During that time tom waits eschewed cutting another conventional the term used loosely here song collection, occupying his time with acting projects, a soundtrack night on earth, a stage project the black rider, and sundry smaller diversions. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Iomoio mp3 music catalogue t tom waits mule variations cover. Sign up for exclusive updates for tom waits news, tours press releases.
But on his 1999 masterpiece mule variations, he plumbed beyond the bottom of. Tom waits tom waits mule variations remastered facebook. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in. Tom waits is widely regarded as an excellent songwriter, but these covers showcase tom waits power as a song interpreter. Tom waits grew steadily less prolific after redefining himself as a junkyard noise poet with swordfishtrombones, but the fiveyear wait between the black rider and 1999s mule variations was the longest yet. Real gone 2004 became waits first album that featured absolutely no piano on any of its tracks. Tom waits mule variations 1999, digipak, cd discogs.
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From the 80s on, his work became increasingly theatrical as he moved into acting and composing. Its good but not quite as memorable as some of his earlier albums in similar styles, but its still the beginning of waits revival period and shows he was far from being a washed up artist. Tom waits fan forums view topic mule variations sheet. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Mule variations has been newly remastered by waitsbrennan to sound better than ever on all digital music platforms. Lowell small change, 1976 better off without a wife. His singular vision embraces everything from blues to tinpanalley to jazz to just about anything else you can think of. All tom waits canvas prints ship within 48 hours, include a 30day moneyback guarantee, and arrive readytohang with preattached hanging wire. Tom waits is an american singersongwriter, composer and actor. It was waits first studio album since the black rider 1993. The genius of tom waits in five albums rawckus magazine. Comes with a digital download of the album and a jim jarmusch print of tom waits.
All tom waits artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. Oct 24, 2017 that includes 1999s mule variations, the exemplary waits release that set the stylistic templates for most of his subsequent work, and every lp, including the 2009 glitter and doom live album. Mule variations is the twelfth studio album by american musician tom waits, released on april 16, 1999, on the anti label. Listen to mule variations remastered by tom waits on deezer. Tom waits is a terrific songwriter, lyricist, actor and allaround character. See mule variations pictures, cover art, and listen online to the latest music. I ordered from tw website in the usa, order ended up delayed, and when it arrived it turns out its the netherlands pressing.
Find similar albums to mule variations tom waits on allmusic allmusic. In describing the origin of the album title, tom waits said in a 1999 interview. Grammy winner, actor, poet, a master of the musical collage and lyrical surprise, tom waits is simply a giant. I am just doing this to share the love, and will have to stop if it gets too popular and eats up too much bandwidth, so if you downloaded and can share with somebody as easily as pointing them to this page, please do so. Mule variations paperback may 1, 1999 by tom waits author. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Now put him in the late nineteenth century, turn him into a german immigrant to trying to make his way in america by running a carnival, and make him an ambiguous rather than blatant standin. Jun 07, 2018 tom waits mule variations full album playlist not named. Tom waits mule variations full album playlist youtube. Aside from the ones mentioned, ive got a few favorites. Five or six years ago, when i was a wee stlmiguel, i discovered that the library just up the street from my house allowed you to check out cds. I ordered in on vinyl and it came defective out of the box. Tom waits is known to many as a carnival barker, a railroad hobo, a balladeer of heartbreak four sheets to the wind.
Got to get behind the mule in the morning and plow got to get behind the mule in the morning and plow got to get behind the mule in the morning and plow got to get behind the mule in the morning and plow big jack earl was 81 he stood in the road and he cried he couldnt make her love him couldnt make her stay but tell the good lord that he. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Listen free to tom waits mule variations big in japan, lowside of the road and more.
See the the cover photos, artwork, and latest images for mule variations by tom waits. In the 1970s, tom waits combined a lyrical focus on desperate, lowlife characters with a persona that seemed to embody the same lifestyle, which he sang about in a raspy, gravelly voice. Listen to mule variations for free online and get recommendations for similar music. Lots of his songs have been covered and covered again. Mule variations remastered, an album by tom waits on spotify. Seven years passed between the release of bone machine and mule variations.
Mule variations for me is a bit of an extension of what waits had previously been doing, its the same dark cabaret music mixed with some pleasant ballads. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic daniel durchholz as sounding like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car. The selection, as one might expect, was a bit shaky, but one of the few gems they did have available was tom waits mule variations. Mule variations remastered hdtracks the worlds greatest. This hebrew tom waits cover album is really, really good.
Bad as me 2011 glitter and doom live 2009 orphans 2006 real gone 2004 alice 2002 blood money 2002 used songs 2001 mule. Recognizing the name, but ignorant about the mans music, i checked. Cold was the night, hard was the ground they found her in a small grove of trees lonesome was the place where georgia was found. Dobro smokey hormelguitar, harmonium pump organ tom waitsharp john. That includes 1999s mule variations, the exemplary waits release that set the stylistic templates for most of his subsequent work, and every lp, including the 2009 glitter and doom live album. Mule variations is the twelfth studio album by american musician tom waits, released on april 16, 1999, on the antilabel. Tom waits mule variations full album playlist not named. Buy tom waits canvas prints designed by millions of independent artists from all over the world.
Find similar albums to mule variations tom waits on allmusic. So, as way of humble apology, i offer a crash course in essential tom waits music through the magic of cover songs. Now put him in the late nineteenth century, turn him into a german immigrant to trying to make his way in america by running a carnival, and make him an ambiguous rather than blatant standin for satan. An explanation is needed for why i chose covers of waitss music, instead of his original studio recordings, and it comes down to accessibility, familiarity, and ease of listening. Tom waitsmule variations exclusive 2 lp color vinyl. Tom waits mule variations lyrics and tracklist genius. Bowery, new york nighthawks at the diner, 1975 listen. Given the fact that waits decided to abandon major labels for the california. In 2002, tom released two albums at the same time alice and blood money, both based on material waits wrote in previous years for theater plays. Thomas alan waits is an american singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and actor. Given the fact that waits decided to abandon major labels for the california indie epitaph, mule variations would seem like a golden opportunity to redefine himself and begin a new phase. Download tom waits mp3 songs and albums music downloads. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we. Front cover not much else can be said about this album other than this is tom waits at his best.
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Hes never gone the bob dylan route of periodic forays into cover albums, but if he ever did, these songs show how great such an album could be. This hebrew tom waits cover album is really, really good listen. Indeed, the cover of waits coolly smoking outside a late night bar is pulled directly from the cover of sinatras in the wee small hours, and topped up with garish neon signs and the salacious looks of a prostitute. Tom waits mule variations 2010, 180gram, vinyl discogs.
Tom waits mule variations 19992017 remastered flac tracks 24bit96 khz time 70. Frank sinatra looms large in this latenight, boozesoaked collection of ballads and jazz scats, the follow up to his debut album closing time. Bad as me 2011 glitter and doom live 2009 orphans 2006 real gone 2004 alice 2002 blood money 2002 used songs 2001 mule variations 1999 the black rider soundtrack 1993 bone machine 1992 night on earth. A study of tom waits through cover songs empty mirror. The album was backed by an extensive tour in europe and north america during the summer and autumn of 1999, which was waits first proper tour since 1987. Shop for tom waits art from the worlds greatest living artists.