A Guide to TOM WAITS

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  • @Scorpio3002
    @Scorpio3002 5 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    Heart Attack and Vine beautifully summarizes itself at one point: "It's too early for the circus; it's too late for the bars." Always makes me wonder if Tom knew how much inspiration he was about to find in carnival imagery and sounds for the rest of his career.

  • @lommmmo
    @lommmmo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    As a Tom Waits fan my heart skipped a beat

  • @sclogse1
    @sclogse1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Widow's Grove on Orphans has extraordinary lyrics. Tennessee Williams comes to mind as the song apparently switches narrators. It's extremely poetic. If you got the first edition CD package, with each CD in it's own folder, like a 78 record book, you saw the faded old newspaper text with odd facts. This was repeated when the seven LP box set was released, but then all much larger. Those graphics came from me. I gave them, all collected in an old photo album from the 1880's, to Tom after a show at the paramount theater in Oakland. Left for him at the stage door, with my phone number. He called a couple days later, and i still have that message. That was seven years before Orphans. The spring of Orphans, Tom called again, to say he wanted to use the text in his Orphans CD. how could I say no? Orphans then came out in the fall. When I saw how he dressed the CD sleeves, the only thing I thought was, "My work on this planet is done." Andre in San Francisco...

  • @marcinolszewski2260
    @marcinolszewski2260 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Tom Waits is the only artist with above 40 years carrier and still doing fresh, original music of highest quality. One of a kind. You more than hear his songs, you see, smell places he describes.

    • @clitcrusader4897
      @clitcrusader4897 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's the definition of a musician having their own genre.

    • @clitcrusader4897
      @clitcrusader4897 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's the definition of a musician having their own genre.

  • @matthewdavies1536
    @matthewdavies1536 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Tom Waits marathon it is then, off we go

  • @deepcuts
    @deepcuts  5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Accidentally missed out the lyrics to 'What's He Building in There,' but you can still hear me speak them!

    • @fannytoothnana6853
      @fannytoothnana6853 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      deep cuts that’s ok dad 👌

    • @dillonbeardon7257
      @dillonbeardon7257 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      deep cuts you mentioned that you are making a Guide To The Fall. I could have sworn you did that before. Tell me if I am right or wrong

    • @sunandablanc
      @sunandablanc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No worries! This was fucking great, Oliver. I've been a massive Waits fan since the 80s, know his work back and forth, and am rather persnicketty in my opinions ... and yet I can't find a thing you said to disagree with. (Oh, I was waiting for it, but it never came.) I consider this man the most important American songwriter since WW2 aside Dylan. Thanks for this and all the work you do.
      Since you asked, a few favorites from Orphans: Altar Boy (that demented crooner delivery!), A Little Drop of Poison, Buzz Fedderjohn, Road to Peace, Children's Story ("Okay, there's your story, night-night"), Diamonds In Your Mind.
      Oh! Just one side note. About Bad As Me: I think of it as the Tom Waits Sampler. As though he took everything he had done throughout his career and boiled it down to a bite-sized taster platter. Wierdly, though the most recent outing of such a long and varied career, it serves as a suitable introduction to his work. If you like it, you're bound to like all the main courses, whether Real Gone or Bone Machine or Rain Dogs or The Heart of Saturday Night.

    • @spiderhunt4
      @spiderhunt4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Almost makes it more eerie that way 👀

    • @rufust.firefly6744
      @rufust.firefly6744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Best orphans song is Lucinda

  • @jpetersgoyanks
    @jpetersgoyanks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Brit’s are always more enamored with Waits troubadour Asylum years than his later underground more eclectic sound. I think this stems from their fascination with early Americana and the romanticism of driving down the great American highways west. I love that Tom too but I really hooked into him when I discovered Swordfishtrombone and the strange wonderful music that grew in its wake. It took me a few listens to understand that music, I was young and it was very foreign to me, but once I did I deep dived into a vast repertoire of European circus music & Jazz fusion where Howling Wolf met with Edgar Varese and tried to play the music of Tin Pan Alley on an old broken kazoo... in other words, magic!

