Glitter and Doom Live

Glitter and Doom Live
Live album by Tom Waits
Released November 23, 2009
Recorded 2008, Europe and the United States
Genre Rock, experimental
Length 109:30
Label ANTI-/Epitaph
Producer Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
Tom Waits chronology

Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
(2006)		 Glitter and Doom Live
(2009)		 Bad as Me
(2011)
Tom Waits live chronology
Romeo Bleeding: Live From Austin
(2009)		 '''Glitter and Doom Live'''
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (79/100) [1]
Review scores
Source Rating
The A.V. Club (A-)[2]
Drowned in Sound (8/10)[3]
No Ripcord (8/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media (8.0/10)[5]
Pop Matters (8/10)[6]
Slant [7]

Glitter and Doom Live is a live album by Tom Waits, by the ANTI- label on November 23, 2009. The songs were recorded during the Glitter and Doom Tour of the USA and Europe in the summer of 2008.

An announcement from the official site said:

“ Disc One is designed to sound like one evening's performance, even though the 17 tracks are selected from 10 cities, from Paris to Birmingham; Tulsa to Milan; and Atlanta to Dublin. Sonically the album is superb and has been beautifully recorded and meticulously mastered. Disc Two is a bonus compendium called TOM TALES, which is a selection of the comic bromides, strange musings, and unusual facts that Tom traditionally shares with his audience during the piano set. Waits' topics range from the ritual of insects to the last dying breath of Henry Ford. ”

Prior to release, ANTI- made the first eight tracks available for free download.

Track listing

Disc1

All songs written and composed by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan except where indicated. 

No. TitleRecorded at Length
1. "Lucinda/Ain't Goin' Down" (from "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards")Birmingham on 2008-07-03 5:37
2. "Singapore (Tom Waits)" (from "Rain Dogs")Edinburgh on 2008-07-28 5:00
3. "Get Behind The Mule" (from "Mule Variations")Tulsa on 2008-06-25 6:26
4. "Fannin Street" (from "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards")Knoxville on 2008-06-29 4:16
5. "Dirt in the Ground" (from "Bone Machine")Milan on 2008-07-19 5:18
6. "Such A Scream (Tom Waits)" (from "Bone Machine")Milan on 2008-07-18 2:54
7. "Live Circus" (from "Real Gone")Jacksonville on 2008-07-01 5:04
8. "Goin' Out West" (from "Bone Machine")Tulsa on 2008-06-25 3:48
9. "Falling Down (Tom Waits)" (from "Big Time")Paris on 2008-07-25 4:21
10. "The Part You Throw Away" (from "Blood Money")Edinburgh on 2008-07-28 5:06
11. "Trampled Rose" (from "Real Gone")Dublin on 2008-08-01 5:06
12. "Metropolitan Glide" (from "Real Gone")Knoxville on 2008-06-29 3:09
13. "I'll Shoot The Moon (Tom Waits)" (from "The Black Rider")Paris on 2008-07-24 4:25
14. "Green Grass" (from "Real Gone")Edinburgh on 2008-07-27 3:20
15. "Make It Rain" (from "Real Gone")Atlanta on 2008-07-05 3:58
16. "Story"  Columbus on 2008-06-28 2:02
17. "Lucky Day (Tom Waits)" (from "The Black Rider")Atlanta on 2008-07-05 3:47
Disc 2

All songs written and composed by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. 

No. Title Length
1. "Tom Tales" (includes "Picture in a Frame" from "Mule Variations" recorded at Edinburgh on 2008-07-27 as a hidden track at the end) 35:53

Reception

The album was released to mostly positive reviews.[8][9][10] Drowned in Sound gave the album 8/10.[11]

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austrian Top 40[12] 30
Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)[13] 29
Dutch Top 100[14] 36
French SNEP Albums Chart[15] 91
German Albums Chart[16] 61
Irish Albums Chart[17] 44
Norwegian Albums Chart[18] 5
Spanish Albums Chart[19] 53
Swedish Albums Chart[20] 46
Swiss Hitparade Top 100[21] 47
UK Albums Chart[22] 76
US Billboard 200[23] 63
US Billboard Independent Albums[24] 4
US Billboard Rock Albums[23] 15

References

  1. ↑ "Glitter and Doom Live". metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  2. ↑ The A.V. Club
  3. ↑ Drowned in Sound
  4. ↑ No Ripcord
  5. ↑ Pitchfork Media
  6. ↑ Pop Matters
  7. ↑ Slant
  8. ↑ Coleman, Nick (2009-11-22). "Review of "Glitter and Doom Live" by The Independent". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  9. ↑ "Review of "Glitter and Doom Live" by Hermione Hoby in the Guardian". London: The Guardian. 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  10. ↑ "Review of "Glitter and Doom Live" by John Doran BBC website". BBC. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  11. ↑ Power, Chris (2009-12-17). "Tom Waits - Glitter and Doom Live / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  12. ↑ "Tom Waits – Glitter And Doom Live – austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  13. ↑ "ultratop.be – Tom Waits – Glitter And Doom Live". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  14. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl – Tom Waits – Glitter And Doom Live". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  15. ↑ "lescharts.com – Tom Waits – Glitter And Doom Live". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  16. ↑ "charts.de". Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  17. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track". chart-track.co.uk. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  18. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com – Tom Waits – Glitter And Doom Live". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  19. ↑ "spanishcharts.com – Tom Waits – Glitter And Doom Live". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  20. ↑ "swedishcharts.com – Tom Waits – Glitter And Doom Live". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Tom Waits – Glitter And Doom Live – hitparade.ch". Hitparade. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  22. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 5.12.2009 (wk48)" (TXT). Chart Log UK. zobbel.de. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Glitter and Doom Live – Tom Waits | Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Glitter and Doom Live – Tom Waits | Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2012.

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