The American singer / songwriter Tom Waits has been regarded as one of the most influential pop musicians since the 1970s. His music is difficult to fathom and is a mixture of American and European styles such as jazz, blues, cabaret and classical music. When the word came in 2002 that he wanted to release two albums at the same time, everyone thought that was foolish and commercially irresponsible.
However, it is understandable, because the albums Blood Money and Alice have a lot in common. The albums are both based on plays by Robert Wilson and the songs have been shelved for several years in both cases. However, there are also differences, both in terms of music and atmosphere. Where Alice sounds relatively cheerful and light-hearted, Blood Money is quite philosophical and gloomy. Waits wrote the songs in 2000 for the play Woyzeck, this is based on the eponymous story by the poet Georg Büchner. It's about a poor soldier who slowly goes mad and ends up killing his own wife for a little money. Not a story to make you happy and that also applies to the music. Waits was audibly influenced by Büchner's contemporary Kurt Weil for Blood Money. As a result, this CD contains quite heavy stuff that will probably only appeal to the unconditional Waits fans. (MvP) As a result, this CD contains quite heavy stuff that will probably only appeal to the unconditional Waits fans. (MvP) As a result, this CD contains quite heavy stuff that will probably only appeal to the unconditional Waits fans. (MvP)more