  • @gerardfletcher1203
    @gerardfletcher1203 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    late to the party again but who cares when im glued to ur words a story teller like no one else. ever u sir review of tom was brillant. gold star. i was. glued to the chair. cheers

  • @MarkQuick0411
    @MarkQuick0411 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    God Rain Dogs is such a freaking Tour de Force

  • @bobdobbs141
    @bobdobbs141 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm gonna take it with me when I go.
    Played that at my wife's funeral.
    There's a Waits song for every occasion.

  • @clancywiggam
    @clancywiggam 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Swordfishtrombones will never be surpassed. Pure brilliance!

  • @alfredvanravenswaay2799
    @alfredvanravenswaay2799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tom Waits has been the soundtrack to my life, kudos for your brilliant analysis.

  • @stevenfitzsimmons3840
    @stevenfitzsimmons3840 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a youngster in Liverpool, I first came across Tom on the Old Grey Whistle Test. A chaotic noise with people playing odd instruments and stuff being hit. A man screaming lyrics that confused and then broke your heart.
    I’ve never been to the USA but Tom has taken me to the underside many times. I get it all. He explains it to working class Liverpool boy and I thank him for sharing his perfectly unusual gift with me and the world.

  • @didjano
    @didjano 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Closing Time is my favourite. It's just so beautiful. Feels innocent. Like hearing parents talk about their son after he's sent to jail for murder.

  • @JUSTDEMONLUST
    @JUSTDEMONLUST ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dirt in the Ground has always been my favorite and Tom Traubert’s Blues makes me cry

  • @lightaces
    @lightaces 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The thing, for me, Tom Waits is that it isn't just the way he writes - he talks like that too. Listen to interviews, and his responses sound like Tom Waits lyrics. I think he must also think that way, which is amazing. I'm not sure if it is a fantastic or terrifying way to live, but it is absolutely amazing.

  • @EpifanesEuergetes
    @EpifanesEuergetes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    My favourite Tom Waits record is Bone Machine. No doubt. I mean Swordfishtrombone. No doubt. I mean Black Rider. No doubt. I mean Frank's Wild Years. No doubt. I mean Bone Machine. No doubt. I mean Swordfishtrombone. No doubt et cetera.
    I saw The Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri rendition of Black Rider round about year 2000 in Helsinki and it was loads of fun but I already considered Black Rider one of Waits' best work so it didn't really change my opinion of it.

    • @sean.3909
      @sean.3909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rain Dogs/Bone Machine is arguably the best

  • @Muhlbach82
    @Muhlbach82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm passing this on: Years ago Tom Waits enters my taxi in New York City. I asked him what he was reading at the time. He said, " Breece D'J Pancake"

    • @michaelturner7628
      @michaelturner7628 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's very interesting! I saw a list of his favourite books on Far Out and Pancake was on there. Hang on, lemme find it...

  • @shayZero
    @shayZero 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I discovered Waits as a teenager after hearing "Goin Out West" in Fight Club. 20 odd years later, still love the old maverick.

  • @axiomist1076
    @axiomist1076 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Years ago, a coworker made a copy of one of his TW cd's and gave it to me . Id never heard of TW before . Well, I listened to it and loved it . It was Bone Machine.
    I've been a fan since .

  • @GuadalupePicasso
    @GuadalupePicasso 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Blue Valentine, for me, is one of Waits’s essential albums.

  • @8bitDude0
    @8bitDude0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Guide to Neil Young would be awesome!

    • @miguelhernandez4975
      @miguelhernandez4975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His 80s material would be VERY hard to get through

    • @CipherSerpico
      @CipherSerpico 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Except for Bob Dylan, he has more great albums than any other artist.

  • @oldboy4271
    @oldboy4271 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Been listening to Waits since the early 90's, and I have to say he is one of my favorite music artists of all time. This video is brilliant because the only way to truly consume Tom, is to trudge through his amazing discography, album by album. I can say, truthfully, that each Waits album has a special place in my heart, and special memories in my mind. The man is a living legend, Cheers!

  • @oferosherovitz7710
    @oferosherovitz7710 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Sonic youth!!

