#399: Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

September 30, 1985, Island

1. "Singapore" - 2:46

2. "Clap Hands" - 3:47

3. "Cemetery Polka" - 1:51

4. "Jockey Full of Bourbon" - 2:45

5. "Tango Till They're Sore" - 2:49

6. "Big Black Mariah" - 2:44

7. "Diamonds & Gold" - 2:31

8. "Hang Down Your Head" - 2:32

9. "Time" - 3:55

10. "Rain Dogs" - 2:56

11. "Midtown" (instrumental) - 1:00

12. "9th & Hennepin" - 1:58

13. "Gun Street Girl" - 4:37

14. "Union Square" - 2:24

15. "Blind Love" - 4:18

16. "Walking Spanish" - 3:05

17. "Downtown Train" - 3:53

18. "Bride of Rain Dog" (instrumental) - 1:07

19. "Anywhere I Lay My Head" - 2:48

RESULTS

Rate: 8.5/10

Best Song: Downtown Train

Worst Song: 9th & Hennepin

Comments

I don't really know if Tom Waits is even music, less than he is a storyteller with a gruff voice and a sad guitar.

Kieth Richards is in this one, playing a couple tracks. Didn't recognize him, but, he's there. This Album is like his last one. It's just some rough blues played by Waits, and you kind of feel like changing it to something else until you pay attention to the lyrics.

Oh, and he has a "Talk-Song" in this one, too.

"9th & Hennepin" is a guy who talks about a hotel. Neat, sure, but I can't really jam out to it. I guess that's not really the point, though. Still, the songs are kind of dull enough as is, so, why make a speech track?

That being said, I gave him high ratings for good reason: Waits is just enjoyable to listen to.

His songs are little stories and life lessons, and sometimes you need a raspy voice to give you a dramatic example of what happens when you go downtown alone.

Also, "Anywhere I Lay My Head" messed me up, because the track is digitally made to sound like the CD is starting to become scratched and skip parts. It's not, and I KNOW it's not, because it's Tom Waits.

Tom Waits, ladies and gentlemen. Making me listen to the same song on 5 different websites to make sure that that's what the song is supposed to sound like.