Tom Waits - 1999-04-01 - VH-1 Storytellers (TV/FLAC)

(TV FLAC)

Tom Waits

VH-1 Storytellers

1999-04-01

Smokey Hormel - Guitar, Banjo

Larry Taylor - Bass

Tom Waits - Piano, Vocals

CD1:

01. Tango 'Till They're Sore

02. Hang Down Your Head

03. Ol' 55

04. Strange Weather

05. Hold On

06. Picture in a Frame

07. Can't Wait To Get Off Work

08. House Where Nobody Lives

09. Get Behind the Mule

10. Chocolate Jesus

11. What's He Building?

CD2:

01. A Little Rain

02. Downtown Train

03. Black wings

04. Jesus Gonna Be There

05. Jersey Girl

06. Chocolate Jesus (versions 2 & 3)

07. Tango 'Till They're Sore

08. Hang Down Your Head

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Performance Notes:

I had a difficult time writing a review of this concert as I was listening to it because I was simply laughing too hard. While many performers have a hard time with the Storytellers format, Tom really flourishes, making the most of each opportunity to tell one of his hilarious stories that sometimes have a little to do with the lyrics and sometimes nothing at all. Mule Variations is one of my favorite Waits albums, and my three favorite songs on it are included here. The version of Tom in his 1999 voice performing Ol' 55 (and the hilarious story that preceeds it) is priceless. The band is excellent, the arrangements are tasteful and interesting, and the vocals are simply perfect. I won't spoil it any more for those who have yet to hear this, but I will say that it should be one of the first Waits bootlegs you should have in your collection