  • @thefinkie6459
    @thefinkie6459 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Mule Variations = easily my favourite Waits album. It is just so captivating and fascinating and simply brilliant (most of the way through).
    But I also wanted to bring up again --- because I know some people have mentioned this already --- I am REEEEALLY hoping you add COIL to your list of artist discographies to cover here! I honestly couldn't think of a more interesting discography from any artist.

    • @seventeenseconds1698
      @seventeenseconds1698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Finkie
      Absolutely fantastic album.

    • @Xx_Eric_was_Here_xX
      @Xx_Eric_was_Here_xX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i second a Coil guide.. easily my favorite band of all time, i'd love to see more people getting into them

    • @seventeenseconds1698
      @seventeenseconds1698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Eric
      Yeah I know Coil. Very haunting listening to them now after they’re both sadly no longer with us. Made some amazing stuff and remained very consistent until their demise.

    • @WakeyWakeyThuggerShakey
      @WakeyWakeyThuggerShakey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Come On Up To The House" is the best song on that record, by far!

    • @ancalabond8703
      @ancalabond8703 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know I ain't deep cuts but y'all can have this
      The official Maxine certified guide for exploring Coil's Discography
      The general method in which Coil albums are best heard is late at night or in a dark room, without distraction, with the best headphones you have. As they are a highly atmospheric band who explore texture and sonic depth very heavily, they are best heard with much attention. the less visually aware of your surroundings you are the better. Alternatively, listen in spiritual places, or late at night outside. They function very well in these situations too, although my preferred environment is definitely the first.
      Coil's career can be roughly fit into 3 distinct albeit broad styles.
      The industrial leanings of their releases 1983 - 1990
      The nocturnal dark ambient leanings of 1991 - 2000
      And the more surreal and spiritual dark ambient leanings of 2000 - 2005
      Albums with implications to the broader scope and context of their career will have asterisks, which will be addressed in full at the bottom of this document.
      Starter Tier (meant to establish you with the 3 major styles/eras of their discography):
      Horse Rotorvator (1986)*
      Musick to Play in the Dark Vol 1 & 2 (1999 - 2000)
      The Ape of Naples (2005)**
      Exploring More-tier (Meant to introduce you to releases which better explore and fill out these 3 eras):
      Black Antlers (2004)
      Love's Secret Domain (1991)***
      And the Ambulance Died in His Arms (2003)****
      Astral Disaster (1999)
      The Remote Viewer (2002)
      Scatology (1984)*****
      Unnatural History I (1990)
      Live Four (2003)
      Branching Out-Tier (A collection of some of their more idiosyncratic or difficult essentials, as well as live albums which function better with a more expansive understanding of their discography):
      Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil (2000)
      Time Machines (1998)
      Moon's Milk (In Four Phases) (2002)
      Live Two (2003)
      Live At Dublin, City Hall (2004)******
      ANS (2004)
      ELpH Vs Coil: Worship the Glitch (1995)
      The rest of their discography (there's loads to explore from here. Dozens of live recordings, EPs, Studio recordings and compilations. This is just a rough guideline to getting into them, there's far more to see and hear!)
      * their first album with tinges of dark ambient, you can see them beginning to move into new territory.
      ** a compilation assembled after the death of Jhonn Balance. One of the few albums with immense contextual weight which functions as an introductory piece into an artist's discography. While being entirely compiled of material recorded and written before his death, the atmosphere of mortality and spirituality drench the album in a very abstract and beautiful manner.
      *** Love's Secret Domain was the first album that saw Coil truly stepping away from their industrial roots and moving in somewhere else. Somewhere else being acid house.
      **** commonly considered to be their best live album, Balance's instability is palpable. Beautiful material.
      ***** their first studio release.
      ****** their final live recording. One of the most haunting and inescapable albums you will ever hear.
      Join @Coilposting if you have any questions, here's a download link to a large chunk of their discography.
      mega.nz/#F!J64DSAJA!ThhNyRlDCqwhyFDppR5yRg

  • @chrisdelisle3954
    @chrisdelisle3954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Closing Time and Heart of Saturday Night have always been my favorite records of his.

  • @Zerovibritannia60
    @Zerovibritannia60 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tom Waits is probably my favorite artist of all time so I'm so glad you did this guide! I can't pick between Rain Dogs and Bone Machine as my favorite Waits record but I obviously think that both album are amazing. Great vid man can't wait for the next one!

