TOM WAITS, EL KRAKEN MUSICAL
En el universo Tolkien encontramos, diseminados, seres legendarios, imperecederos, míticos e inalterables en el tiempo, deambulando lentamente sin hacer demasiado ruido, sin querer destacar demasiado en su latencia. A veces, cuando menos se les espera, se despiertan y bien que se hacen notar; muestran con todo esplendor su magnificiencia. Algunos de estos legendarios seres podrían ser, por ejemplo, el Balrog de Khazad-Dûm; Beorn, capitan de los Beórnidas; Shelob, última hija de Ungoliant que habita la terrible Torech Ungol; Treebeard, que vive en Fangorn; los terribles Nazgul ó el mismísimo Tom Bombadil, que es un sujeto sencillo, con chaqueta azul brillante y zapatos amarillos.
En el panorama musical actual existen también seres mitológicos que deambulan a su antojo; por encima del bien y el mal poseen la capacidad de decidir cuando, como, donde y de que forman sacan un disco nuevo. Sería interesante jugar a hacer similitudes entre el Legendarium de Tolkien y músicos, pero yo hoy me voy a centrar en Tom Waits.
Reconozco que siento debilidad especial por Waits; lo sigo desde hace ya muchos años y espero con ansias cualquier aporte cultural que ofrezca; sea en su faceta interpretativa, poética, de composición o musical. Buscando una similitud con el Legendarium, yo pongo la figura de Waits en el "Guardián del Agua", esa especie de Kraken que vigila las puertas de Moria.
Tom Waits en este disco, cual Kraken, se situa en el tablero que conforma el paisaje musical y extiende sus tentáculos hacia distintos géneros musicales de forma que en el ecléctico "Bad As Me" podemos encontrar rock 'n' roll al más estilo años 50, blues, jazz, música trovadora al más estilo vodevil, tango, gospel, rhythm and blues.. etc. Tom Waits extiende sus tentáculos y atrapa lo que le interesa para llevárselo a la boca, masticarlo y, mezclado con su propia y particular esencia, convertirlo en esa música sucia, experimental, con su característico tono grave, rudo y roto, si bien es cierto que en "Bad As Me" hay sorprendentes registros agudos no muy habituales en Waits.
Muchos verán este disco como "más de lo mismo" y ciertamente es verdad; después de una larga espera desde su último disco de estudio "Real Gone (2004)", Tom Waits sigue enfrascado en su modelo Bukowskiano y, que quereis que os diga, que siga así eternamente; para que cambiar su extraordianaria propuesta.
"Bad As Me" me recuerda a esa obra cumbre del universo musical del siglo XX que fué "Mule variations (1999), canciones profundas, reflexivas, con textos poderosos. La voz de Tom Waits es única, dolorosa, poderosa, inigualable. El día que falte Tom Waits (62 años) se quedará el mosaico que forma el paisaje musical sin una pieza importante e insustituible; por eso hay que disfrutar, con una buena copa de brandy, sentado en el sofá una tranquila tarde de domingo, de este "Bas As Me" que es, por encima del bien o el mal como otras obras de autores de culto, una delicada delicia apta sobre todo para paladares sibaritas.
En "Bad As Me" Tom Waits cuenta, además de sus habituales Larry Taylor y Marc Ribot, con la participación de Keith Richards y Flea, de Red Hot Chili Peppers; y su mujer Kathleen Brennan en la producción.
