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Tom Waits


Rain Dogs








Label: Island Records


Released: 1985


Source: Original CD 


Size Torrent: 320 MB


Format: FLAC





























The middle album of the trilogy that includes Swordfishtrombones and Franks Wild Years, Rain Dogs is Waits's best overall effort. The songs are first-rate, and there are a lot of them - 19 in all, ranging from grim nightlife memoirs ("9th and Hennepin," "Singapore") to portraits of small-time hustlers ("Gun Street Girl," "Union Square") to bursts of street-corner philosophy ("Blind Love," "Time"). The album also contains the original version of "Downtown Train," which Rod Stewart turned into a smash hit. The image of "rain dogs" - animals who've lost their way home because the rain has washed away their scent - is an appropriate symbol for the entire cast of characters Waits has brought to life over the years, and this album has thus far proved to be his most enduring effort.














Personnel





Tom Waits – Vocals, Guitar, Farfisa Organ, Piano, Pump Organ, Banjo, Harmonium 


Michael Blair - Percussion, Marimba, Congas, Drums, Metal Percussion, Bowed Saw, Parade Drum 


Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges - Drums, Parade Drums 


Larry Taylor - Double Bass, Bass


Marc Ribot - Guitar, Lead Guitar 


Chris Spedding - Guitar 


Hollywood Paul Litteral - Trumpet 


Tony Garnier - Double Bass 


Bobby Previte - Percussion, Marimba 


William Schimmel - Accordion 


Bob Funk - Trombone 


Ralph Carney - Baritone Sax, Sax, Clarinet 


Greg Cohen - Double Bass 


Keith Richards - Guitar, Backing Vocals 


Robert Musso - Banjo 


Arno Hecht - Tenor Sax 


Crispin Cioe - Sax 


Robert Quine - Guitar 


Ross Levinson - Violins 


John Lurie - Alto Sax 


G.E. Smith - Guitar 


Mickey Curry - Drums 


Tony Levin - Bass 


Robert Kilgore - Organ  























Track Listing





1.  "Singapore"     2:46 


2.  "Clap Hands"     3:47 


3.  "Cemetery Polka"     1:51 


4.  "Jockey Full of Bourbon"     2:45 


5.  "Tango Till They're Sore"     2:49 


6.  "Big Black Mariah"     2:44 


7.  "Diamonds & Gold"     2:31 


8.  "Hang Down Your Head"   2:32 


9.  "Time"     3:55 


10. "Rain Dogs"   2:56 


11. "Midtown" (Instrumental) 1:00 


12. "9th & Hennepin"   1:58 


13. "Gun Street Girl"   4:37 


14. "Union Square"   2:24 


15. "Blind Love"   4:18 


16. "Walking Spanish"   3:05 


17. "Downtown Train"   3:53 


18. "Bride of Rain Dog" (Instrumental) 1:07 


19. "Anywhere I Lay My Head"   2:48  



































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