  • @shanebrooks402
    @shanebrooks402 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video Martha is an amazing track on closing time. I have listened to Tom here and there throughout the years. Someone gave me Blue Valentine about a decade ago. Loved that record and was slightly familiar with others. A few months ago, it was pouring rain while I was about to start work. I put on Rain Dogs. Ever since I've been on a binge. Awesome recaps on the records.

  • @ToLWaM
    @ToLWaM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    best intro on youtube

  • @lizucavictoria
    @lizucavictoria 5 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    Guide to Miles Davis next?

    • @ymbertbonaventuredickens8878
      @ymbertbonaventuredickens8878 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Eliza-Victoria Batrin first 1000 hours long video in youtube

    • @lizucavictoria
      @lizucavictoria 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ymbert Bonaventure Dickens 😂😂

    • @groofay
      @groofay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And we'd probably have to wait two years for it to be made.

    • @lizucavictoria
      @lizucavictoria 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Groofay du Breton I'm sure it'd be worth it

    • @groofay
      @groofay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eliza-Victoria Batrin I would never doubt that.

  • @lilwoody4789
    @lilwoody4789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Small Change is still my favorite. I heard it in a record store in 1977 and it was the first 8 track I bought for my first car

  • @alchemiaofficial1464
    @alchemiaofficial1464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I truly believe that Invitation To The Blues is the greatest piece of lyricism ever written.

    • @starmantv9962
      @starmantv9962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I literally heard that song for the first time like 2 days ago and I don’t even know how many times I’ve listened to it since.

  • @Wendigoat_
    @Wendigoat_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Congrats on your 100th video!

  • @LambentOrt
    @LambentOrt 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The trilogy of albums- Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs and Frank's Wild Years-are just amazing. I love all of his albums, but those three are my favourite.

  • @GuadalupePicasso
    @GuadalupePicasso 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Mmmm, Small Change is Waits’s first masterpiece? For me, The Heart Of Saturday Night is.

    • @alexstrixner1156
      @alexstrixner1156 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Heart Of Saturday Night is his best work

  • @krismcewan4945
    @krismcewan4945 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I rarely comment on TH-cam videos, but this was such an excellent encapsulation of my favourite musician, I just had too.
    You’ve earned yourself a subscription.
    Favourite Waits records are:
    Mule Variations
    Rain Dogs
    Bone Machine
    But it all depends on my mood. I could listen to any of his albums on any given day.
    The only one I’ve never been able to penetrate is The Black Rider. Perhaps for the same reasons you state in the video. I just find it to be really hard work and I get no real enjoyment from it.

    • @sean.3909
      @sean.3909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bone Machine is probably my favorite record ever. Rain Dogs is close though

    • @Momcat_maggiefelinefan
      @Momcat_maggiefelinefan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi from Canada, Kris! Your three fave Tom Waits works are the same as mine. Coincidence? I think not. I have every one of Tom’s works, even have Big Time on dvd. Both my (now adult) kids are big fans too. As is my daughter-in- law. If I don’t listen to Tom daily, I can barely function! My fave song … Murder in The Red Barn. Rage on, Mr.Waits! 🇨🇦 🖖 🇨🇦

    • @boneytony5041
      @boneytony5041 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Come on along with the black rider, you’ll have a gay old time

  • @davidthomas6094
    @davidthomas6094 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You're great with adjectives. And Tom Waits is great and worthy of any level of attention.

  • @sander6286
    @sander6286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I hadn't heard anything from Tom Waits before I learned about him through this video, and about a year later he is one of my favourite artists, so thank you!

    • @stevenfitzsimmons3840
      @stevenfitzsimmons3840 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And such a back catalogue to explore. 👍🏻

  • @daigle1396
    @daigle1396 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    *grabs popcorn* I'm ready for this

  • @skystudios2474
    @skystudios2474 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Correction - I believe Waits met wife Brennan while working on the 1980 movie 'One From The Heart', not 'Paradise Alley'.

  • @michaelnelson6579
    @michaelnelson6579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    blue valentines small change, perfect strangers.

