of gifted musicians and longtime co-writer/producer/wife 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.
“Bad As Me” will be available in a deluxe version that includes three bonus tracks and a 40 page book of lyrics and photos taken by Waits himself; the project will also be available on vinyl, which will include the LP and CD, plus full-size 12-page book.
The title track is also the first single and available now…check out the track below.
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Tom Waits “Bad As Me” Release date: October 25, 2011
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
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Post subject: [2011-10-24] Tom Waits "Bad As Me" (Anti)
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:54 am
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Tom Waits: ‘Songs are pretty easy’
Tom Waits has spoken out during the week before the official release of his new album ‘Bad As Me’ to say that the process of writing a song is "easy".
In an interview with Pitchfork, the 61-year-old singer also compared songs to bagels. He said:
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Songs are pretty easy. They are small, they are modular, they are about as big as a bagel. They are easy to build.
He continued: “Films are overwhelming in their magnitude and scope. By comparison, a lot of film directors wish they were writing songs because you can do it while getting your hair cut.”
Waits releases ‘Bad As Me’ on October 24. The album features guest guitar from The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards. “I was talking to the record company and they say, "Any guests you want on the record?" And I said, "What about Keith Richards?" I was just joking, but somebody went ahead and called him,” explained Waits. “And then he said, 'Yeah.' And I said, 'Now we're really in trouble.'"
“I was really nervous. He [Richards] came with about 600 guitars in a semi-truck. And a butler. We were in these huge studios in New York, like The Poseidon Adventure. Huge, high ceilings in these rooms like football fields. They'd fill these things up with orchestras and we were in there with five guys. It felt a little weird. He killed me. I was really knocked out that he played on all those things.”
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Picked up the deluxe edition at a local record shop this weekend. A lot of great tracks here- I just finished my first go-round. Early favorite tracks include "Chicago", "Talking at the Same Time", "Get Lost" (a fine rockabilly number), ""Hell Broke Luce", "Kiss Me" and from the bonus disc, "She Stole the Blush". Can't wait to give this excellent release another listen!
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Lawrence Talbot wrote:
Picked up the deluxe edition at a local record shop this weekend. A lot of great tracks here- I just finished my first go-round. Early favorite tracks include "Chicago", "Talking at the Same Time", "Get Lost" (a fine rockabilly number), ""Hell Broke Luce", "Kiss Me" and from the bonus disc, "She Stole the Blush". Can't wait to give this excellent release another listen!
Sounds promising. I also ordered the deluxe edition and I eagerly await its arrival. How is the packaging?
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Which tracks does Keith Richards play on? Is he prominently credited, or buried in the credits? Is he involved with any of the bonus tracks on the deluxe edition?
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I got the deluxe edition today, and Keith is not on any of the bonus tracks. The only "guest" on any of those tracks is David Hidalgo on guitar for 1 song.
FYI, the hard-bound book is not the same size/shape as Waits' "Orphans" collection. Instead, it's 5.5" wide x 7.5" high. It won't fit on a standard CD shelf, yet it's smaller than any box sets, so it will require a special place (if I can find one) in my collection.
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:36 pm
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richman666 wrote:
FYI, the hard-bound book is not the same size/shape as Waits' "Orphans" collection. Instead, it's 5.5" wide x 7.5" high. It won't fit on a standard CD shelf, yet it's smaller than any box sets, so it will require a special place (if I can find one) in my collection.
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