A Guide to TOM WAITS

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Time for a guide to the legendary American songwriter Tom Waits. What a career!
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@lommmmo 6 лет назад

As a Tom Waits fan my heart skipped a beat

@Scorpio3002 5 лет назад

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.

@8OBO8 2 месяца назад

That's awesome

@matthewdavies1536 6 лет назад

Tom Waits marathon it is then, off we go

@sclogse1 6 лет назад

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...

@deepcuts 6 лет назад

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

@fannytoothnana6853 6 лет назад

deep cuts that’s ok dad 👌

@dillonbeardon7257 6 лет назад

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 6 лет назад

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 6 лет назад

Almost makes it more eerie that way 👀

@rufust.firefly6744 6 лет назад

Best orphans song is Lucinda

@EpifanesEuergetes 6 лет назад

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 4 года назад

Rain Dogs/Bone Machine is arguably the best

@marcinolszewski2260 6 лет назад

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 6 лет назад

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

@clitcrusader4897 6 лет назад

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

@MarkQuick0411 6 лет назад

God Rain Dogs is such a freaking Tour de Force

@VicRattlehead6655 6 лет назад

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 6 лет назад

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

@jackdomanski6758 5 лет назад

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.

@lizucavictoria 6 лет назад

Guide to Miles Davis next?

@ymbertbonaventuredickens8878 6 лет назад

Eliza-Victoria Batrin first 1000 hours long video in youtube

@lizucavictoria 6 лет назад

Ymbert Bonaventure Dickens 😂😂

@groofay 6 лет назад

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

@lizucavictoria 6 лет назад

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

@groofay 6 лет назад

Eliza-Victoria Batrin I would never doubt that.

@8bitDude0 6 лет назад

Guide to Neil Young would be awesome!

@miguelhernandez4975 6 лет назад

His 80s material would be VERY hard to get through

@CipherSerpico 6 лет назад

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

@jpetersgoyanks 6 лет назад

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!

@RegularCody 6 лет назад

Guide to King Crimson?

@lukegregg5944 6 лет назад

Big up King Crimson

@Deadpool-su2po 6 лет назад

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

@N0-0n3 6 лет назад

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

@Muhlbach82 6 лет назад

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 3 года назад

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...

@clancywiggam Год назад

Swordfishtrombones will never be surpassed. Pure brilliance!

@GuadalupePicasso 6 лет назад

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

@alexstrixner1156 5 лет назад

Heart Of Saturday Night is his best work

@krismcewan4945 6 лет назад

I rarely comment on RU-vid 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 4 года назад

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

@Momcat_maggiefelinefan 2 года назад

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 Год назад

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

@thefinkie6459 6 лет назад

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 6 лет назад

The Finkie Absolutely fantastic album.

@Xx_Eric_was_Here_xX 6 лет назад

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

@seventeenseconds1698 6 лет назад

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 6 лет назад

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

@ancalabond8703 6 лет назад

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

@ThomAvella 6 лет назад

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 6 лет назад

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 6 лет назад

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 6 лет назад

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 6 лет назад

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 6 лет назад

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.

@oferosherovitz7710 6 лет назад

Sonic youth!!

@arnoldbiggins9570 6 лет назад

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!

@XtylerwithasilentX 6 лет назад

Guide to miles davis or frank zappa would be awesome!

@didjano 6 лет назад

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.

@Wendigoat_ 6 лет назад

Congrats on your 100th video!

@trevorjones8969 6 лет назад

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." :)

@vb2388 6 лет назад

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

@fuzzydunlop4513 6 лет назад

I think rain dogs is a good start personally.

@ItsaDaPope-a 6 лет назад

fuzzydunlop45 yep. Great start.

@koekoek36 6 лет назад

Chronologically worked for me

@hughmck7734 6 лет назад

VB MUTT i always see you round great RU-vid channels

@vb2388 6 лет назад

koekoek36 I’m a virus really..