  • @arnoldbiggins9570
    @arnoldbiggins9570 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Thank you so much for making these fantastic videos. A few guides I would love to see:
    -Miles Davis
    -Bob Dylan
    -The Fall
    -Neil Young
    -The Beatles
    -Death
    -Frank Zappa
    Thanks!

  • @Mysterialic
    @Mysterialic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Amazing video, dude!

  • @vb2388
    @vb2388 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Thanks for this...always wanted to dwell into Waits’s discography but didn’t know where to start..

    • @fuzzydunlop4513
      @fuzzydunlop4513 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I think rain dogs is a good start personally.

    • @ItsaDaPope-a
      @ItsaDaPope-a 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      fuzzydunlop45 yep. Great start.

    • @koekoek36
      @koekoek36 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Chronologically worked for me

    • @hughmck7734
      @hughmck7734 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      VB MUTT i always see you round great TH-cam channels

    • @vb2388
      @vb2388 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      koekoek36 I’m a virus really..

  • @VicRattlehead6655
    @VicRattlehead6655 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I did see the _Black Rider_ play, which is probably why I really enjoy the album. Altough some of the songs were re-arranged, so after the play, the arrangement on the record sometimes don't make a lot of narrative sense to me.
    Your pronounciation of _Der Freischütz_ was pretty close btw. :D
    ___
    In the context of _Blood Money_ , the play it's based on, _Woyzeck_ ("voi" as in voice and "tsek") is in turn based on a fragmented short novel by the author Georg Büchner. It's a satire of sorts of Prussian/German society during the 1830s and 40s, the time of pauperism and starvation in much of Europe. Many German schoolkids will know this book from school. If you're interested, there's a film version starring Klaus Kinski.
    The story, roughly, follows a poor conscript in the armed forces, who gets mistreated by his "superiors" at every turn. A doctor uses him for medical experiments, his officers berate him, and his wife Marie cheats on Woyzeck with another soldier. I believe many of the darkest, most cynical songs on the album reflect the world-view of those "superiors" of Woyzeck, as they display this sort of nihilism in the dialogue as well.

    • @About2Crash
      @About2Crash 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Herzog movie is quite good. I directed a production of it and its my favorite play I've ever worked on.

    • @jackdomanski6758
      @jackdomanski6758 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alban Berg’s opera, Wozzeck, is a most terrifying and haunting musical experience. Arguably the finest opera of the 20th century, equal with the best of Janacek, Britten and Prokofiev.

  • @_bergflow
    @_bergflow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been trying to get more into Waits for ages. This definetly lit a fire, cheers Oliver!

  • @willybluessenkiwsky3848
    @willybluessenkiwsky3848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I thought I heard Tom 1st in High School (graduated 1972) I was immediately turned on and, others listened to Zeppelin and the likee! Still listening and digging him 35 plus later!

  • @nikolademitri731
    @nikolademitri731 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ugh, I finally have time to watch this! So glad you did the, Oliver! Bless your heart! Best music channel on TH-cam, period. 🙏🏼✌🏼

  • @trevorjones8969
    @trevorjones8969 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great guide. Thanks for this. A couple of things - your own lyricism in talking about this music is wonderful. Hope you're writing. I agree with most of your assessment, although I, personally, still have a deep affection for both the film and the soundtrack of 'One from the heart.' Lastly, anyone wanting to get a sense of the live Tom Waits should listen to the 'VH1 Storytellers' album - it's hilariously entertaining, with his anecdotes and such - here's just one - 'My wife says I write two kinds of song: Grand weepers and grim reapers - this next one is a bit of both.' A truly unique voice from the man who said, "There's no such thing as the devil. It's just God when he's drunk." :)

  • @jetrodel6
    @jetrodel6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My guy! I’m so happy you did this video! I spent almost a year of my life going through Tom’s discography for no other reason than I thought he was absolutely fantastic.

  • @CrobarUnite
    @CrobarUnite 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've wanted this for so long thank you Mr Cuts!

  • @itaylevin4555
    @itaylevin4555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I cried before, during and after reading Naked Lunch. That novel is fuuuuuucked up!

