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Real Gone

[]    musical : 8. October 2004, 18:12   

In the aftermath of listening through the new Tom Waits album Real Gone for the first time, I’ve got these things to say.

  • I don’t mind the scrapheap cacaphony rhythm he likes to use. I rather like it.
  • He didn’t grunt as much as the previous two which is a plus.
  • It seemed to be weirdly mixed. At times Tom Waits disappeared behind the music. Du to the scrapheap cacaphony rhythm, it’s a bad thing. For example, listen to Top of the Hill. And in Hoist that Rag it seems like he’s in the back of the studio and all the musicians stand between Tom and the microphone.
  • His song writing skills are otherwise intact and still as good, if not better.
  • Don’t Go Into That Barn and How’s It Gonna End are so far the best songs on the album. This will probably change after a few more rounds.


Comments

  1. Some of the songs sound slightly Cuban at first, like Ry Cooder and Manuel Galban´s “Mambo Sinuendo” played by drunks, and when Tom starts to sing, you know they are drunk. That´s a good thing.

    How come you always go for the most fucked up ones?
    — Ola    (@ 9. October 2004, 12:24)
  2. You can’t see me, but right now I’m gasping. Tom Waits? I blame Ola! He has destroyed your taste! Yeah. You’re both muppets. MUH-PEH-EEH-TE-EEHS!
    — Tommy    (@ 9. October 2004, 12:28)
  3. I blame Fight Club actually. And Mystery Men.
    — Nicklas    (@ 9. October 2004, 13:02)
  4. Tommy: I´m not a muppet. I´m more of a fraggel. I dunno if you remember those guys, but they were sort of hairy and bouncy and singing all the time. FRR-AAH-GHE-EELS!
    — Ola    (@ 9. October 2004, 13:04)
  5. Tommy: all you need is a comb-over and a belt with spikes to fully become just like the hardcore Iron Maiden-fans.
    — Nicklas    (@ 9. October 2004, 17:13)
  6. whenever are you all sleeping? this conversation point out that you have too sleep a long time and clear your heads
    — Lind    (@ 12. October 2004, 15:44)
  7. Sleep is for lee-hoo ho ho hooo-oooserrrs!

    And that’s “losers”, for those who can spell.
    — Boo    (@ 13. October 2004, 13:07)
  8. You’re a turd sandwich.
    — Mr T.    (@ 31. October 2004, 15:07)