Tuesday 13 October 2009

Free Tom Waits

No, he's not in prison. But if you sign up for his mailing list, you get a load of songs from his forthcoming album for free! And really, who hasn't got space in their lives for the man who makes Cohen look like a stand-up comedian. 'There's no hope for you, because God's away on business'. Come on everybody, join  in!

5 comments:

Dan said...

Gah, this is great and all but I hate having odd songs from albums.

Best Tom Waits album, Vole? I have Mule Variations added to spotify. Is that the best one/most accessible?

Newton Heath 18 said...

Voley, Cohen is a very funny man. Those who think he is depressing have no sense of humour.
However, I am grateful for the link.

The Plashing Vole said...

Dan - it's quite a few tracks. Best album for me: Swordfishtrombones. Weirdo cabaret mixed with 1980s stuff.

Emma - I know Laughing Len's a funny man, though it's usually melancholic humour. He did, however, write, 'Don't Go Home With Your Hard-on' - a party CD must.

Benjamin Judge said...

Best Waits albums are:

Rain Dogs
The Heart of Saturday Night
Blood Money
"One From The Heart" (soundtrack)
The Black Rider
Blue Valentine
Frank's Wild Years
Bone Machine

oh yeah and also get

Alice
Orphans
Nighthawks at the Diner
Swordfishtrombones
Mule Variations
Closing Time
Small Change

also worth getting are

Real Gone
Big Time
Heart Attack and Vine
Foreign Affairs
any bootlegs you can find...

The Plashing Vole said...

I thought you might have something to say on this one. Is that basically all of them?