  • @darrenkangmusic
    @darrenkangmusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for posting this video. I've been meaning to get into Tom Waits for a while. Love your content!

  • @BenwaMeneers
    @BenwaMeneers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Marc Ribot is pronounces like 'Marc Reebow'. You could easily do a guide on him too. He is the best ; )

  • @bexiemounne7781
    @bexiemounne7781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One night, I returned from work, lighted a joint and wondered what I was gonna listen to. My uncle gave me some time ago some CDs he wanted to get rid of, inside was many Tom Waits records. There wasn't his first one, Closing Time tho, so I booted Spotify and played it so I can follow him through his discography. The first song, Ol' 55, blew me away and became my favorite Tom Waits song to this day, and the ambiance of Closing Time is simply wonderful feels so pure and vulnerable... I can get enough of this record and I am still looking for this chill, sad and lovely mood in all the others records. I am more an Asylum fan, doesn't really dig Swordfishtrombone and what what came after. But, I am still discovering his albums and the next one I am listening to his Mule Variations, and based on what you said it doubled my curiosity!
    I listen to the Black Rider only one time, and it's the only time I will listen to it in my life, it was clear for me even not halfway through the record. Except for November and Just the Right Bullets

  • @jonnyholmberg
    @jonnyholmberg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This eloquent overview of one of our greatest artists is one major proof that it is really worthwhile to search TH-cam for meaningful content. Your work is a true gem. Thanks. Btw, wouldn’t it be interesting to play Georgia Lee in church and watch the faces?

    • @paulweber686
      @paulweber686 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It would give the pastor or priest a task, that's for sure.

  • @kevinmcgrath3431
    @kevinmcgrath3431 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nighthawks introduced me to Tom Waits, so it is still my favourite. (Sorry swordfish.) I could not turn off this video, although I must work tomorrow, You are mesmerizing,. You have given me a newfound respect for art critics. Bravo, wonderful, and so on. Good for you.

  • @TwixtheWizard
    @TwixtheWizard 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Guide to King Crimson?

    • @lukegregg5944
      @lukegregg5944 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Big up King Crimson

    • @Deadpool-su2po
      @Deadpool-su2po 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean just listen to everything chronologically thats how i did it

    • @N0-0n3
      @N0-0n3 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He did it two days ago and I'm annoyed that I have to buy music

  • @Hundhammer
    @Hundhammer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    German and Tom Waits lover for 37 years now here, loved your great guide...

  • @buckleygeneration
    @buckleygeneration 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Dog Door was actually a collaboration with Sparklehorse, and first appeared on the album It’s a Wonderful Life in 2001. I don’t know who contributed what to that track, exactly, but I wouldn’t assume Casey to have been involved.

  • @gaberayback
    @gaberayback 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Earth Died Screaming from Bone Machine also has a super sick ending, with clean brass playing a bluesy tune.

  • @XtylerwithasilentX
    @XtylerwithasilentX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Guide to miles davis or frank zappa would be awesome!

  • @markusfredscholl
    @markusfredscholl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bravo! Another masterpiece! Can't wait for the next episode. Would love to hear your take on Lou Reed!

  • @pambloom_white2050
    @pambloom_white2050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Been following Waits since the Island Trilogy in the mid-80s. Nice overview here. Commentary is very well written and the host has a nice delivery.

  • @octofish
    @octofish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Turned onto "Small Change" back in high school. '77. Game over. I bought it, everything before it and everything since. Saw him live twice. "Mule" tour and "Glitter and Doom". EPIC.

  • @martinbiesel3526
    @martinbiesel3526 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much for this. Tom Waits is such a great musician and I'm glad my parents listened to him as much as they did.
    Off to grab myself a can of beens and enjoy the hell out of this!

  • @jaysonspann8042
    @jaysonspann8042 ปีที่แล้ว

    A classic video this is what made me a Tom Waits fan.

  • @cl8822
    @cl8822 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for putting in all the work for this! Tom Waits is an interesting and cryptic character to say the least and you perfectly tackled it and gave me an even more clear picture of this genius. Always loved him but got a better understanding of his process and the architecture of his albums. Cheers

  • @brentnall101
    @brentnall101 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been so excited for this one, one of my favourite artists. Thanks Oliver!

