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Sep 20, 2023 · Making his debut at the height of the ‘70s singer/songwriter boom, Tom Waits revealed only slight glimpses of his myriad idiosyncrasies on 1973’s Closing Time.Heavily composed of ballads, the album’s sound is a result of a compromise between Waits’ own preference for more jazz-leaning material and producer Jerry Yester’s penchant for folk.
Dec 26, 2023 · Curious newcomers are advised to dip in slowly. Small Change (Asylum, 1976) Four albums in, Waits ups his ante. Note the punning title, because opening track Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) marks a real shift in balladry, taking the Waltzing Matilda tune as a skeletal framework for an ambitious cantata.
Celebrate 50 years of Tom Waits’ highly influential debut album ‘Closing Time’ originally released in 1973. To commemorate the occasion, a limited-edition anniversary double LP package is out today featuring your choice of black or clear 180g vinyl, cut at 45 RPM with half speed mastering by London’s Abbey Road Studios, and packaged in a gatefold jacket specially created with premium ...
HALL OF FAME ESSAY. By Rob Bowman. As is the case with a select few genre-defining artists such as Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell,Tom Waits, over the course of his nearly forty-year career, has operated under the maxim “He not busy being born is busy dying.”. Refusing to stay still and rest on his laurels, Waits has continuously ...
Tom Waits. News Albums Songs Photos Videos Wit & Wisdom Bio Links Press Store. Rain Dogs - 1985. Bad As Me - 2011 Glitter and Doom Live - 2009 Orphans - 2006 Real ...
Apr 30, 2020 · Tom Waits is one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters of the last century, with a career that defies categorization and has influenced many artists. The great Californian singer-songwriter ...
A Sight For Sore Eyes. A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun. After You Die (Bonus Track) Ain't Goin' Down To The Well. Alice. All Stripped Down. All The Time. All The World Is Green. Altar Boy.
