[아티스트 소개] Tom Waits

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                                 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. From the '80s on, his work became increasingly theatrical as he moved into acting and composing. Growing up in Southern California, Waits attracted the attention of manager Herb Cohen, who also handled Frank Zappa, and was signed by him at the beginning of the 1970s, resulting in the material later released as The Early Years and The Early Years, Vol. 2. His formal recording debut came with Closing Time (1973) on Asylum Records, an album that contained "Ol' 55," which was covered by labelmates the Eagles on their On the Border album. Waits attracted critical acclaim and a cult audience for his subsequent albums, The Heart of Saturday Night (1974), the two-LP live set Nighthawks at the Diner (1975), Small Change (1976), Foreign Affairs (1977), Blue Valentine (1978), and Heart Attack and Vine (1980). His music and persona proved highly cinematic, and starting in 1978 he launched parallel careers as an actor and as a composer of movie music. He wrote songs for and appeared in Paradise Alley (1978), wrote the title song for On the Nickel (1980), and was hired by director Francis Coppola to write the music for One from the Heart (1982), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. While working on that project, Waits met and married playwright Kathleen Brennan, with whom he later collaborated. Moving to Island Records, Waits made Swordfishtrombones (1983), which found him experimenting with horns and percussion and using unusual recording techniques. The same year, he appeared in in Coppola's Rumble Fish and The Outsiders, and in 1984, he appeared in the director's The Cotton Club. In 1985, he released Rain Dogs. In 1986, he appeared in Down by Law and made his theatrical debut with Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre in Frank's Wild Years, a musical play he had written with Brennan. An album based on the play was released in 1987, the same year Waits appeared in the films Candy Mountain and Ironweed. In 1988, he released a film and soundtrack album depicting one of his concerts, Big Time. In 1989, he appeared in the films Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale, Cold Feet, and Wait Until Spring. In 1991, he appeared in the films Queens' Logic, The Fisher King, and At Play in the Fields of the Lord. In 1992, he scored the film Night on Earth, released the album Bone Machine, which won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, and appeared in the films Deadfall and Bram Stoker's Dracula. In 1993, he released The Black Rider, the recording of a musical he had co-written with Beat novelist William Burroughs for opera director Robert Wilson in 1990, and appeared in the film Short Cuts. A long absence from recording resulted in the 1998 release of Beautiful Maladies, a retrospective of his work for Island. In 1999, Waits finally returned with a new album, Mule Variations.

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Closing Time -1973

Track Listing (.m3u)

   1. Ol' '55

   2. I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You

   3. Virginia Avenue

   4. Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards)

   5. Midnight Lullaby

   6. Martha

   7. Rosie

   8. Lonely

   9. Ice Cream Man

  10. Little Trip To Heaven (On The Wings Of Your Love)

  11. Grapefruit Moon

  12. Closing Time

 

Small Change -1976

  Track Listing (.m3u)

   1. Tom Traubert's Blues

   2. Step Right Up

   3. Jitterbug Boy

   4. I Wish I Was In New Orleans

   5. The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)

   6. Invitation To The Blues

   7. Pasties And A G-String

   8. Bad Liver And A Broken Heart

   9. The One That Got Away

  10. Small Change

  11. I Can't Wait To Get Off Work

 

Heartattack & Vine -1980

  Track Listing (.m3u)

   1. Heartattack And Vine

   2. In Shades

   3. Saving All My Love For You

   4. Downtown

   5. Jersey Girl

   6. 'til The Money Runs Out

   7. On The Nickel

   8. Mr. Siegal

   9. Ruby's Arms

 

Swordfishtrombones -1983

Track Listing (.m3u)

   1. Underground

   2. Shore Leave

   3. Dave The Butcher

   4. Johnsburg, Illinois

   5. 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six

   6. Town With No Cheer

   7. In The Neighborhood

   8. Just Another Sucker On The Vine

   9. Frank's Wild Years

  10. Swordfishtrombone

  11. Down, Down, Down

  12. Soldier's Things

  13. Gin Soaked Boy

  14. Trouble's Braids

  15. Rainbirds

 

Rain Dogs -1985

  Track Listing (.m3u)

   1. Singapore

   2. Clap Hands

   3. Cemetery Polka

   4. Jockey Full Of Bourbon

   5. Tango Till They're Sore

   6. Big Black Mariah

   7. Diamonds & Gold

   8. Hang Down Your Head

   9. Time

  10. Rain Dogs

  11. Midtown

  12. 9Th & Hennepin

  13. Gun Street Girl

  14. Union Square

  15. Blind Love

  16. Walking Spanish

  17. Downtown Train

  18. Bride Of Rain Dog

  19. Anywhere I Lay My Head

 

Bone Machine-1992

  Track Listing (.m3u)

   1. Earth Died Screaming

   2. Dirt In The Ground

   3. Such A Scream

   4. All Stripped Down

   5. Who Are You

   6. The Ocean Doesn't Want Me

   7. Jesus Gonna Be Here

   8. A Little Rain

   9. In The Colosseum

  10. Goin' Out West

  11. Murder In The Red Barn

  12. Black Wings

  13. Whistle Down The Wind

  14. I Don't Wanna Grow Up

  15. Let Me Get Up On It

  16. That Feel

 

Mule Variations -1999

  Track Listing (.m3u)

   1. Big In Japan

   2. Lowside Of The Road

   3. Hold On

   4. Get Behind The Mule

   5. House Where Nobody Lives

   6. Cold Water

   7. Pony

   8. What's He Building?

   9. Black Market Baby

  10. Eyeball Kid

  11. Picture In A Frame

  12. Chocolate Jesus

  13. Georgia Lee

  14. Filipino Box Spring Hog

  15. Take It With Me

  16. Come On Up To The House