Franks Wild Years

by Tom Waits

Franks Wild Years cover art

Conceived as a loose musical accompaniment to an unproduced theatrical play, this album delves deeply into the aesthetics of dark cabaret and avant-garde blues. Tom Waits utilizes an incredibly eclectic range of instrumentation, including pump organs, accordions, and Mellotrons, to score surreal, alcohol-soaked vignettes of urban decay and broken dreams. 'Franks Wild Years' concludes his highly acclaimed mid-80s musical trilogy with theatrical, gravel-voiced flair.

Genres

  • Singer-Songwriter
  • Dark Cabaret

Tracklist

  1. Hang On St. Christopher
  2. Straight To The Top (Rhumba)
  3. Blow Wind Blow
  4. Temptation
  5. Innocent When You Dream (Barroom)
  6. I'll Be Gone
  7. Yesterday Is Here
  8. Please Wake Me Up
  9. Franks Theme
  10. More Than Rain
  11. Way Down In The Hole
  12. Straight To The Top (Vegas)
  13. I'll Take New York
  14. Telephone Call From Istanbul
  15. Cold Cold Ground
  16. Train Song
  17. Innocent When You Dream (78)