[TR24][OF] Tom Waits - Mule Variations (Remastered) - 1999/2017 (Blues, Rock, Cabaret)

Tom Waits - Mule Variations Формат записи/Источник записи: [TR24][OF] Наличие водяных знаков: Нет Издание: Remastered Год издания/переиздания диска: 1999/2017 Жанр: Blues, Rock, Cabaret Издатель (лейбл): Anti - Epitaph Продолжительность: 70:40 Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: Только обложка альбома Треклист: 01. Big In Japan (4:05) 02. Lowside Of The Road (2:59) 03. Hold On (5:34) 04. Get Behind The Mule (6:52) 05. House Where Nobody Lives (4:14) 06. Cold Water (5:23) 07. Pony (4:33) 08. What's He Building? (3:20) 09. Black Market Baby (5:02) 10. Eyeball Kid (4:26) 11. Picture In A Frame (3:40) 12. Chocolate Jesus (3:55) 13. Georgia Lee (4:24) 14. Filipino Box Spring Hog (3:10) 15. Take It With Me (4:25) 16. Come On Up To The House (4:37)     AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Tom Waits grew steadily less prolific after redefining himself as a junkyard noise poet with Swordfishtrombones, but the five-year wait between The Black Rider and 1999's Mule Variations was the longest yet. Given the fact that Waits decided to abandon major labels for the California indie Epitaph, Mule Variations would seem like a golden opportunity to redefine himself and begin a new phase of his career. However, it plays like a revue of highlights from every album he's made since Swordfishtrombones. Of course, that's hardly a criticism; the album uses the ragged cacophony of Bone Machine as a starting point, and proceeds to bring in the songwriterly aspects of Rain Dogs, along with its affection for backstreet and backwoods blues, plus a hint of the beatnik qualities of Swordfish. So Mule Variations delivers what fans want, in terms of both songs and sonics. But that also explains why it sounds terrific on initial spins, only to reveal itself as slightly dissatisfying with subsequent plays. All of Waits' Island records felt like fully conceived albums with genuine themes. Mule Variations, in contrast, is a collection of moments, and while each of those moments is very good (some even bordering on excellent), ultimately the whole doesn't equal the sum of its parts. While that may seem like nitpicking, some may have wanted a masterpiece after five years, and Mule Variations falls short of that mark. Nevertheless, this is a hell of a record by any other standard. Waits is still writing terrific songs and matching them with wildly evocative productions; furthermore, it's his lightest record in years -- it's actually fun to listen to, even with a murder ballad here and a psycho blues there. In that sense, it's a unique item in his post-Swordfish catalog, and that may make up for it not being the masterpiece it seemed like it could have been. Контейнер: FLAC (*.flac) Тип рипа: tracks Разрядность: 24/96 Формат: PCM Количество каналов: 2.0     Лог проверки качества foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2017-10-31 13:44:08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Tom Waits / Mule Variations (Remastered) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR8 -1.25 dB -10.33 dB 4:05 01-Big In Japan DR9 -1.25 dB -11.78 dB 2:59 02-Lowside Of The Road DR10 -1.25 dB -13.17 dB 5:34 03-Hold On DR9 -1.24 dB -11.45 dB 6:52 04-Get Behind The Mule DR13 -1.25 dB -16.06 dB 4:14 05-House Where Nobody Lives DR9 -1.24 dB -11.49 dB 5:23 06-Cold Water DR10 -1.25 dB -14.04 dB 4:33 07-Pony DR14 -1.25 dB -18.38 dB 3:20 08-What's He Building? DR11 -1.25 dB -13.70 dB 5:02 09-Black Market Baby DR9 -1.23 dB -11.43 dB 4:26 10-Eyeball Kid DR10 -1.25 dB -13.27 dB 3:40 11-Picture In A Frame DR11 -1.25 dB -14.35 dB 3:55 12-Chocolate Jesus DR9 -1.25 dB -12.52 dB 4:24 13-Georgia Lee DR8 -1.24 dB -11.03 dB 3:10 14-Filipino Box Spring Hog DR10 -1.25 dB -13.37 dB 4:25 15-Take It With Me DR8 -1.25 dB -10.53 dB 4:37 16-Come On Up To The House -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 16 Official DR value: DR10 Samplerate: 96000 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 24 Bitrate: 2903 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================ Источник: qobuz.com