  • @jeanpaultaylor5070
    @jeanpaultaylor5070 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent as usual. Thanks Deep Cuts

  • @monicaacinom9412
    @monicaacinom9412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love Tom Waites and enjoyed this analysis of his discography. I think you don’t give The Black Rider enough credit though. I love the hybrid of dark Germanic fairy tale with the vintage carnival undertone. “November” with its whispy intro which I think is a saw being played, is a beautiful melancholic reverie, along with “That’s the way” and “The briar and the Rose”. The “Carnival” overture reminds me of a life changing visit to a calliope and band organ museum when I was a kid. The wedding dance with the boots on the wooden floor percussion is another gem, and one with such a cinematic feel to it. Probably one of my favorites of all is “Just the Right Bullets” which walks a line between humor, vintage western cinema and something legitimately creepy.
    I never tire of listening to Waites, and this one to me is in my top 5 Waites releases. I regret I’ve never seen “The Black Rider” performed live, but have seen several filmed portions of the stage production. It looks like an amazing production, however watching it made me miss Waites’ vocals.

  • @Joshuaiwanski0019
    @Joshuaiwanski0019 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I first got into waits when I found a song written about my small charming hometown, less than 5k people. Johnsburg, IL on swordfish trombone.

  • @iTomAnks
    @iTomAnks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh yesss, just finished reading Barney Hoskin's 'Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits' which is a great in-depth book I'd highly recommend for people who want to go deeper into Waits

  • @jackquentin1950
    @jackquentin1950 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I discovered Waits from going through Bukowski's material. Now I'm neck-deep in both of their works

  • @Tunaboy45
    @Tunaboy45 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video, hopefully this'll help more people discover one of the most extensive and yet overlooked discographies in music.

  • @evanobrien8662
    @evanobrien8662 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Okay this officially the superior music channel.

  • @ChrisGarmon
    @ChrisGarmon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wonderful video! It is a pleasure listening to your articulate opinions and feeling your passion for Waits. As for Orphans: I've always loved Bawlers the most. I just can't get enough of Waits' emotional piano ballads, which of the many he does I think he does best. "If I have to go" never fails to make my chest ache. Anyway, keep up the great work man. Cheers!

  • @mikemonty92
    @mikemonty92 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Down down down what an amazing song

  • @henrycadman5564
    @henrycadman5564 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When I was in Jr High, I was OBSESSED with Bone Machine. It is an absolute masterpiece.

  • @ThomAvella
    @ThomAvella 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Been meaning to do a deeper dive into Waits' material. My favorites of his are Nighthawks at the Diner and Bone Machine. If you're taking suggestions, I'd love a guide to Current 93.

    • @nikolademitri731
      @nikolademitri731 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thom Avella Hey man, I dig your channel. Dude, you have great tastes in tunes! Bone Machine is my fav too, and you’re the only other person I’ve ever encountered who digs on Current 93. I double that motion! (But I doubt many folks have actually heard any of his records.. maybe some ppl in this audience of audiophiles.. ✌🏼)

    • @robjones2408
      @robjones2408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thomas, Been a TW fan since 1977, and saw the great man in
      London during his "Rain Dogs" tour in 1985. Utterly brilliant!
      I support all of your recommendations. Don't forget about
      "Small Change".
      For the uninitiated, I suggest they check out the three Cd "Orphans".
      For the connoisseur, try to find the live Cd of Tom''s performances
      from 1977. I found it in a charity shop for one pound two weeks
      ago, and it is essential.

    • @robjones2408
      @robjones2408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thomas, I have sixteen plus Cds by him, many of them on vinyl
      which I didn't get rid of in the Great Vinyl Cull, back in the 1990s.
      Another overlooked gem is "One From The Heart" from 1982,
      which is exquisite. Tom and Crystal Gayle are wonderful.
      The original vinyl is selling for obscene prices now.
      Even so, that live 1977 set is utterly magnificent.

    • @robjones2408
      @robjones2408 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Miles and Tom, what a dream date!
      Miles wanted to do a session with Sinatra (one of Tom's idols),
      but it never happened to their other commitments.