@lewismaddox4132 2 месяца назад

The rendition of "Ruby's Arms" on Big Time, with that heartwrenching mournful muted trumpet is, in my opinion, the saddest song ever recorded, and it's not even close.

@BenwaMeneers 6 лет назад

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

@lightaces 3 года назад

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.

@GuadalupePicasso 6 лет назад

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

@Mysterialic 6 лет назад

Amazing video, dude!

@alfredvanravenswaay2799 2 года назад

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

@ToLWaM 6 лет назад

best intro on youtube

@Zerovibritannia60 6 лет назад

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!

@skystudios2474 6 лет назад

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

@vicaldama9314 6 лет назад

Can't forget about Marc Ribot helping create n expand the clunk of Tom waits sound he never let go of.Hell Marc Ribot could use a Guide to!tying in with John Zorn!

@MichaelJimenez416 6 лет назад

Guide to MF DOOM? Like seriously I need this to live

@rockkiller124 6 лет назад

THIS

@citizenkenz4235 5 лет назад

Check out "Earfloss: a music history podcast" episode number one is on MF DOOM

@Wallixification 6 лет назад

Guide to Boris???

@bernhardsart 6 лет назад

Hahahaa!!!! Seeing 'em Thursday!!!!!

@oldboy4271 6 лет назад

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!

@buckleygeneration 6 лет назад

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.

@daigle1396 6 лет назад

*grabs popcorn* I'm ready for this

@alchemiaofficial1464 2 года назад

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

@starmantv9962 2 года назад

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.

@seanhennessey9869 5 лет назад

during the Small Change tour at the Arlington in Santa Barbara I simply walked backstage after the show, no security, very casual, I just jumped up on the stage and went back there....it was a maze of curtains and doors and I wound through them till I came to a room, poked my head in, there was Waits, hahaha, making out with the model who had been part of the stage show....just the 2 of them...it was awkward at first, but we chatted for a few minutes, smoked a cig...then I split......it´s a tough call, but Bone Machine is the one for me

@matthijssmith733 3 месяца назад

"If you don't love "Down By Law", frankly you don't have a heart.". Love it!....fantastic commentary. I fell in love with Tom Waits in 1984, saw him twice, and have listened to everything he had done over his career over that time. You always find more. Pure genius. Great post. Thank you.

@jonnyholmberg 3 года назад

This eloquent overview of one of our greatest artists is one major proof that it is really worthwhile to search RU-vid 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 3 года назад

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

@bananajoe404 6 лет назад

Guide to Steve Albini would be great

@axiomist1076 3 года назад

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 .

@lilwoody4789 3 года назад

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

@stevesheldon8616 6 лет назад

I once read that the real meaning of Old 55 is that he dies. The cars and trucks are flashing and passing his funeral motorcade. It makes sense, but I'm not saying it's true, or that listeners even have to pick one interpretation and stick to it. That would be boring and a real shame.

@byronrushwaya704 6 лет назад

Guide to PJ Harvey next.!

@GuadalupePicasso 6 лет назад

I have never before delved into her music, though I feel like her tunes would be right up my alley.

@kevinmcgrath3431 6 лет назад

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.

@chrisdelisle3954 6 лет назад

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

@milesj.943 6 лет назад

Was really enjoying the review, but a *COMPLETE* miss on not talking in depth of Kentucky Avenue on the Blue Valentine album. It's an exceedingly rare glimpse into Waits childhood. It's on of his only sings about himself and in true Waits fashion, utterly gut wrenching.

@stuartraybould2404 6 лет назад

Love Waits, as good as Bad as Me is, Mule Variations is the bees knees for me. Along with Bone Machine and Rain Dogs. Blue Valentine was the first album I brought in the year of release, quickly caught up with the others and brought every album since on day of release, just love the guy. Like Captain Beefheart but much, much better. Not one bad album, very few can say that.

@michaelsmith1262 6 лет назад

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.

@monicaacinom9412 4 года назад

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.

