Tom Waits - Rats & Angry Flowers - October 17 1999 ,Vancouver, Canada

      

      Tonight I have some Tom Waits to please your ears. After releasing Mule Variations in 1999 Tom Waits did an extensive tour in the summer and fall to back up the album. This show has a nice mix of tunes from Mule Variations and a couple of albums beforehand. 

       Well, during this time period you get a nice mix of Tom Waits stage personalities, from the piano troubadour to the  juke joint prankster. Tom starts out by getting the crowd riled up with the big top screamer Black Rider then eases into the Cuban grooves of Jockey full of Bourbon. I always love Tom's banter with the audience and you get plenty of this starting out on a fantastic rendition of Get Behind the Mule. He keeps things upbeat with Down Down Down before settling into Hold On, Tom's raspy vocals are perfect for these beautiful lyrics. Tom throws in some of his humor with a short little story about a local business in Vancouver and then gets the show moving again with an energetic 16 Shells from a thirty ought six . 

I'm going to stop here and let the music do the talking. More Waits to follow in the next few days. Thanks and enjoy!


Oct. 17 1999 CBC Radio Broadcast, Orpheum Theatre

01. Black Rider
02. Jockey Full Of Bourbon
03. Jesus Gonna Be Here
04. In The Colosseum
05. Get Behind The Mule
06. Down Down Down
07. Hold On
08. The Story About Rats
09. Tango Till They're Sore
10. House Where Nobody Lives
11. The Story About Angry Flowers
12. Picture In A Frame
13. 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six
14. I'll Shoot The Moon

Oct. 13 Boulder Radio, Boulder, USA.
15. Picture In A Frame
16. The Fall Of Troy
17. I Can't Wait To Get Off Work
18. Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet

An great sounding version from the Vancouver concert, superior to the 2 CDs audience recording.

Thanks to Greg Grant for the SHNs.

Tom Waits: vocals, piano, guitar, bullhorn
Larry Taylor: upright bass, guitar
Smokey Hormel: guitar, banjo, mandolin
Danny McGough: keyboards
Andrew Borger: drums, marimba, percussion