Rain Dogs (2023 Remaster)

The middle album of the trilogy that includes Swordfishtrombones and Franks Wild Years, Rain Dogs is Waits's best overall effort. The songs are first-rate, and there are a lot of them--19 in all, ranging from grim nightlife memoirs ("9th and Hennepin," "Singapore") to portraits of small-time hustlers ("Gun Street Girl," "Union Square") to bursts of street-corner philosophy ("Blind Love," "Time"). The album also contains the original version of "Downtown Train," which Rod Stewart turned into a smash hit. The image of "rain dogs"--animals who've lost their way home because the rain has washed away their scent--is an appropriate symbol for the entire cast of characters Waits has brought to life over the years, and this album has thus far proved to be his most enduring effort. 

Bob Dylan和Tom Waits，一个喜欢谈论大世界，一个喜欢描述小市井，同样的烟不离手，同样的公鸭嗓，同样的感情真挚，同样的富有人文关怀和社会良知。

1985年第八张录音室专辑 时长:53:46 AllMusic:5/5 Rolling Stone:5/5 Q:5/5 Mojo:5/5 Robert Christgau:B+ Rolling Stone史上最伟大的500张唱片:399/500 有生之年非听不可的1001张唱片:555/1001

是的，这张和Clash那张都是致敬猫王的首张专辑的封面，不过这个相对没有那么像

封面是1960年代在德国汉堡红灯区的叫Café Lehmitz 的酒馆由瑞典的摄影师Anders Petersen拍下的。照片里是一男(Rose)一女(Lily)相偎在一起。后来Petersen出了摄影集《Café Lehmitz》，Tom Waits就把其中一张照片拿出来当了封面。

Tom Waits说，Rain dogs是指那些在外漂泊游荡的人，他们有共同的不安和苦痛。他们就像是被雨淋湿的狗一样失魂落魄，雨水冲走了它们的气味，也冲走它们的行踪。

滚石乐队的基斯理查兹参与了专辑的录制

曲序正确，原专为19首歌 年份：1985 风格：创作歌手(Singer-Songwriter)/实验摇滚(Experimental Rock)/布鲁斯摇滚(Blues Rock)/暗黑卡巴莱(Dark Cabaret)/节奏诗(Beat Poetry) 时长：53:49 RYM评分：4.04/5.0——评分人数26741

Pitchfork 10 满分 今天，我们重温这位创作型歌手于1985年发行的独一无二的专辑。这是一部浪漫且带有狂欢节风格的杰作，其中充满了纽约先锋派的音乐风格。 曲风：Experimental Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Dark Cabaret, Blues Rock, Beat Poetry

的确是在致敬猫王的同名专—Elvis Presley

封面来自anders petersen的摄影作品

牛心上尉+ the residents居民乐队+bruce springsteen