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This live album draws influence stylistically from all three sections of his career. It was recorded recenty at venues in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Dublin and other American and European cities during a world tour. There is a sense of disconnect between the crumpled singer from his touchstone albums (Swordfishtrombones, The Black Rider, Mule Variations et al) and the bombastic entertainer in full flow here. The trouble is that Waits is a very intimate artist and on a track such as Singapore (the opening song from what’s probably his finest album, 1985’s Rain Dogs) he relies on a skeleton’s rib cage marimba and parping tuba to intertwine subtly.
Tracklist
1 Lucinda / Ain't Goin Down (Birmingham - 07/03/08)
2 Singapore (Edinburgh - 07/28/08)
3 Get Behind The Mule (Tulsa - 06/25/08)
4 Fannin Street (Knoxville - 06/29/08)
5 Dirt In The Ground (Milan - 07/19/08)
6 Such A Scream (Milan - 07/18/08)
7 Live Circus (Jacksonville - 07/01/08)
8 Goin' Out West (Tulsa - 06/25/08)
9 Falling Down (Paris - 07/25/08)
10 The Part You Throw Away (Edinburgh - 07/28/08)
11 Trampled Rose (Dublin - 08/01/08)
12 Metropolitan Glide (Knoxville - 6/29/08)
13 I'll Shoot The Moon (Paris - 07/24/08)
14 Green Grass (Edinburgh - 07/27/08)
15 Make It Rain (Atlanta - 07/05/08)
16 Story (Columbus - 06/28/08)
17 Lucky Day (Atlanta - 07/05/08)