@kemalsorucuoglu1147 4 года назад

24:30 time stamp for myself

@citizenkenz4235 5 лет назад

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

@CarlMarksmoney 2 года назад

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

@StudioScarecrow 3 года назад

Hold On and Downtown Train are his best songs IMO - I'm a sucker for the ballads

@softhell 6 лет назад

A Guide to The Fall?

@WillJL20 6 лет назад

Soft Hell he said that would be a future guide on the patron page

@wwxxww6289 6 лет назад

Awesome!

@andreww9726 6 лет назад

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

@cravinbob 3 года назад

"enigmatic"? Tom Waits is creative but what is enigmatic is the host's background in the video. I ask "why?". Tom Waits did not live the life he sings about but many think he did, that is how good he is.

@JG-ts2ud Год назад

"Tom Waits did not live the life he sings about but many think he did..." Which is why he's completely enigmatic; he has a persona that cannot be pinned down.

@Metalbaswee 6 лет назад

Finally! oliverGasm Been waiting for this once 💖

@adootledo 6 лет назад

A guide to Low at some point maybe? Love these vids btw.

@JUSTDEMONLUST Год назад

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

@iTomAnks 6 лет назад

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

@ChrisGarmon 6 лет назад

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!

@willybluessenkiwsky3848 6 лет назад

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!

@Tunaboy45 6 лет назад

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

@jackquentin1950 2 года назад

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

@michaelnelson6579 3 года назад

blue valentines small change, perfect strangers.

@abrahamtalamantesramirez2032 6 лет назад

Excellent video Oliver! A guide to Nine Inch Nails?

@ancalabond8703 6 лет назад

This video better show some love for The Black Rider. Also please do a guide for Coil

@wwxxww6289 6 лет назад

Thoughts...Closing Time is a stone classic. Grapefruit Moon is transcendent...I Can't listen to One From The Heart BC Crystal Gayle sucks so much. I even sold my vinyl copy BC I hated her terrible tone def bending of the same gd Blues note every time. I hope one day a demo copy comes out. Just Tommy Singing on it BC I bet the songs are still great...Yeah Bastards is my fave too lol! But I've always listened to spoken word, comedy records, lectures and speeches on vinyl so it's riht up my alley. I am totally enamored with the cut where he tells I guess his son character (?) about all the cars he's had including the one with the "OxBlood interior" lol and the yellow station wagon his wife drove with no oil and then "...that was the end of that!" ... I love Bad As Me and I'm sorry to see it get such short shrift by critics. He does stuff on there he's never done before and I wish I could hear a next record to see where he goes with those new directions but who knows!

@wwxxww6289 6 лет назад

Anyway, I hope in your research you came across Robert Christgau's essay about how Tom Waits is just too problematic to be a full on master lol ! Cross Robert Christgau and Tom Waits and it'll send you to Christgau's site archive. Christgau: wat a pretentious self-aware clown but also half genius. Ok thx Oliver great one man! Love to see you do a 5 albums for Zambia rock "ZAMROCK!" from the 1970's if u can. Ok take it easy bro :)

@gerardfletcher1203 4 месяца назад

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

@boxrichards 6 лет назад

Re: Orphans, my favorite disc is Brawlers and favorite song is Lucinda. Such a raw track, perfectly framed by that gritty beatbox loop with just the right amount of distortion.

@martinbiesel3526 6 лет назад

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!

@markusfredscholl 6 лет назад

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

@DeivMedia 6 лет назад

Down by Law is a Great Film

@captainmoondog1947 6 лет назад

Guide to Joy Division/New Order

@itaylevin4555 6 лет назад

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

@mileslukoszevieze3192 6 лет назад

Would you be interested in doing a guide to Sonic Youth? Brilliant video, as always.

