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Vance Gilbert is not the name of the famous, or at least I've never heard of him before I listened to this CD, his tenth. But now I think all people who love song with a good story should know Vance Gilbert.

Old white men appropriately named, as most of the songs reflect episodes in people's lives. These songs, with little accompaniment besides the acoustic guitar, clarinet, and saxophone is used rarely but effectively, complex and not songs that young and Innocent.

The songs deal with love and loss, with those who are not as good as they should ("no one can love You like Mary," "Dragonfly wings") and others who are better than you'd expect them to be (especially poignant "new year's day at the Hotel lion's head" and "Go"), about the good and bad at the same time ("The brakeman's son") and, with slyfunny, "I'm bad," about being completely bad and not really be sorry for it.

Then there is the title of the song "Old White Men," which is about the role parents can play in the life of a man and how that will be passed on down the line.

Gilbert's voice is very similar to vintage Tom Waits. He has a true tenor, powerful and confident. He was the singer in the tradition of the strongest, and the people that he was plagued by deep song, disability, and real. You feel what they feel. Subject includes degraded family of unfaithfulness a neighborly feuds, age, and, of course, love. A recurring theme is the train, which appeared in "the boy on the train", "King of the Rails", and "child brakeman."

The output of hard times "Chicago" messy chugs to the station in panic blood money horns and guitar-and-out, complete with conductor maniac "all aboard!" "Leave all of us have known for a place we've never seen," growled the wait, "maybe things will get better in Chicago." It's not much for some to pin their hopes, but about the best that most residents of down-on-their-luck bad as I can find. Troubled times continued tiptoeing "talk at the same time", wait for grant gloomier with surprisingly delicate falsetto ever hint at a crack as in previous attempts. Swinging rocker "get lost" recycles crazy, hiccupping barked from orphans brawler "Lie to Me" on the call to abandon the frivolous fun: "time that doesn't mean there is no/money means less/don't bring anything, baby … I want to go get lost. "

Listeners will be thankful that awaits most avoid gonggongan excavation vocals are growing tiresome in 2009 Glitter and Doom live. Here, it was his turn to sing fair, as opposed to digging, and give some choice satisfying tender moments in recent memory. David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) adds Spain Tinge develops for the beautiful ballad "whispering Back in the crowd", waiting lowly, imbuing the beloved brute croon a plea for love or removed ("put back in the crowd") with frankness. Waiting for the not delivered anything quite this can be accessed from the "Hold On" from 1999 Mule variations. "Kiss Me" Tickle's familiar "blue Valentines" and "Burma-shave" spots on the ivories at tempting lover back begging for "kiss me like a stranger once again." There was silence "Alice"-as in the instrumental details, and opening images ("fire dying out/all coals, has spent") perfectly captures the idea of a love that has lost its original light.

Hardly will dig right through the junkyard wait past without the necessary and the clangers bangers have become a staple since 1983 's Swordfishtrombonesmani. Debauched song, "bad as I am", drive on the same brash brand of guitars, thumping percussion, and a catalogue-style lyrics ("you're the head on a spear you tack on the cross/You're flying in the beer/you're a lost key") that trigger Mule variationss ' "big in Japan". Madcap, "Big Black Mariah"-esque Romp of playfully titled "Satisfied" is made all the more delicious when you realize the old friend Keith Richards on guitar, the last sentence comes when the wait States, "Mr. Jagger and Mr. Richards will scratch the where I've been itching." In more serious vein, pumps, jarring of the wartime "Hell broke Luce". Of echoed, barked orders "left, right, left" for a sample sound of machine gun fire, it is a stomp psychotic, nightmares and wait for political statements have most influence since 1983 the "soft" soldier's Things ".

Other famous songs find waiting, or character, felt the cold chill of autumn of life and reflect on the changes to come. Awaiting join Richards on the chorus backup, smooth ballad "last leaf", each sounds very fragile as they sing about the ambivalence becomes the last leaf falls from a tree. While gratitude to have lasted so long, at the same time, there is loneliness and the sense of having forgotten as other people have come and gone. Waiting for the naked and voice ragged Frankwaltzes with era-accordion "pay me", the tale of old time players stage which considers the last action of life: "and I'll be wearing shoes high heels/the next phase I and, it will have wheels." Part of what is waiting for has always done is shine a light, stage, street lights, or neon sign-on those aging players, such as this, which we otherwise might pass without thinking. Yes, we want to "trample, whistling and shouting" and "Dance with a soldier's joy" (whatever that entails exactly), but waiting also know that we need to cry in our beer, howling at the Moon, and sometimes have a life of dignity by aliens save time to listen to our sad stories.

Back to the well is generally frowned upon, but given the depth of waiting for the good and the crispness and vitality which was taken from it at the bad as I, it seems hardly warrant criticism that she opted to rummage through the past and back what he had, or thought, to dispose of. Waiting will always find a different way to bang on the same old thing or new ways to tell the story that is familiar. Bad as I started on the train and ended up in a bar on new year's Eve. I will be happy to take a trip with Tom Waits each time.