Spotlight - "Down in the Hole" from Edinburgh, Scotland 1st night (2008-07-27)
Hmmm, so many seas of cheese to sail through in getting started in reviewing the concerts of the 'Glitter and Doom' show. Should I start from the beginning, and review in order? Should I review every song of every show, or just the highlights?
Well for now, 2 weeks after the final show I want to point your ears towards my favorite (as of this weekend!) version of "Down in the Hole" from the tour (I haven't heard any of the Dublin shows, so I'm guessing that might rival this having three more performances of it down?).
Most folks may be familiar with this song as the theme song for the HBO series "The Wire" (originally from his 1987 album 'Frank's Wild Years'). Interestingly, each season of "The Wire" has a different performer doing the song, and Tom's version wasn't used until Season Two! (Here's a list of performers by season so far( Season One: Blind Boys Of Alabama, Season Two: Tom Waits, Season Three: The Neville Brothers, Season Four: DoMaJe (offshoot from Baltimore Boys Choir), and Season Five: Steve Earle
Tom's studio version is very simple in sonic structure, but powerful in emotional impact (hmm, just like a lot of his songs! =D). The version the band played live on the 'Glitter and Doom' tour was usually right after the opening number "Lucinda=>Ain't Going To The Well No More". Later in Europe it was moved towards the end of the concert evolved from the simple-yet-upbeat version unveiled in the Phoenix, AZ opener, to the even more fleshed-out version I'm loving now.
As from the beginning of the US Tour, the guitar solo from the studio version is replaced with a great horn solo by Vincent Henry. What is new towards the end of the European tour is the more prominent funky "scratch-lead" playing on guitar by Omar Torrez being interwoven with tasty riffs from the keys of Patrick Warren (sometimes these two complete eachother's musical "phrases"!!!). Casey Waits and Seth Ford-Young hold it down perfectly for this "walk through the garden". Tom is definitely in fine form, with a delivery perfectly matched to his lyrics and the band's music. On this night, he busts out his "Scottish Beat Box" to take the band out of the song during the last 30 seconds.
Edinburgh night 2 loses the beat box, but perhaps is just as fun, with Omar's guitarwork/intertwined with Patrick's keys sounding even better to my ears.
So again, without hearing Dublin and a couple other cities, Edinburgh (either show's version) is my pick for the live album/mix tape (if we have to make it ourselves!).
Well for now, 2 weeks after the final show I want to point your ears towards my favorite (as of this weekend!) version of "Down in the Hole" from the tour (I haven't heard any of the Dublin shows, so I'm guessing that might rival this having three more performances of it down?).
Most folks may be familiar with this song as the theme song for the HBO series "The Wire" (originally from his 1987 album 'Frank's Wild Years'). Interestingly, each season of "The Wire" has a different performer doing the song, and Tom's version wasn't used until Season Two! (Here's a list of performers by season so far( Season One: Blind Boys Of Alabama, Season Two: Tom Waits, Season Three: The Neville Brothers, Season Four: DoMaJe (offshoot from Baltimore Boys Choir), and Season Five: Steve Earle
Tom's studio version is very simple in sonic structure, but powerful in emotional impact (hmm, just like a lot of his songs! =D). The version the band played live on the 'Glitter and Doom' tour was usually right after the opening number "Lucinda=>Ain't Going To The Well No More". Later in Europe it was moved towards the end of the concert evolved from the simple-yet-upbeat version unveiled in the Phoenix, AZ opener, to the even more fleshed-out version I'm loving now.
As from the beginning of the US Tour, the guitar solo from the studio version is replaced with a great horn solo by Vincent Henry. What is new towards the end of the European tour is the more prominent funky "scratch-lead" playing on guitar by Omar Torrez being interwoven with tasty riffs from the keys of Patrick Warren (sometimes these two complete eachother's musical "phrases"!!!). Casey Waits and Seth Ford-Young hold it down perfectly for this "walk through the garden". Tom is definitely in fine form, with a delivery perfectly matched to his lyrics and the band's music. On this night, he busts out his "Scottish Beat Box" to take the band out of the song during the last 30 seconds.
Edinburgh night 2 loses the beat box, but perhaps is just as fun, with Omar's guitarwork/intertwined with Patrick's keys sounding even better to my ears.
So again, without hearing Dublin and a couple other cities, Edinburgh (either show's version) is my pick for the live album/mix tape (if we have to make it ourselves!).
Labels: Down In The Hole, Glitter and Doom Band
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