@johnnygault365 6 лет назад

None of his parents were into music except his dad ......funny I saw him in Edinburgh on the glitter and doom tour Up there with my life's high points

@About2Crash 6 лет назад

Dude, you HAVE to check out the full musical of 'The Black Rider'. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lbQkzAbCjio.html Its in German, but its a masterwork directed by minimalist director Robert Wilson with some writings of William S. Burroughs. There is very little footage that exists of 'Alice' and 'Woyzeck' (Pronounced Voi-tseck, another one of my favorite plays), but we are very lucky that some guy decided to VHS record this on some German tv station. Its long and you gotta be patient, but its one of my favorite pieces of theatre. I am interested in newer American versions, but I don't think you can beat the original. Thank you very much for this in depth video essay. I'm a humongous fan of Tom and got to luckily see him on the 'Glitter and Doom' tour over a decade ago. Its been a few years since I've dived all the way back in to the whole discography but your video has re-inspired me to go through them again. I think that you should really give the soundtrack to 'One from the Heart' another chance (especially on vinyl). It sticks out mainly to the duet element throughout. I love hearing him write for other singers because we are so used to Tom's voice and we rarely get to see him use other people as an instrument. Crystal Gale absolutely OWNS 'Is There Any Way Out of This Dream'.

@barefootandindependent 3 года назад

Tom Waits is my 3rd favorite of all time... BUT, do you only have facial hair on your neck???

@featherycoffee1401 3 года назад

Neckbeard Oliver

@christophermanley3602 2 года назад

I wore a chinstrap beard like this all through college, mostly because of a picture I saw of Harry Chapin.

@eddystroble4195 2 года назад

Who could possibly be better at 1st and 2nd ?

@barefootandindependent 2 года назад

@@eddystroble4195 David Byrne and the brothers WEEN.

@jetrodel6 6 лет назад

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.

@TheNukeGeneral 6 лет назад

I did the same thing.

@stevenfitzsimmons3840 6 месяцев назад

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.

@sander6286 4 года назад

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 6 месяцев назад

And such a back catalogue to explore. 👍🏻

@willgordon8040 6 лет назад

A guide to Joni Mitchell!!!

@CrobarUnite 6 лет назад

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

@TheClever69 6 лет назад

34:11 - what this should say is "if you've never heard of William S Burroughs just watch any interview with Genesis P-Orridge because they'll mention him like 40 times" haha Also, I believe we share Bone Machine as our favourite Waits record but it might be tied with Swordfishtrombones for me. Swordfish has to be at the top purely because of how much it blew me away when I first heard it. I can't count how many times I said "what the hell is this" whilst listening to it

@Joe5205 5 лет назад

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.

@WanquanLoot 6 лет назад

i must say Bone Machine is my favorite. the whole thing just epitomizes beauty and masterful composition. by the way, i did try to read Naked Lunch. i had to stop. i wanted to throw up.

@WritteninBlood 3 года назад

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.

@krim_z0n739 6 лет назад

Can we have a guide to Tim Hecker? One of the best ambient musicians out there.

@raindogred 6 лет назад

been listening to waits since the late 70s when he went on the Don Lane show in Australia . Really only got into him when he released Sword Fish. I once listened to that album..exclusively..for a whole month..still not sick of it. Excellent summary, i was waiting to get mad, thinking some young dude gonna try and tell me about Tom..you did him justice. couple things..Ribot it pronounced "Ree bo". Dog Door was a Sparklehorse song which tom sang on in 2001...you need to check them out.

@MikeTrainormusic 6 лет назад

Tom Waits fans!: I highly recommend listening to a podcast called "down in the hole". I'm somebody who loves Tom and listens/collect everything I can find, there's a great book called "Tom Waits on Tom Waits", and this video was well done too, but if you're looking to dissect things further check out that podcast. (I went fishing and that's all I listened to while out there and learned a whole lot. It was a really enjoyable listen. I snagged a lot of catfish... but got a few decent rainbow trout..) I just wanted to pass that along. Keep up the good work here and cheers everybody

@unstookie 6 лет назад

You should totally do guides on M.I.A. and Ween! Love you

@octofish 3 года назад

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.