Tom Waits with the 'Glitter and Doom' band The Ratcellar, Dublin, Ireland July 31, 2008 - Setlist courtesy of Gareth K.
Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well Down In The Hole Come On Up To The House The Bottom Of The World Jockey Full Of Bourbon Chocolate Jesus Misery is the River of the World Picture In a Frame Tango Till They're Sore Invitation To The Blues The House Where Nobody Lives Innocent When You Dream Lie to Me Sixteen Shells From a Thirty-Ought Six 9th & Hennepin Black Market Baby Trampled Rose Hoist That Rag All The World Is Green Hang Down Your Head Raindogs/Russian Dance Make It Rain
Encore: ------- Heart Attack and Vine November Hold On
Tom Waits with the 'Glitter and Doom' band The Ratcellar, Dublin, Ireland July 30, 2008 - Setlist courtesy of Mary C.
Lucinda / Ain’t Goin’ Down to the Well Raindogs Falling Down On the Other Side of the World I’ll Shoot the Moon Cemetery Polka Get Behind the Mule Cold Cold Ground Singapore Circus / Tabletop Joe God’s Away on Business Tom Traubert’s Blues On the Nickel Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minnneapolis House Where Nobody Lives (false start) Innocent When You Dream Lie to Me Hoist that Rag Bottom of the World Green Grass Way Down in the Hole Metropolitan Glide Dirt in the Ground Make it Rain
Encore: ------- Jesus Gonna Be Here Eyeball Kid Time
Tom Waits with the 'Glitter and Doom' band Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland July 28, 2008
Lucinda/Ain't Goin' Down To The Well Rain Dogs Falling Down On The Other Side Of The World I'll Shoot The Moon God's Away On Business The Part You Throw Away Eyeball Kid Singapore Tom Traubert's Blues The Briar And The Rose Take It With Me Innocent When You Dream Lie To ME Hoist That Rag Bottom Of The World Cold Cold Ground Green Grass Way Down In The Hole Dirt In The Ground Metropolitan Glide Make It Rain Jesus Gonna Be Here 9th & Hennepin Anywhere I Lay My Head
Tom Waits with the 'Glitter and Doom' band Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland July 27, 2008 (setlist from Eyeball Kid
Lucinda/Ain't goin' down to the well Raindogs Falling down On the other side of the world I'll shoot the moon Cemetery polka Get behind the mule Cold cold ground Circus / Table top Joe Jesus gonna be here Picture in a frame Invitation to the blues House where nobody lives Innocent when you dream Lie to me Hoist that rag Bottom of the world Hang down your head Green grass Way down in the hole Dirt in the ground Make it rain
Tom Waits with the 'Glitter and Doom' band Le Grand Rex, Paris, France July 25, 2008 (setlist from Eyeball Kid
Lucinda / Ain't Going Down To The Well No More Rain Dogs Falling Down The Other Side Of The World Lucky Day God's Away On Business Hold On Eyeball Kid Jesus Gonna Be Here You Can Never Hold Back Spring Johnsburg, Illinois Tom Traubert's Blues Innocent When You Dream Lie To Me Hoist That Rag Heigh Ho Lost At The Bottom Of The World Hang Down Your Head Poor Edward Black Market Baby Dirt In The Ground Make It Rain Way Down In The Hole
Tom Waits with the 'Glitter and Doom' band Le Grand Rex, Paris, France July 24, 2008 (setlist from Eyeball Kid
Lucinda/Ain’t Going Down To The Well Raindogs Falling Down All The World Is Green I’ll Shoot The Moon Cemetery Polka Cold Cold Ground Eyeball Kid Way Down In The Hole The Briar And The Rose You can never hold back spring Lucky Day (aborted) Tom Traubert’s Blues Innocent When You Dream Lie To Me Hoist That Rag Bottom Of The World November Hang Down Your Head Get Behind The Mule Dirt In The Ground Make It Rain
This may be weird, but one of the original inspirations for doing this blog dedicated to the 'Glitter and Doom' band was to try and put an idea out there on the Internet for Tom Waits to rerecord "Hoist That Rag" with this band since their live version is such a beautiful thing to behold. Omar Torrez brings a real Latin touch to this song along with the rest of the band, as they become more and more comfortable with the Latin rhythms as the tour goes on.
What if Tom Waits, Jim Jarmusch and Michel Gondry sat down together for an evening, drinking absinthe (yeah I know Tom doesn't drink anymore, just go with the concept!), and hashing out visual and story ideas for the auditory elements of the song?
Here's what I see in my minds eye: Using Michel Gondry's very creative visual effects (ie "The Science of Sleep" and "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind" combined with a fun storyline, of pirates (the band) and Captain Tom fighting the stormy seas, other pirate ships, etc, all in an old time silent movie format (ie Georges Méliès 1902 film "A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la lune").
