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Tom Waits to release two album simultaneously on April 9th 2002-

ALICE is filled with unforgettable haunting opiate songs played by piano, bass sax, Stroh violin, cello and vibes. Lyrically and musically, powerful and surreal, these are dark tunes from an adult fairytale. Song titles include, “We’re All Mad Here,” “There’s Only Alice,” “Table Top Joe” and “Poor Edward.”

RED DRUM’s songs were inspired by the dark tale of Woyzeck--a poor soldier driven mad by medical experiments and an unfaithful wife. RED DRUM is Tin Pan Alley meets Weimar Republic. Eloquent, innovative and unique, there are tarantellas, lullabies and dissonant calliope waltzes. Dense, textured and rhythmic, some song titles include, “Coney Island Baby,” “All The World Is Green” and “God’s Away On Business.”

Oh. Yeah. Actually I have the songs from Alice, from a bootleg that dates back to the mid '90s -- it was originally a musical performed in Berlin, I believe. There's Only Alice is particularly beautiful. With any luck, these are re-recorded versions.
| posted by Alex at 11:00 AM