- Paperback: 143 pages
- Publisher: Continuum; illustrated edition edition (Dec 15 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0826427820
- ISBN-13: 978-0826427823
- Product Dimensions: 16.9 x 17.7 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #327,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Another bodice-ripper in the 33 1/3 series." -Cory Frye, Under the Radar Magazine (Cory Frye )
"Another bodice-ripper in the 33 1/3 series." -Cory Frye, Under the Radar Magazine (, )
"Smay acts as a side-mouth talking tour guide leading us through the darkness, giving us flashlights so we can illuminate the parts to love the whole we never quite see." -Matthew Fiander, Popmatters.com
(Matthew Fiander )"Intelligent discussion of Tom Waits is a rare bird, and this volume is welcome addition." -The Big Takeover
"Another bodice-ripper in the 33 1/3 series." -Cory Frye, Under the Radar Magazine (, )
"Smay acts as a side-mouth talking tour guide leading us through the darkness, giving us flashlights so we can illuminate the parts to love the whole we never quite see.” -Matthew Fiander, Popmatters.com
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Two entwined narratives run through the creation of Swordfishtrombones andform the backbone of this book. As the 1970s ended, Waits felt increasingly constrained and trapped by his persona and career. Bitter and desperately unhappy, he moved to New York in 1979 to change his life. It wasn't working. But at his low point, he got the phone call that changed everything: Francis Ford Coppola tapped Tom to write the score for One From the Heart. Waits moved back to Los Angeles to work at Zoetrope's Hollywood studio for the next 18 months. He cleaned up, disciplined himself as a songwriter and musician, collaborated closely with Coppola, and met a script analyst named Kathleen Brennan - his "only true love".
They married within 2 months at the Always and Forever Yours Wedding Chapel at 2am. Swordfishtrombones was the first thing Waits recorded after his marriage, and it was at Kathleen's urging that he made a record that conceded exactly nothing to his record label, or the critics, or his fans. There aren't many love stories where the happy ending sounds like a paint can tumbling in an empty cement mixer.
Kathleen Brennan was sorely disappointed by Tom's record collection. She forced him out of his comfortable jazzbo pocket to take in foreign film scores, German theatre, and Asian percussion. These two stories of a man creating that elusive American second act, and also finding the perfect collaborator in his wifegive this book a natural forward drive.
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Come on, any book about most any Waits album is welcome, Feb 14 2008
By Chris bct "music everyday" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Tom Waits' Swordfishtrombones (Paperback)
And it turns out, this one keeps the spirit of the album by not being a dry reporting or an academic exercise. The author honors this key turning point album in Waits' career with the creative dignity it deserves. I kept finding info bits in it that I liked, that I didn't know and I'm a bit Waits fan. As per the 33 1/3 series he breaks down the album song by song and appears to strive to not have any bland sentences. Don't think I found one. Glad I bought it. If yer a fan, you really should. If yer not into Tom Waits, forget it, this is a fan's delight.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Too much Smay, not enough Waits, Oct 9 2008
By Mike Yacullo "from planet of the geeks" - Published on Amazon.com
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This book was an extremely disappointing addition to the 33 1/3 series. After reading the excellent 33 1/3 book about Paul's Boutique, I moved immediately to this one. While there is some information about how the songs were written and recorded, to get to it you have to slog through pages and pages of David Smay's made-up "Chuck Norris Facts"-like tales of Tom Waits. Click the Search Inside link above and read the first chapter to see what you're in for - the whole book is like that. Maybe this is great for David Smay fans, but Tom Waits fans are better off reading a different book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Energetic - Enthusiastic, Mar 9 2011
By Michael P. McCullough "moik" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tom Waits' Swordfishtrombones (Paperback)
This 33 1/3 edition was energetic, enthusiastic, desultory, and a little kooky - the author clearly had a great love for Swordfishtrombones and conveyed a great deal of information about the work. Highly recommended.
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