There ain't no Devil, just God when he's drunk

I've just discovered Tom Waits for myself.

But first, I'm currently on this Blues craze. Streak? Phase? You get the idea. I'm craving and looking for any and all music that is Blues.

But I'm specifically wanting really slow Blues, not necessarily fast, blues rock. No, no, biiiiig difference here. That kind of blues would be like, Crossroads, by Cream. It's got the Blues riff and chord progressions and it's its own type of vibe and emotion, I'll give it that. And that's great. Really.

What I want is Blues music that really slows things down. Music that wrangles my soul. Sounds that make me sway and groove.

Or I guess, in short, as I've learned to call it: slow blues. Simple as that. I guess.

Which brings me back to Tom Waits. I was watching a west coast swing video and the music in the background piqued my curiosity. There wasn't any indication of what the song was in the video description, so I used the Soundhound app on Sebastian to find out what it was. And it was Heartattack and Vine, by Tom Waits. It's quite good, and really fits the description of the type of Blues music I'm looking for.

Damn, what a voice. It's unlike anything I've heard before. And I like it. Someone, maybe a commenter or a professional critic, said it was like someone took his voice, dipped it in bourbon and cigarettes, and ran over it with a car. Sounds about right.

So I did some more exploration into his music. And he's got a lot of music. Whew.

And I came across this:



...Wow. What a song. What a story.