Real Gone
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On a spur of the moment visit to a record store yesterday I found the new Tom Waits album Real Gone. I don’t listen to nearly enough contemporary music, but Waits is one artist that has never disappointed.
If you’re in Antwerp, it’s probably too late to get tickets to the Bourla Theatre to see Waits tonight. You probably won’t have any better luck to catch shows Monday and Tuesday nights in Berlin at the Theatre Des Westerns, come to mention it.
How about Tokyo, Tom — why not us? We’d love to have to you.
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Posted to Audio • 2004.11.13 (Sat) • 15:25
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Posted by Stuart Murdoch 2004.11.13, 18:00
What took you so long to buy it, classic Tom Waits all the way if you ask me!
We too down in Oz are awiting the next Tom Waits tour, I was to young for the 70's tour although a freind at work was there and has an interesting story to tell!
Posted by riccard0 2004.11.13, 19:54
"How about Tokyo, Tom — why not us? We’d love to have to you."
Yes, why not? Isn't he supposed to be Big in Japan? ;-)
Posted by Tom 2004.11.14, 02:23
Bwa-ha-ha-ha,
I'd recommend moving heaven and earth to see him should he be coming within 500km from your home. I was lucky enough to stumble into a ticket, quite literally, to one of his Vancouver shows last month. Been a huge Tom Waits fan since highschool (Franks Wild Years-ish), and had never before been able to acquire a ticket to see him.
Even with 15+ years of anticipation, he did not disappoint. One of the truly great performers of our time. :)
Posted by MacDara 2004.11.14, 06:33
A few weeks ago, when I was still working at the international music retail chain that shall remain nameless, the new Waits album was playing over the PA on a Sunday morning (yes, seriously) and a South African gentleman approached the counter to ask if it was, in fact, the new Tom Waits album, to which I nodded in affirmation, before commenting: "I'm just waiting for Rod Stewart to cover this one." I scored a big laugh with that one ;o)
Posted by Steff 2004.11.14, 09:01
Mind you, his Berlin shows are not exactly on the cheap side of things: roughly AU$120 if I recall correctly.
Wasn't there a time when the avant-garde was still free and for free ?
[flames expected]
Posted by Ryan 2004.11.15, 13:49
Tom's a god. Martha still brings a tear to my eye.
Have you grabbed Nick Cave's new double album "Abatoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus" yet? Another amazing record.
Posted by Per-Karsten Nordhaug 2004.11.15, 18:04
"Real Gone" is really, really good; agreed.
If there was a way to turn artists immortal, mr Waits should be one of the first in line…
Posted by em 2004.11.18, 17:53
…yup, indeed a keeper and required possesion. perhaps i d even consider removing a digit to experience his concert??
Posted by hart noecker 2004.12.09, 17:56
It's like he combined the best of Bone Machine and Mule Variations and employed the best best 'drum n' bass' combo in the world, (claypool and brain), and then hired a unicorn to crap out a rainbow inside my brain!
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