Tom_Waits-Beautiful_Maladies_The_Island_Years-CD-FLAC-1998-401

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     Artist......: Tom Waits
     Album.......: Beautiful Maladies The Island Years

     Source......: CD
     Label.......: Island
     Genre.......: Rock


     Tracks......: 23
     Bitrate.....: 702 kbps avg
     Playtime....: 01:13:47  (393.MB)
     Rls date....: 2021-06-17
     Store date..: 1998-06-15
     Encoder.....: FLAC 1.3.1
     Url.........: http://www.tomwaits.com/



     01 Hang On St. Christopher                                          2:44
     02 Temptation                                                       3:53
     03 Clap Hands                                                       3:48
     04 The Black Rider                                                  3:23
     05 Underground                                                      1:59
     06 Jockey Full Of Bourbon                                           2:47
     07 Earth Died Screaming                                             3:38
     08 Innocent When You Dream                                          3:09
     09 Straight To The Top                                              2:28
     10 Frank's Wild Years                                               1:52
     11 Singapore                                                        2:45
     12 Shore Leave                                                      4:18
     13 Johnsburg, Illinois                                              1:34
     14 Way Down In The Hole                                             3:30
     15 Strange Weather (Live)                                           3:34
     16 Cold, Cold Ground (Live)                                         3:27
     17 November                                                         2:55
     18 Downtown Train                                                   3:51
     19 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six                                4:33
     20 Jesus Gonna Be Here                                              3:19
     21 Good Old World (Waltz)                                           3:55
     22 I Don't Wanna Grow Up                                            2:32
     23 Time                                                             3:53



     Tom Waits' brilliance is messy -- he has so many ideas that sometimes
     unrealized songs are juxtaposed with moments of greatness on his albums.
     That may make for the occasional uneven record, but each album has its own
     distinct tone that makes it a unique listening experience, whether it's a
     masterpiece or a missed opportunity. And that's the reason why his work,
     especially his sprawling Island albums, doesn't lend itself to
     retrospectives like Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years. On the surface,
     the collection looks promising. The single disc features 22 tracks from
     Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, Franks Wild Years, Big Time, Bone Machine,
     and The Black Rider, including such familiar and celebrated items as "Hang
     on St. Christopher," "Innocent When You Dream," "I Don't Wanna Grow Up,"
     "16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six," and "Downtown Train." Some fans might
     spot missing favorites, but it's hard to fault the selections themselves --
     if it weren't for the fact that they all sound somewhat disjointed when
     separated from the original albums. Because of this, Beautiful Maladies is
     a little odd -- it's not a bad sampler, but it isn't necessarily a good
     introduction since the songs don't sound like they belong together. The
     curious may want this as a sampler, but if you wind up liking Waits, you
     won't be satisfied with anything other than the original albums.

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