Se nota mucho que me gusta Tom Waits?¿
Tracklist:
01. Chicago
Trombone, Bass Clarinet – Ben Jaffe
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Guitar – Keith Richards, Marc Ribot
Vocals, Banjo, Piano, Guitar, Percussion – Tom Waits
Saxophone – Clint Maedgen
Drums – Casey Waits
Guitar, Bass – Larry Taylor
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Guitar – Keith Richards, Marc Ribot
Vocals, Banjo, Piano, Guitar, Percussion – Tom Waits
Saxophone – Clint Maedgen
Drums – Casey Waits
Guitar, Bass – Larry Taylor
02. Raised Right Men
Bass – Flea
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Organ [Vox] – Augie Meyers
Guitar – Larry Taylor, Marc Ribot
Vocals, Guitar, Tabla – Tom Waits
Drums – Casey Waits
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Organ [Vox] – Augie Meyers
Guitar – Larry Taylor, Marc Ribot
Vocals, Guitar, Tabla – Tom Waits
Drums – Casey Waits
03. Talking At The Same Time
Tenor Saxophone – Clint Maedgen
Bass – James Whiton
Keyboards – Patrick Warren
Guitar – David Hidalgo, Marc Ribot
Percussion – Gino Robair
Vocals, Guitar – Tom Waits
Trombone – Ben Jaffe
Piano – Augie Meyers
Trumpet – Chris Grady
Bass – James Whiton
Keyboards – Patrick Warren
Guitar – David Hidalgo, Marc Ribot
Percussion – Gino Robair
Vocals, Guitar – Tom Waits
Trombone – Ben Jaffe
Piano – Augie Meyers
Trumpet – Chris Grady
04. Get Lost
Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Larry Taylor
Keyboards – Patrick Warren
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion – Tom Waits
Guitar – David Hidalgo, Marc Ribot
Saxophone – Clint Maedgen
Drums – Casey Waits
Keyboards – Patrick Warren
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion – Tom Waits
Guitar – David Hidalgo, Marc Ribot
Saxophone – Clint Maedgen
Drums – Casey Waits
05. Face To The Highway
Bass – James Whiton
Keyboards – Patrick Warren
Guitar – David Hidalgo, Marc Ribot
Percussion – Gino Robair
Drums – Casey Waits
Violin – Dawn Harms
Vocals, Percussion – Tom Waits
Keyboards – Patrick Warren
Guitar – David Hidalgo, Marc Ribot
Percussion – Gino Robair
Drums – Casey Waits
Violin – Dawn Harms
Vocals, Percussion – Tom Waits
06. Pay Me
Guitar, Violin – David Hidalgo
Bass – James Whiton
Accordion – Augie Meyers
Vibraphone – Gino Robair
Guitar – Marc Ribot, Will Bernard
Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Tom Waits
Bass – James Whiton
Accordion – Augie Meyers
Vibraphone – Gino Robair
Guitar – Marc Ribot, Will Bernard
Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Tom Waits
07. Back In The Crowd
Guitar – Marc Ribot
Guitar, Vocals – Tom Waits
Bass – James Whiton
Drums – Casey Waits
Guitar, Percussion – David Hidalgo
Guitar, Vocals – Tom Waits
Bass – James Whiton
Drums – Casey Waits
Guitar, Percussion – David Hidalgo
08. Bad As Me
Guitar – Marc Ribot
Baritone Saxophone – Clint Maedgen
Vocals, Piano – Tom Waits
Drums – Casey Waits
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Baritone Saxophone – Clint Maedgen
Vocals, Piano – Tom Waits
Drums – Casey Waits
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
09. Kiss Me
Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Tom Waits
Bass – Marcus Shelby
Bass – Marcus Shelby
10. Satisfied
Bass – Les Claypool
Keyboards – Patrick Warren
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Guitar – Keith Richards, Marc Ribot
Percussion – Gino Robair
Vocals, Guitar – Tom Waits
Saxophone – Clint Maedgen
Drums – Casey Waits
Keyboards – Patrick Warren
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Guitar – Keith Richards, Marc Ribot
Percussion – Gino Robair
Vocals, Guitar – Tom Waits
Saxophone – Clint Maedgen
Drums – Casey Waits
11. Last Leaf
Guitar – Marc Ribot
Vocals, Guitar – Keith Richards
Vocals, Guitar, Organ [Pump] – Tom Waits
Bass – James Whiton
Vocals, Guitar – Keith Richards
Vocals, Guitar, Organ [Pump] – Tom Waits
Bass – James Whiton
12. Hell Broke Luce
Tenor Saxophone – Clint Maedgen
Bass – Flea
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Guitar – Keith Richards, Marc Ribot, Will Bernard
Drums – Casey Waits
Vocals, Percussion – Tom Waits
Trumpet – Chris Grady
Bass – Flea
Harmonica – Charlie Musselwhite
Guitar – Keith Richards, Marc Ribot, Will Bernard
Drums – Casey Waits
Vocals, Percussion – Tom Waits
Trumpet – Chris Grady
13. New Year's Eve
Bass – Zack Sumner
Keyboards – Patrick Warren
Tuba – Ben Jaffe
Tenor Saxophone – Clint Maedgen
Vocals, Guitar – Tom Waits
Trumpet – Chris Grady
Guitar, Accordion, Bass, Backing Vocals – David Hidalgo
Keyboards – Patrick Warren
Tuba – Ben Jaffe
Tenor Saxophone – Clint Maedgen
Vocals, Guitar – Tom Waits
Trumpet – Chris Grady
Guitar, Accordion, Bass, Backing Vocals – David Hidalgo
Credits:
Art Direction – Trevor Hernandez
Coordinator [Production] – Julianne Deery
Engineer [Asst.] – Zack Sumner
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Photography By – Tom Waits
Photography By [Additional] – Jesse Dylan
Recorded By, Mixed By – Karl Derfler
Written-By, Producer – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
Coordinator [Production] – Julianne Deery
Engineer [Asst.] – Zack Sumner
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Photography By – Tom Waits
Photography By [Additional] – Jesse Dylan
Recorded By, Mixed By – Karl Derfler
Written-By, Producer – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
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