    • @robjones2408
      @robjones2408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A brilliant choice for your daughter's high school graduation!
      Like you, I was too cool for FS until I listened to "Only The Lonely".
      Then I finally heard what the fuss was all about.
      When Miles, Tom, BB King, Iggy and Amy W speak of FS with such
      high regard, you know he had to be good.
      Tom could do a wonderful version of "One For My Baby".
      He would also make a superb stand-up comedian. After his set in
      1985, he introduced the band to the adoring crowd and announced
      himself as Perry Como! A class act through and through.

  • @rudyciavarro5876
    @rudyciavarro5876 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very finely done, sir! Many original and finely tuned observations.

  • @jackdehart936
    @jackdehart936 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m a big fan of Tom Waits and this guide really did him justice thank you for your hard work deep cuts keep it up

  • @vikkimorcombe7958
    @vikkimorcombe7958 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic video - best i've seen on the man

  • @backroomgentleman
    @backroomgentleman 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Tom Waits so much. I really hope he puts out at least one more album before he retires. This video is fantastic, a lot of great information here and delivered extremely well as always

  • @andreww9726
    @andreww9726 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    *very* weird timing
    I literally *just* started listening to him last month, love some of his stuff
    Thanks for this very informative video!

  • @rybpavlo
    @rybpavlo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! This is pure gold! Instant sub and like!

  • @philipvandijk1190
    @philipvandijk1190 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Like Radiohead, Tom Waits is able to completely reinvent himself over and over again with each album. Telephone Call from Istanbul will always be my favorite.

  • @nikolademitri731
    @nikolademitri731 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I adore your description of “Swordfishtrombones”, man. It’s so spot on!

  • @musicexperiments
    @musicexperiments 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    fantastically informative and got me inspired to listen to some of this century's albums, which I don't know well...

  • @michaelsmith1262
    @michaelsmith1262 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love One From the Heart. The movie and the soundtrack. It has so many beautiful songs. I don't know why it's reviled. BTW, great video. I was skeptical, but you summed Tom up really well.

  • @citizenkenz4235
    @citizenkenz4235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kathleen Brennan met Tom on the set of "From the heart" not "Paradise alley"

  • @Metalbaswee
    @Metalbaswee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Finally! oliverGasm
    Been waiting for this once 💖

  • @Joe5205
    @Joe5205 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. Mule Variations is my favorite; I always likes Waits, and I got into Vinyl; One day I decided to drop acid and was having a grand ole time playing record for my friends. I decided to put on Mule Variations(I had never really listened to it all the way through). Well, long story short, whats he building in there is an absolute favorite of me and everyone else present that night. We play it at the bars every time we can and its sort of a running joke spoken between us. That song played for what felt like an eternity while we were tripping, and we loved every minute of it.

  • @CarlMarksmoney
    @CarlMarksmoney ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Midler should have seen inside the trunk of his early 60s Cadillac.

  • @stevenfitzsimmons3840
    @stevenfitzsimmons3840 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great introduction. Well done.

  • @AddyRingwald
    @AddyRingwald 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is fantastic! I'm writing on Tom waits' rejection of typical authenticity narratives in popular music culture and you're helping me straighten out my thoughts so much!

  • @32mybelle
    @32mybelle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this guide! I was so interested in Waits himself that I decided to do some internet research on his life after your video. Thanks!

  • @slydermartin6008
    @slydermartin6008 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mid 70's saw Waits at the Sanders Auditorium at HaHHH VaHHd. After the opening band...Travis Shook , I went to the men's room. The disheveled thing with a hat that was Pissing in the urinal beside me was.....the next act...Tom Waits. Knowing Glance....resume our "places".

  • @WritteninBlood
    @WritteninBlood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Two of my favorite tracks on Orphans are two that were also featured on the soundtrack to "Dead Man Walking" and they are of course "Walk Away" and "The Fall of Troy"; both of which I think are brilliant.
    I absolutely loved this video. Tom Waits is one of my favorite artists and this was an illuminating insight into his body of work.

  • @nicholasdevin
    @nicholasdevin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Oliver, this is the video I've been waiting for since your Nick Cave guide!