The same day, Anti release two Tom Waits’ albums : ‘Blood Money’ & ‘Alice’ (2002)
Tom Waits ‘Blood Money’ & ‘Alice’ is a combination of two different albums released on May 7, 2002 by Anti.
Track Listing : 1.Misery Is The River Of The World (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 04:25 . 2.Everything Goes To Hell (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 03:45 . 3.Coney Island Baby (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 04:02 . 4.All The World Is Green (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 04:36 . 5.God’S Away On Business (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 02:59 . 6.Another Man’S Vine (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 02:28 . 7.Knife Chase (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 02:26 . 8.Lullaby (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 02:09 . 9.Starving In The Belly Of A Whale (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 03:41 . 11.Woe (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 01:20 . 12.Calliope (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 01:59 . 13.A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 03:57
Musicians : Tom Waits – Vocal, Piano, Calliope, Acoustic Guitar On (8) . Andrew Borger – Marimba On (6 -13) . Ara Anderson – Trumpet On (3 – 7 – 13) . Bebe Risenfors – Bass Clarinet On (1 – 7), Accordion On (2), Clarinet On (13), Sax On (7) . Bent Clausen – Bass Drums On (7), Marimba On (4), Pod On (5) . Casey Waits – Drums On (7) . Charlie Musselwhite – Harmonica On (5 – 9) . Colin Stetson – Baritone Horn, Tenor & Alto Sax On (6), Baritone Sax On (2), Sax On (3), Bass Clarinet On (5 – 9), Clarinet On (4 -10) . Dawn Harms – Stroh Violin On (11 – 13), Violin On (8 – 9 – 10 – 11) . Don Plonsey – Clarinet On (2) . Gino Robair – Marimba, Bells, Gongs On (1), Bongos & Timpani On (2), Floor Toms On (9) . Joe Gore – Electric Guitar On (5) . Larry Taylor – Acoustic Guitar On (13), Bass On (1 – 3 -4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 9) . Matt Brubeck – Bass On (10- 13), Cello On (3 – 4 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11) . Matthew Sperry – Basson (2) . Mules Patterson – Pod On (1) . Myles Boisen – Guitar On (7) . Nik Phelps – Trumpet On (5 – 12), Baby Tuba On (5) . Stewart Copeland – Drums & Log Drums On (5)
Production : Produced By Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits . Heather Fremling – Balance Engineer . Oz Fritz – Engineer, Mixing . S. “Husky” Höskulds – Mixing . Jacquire King – Engineer . Gavin Lurssen – Mastering . Jeff Sloan – Engineer . Allen Sudduth – Engineer
Package : Jeff Abarta – Art Direction . Winni Wintermeyer – Design
Recorded 2001- 2002 .
Released On May 7, 2002 By Anti.
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Pitchfork
These albums function in Waits’ discography the way the film The Man Who Wasn’t There fits into the Coen oeuvre: they are self-homages, full of superceding revisitations, that hone rather than advance. […]
Rolling Stone
Written as theatrical scores, these records bloom on their own. They are also testaments to Waits’ gift for making tangible magic from odd clatter: dusky strings, mooing horns, ancient keyboards. […]
PopMatters.com
Musically, the albums are not as different as initial press reports suggested. Alice was supposed to be gentle, mellow and piano-drivenand Blood Money was screaming, percussive rage. In fact, Blood Money is not even close to the sonic insanity of The Black Riderand Alice is perky enough in places to provide some relief from the sadness. […]
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