Tom's maracas start out the song live, almost with a "scratching an itch" rhythm and quality, so maybe one of the pirate characters (the band? actors?) just got bit by a mosquito, and he is scratching that to the sound of the maracas? Then Seth's bass line and Casey's percussion intro kick in. When you add Sullivan Waits conga hits, that could be the deckhand pirates mopping the deck, slamming their broomsticks down on the deck in unison with those hits.
The solo section tradeoff between Omar, Vincent, and Patrick to me evoke images of the ship they are on battling stormy seas (with dark purple night skies and lightning strikes, etc), fighting other pirate ships, and other assorted Pirate mayhem.
Since they're in Paris, France tonight and tomorrow, maybe Michel Gondry will be at one of the shows and start thinking about ideas ahead of time? Maybe someone in Tom's or Michel's camp will see this and get the ball rolling between them?
What do you guys think, what would some other fun video ideas be? Leave a comment!
Tom Waits with the 'Glitter and Doom' band Kongresove Centrum Praha, Prague, The Czech Republic July 22, 2008 (setlist from Eyeball Kid
Lucinda/Ain't Going down to the Well No More Rain Dogs Falling down On the Other Side of the World Chocolate Jesus Misery's the River of the World Cold, Cold Ground Eyeball Kid Lucky Day The Briar and the Rose A Little Rain Lost in the Harbor Innocent When You Dream Lie to Me Hoist That Rag Bottom of the World The Part You Throw away Hang down Your Head Get behind the Mule Dirt in the Ground Make It Rain
16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six Come on up to the House Hold on
Tom Waits with the 'Glitter and Doom' band Kongresove Centrum Praha, Prague, The Czech Republic July 21, 2008 (setlist from Eyeball Kid
Lucinda/Ain't Going down to the Well No More Way down in the Hole Falling down All the World Is Green I'll Shoot the Moon Cemetery Polka / Sous Le Ciel de Paris Hang down Your Head Eyeball Kid Rain Dogs / Russian Dance (instrumental) On the Nickel Invitation to the Blues Tom Traubert's Blues House Where Nobody Lives Innocent When You Dream Lie to Me Hoist That Rag Bottom of the World Trampled Rose Jesus Gonna Be Here Dirt in the Ground Make It Rain
Tom Waits with the 'Glitter and Doom' band Teatro Degli Arcimboldi, Milan, Italy July 19, 2008 (3rd night setlist from Eyeball Kid blog )
Lucinda Way down in the hole Fallin Down All the world is green I'll shoot the moon God's away on business Cold Cold Ground Eyeball Kid Jesus gonna be here On the nickel Tom Traubert's blues House where nobody lives Innocent when you dream Lie to me Hoist that rag Lost in the bottom of the world Chocolate Jesus Raindogs / Russian Dance Dirt in the ground Make it rain
Jockey full of bourbon Hang down your head Goin out west
Tom Waits with the 'Glitter and Doom' band Teatro Degli Arcimboldi, Milan, Italy July 18, 2008 (2nd night setlist from Eyeball Kid blog
Lucinda - Ain't Going Down to the Well Down in the hole Falling down On the other side of the world November Hang down your head Jesus gonna be here Such a scream Rain dogs Picture in a frame Lucky day Christmas card from a hooker in Minneapolis Innocent when you dream Lie to me Hoist that rag Another man's vine I'll shoot the moon Cemetery polka Big Black Mariah Dirt in the ground Make it rain
Black market baby Cold cold ground Come on up to the house
Tom Waits with the 'Glitter and Doom' band Teatro Degli Arcimboldi, Milan, Italy July 17, 2008 (1st night setlist Eyeball Kid blog )
Lucinda Way down in the hole Falling Down November All the world is green Black Market Baby Hang down your head Misery is the river of the world Eyball Kid On the Nickel Tom Traubert's Blues You can never hold back spring Innocent when you dream Lie to me Hoist that rag Trampled rose I'll shoot the moon Jockey full of bourbon Dirt in the ground Make it rain
EDIT: Thanks to antilabelblog.com for quickly rectifying this situation after it was brought to their attention! We hope this finds you and your family well Larry, and it was great hearing you on guitar in Atlanta! =D
---Hoist That Rag!
Original post below... -------------------------------
Larry Taylor is still listed as the upright bass player on the page that tomwaits.com points to ( http://www.antilabelblog.com/?p=290 ). I have tried leaving a comment on that page, as well as emailing the contact for the domain pointing out that Seth Ford-Young has been the bassist on this tour since a week or two into rehearsals (hope this finds you well during the family emergency Larry!).
Last week or so, they finally changed the "as of yet unnamed reed player" to Vincent Henry (yeah!), surely someone can do the same for Seth? Most journalists and bloggers are referring to what they see on the offical site when they write their reviews, and it just seems like someone somewhere can correct this so Seth gets his due.
I want to give a quick shoutout to the boys, and draw attention to the musicians help Tom bring forth one of the most incredible concert performances I have ever witnessed (twice this tour, unless anyone out there wants to get me tickets and airfare to Europe? =D)
I want to point out that this band was able to take on Tom's challenge of learning around 70 songs in less than 4 weeks, except Seth Ford-Young, who came in one week or so later after it was made apparent that Larry Taylor wouldn't be on this tour. Truly a testament to his own talents to walk the plank into a band that has already been jamming and building chemistry for over a week.
