Essential Tom Waits

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	"His magnum opus. Blurry, weazy, tearful songs of obsession and madness."

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	"Follow up to Swordfishtrombones, and further steps down the bizarro path. Brilliant, and one of the 80s great albums."

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	"On first listen, a re-tread of familiar themes, but actually one of his very best and most rounded albums."

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	"The first (and still one of his best) of a new career phase, and what a start! Stunningly original."

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	"A dark story (Deals with the devil, addiction, and, on Gospel Train, the sound of said locomotive slowly loping its way to hell...) and twisted story telling. And what a band! Great stuff."

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	"His barking baritone is to the fore on these13 songs. "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" is the most Louis Armstrong-moment of his career."

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	"Pump organs and wierd percussion drive these wobbly, lovely broken-down songs."

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	"Like Clint Eastwood and Bob Dylan, Waits seems to be in a phase where everything he creates is openly loved by all critics, and rightly so. Pick your own favourite Waits on these 3 excellent discs."

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	"His best from the 70s. The street hustlers and broken hearted bums in these songs could soundtrack a Bogart film."

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	"Slow blues, Stories populated with prostitutes, ingenues and various shady characters."

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	"More guitar based than his other 70s Lps, this one features the great Jersey Girl."

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	"Another boozed up weekend. Album cover and early morning feel reflect Waits' love of Sinatra's Wee Small Hours."