The darkest, most experimental and shocking work of his career.
The sound, woven together with rusty percussion sounds, distorted guitars, and rough vocals, is like a symphony of "death and rebirth" reverberating inside a dilapidated factory.
The low-fidelity, dry soundscape represents the pinnacle of Waits' pursuit of "sound theatre," and in 1993 it won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
A:
1)
Earth Died Screaming
2)
Dirt In The Ground
3)
Such A Scream
4)
All Stripped Down
5)
Who Are You
6)
The Ocean Doesn't Want Me
7)
Jesus Gonna Be Here
8)
A Little Rain
B:
1)
In The Colosseum
2)
Goin' Out West
3)
Murder In The Red Barn
4)
Black Wings
5)
Whistle Down The Wind
6)
I Dont Wanna Grow Up
7)
Let Me Get Up On It
8)
That Feel
Cover, Concept By - Tom Waits
Producer, Supervised By [Remastering] - Tom Waits
Mixed By - Tchad Blake (A1-A5, B1, B3, B4, B7)
Mixed By - Joe Blaney (A8)
Mastered By - Bob Ludwig
Mixed By - Biff Dawes (A6, A7,B2, B6)
Recorded By - Biff Dawes (A1-A7, B1-B4, B6-B8)
Producer, Supervised By [Remastering] - Kathleen Brennan