Add on top of that learning someone else's parts, each trying to put their own stamp on it, but while still paying respects to the original that is so revered. Oh, and in case you haven't figured it out yet, Tom is a very dynamic performer, never performing anything the same way twice (even successive nights). So this band must also learn to watch and listen for queues as Mr. Waits directs the band from his tiny carnival barker stage, sometimes adding parts unexpectedly on the fly.
Tom's music is of course rich in imagery, and by that, I mean the music and sound effects help tell the story that Tom is singing, howling and grunting forth from his lil' pulpit of funkiness. "I said a sound with more purple elephants. And no bells this time dammit!" You get the idea of what these guys are pulling off now?
I must also point out that while Tom is obviously challenging this group to new heights every night, he also seems to be recognizing the force of nature they are becoming, and is also rising to the challenge they present back to HIM! Each night Tom's voice, stage presence, creativity and level of personal inspiration seem to be consistently topping all expectations, and that's saying a lot when you look back the past 35+ years.
So here is a tip of rum to the band, road crew, and of course Tom, pulling off these amazing feats before (some of) our very eyes and ears!
Tom Waits with the 'Glitter and Doom' band Auditorium Forum, Barcelona, Spain July 15, 2008 (setlist from Eyeball Kid
Lucinda/Ain't going down to the well no more Way down in the hole Falling down Poor Edward I'll shoot the world (delirious spoken part in spanish) Cemetery polka All the world is green Get behind the mule Such a scream Murder in the red barn Singapore Invitation to the Blues, Johnsburg Illinois Lost in the harbour Innocent when you dream Hoist that rag (?) Lie to me Blackmarket baby Hold on Trampled rose Make it rain
Anyone have any comments on the musical performance of this gig? Pirates are plundering to know! How are the boys doing on 'Jockey Full of Bourbon'? Now that they are mastering the correct Pirate Latin feel of 'Hoist That Rag', how is 'Jockey' coming along? This is one song I have yet to hear live that I am absolutely dying to hear, so if any tapers out there can help me out. And remember kids, you can find it for free these days, so don't buy bootlegs on ebay or anywhere else, just official recordings and merchandise.
The Eyeball Kid has the setlist as, courtesy of bitxuvenirosa and enric:
Tom Waits and the 'Glitter and Doom' band Auditorium Forum, Barcelona, Spain 2008-07-14
Lucinda / Ain’t going down Down in the hole Falling down Jockey full of bourbon All the world is green On the other side of the world God’s away on business Metropolitan glide Sins of my father Lie to Me Hang down your head Rain dogs
You can never hold back spring On the nickel Johnsburg Illinois Innocent when you dream
Clap Hands Lucky day Hoist that rag Dirt in the ground Make it rain
November Come on up to the house Day after tomorrow
Towards the end of Winter 2008, for a brief moment, It's noodly appendage dropped down and smack Tom Waits in the back of the head, causing him to look up to the heavens . At that moment he saw, the hydra constellation "blink" it's new form at him. In that moment he "felt" it. Any man who experiences that feeling, knows instinctively that action is needed!
And so action happened! For the 2008 "Glitter and Doom" tour, he enlisted a new band of pirates, that as far as I know, haven't sailed the "live" seas with Captain Tom before. Possibly dangerous waters considering the devotion of some fans of pirate crews past. (not that there's anything wrong with that, seriously much respect to previous band members and their fans).
But sometimes, for various circumstances, constellations change shapes and alter the pirate lore for evermore. A new pirate chapter is being written into the skies, and here is where you can be hip to it, AND be a part of it by leaving comments of your experiences so that I (and others) can live through them! I know the two nights I saw Tom Waits perform with this stellar band and light show (how come we haven't heard much from the fans on that aspect?!!!) raised the bar for what I expect from a live show, and I have seen a few in between plunderings!
Does anyone have any notes on the band's performance after having a week off after the US Tour? Did Omar and Vincent steer even further into their middle eastern explorations being so close to Morrocco? Did Casey and Seth subliminally channel tribal energies and rhythms long lost? Did Patrick beyond his keywork, continue to paint the canvas with absinthean colors, you know the kind that fills in the picture and allows us to see the cubist painting in Tom Wait's brain at that exact moment on stage?
I have linked to the setlist provided by The Eyeball Kid. One of the best sites out there right now for all things Tom Waits. I don't intend to compete with that blog, only compliment it by looking from a different angle (the Glitter and Doom band)!
We are minutes away from the opening notes of the European tour. As such, I have started this blog, in order to honor the people sailing from port to port under the helm of the fearsome Norwish pirate captain Tom Waits. But no raping and pillaging here, just making love to our ears as we walk the plank, under the nighttime stars of the Hydra constellation, into the ocean of creativy that Tom and the band are sailing in. Sing Sing Tommy Shay Boys!
